Don't listen to sad TopGear; the MG4 Xpower hot hatch is a BARGAIN

Don't listen to sad TopGear; the MG4 Xpower hot hatch is a BARGAIN
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[@barryjones6134]

I own an Xpower and the only complaint I would have would be the reduction in range of about 40miles but the performance and driving experience more than makes up for the lost range. Also all of the software niggles including the lane keep assist have been corrected.

[@jeppe12]

How do you feel they are fixed? Have you gotten any ghost braking or any other issue with software?

[@barryjones6134]

Before this Xpower i owned a Trophy for 9 months and had all the usual complaints like the door handle button failing,my phone constantly disconnecting,the DAB radio dropping stations and the dreaded lane keep assist which i turned off every time i got in to the car. I never had a problem with ghost braking. Now eveything has been corrected. the phone is fine,door buttons working,DAB radio perfect and the lane keep is very different. No violent jerks of the wheel, less bleeping and only small adjustments of the wheel but much less often. i would say its more or less the same as my Hyundai kona now. Much improved to the point i just leave it on in the settings now. The climate control screen has aslo been improved along with the touch sceen.A big dfference to my previous Trophy.@@jeppe12

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

All of these vibrate on the highway, recalled here in australia

[@barryjones6134]

@@jestronixhanderson9898 I have no problems with vibration at high speeds with my car. Also had the mg4 long range before the xpower and no problems there either apart from the software.

[@garrycroft4215]

Ask Mat Watson on CarWow. I’ve driven the MG4 Xpower. It’s Savage 😮

[@meister-t]

You hit the nail on the head: they probably didn't send them enough (or any) advertising money. The more times change, the more things stay the same.

[@tooltalk]

Unlike the CCP Viking, TG doesn't solicit advertising money from the CCP. LOL

[@thorsteinheimdal8661]

The reason why MG choose to fit the Bridgestone Turanza T005 is probably the extreme low rolling resistance of 6,36 kg t which is about 30% lower than the rolling resistance of e.g Continental PremiumContac/Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (8,6 kg t) or other preferred UHP summer tyres.

[@andrewsaint6581]

I run an MG 4 Trophy. Great car. The 3.7 0-60 of XPower is £10k a second. Unbeatable value. The New rep at MG Chesterfield said he was nearly sick trying it out. At MG (since 1964) Eric Stead Ltd, Sheffield a guy with a new £110k Porsche came to see a friend at that dealer. Their rep smoked the new Porsche with a third of the money. The extended range Trophy has both more miles and more power than standard Trophy still only RWD.

[@robertfonovic3551]

However the MG can never be a Porsche.

[@csjrogerson2377]

@@robertfonovic3551 Who needs 0-60 in 3.7? The UK is one of the safest places to drive in the world, despite the roads being so congested, but its still full of morons in cars. Try using that speed and power in most other countries in the world and you'll be dead by next Wednesday. In the UK it would be next year.

[@andrewsaint6581]

@@robertfonovic3551 not tried one. The MG is a heavy car and RWD like a Taycan. There the resemblance ends. I've never been one for "Fancy" brands but I do like me a sleeper. 😈

[@benoittardivaud6370]

​@@robertfonovic3551et la Porsche ne sera jamais une MG ...

[@martingibbons7070]

The Porsche can only be £36,000 after 4 years but by then you have lost twice that so no the MG will not be a Porsche but it will beat the Porsche to the quarter mile. Win Win MG@@robertfonovic3551

[@markbrowning9363]

Without Clarkson, Hammond & May Top Gear has become Flop Gear !!

[@RWBHere]

Top Flop.

[@Nat_Ryder]

Top Gear is history, it's a joke, nobody watches it other than racist english yobs.

[@undisclosedthai]

With or without CHM, I think Top Gear is still the same in one thing : anti Chinese cars.

[@JonathanMorris777]

I think it has retained value for entertainment with all the silly challenges, but I am not sure it was ever the show to watch for accurate or in-depth reviews (perhaps if you go back to old Top Gear but who remembers that?). The magazine has always had conflicting opinions, which was always odd. For example, JC slated the Mk1 Focus RS on the show but the magazine raved about. Totally different people and different incentives (one is trying to be authoritative and the other pure entertainment).

