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<blockquote data-quote="Blown 89" data-source="post: 15993627" data-attributes="member: 45161"><p>They're all pretty bad simply because they all follow the same basic formula. Honestly, I wonder if any of them actually drive the cars they review. </p><p></p><p>As I've gotten older and owned and driven some of the sought after review cars I've realized none of them are reviewing the actual car, they're simply bringing an entertainment formula with them and making the car fit a predictable narrative. The reviews are so wildly off it's ridiculous. I think it's lazy journalism more than anything. </p><p></p><p>The worst part is that the entire review industry is a gigantic echo chamber. The McLaren MP4-12C is the perfect example. The moment one reviewer labels it as boring and lacking the excitement of its competitors it was forever branded as boring. Fire one up some time and tell me with a straight face that the exhaust note in that thing is boring or that the turbos howling and waste gates fluttering behind your head lack passion. </p><p></p><p>Of that list I like listening to Motor Trend's Head to Head race driver comment on cars while on track. He offers some unique perspectives. Everyone else kinda sucks. Top Gear has been caught handicapping certain brands (ie Ford) too many times before. Car and Driver is the CNN of the car industry. Motor Week sounds like some bald guy getting an enema reading off a spec sheet. God forbid they get excited and lose rectal control before getting their drawers down. The worst is The Smoking Tire, holy shit those guys are bad. Amateur hour doesn't begin to describe them. The worst part is their smug attitudes while being complete ignoramuses. And while I like Doug DeMuros's videos for his"quirks" and a closer look at details others miss I can't help but roll my eyes every time he gets on the gas and he drops his jaw and goes "Whoa" or turns a corner from a stop sign in town and comments on the amazing handling by saying that it feels flat around corners.</p><p></p><p>The car review industry definitely needs some fresh faces and I come across some really good content from Europe on Youtube from time to time so I'm interested to see what everyone else is watching.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blown 89, post: 15993627, member: 45161"] They're all pretty bad simply because they all follow the same basic formula. Honestly, I wonder if any of them actually drive the cars they review. As I've gotten older and owned and driven some of the sought after review cars I've realized none of them are reviewing the actual car, they're simply bringing an entertainment formula with them and making the car fit a predictable narrative. The reviews are so wildly off it's ridiculous. I think it's lazy journalism more than anything. The worst part is that the entire review industry is a gigantic echo chamber. The McLaren MP4-12C is the perfect example. The moment one reviewer labels it as boring and lacking the excitement of its competitors it was forever branded as boring. Fire one up some time and tell me with a straight face that the exhaust note in that thing is boring or that the turbos howling and waste gates fluttering behind your head lack passion. Of that list I like listening to Motor Trend's Head to Head race driver comment on cars while on track. He offers some unique perspectives. Everyone else kinda sucks. Top Gear has been caught handicapping certain brands (ie Ford) too many times before. Car and Driver is the CNN of the car industry. Motor Week sounds like some bald guy getting an enema reading off a spec sheet. God forbid they get excited and lose rectal control before getting their drawers down. The worst is The Smoking Tire, holy shit those guys are bad. Amateur hour doesn't begin to describe them. The worst part is their smug attitudes while being complete ignoramuses. And while I like Doug DeMuros's videos for his"quirks" and a closer look at details others miss I can't help but roll my eyes every time he gets on the gas and he drops his jaw and goes "Whoa" or turns a corner from a stop sign in town and comments on the amazing handling by saying that it feels flat around corners. The car review industry definitely needs some fresh faces and I come across some really good content from Europe on Youtube from time to time so I'm interested to see what everyone else is watching. [/QUOTE]
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