The Fiat 130 Coupe with that icy face, elegant shapes and powerful V6 engine whose sound is simply sublime, is one of the most fascinating cars ever. I love that gorgeous Fiat, a piece of Italian art!
The Peugeot 504 is easily the best. He was talking nonsense about the ride and handling. The 504 would have been the best of the three and of course it had all the other sound engineering to go with it. And the Coupe 504 would have had disc brakes all round, all round independent suspension and a fuel injected V6 or 4 cylinder that actually worked, a novelty in the 70s! Then there are the looks, the 504 coupe wins hands down. And no, the 504 saloon was a very handsome car and not dowdy at all. Over three and half million happy customers were not wrong. I was one of them - the 504 saloon I had was the best car I have ever owned. I wish I still had it now.
Awful review. The green screen and the horrible script while the car was rocked to simulate movement made for an inauthentic appraisal of three interesting and iconic cars. Dismal.
I'm amazed the BBC went in for these hammy studio shots with the presenter uselessly twisting the steering wheel back and forth like something out of a Holllywood B-movie.
It's because the feature is sending up a genre of television in which the "heroes" would have driven cars like this in just such a manner, in studios. It's tongue in cheek.
These cars were all sublime. I have a particular weakness for the Fiat. Their saloon versions weren't "stodgy", I feel, just less glamorous. Not a great review in that respect.
The Fiat 130 Coupe with that icy face, elegant shapes and powerful V6 engine whose sound is simply sublime, is one of the most fascinating cars ever. I love that gorgeous Fiat, a piece of Italian art!
Well a Rover dual Plenum V8 would have been the best engine in a 130 and gamma
The 130 Coupe is one of my favorite designs for coupes of the 1970s. Very handsome
Crappy slow engine...the car is much better wirh Rover V8
The Fiat 130 is gorgeous, and it’s v6 engine is a characterful masterpiece
Love how he's driving the fiat with the gearbox in park
Hehe, sharp
Sounds like he`s talking with his brain in reverse
The Peugeot 504 is easily the best. He was talking nonsense about the ride and handling. The 504 would have been the best of the three and of course it had all the other sound engineering to go with it. And the Coupe 504 would have had disc brakes all round, all round independent suspension and a fuel injected V6 or 4 cylinder that actually worked, a novelty in the 70s! Then there are the looks, the 504 coupe wins hands down. And no, the 504 saloon was a very handsome car and not dowdy at all. Over three and half million happy customers were not wrong. I was one of them - the 504 saloon I had was the best car I have ever owned. I wish I still had it now.
This video reminds me of a Hitchcock movie from the 50s.
The 130 Coupe deserved the Rover V8
504 Coupe any day of the week.
The green screen is a joke guys, the review is meant to look like a 70s TV show hence 'The coupes' title
Certamente Signore Andrew ... I suppose this spirited strip .. did come in on a miserable day .. for humour . for some lads 😊☮️
Awful review. The green screen and the horrible script while the car was rocked to simulate movement made for an inauthentic appraisal of three interesting and iconic cars. Dismal.
Dismalissimo.
Yes, old Top Gear was very "dumbed down" by this time.
I'm amazed the BBC went in for these hammy studio shots with the presenter uselessly twisting the steering wheel back and forth like something out of a Holllywood B-movie.
It's because the feature is sending up a genre of television in which the "heroes" would have driven cars like this in just such a manner, in studios. It's tongue in cheek.
3.50 ... Hammond used the exact phrase .. when slicking through .. Sesto Elemento . from Ingolstadt 😄🎩🍸
was that a green screen for the driving shots?!
Peugeot for me
Lancia for me
A review of the Lancia Gamma which doesn't mention the power steering snapping the cam belt?
These cars were all sublime. I have a particular weakness for the Fiat. Their saloon versions weren't "stodgy", I feel, just less glamorous. Not a great review in that respect.
“Get a good [Fiat 130 coupe] for five grand”?! God, I wish.
Not on Top Gear for Long?.
Someone told this guy he needs to articulate and good lord he took that advice.
Whatever happened to Steve Berry?
A dumb way to talk about these masterpieces. Italians do it much better.
I’d take the Gamma please, and lose the endless tiresome references to 70s TV shows........
What a terrible review. Parker driving lady Penelope in her rolls was more realistic
I just wanted to enjoy this review but.....no.
Steve Berry from the time when top gear was good he used to do the motorcycle reviews on top gear before Clarkson banned them he hates motorbikes 🏍
Think Clarkson had left Top Gear by this time, this was the late 90s and he didn't come back until the reboot in 2002