Should there be an Indian Top Gear?

suhaas307 · 1st November 2010, 16:35

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Originally Posted by Grafin

Great thread and its nice too see a lot of us coming up with suggestions as to who the presenters should be.

A quick question for all of us here, who will be the Indian Stig?

What will his outfit be like?

Narian Karthikeyan? Maybe Karun Chandok!

What would he look like? He'd probably wear a special fire-resistant lungi, 'kum-kum' on his helmet and you would, in all probability, find residue of 'paan' on his visor.

I won't be surprised if his choice of music would be Himesh Reshamiya during a hot-lap

Grafin · 1st November 2010, 17:23

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Originally Posted by suhaas307

Narian Karthikeyan? Maybe Karun Chandok!

What would he look like? He'd probably wear a special fire-resistant lungi, 'kum-kum' on his helmet and you would, in all probability, find residue of 'paan' on his visor.

I won't be surprised if his choice of music would be Himesh Reshamiya during a hot-lap

Fire resistant lungi?

Guys, please suggest a reasonably priced car .

Lets have a fantasy Topgear India here in TBhp.

rjalihal · 1st November 2010, 18:22

I really hope the Indian TG will have Navjot Siddu as one of the presenters! That would be priceless!

crazycardude198 · 1st November 2010, 18:22

"Some say that his real name is Basanti, and that he is the long lost twin of Rajnikanth. All we know is, he's called the Stig!"

"Some say that he can make the worlds biggest Dosa, and that he has the ability to smell corruption. All we know is, he's called the Stig!

"Some say that thinks only in Malyalam, and that he eats Chavanprash through his nose. All we know is, he's called the Stig!

prince_pervez · 1st November 2010, 18:30

Indian TG would be good, ensuring a knowledgeable host and no someone who would repeat the terms Delta Frame in every scene.

rajtheindian · 2nd November 2010, 01:13

I am sure all the petrol heads will enjoy the Indian Top Gear, as long as it take the concepts from UK Top Gear, like the COOL WALL, reviewing performance cars, stars in reasonable price car, car news analysis etc. But it will definitely boring if some one tries to copy cat Clarkson, May or Hammond.

jeepster · 2nd November 2010, 09:39

why dose we need Indian top gear?

Indian viewer & his likes-dislikes are quit different than uk or rest of the world.

the top gear is all about high-end super cars & attitudes comments of following three.

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YouTube - Top gear - G-wiz Vs Rc car [hpi savage]

& WHY DO THEY HATE REVA SO MUCH??

YouTube - Clarkson- The G-wiz

Top Gear Season 14 Episode 2 - Car Videos on StreetFire

i am a fan of top gear too but things like above makes me really mad.

MODS please delete if its OT

crazycardude198 · 2nd November 2010, 12:20

Well its not a good car! Look I appreciate the effort put into it and everything but from a practical standpoint, it doesnt really make a case for itself. I'm not talking about the fact that it is an electric car, thats fine.
But in truth, its built badly and it is practical for only two people. Furthermore it costs more than a M800 which is infinitely more practical and reliable.

mayjay · 2nd November 2010, 13:38

Well it would be good if there was - would be a nice change from the overenthusiastic reviewers that are there on most shows. And it might also save us having to watch segments which amount to little more than reports of fully paid holidays for auto journalists.

GTO · 10th November 2010, 18:05

Personally, I don't think that kind of humour & commenting could ever find acceptance in India. For a show to have mass appeal - and it needs to be, in order to self sustain - the presentation has to be more "general"

I think Discovery Turbo rocks for the int'l stuff. And amongst the Indian ones, the Autocar show + Times Drive are the best.

rejoycjohn · 19th November 2010, 21:12

Well I feel that anything that you try imitating , unless it excel the original one would be a joke . Same applies to Top gear . Its a reputation that is been built from 15 series . May be 15 years .
Having said that we need a better television show for our country .
One which is better than all the existing ones . Currently our shows are either very serious or not testing the vehicles in all angles . I have hardly heard anybody telling anything bad about a vehicle .
Wish I had some money to produce something similar .

