Tesla Sues Top Gear For Libel

[craig V8 taffe]

Uh oh - didn't see this one coming.

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1057579_breaking-tesla-sues-bbcs-top-gear-for-libel-and-malicious-falsehood

[Simonster]

I am surprised car companies give them any cars at all considering how much the tend to bag them.

But in the end it's entertainment, not necessarily a car review

[boiracer]

what do you expect?? Tesla is an american company...and sueing people is what they do best. americans would sue themselves if they thought they could get money out of it.......

[PM-R33]

Hahaha that's pretty funy. Fair enough though from their point of view.

[Mayuri Krab]

Fat yanks favorite hobby after big macs with cheese; suing people or suing stuff.

[PM-R33]

That's a bit harsh, who would think that hot coffee is hot......

[sneakey pete]

Wouldn't be suprsied if the roadster only got 55 miles under track driving conditions. That 255 miles would just be for slow paced driving.

[Munkyb0y]

They said the data logged by the cars showed that none of these claimed events happened.

and fair enough. after all, their product was rubbished to a huge audience, for likely no reason besides the sake of entertainment.

i love top gear, but you gotta admit, they put shit on a lot of cars for no reason. sometimes they even praise a car, and then a few months later, they rubbish that same car.

jeremy changes his mind like a bitch on pms

i'm surprised they dont get sued more often.

[liger]

they must be low on money or something. i mean its taken them over 2 years since the airing to do this?

[Mayuri Krab]

jeremy changes his mind like a bitch on pms

Your not suppose to take what Mr Clarkson says seriously,

as Richard Hammond once said in one of the newer episodes:

Comparing a Beetle to a Porsche is like comparing an ape to a brain surgeon... or Jeremy to a brain surgeon

Edited March 30, 2011 by Mayuri Krab

[Truffles]

They said the data logged by the cars showed that none of these claimed events happened.

and fair enough. after all, their product was rubbished to a huge audience, for likely no reason besides the sake of entertainment.

i love top gear, but you gotta admit, they put shit on a lot of cars for no reason. sometimes they even praise a car, and then a few months later, they rubbish that same car.

jeremy changes his mind like a bitch on pms

i'm surprised they dont get sued more often.

I think most manfucturers take what top gear says like a grain of salt. The show is good, but it's purely a entertainment spectacle rather than a factual review. If you bought you car on the advice of Top Gear, I'd feel sorry for you.

That being said, I can understand an electric car company trying to get its foot in the market will take it more personally than BMW or Mercedes, whom have been building good cars and selling a lot for a long time.

[TTSNRSMAN]

yup,its just entertainment.season 1,episode 4,gtr is the car for the playstation generation is what clarkson said.who cares,he still likes em.even if he calls them datsuns.search u tube for him in the 1000hp r33.its yellow.

[sinistaGTR]

But they are dattos just super dattos lol....like in my sig hahahhaa

[Birds]

That's a bit harsh, who would think that hot coffee is hot......

...not that hot

[PM-R33]

Hahaha.

"You put the balm on? Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on. Why'd you put the balm on?"

[ras1983]

Hahaha.

"You put the balm on? Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on. Why'd you put the balm on?"

Lol, Jackie Chiles had to be the best non-permanent character on that show.

Back on topic, does anyone know what 5th Gear said about the Tesla? They have better 'reviews' and I'd be interested to see how their experience differed from Top Gear's.

[Beer Baron]

guys they are not suing them in the traditional sense. they are not asking for monetary compensation. if what they say is true then what they are asking for is more than reasonable.

"Tesla simply wants Top Gear to stop rebroadcasting the particular episode and to correct the record."

That seems fair to me given they claim to have the data logs as evidence.

[jrm]

Tesla Roadster - The Sunday Times

.. written by Clarkson back in 2009 puts an interesting spin on things ...

[SKITTLES]

guys they are not suing them in the traditional sense. they are not asking for monetary compensation. if what they say is true then what they are asking for is more than reasonable.

"Tesla simply wants Top Gear to stop rebroadcasting the particular episode and to correct the record."

That seems fair to me given they claim to have the data logs as evidence.

+1

Big whoops, they're taking legal action to get their attentions after being ignored.

Good on them

[RB25PWR]

I swear lawyers must be cheaper over there then here