James May is a fan of good design and an even bigger exponent of excellence in engineering: two things he found in abundance in the new McLaren 12C Spider – a convertible that neatly beheads the usual arguments against convertible cars by being as perfectly dynamic as the coupe version. Except with a mighty sunroof. Driving the car exclusively for TG mag along the highest paved road in Europe, James discovered that the 12C Spider was:
“Perhaps the most benign supercar I’ve ever tried. Some would want to be admired for their courage in mastering a Ferrari GTO or that demanding Lamborghini Aventador, but I say cobblers to that. I can challenge myself by learning to play the violin. This is a good-time car and I want a good time. I get it.”
For video of James May in the McLaren 12C, visit TopGear.com
The thing you have to realise about the Anglophenia personality quizzes is they are an inexact science. So inexact, in fact, that if you made a car using the kind of sweeping generalisations in the place of precise measurement that we use here, it would be less a convenient mode of transportation and more a pile of random bits on the floor.
That said, they’re not quite as tangential to reality as a Magic 8 Ball, and the results, while probably not massively useful as part of a therapeutic examination of the human psyche, should at least give you a clue as to why you prefer pulling doughnuts in a supermarket parking lot over spending hours painstakingly gluing a model tank together.
Or it could all be a load of hooey. Fun hooey, but hooey nonetheless. Sadly there’s only one way to find out….
Jeremy: Right now, sun’s going down, I’m with my mates, it’s down below 90 degrees, we’re in the deep South - it’s a pleasant evening. This is nice.
“It’s suddenly dawned upon me that he isn’t very bright.”
“Don’t do that to my car!”
Top Gear Series 7 Episode 4
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TOP GEAR, the show that defines “Don’t Try This at Home,” is back - with 6 weeks of brand new specials never-before-seen on TV!
First up: the World Premiere of TOP GEAR: TOP FAILS *** Monday Oct 22 at 9/8c *** Immediately followed by the Premiere of an All New Season of RICHARD HAMMOND’S CRASH COURSE at 10/9c, only on BBC America.
Join “the Hamster” RICHARD HAMMOND as he hosts some of TOP GEAR’s “finest” moments. Will your favorite crash make the list?
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Top Gear Season 6, Episode 6
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