RROD · 19th November 2010, 21:44

nope i dont want one, i hate the current hosts, who sound too pretentious and desperate to sound cool.
Just look at the "Best hatchback in India" video on youtube. One guy apes James May, while describing the interior colors of the car.
If i want to see a good car show, i wouldnt have any of the current reviewers host any show at all!! I would rather prefer somebody who looks natural and easy like, the guyz on Highway on my plate, now that would be fun.

vasanthn21 · 19th November 2010, 23:22

The idea of Indian Top Gear is just awesome.

I have two arguments for the reasonably priced car:

Since it is an Indian version, the reasonably priced car should be Indian, and i can only think of TATA Indica (may be vista).
For a long time, MARUTI has been the face of Indian cars. In the current generation cars, it should be SWIFT!

should we have a poll on this?

1st November 2010, 18:22	#18
rjalihal BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 713 Thanked: 100 Times	I really hope the Indian TG will have Navjot Siddu as one of the presenters! That would be priceless!
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1st November 2010, 18:22	#19
crazycardude198 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 87 Thanked: 25 Times	"Some say that his real name is Basanti, and that he is the long lost twin of Rajnikanth. All we know is, he's called the Stig!" "Some say that he can make the worlds biggest Dosa, and that he has the ability to smell corruption. All we know is, he's called the Stig! "Some say that thinks only in Malyalam, and that he eats Chavanprash through his nose. All we know is, he's called the Stig!
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1st November 2010, 18:30	#20
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Indian TG would be good, ensuring a knowledgeable host and no someone who would repeat the terms Delta Frame in every scene.
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2nd November 2010, 01:13	#21
rajtheindian BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Syracuse, US Posts: 247 Thanked: 7 Times	I am sure all the petrol heads will enjoy the Indian Top Gear, as long as it take the concepts from UK Top Gear, like the COOL WALL, reviewing performance cars, stars in reasonable price car, car news analysis etc. But it will definitely boring if some one tries to copy cat Clarkson, May or Hammond.
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2nd November 2010, 12:20	#23
crazycardude198 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 87 Thanked: 25 Times	Well its not a good car! Look I appreciate the effort put into it and everything but from a practical standpoint, it doesnt really make a case for itself. I'm not talking about the fact that it is an electric car, thats fine. But in truth, its built badly and it is practical for only two people. Furthermore it costs more than a M800 which is infinitely more practical and reliable.
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2nd November 2010, 13:38	#24
mayjay BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 275 Thanked: 377 Times	Well it would be good if there was - would be a nice change from the overenthusiastic reviewers that are there on most shows. And it might also save us having to watch segments which amount to little more than reports of fully paid holidays for auto journalists.
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10th November 2010, 18:05	#25
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,518 Thanked: 300,707 Times View My Garage	Personally, I don't think that kind of humour & commenting could ever find acceptance in India. For a show to have mass appeal - and it needs to be, in order to self sustain - the presentation has to be more "general" I think Discovery Turbo rocks for the int'l stuff. And amongst the Indian ones, the Autocar show + Times Drive are the best.
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19th November 2010, 21:12	#26
rejoycjohn BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore / Calicut Posts: 462 Thanked: 864 Times View My Garage	Well I feel that anything that you try imitating , unless it excel the original one would be a joke . Same applies to Top gear . Its a reputation that is been built from 15 series . May be 15 years . Having said that we need a better television show for our country . One which is better than all the existing ones . Currently our shows are either very serious or not testing the vehicles in all angles . I have hardly heard anybody telling anything bad about a vehicle . Wish I had some money to produce something similar .
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19th November 2010, 21:44	#27
RROD BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 258 Thanked: 158 Times	nope i dont want one, i hate the current hosts, who sound too pretentious and desperate to sound cool. Just look at the "Best hatchback in India" video on youtube. One guy apes James May, while describing the interior colors of the car. If i want to see a good car show, i wouldnt have any of the current reviewers host any show at all!! I would rather prefer somebody who looks natural and easy like, the guyz on Highway on my plate, now that would be fun.
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19th November 2010, 23:22	#28
vasanthn21 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 811 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	The idea of Indian Top Gear is just awesome. I have two arguments for the reasonably priced car: Since it is an Indian version, the reasonably priced car should be Indian, and i can only think of TATA Indica (may be vista). For a long time, MARUTI has been the face of Indian cars. In the current generation cars, it should be SWIFT! should we have a poll on this?
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