5 Interesting Things We Learned This Week

This week's CT pages have been filled with hypercars, hard-hitting blogs and nostalgia. Here are the things we learned...

The world lost its mind in the run up to the #HolyTrinity hypercar mega test between the Porsche 918 Spyder, Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1. And now that the videos have been released (most notably by CT friends Chris Harris and Salomondrin), Koenigsegg thought “Hey, hold on a damn minute…why weren’t we invited to the party?”

According to the Swedish hypercar maker, it had every right to be included because it’s been making cars as fast, if not faster, than the trio for years. That’s why the company released a brillaint open letter to the public to go over a few home truths.

I won’t bore you again with the details, but Paul Walker’s dad is now the last in a long line of people to foolishly try to sue Porsche for the death of his son on the grounds that the Carrera GT he was in at the time he died was too unsafe. (There’s no mention of the fact that Rodas was driving at up to 93mph on nine-year-old tyres, conveniently…)

Anyway, we asked you if you thought that Porsche should be held accountable for the death of Paul Walker, and unsurprisingly (because most of you are not delusional), 93 per cent of over 9000 CTzens who voted said that Porsche should not be held accountable. Amen for rational thinking!

Features Editor Darren Cassey wrote a brilliant feature this week titled 6 Things I Hate About Car Culture In 2015. In the article he highlighted a few worrying home truths, including the fact that young kids (some of them maybe even you guys) will stop at nothing - including running blind into a road - to get a picture of a #InstagramFamous car. He also pointed out that car vloggers often film themselves (holding a camera in one hand and the wheel in the other) while driving, which sets a seriously bad example to fans and which is also illegal.

These things tell me one thing: sooner or later, someone is going to get hurt or killed, and when that day comes, it’ll be too late to review the car spotting culture and make a change for the better. Make sure you take a look at the comments to Darren’s piece, and get involved in the conversation.

CT founder Adnan uploaded the first Car Throttle review four years ago this week. The car in question was a Skoda Fabia vRS, a decent starting point for a channel that nobody had ever heard of. In those four years, Adnan has grown a team of one to two people (focused mainly on the website) into a working CT family of 20, and in terms of the YouTube channel, we’ve just ticked over 800,000 subscribers. You already know what cars we have access to, and that’s all thanks to a green Skoda and your support.

(Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot.)

News that there would be a BBC Top Gear Christmas special was a surprise to us all, but it’s happening and it’ll be called ‘Top Gear: From A-Z’. Unfortunately, though, Clarkson won’t be presenting it, and neither will Hammond or May. Instead, comedian John Bishop (a former Star in a Reasonably Priced Car guest) will be on voiceover duties as we get a look at the some highlights of the trio’s time on the show.

Comments

Anonymous

Paul Walkers father has every right to take Porsche to court. A car should not set fire and the CGT was called dangerous by various pro drivers.

11/27/2015 - 17:47 |
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Alex Kersten

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Fair point, but you have to remember that a car that crashes into a lamp post (a car that was also poorly maintained) at around 90mph is going to be obliterated which will split the fuel tank etc. Had the car not caught fire, I doubt the pair would have pulled through in any case.

11/27/2015 - 17:51 |
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gheed

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

They were dead before the fire.. (Not my words) and it had 9 year old tyres, they were also speeding.. How in the world can Pauls family sue Porsche? Paul and Roger were responsible for the crash.. Not porsche..

11/27/2015 - 18:47 |
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The Stigographer

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Why did the car catch on fire? Because it crashed.Why did the car crash? Because 9 year old tires on a high performance car going at twice the speed limit is SUCH a good idea.

Also, as you said, the CGT is known to be a dangerous car. Porsche flat out told buyers that it’s a wild animal. As a pair of hardcore car enthusiasts, they should have known.

11/27/2015 - 22:53 |
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4x4 FTW

Cheers for the great founder

11/27/2015 - 18:31 |
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Freddie Skeates

In reply to by 4x4 FTW

Is this about the cars or the trousers?

11/27/2015 - 18:32 |
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#BringBackTheChinos

11/27/2015 - 20:17 |
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4x4 FTW

Koenissgegessegssg is faster than the holy trinity? Come on even the viper ACR is faster. JK

11/27/2015 - 19:05 |
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SpoolingTurbo

In reply to by 4x4 FTW

lol, that’s pretty embarrassing for the holy trinity.. xd

11/27/2015 - 21:19 |
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Boosted Boris

I learned the container of Kinder Surprise (illegal in US, because guns are safer) is yellow, because it represents yolk.

11/27/2015 - 19:12 |
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I still buy Kinder Surprise just for the chocolate, it’s just way too good and i can get one by walking literally 10 meters.

11/27/2015 - 20:02 |
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Ariel G

Nice number

11/27/2015 - 19:27 |
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Anonymous

Big balls not included

11/27/2015 - 21:16 |
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4x4 FTW

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

What the driver think to keep full steam ahead with 2000 people in the road? That must be a weird thing

11/27/2015 - 21:21 |
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Anonymous
11/27/2015 - 21:57 |
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