Tesla CEO says Top Gear’s review of Roadster is completely phony

The libel lawsuit that electric-vehicle firm Tesla Motors filed against BBC's "Top Gear" is meant to defend its reputation over a portrayal of the Roadster that CEO Elon Musk claims is “completely phony." Tesla accuses the British program for committing libel and malicious falsehood when it suggested in a December 2008 episode that the Tesla Roadster performed poorly in road tests. In an interview with Detroit News,
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Steve - 4/7/2011 2:25:59 PM

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I'm inherently wary of "experts." This includes Top Gear, Consumer Reports, and others. Gee, I'm even wary of some of the expert posters here on Autospies :-)

Spectator - 4/7/2011 4:01:54 PM

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Sooooo....Musk, you knew about the "script" before they did the test, and you still let them do the test? Hmmmm somthing smells a bit fishy to me on the Tesla side of this issue.

"Musk said that Top Gear is “as authentic as a Milli Vanilli concert” but that many viewers are not aware of this."

Really, you mean Top Gear isn't JD Power or Edmunds? They don't formally rank cars and provide prestigious awards? You mean they're just a bunch of car guys who are journalists and are given cars to create OpEd pieces? I had no idea? What other things are those evil British people hiding from us. I thought they were professional car designers and former racecar drivers who's opinion is considered to be law in the automotive industry.

For shame Top Gear, you lied to me. And here I was thinking you made a funny show each week, when what you were really trying to do is to undermine certain car manufacturers. For Shame.

internationalmanofmystery - 4/8/2011 9:10:41 AM

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"...you knew about the "script" before they did the test, and you still let them do the test? Hmmmm somthing smells a bit fishy to me on the Tesla side of this issue."

Brilliant!

WorldofLuxury - 4/10/2011 3:04:06 AM

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I like Top Gear. Sorry Musk :P