Andy Wilman, the producer of Top Gear, explains the ground rules for what makes are car cool, and what makes one uncool. Wilam says to avoid cars that celebrities buy, because one wrong owner “will crush the coolness of a Rolls-Royce Phantom.” Second, “even the proper charismatic celebs can’t make an uncool car look cool — Cameron Diaz is a sad sight in a Prius — so what chance have you got?” So-called “fashion cars” should also be avoided, he says. “Fashion cars are the ones that make a massive impact for five minutes and then look clichéd and vaguely ridiculous. I give you the Audi TT.” Other “fashion cars,” according to Wilam, include the VW Beetle, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Jaguar S-type, which are all “deeply uncool anyway.” And a car’s coolness “has nothing to do with how quickly it goes round a corner.” For example, the “Chrysler 300C has the driving dynamics of a donkey, but no car matches it for sheer Sopranos presence.”
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03/20, 9:36 AM
posted by:
JD
What the hell….
03/20, 9:43 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
Sopranos presence?
03/20, 10:20 AM
posted by:
paperycow
hehe…dynamics of a donkey…i like the visual
03/20, 11:17 AM
posted by:
TW
Who gives a damn. Andy can go fly a kite. If you like it, enjoy it. Live your own life. Don’t let some so-called “expert” tell you what to do.
03/20, 1:32 PM
posted by:
dan
has he driven a 300c? that’s one athletic donkey. Saying a 545i or CTSV is better is no insult.
03/20, 2:23 PM
posted by:
Lewis Salem
I agree with TW. Besides, I think that the TT is still cool.
03/20, 3:03 PM
posted by:
John
So do I. I hate it when “celebrities” try to pass off their opinions as facts.
03/20, 3:10 PM
posted by:
Micah
The TT has practically made it to design icon status. And the m3 as ‘Seriously Uncool’??
I enjoy Top Gear for their vehicle testing but there opinions are complete rubbish, and just generate buzz about their show.
03/20, 8:52 PM
posted by:
JD
I’m gonna have to disagree with Andy Wilman there. I see no fewer than 400 3-series a day on the road and I still want one.
Don’t worry 3-series, you’re still cool in my book.
03/21, 4:41 PM
posted by:
Steve
Give me a break. This guy is a tool bag.
03/25, 8:48 PM
posted by:
The Fez
the fiat panda? cool? bahaha
11/16, 7:23 PM
posted by:
J.A.N.E.
Too subjective.To try to be cool is something like you will never be.It is a label others apply to somebody/something.
If I was to say something is cool,then Krispy Kreme Donuts is insanely cool with their PT Cruiser.A high end funeral home I know of is the height of cool with their pocket hearse(appearance only) PT Cruiser.As,well,the Beetle Cabrio transcends time and usually sits with boutique style women/girls.Not that a guy couldn’t own one.
11/16, 7:26 PM
posted by:
J.A.N.E.
Shannon 90210 Daugherty is the coolest woman alive driving a black Ford F-150.Do you think a lot of Europeans would get that?