[@yggdrasil9039]

MG4 in one month of sales have shot up to the top 10 of EV sales for the entire year in Australia. I think this car will do really well, especially the affordable base model, with 350+km of range, 117kW fast charging and 150kW of power.

[@ouethojlkjn]

MG are selling like hotcakes in the UK as well

[@XDigimon]

But TopGear love standard MG4 - 9/10 “The MG4 brings range, equipment, zippy dynamics and style to the small electric car party. Why spend more on something else?” 👏

[@scottbreseke716]

Price: starts at $59,990 Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds Range: about 225 miles

[@kunzou8962]

Wow, the price sounds great!

[@ClanMidgard]

One pulled up to us at the charger in town a few months ago (Northern Ireland), and it looks STUNNING in person. The guy driving was getting around 250 miles on a full charge, and that was without him driving like his foot was a feather, just normal driving. He said as soon as he put his foot down, and went ham, it would drop to around 200. It is crazy acceleration, and blows pretty much ANYTHING below £100k. It's stunning in person though, video footage does not do it justice.

[@TB-up4xi]

The model 3 and Y performance are both quicker and both under 60k

[@protagonist9716]

Apparently, based on Aussie article MG will be moving upmarket as well with MG LS7 and L7 based on its sister Intelligent Motion IM LS7 L7 Chinese models. Those models are ultra high tech, uber cool. MG is selling already tonnes of ICE, hybrids in Mexico, Turkey, India Pakistan, UAE etc!!

[@Newie-rm3rl]

Agreed with you 💯 This car is a game changer with supercar performance for under $AUD60k.

[@benoittardivaud6370]

​@@harmony3138comme n'importe quelle voiture puissante.

[@mattyoz0]

Name a supercar that does these numbers.

[@danielrenaud4639]

Thank you for the nice review. I like to listen to you viking ! 😊

[@YSA920]

White X-Power on order, which apart from the orange calliper covers, should be a bit of a Q car. Have test driven an Essence 64, looking forward to the alcantara seats and the dual engines of the X-Power. Hopefully if driven conservatively the rear engine will be mainly in play. With the front engine cutting in if when extra performance called for. In my case will be company owned. No FBT and rooftop solar at home to charge.

[@user-fs4gp7un2r]

Thanks so much Sam

[@WrathChild-NZ]

the GWM Ora just reduced their price in NZ by 5k. so after the rebate it's only 35k! that's cheaper than the corolla hybrid here

[@undisclosedthai]

XPower version should be available in Thailand. I think it can fight the BYD Seal Performance 3.8s.

[@ISuperTed]

I’ve seen one here in the UK in the green colour and it looks fantastic. I wouldn’t get the XPower though, don’t need that mad level of performance. The extended range at the same price as the XPower looks a much better buy. Shame you can only get the green in the XPower here.

[@SRT8Cat]

You can buy the X Power in the UK in several colours, not just the green.

[@ISuperTed]

@@SRT8Cat Yes but not the green. Red is pretty nice though.

[@mrmawson2438]

Nice one Sam cheers mate

[@shaonian]

$70k in NZ. For the performance it's amazing.

[@glennmorrell8964]

yea, if convert $60k AU to NZ dollars it should be $65k NZ

[@mrmawson2438]

Evening mate

[@davidinkster1296]

The 4WD feature should make this car more sure-footed on unsealed roads. Not that the current 2WD doesn't handle them well.

[@jamie-ck6js]

I realise this may only affect the UK but all these EVs coming out with supercar performance are getting ludicrously expensive to insure in the UK, so much so they are not really a viable option. I get that this may only be a UK problem though.

[@OBigSchlongKenobie]

Doubt it only a UK problem. The big three car companies in the US used to underrate the horsepower of some of the old 1960's muscle cars to keep the insurance rates down. especially for younger drivers. I'm sure the the insurance industry is scared to death of teens driving 1000 horsepower cars that the car makers are bragging about.

[@robertfonovic3551]

The same applies in Australia.

[@CorwynGC]

Insurance prices should rise with increased risk.

[@ouethojlkjn]

Any car is now becoming ridiculously expensive to insure in the UK, not just the electric ones.

[@ohyesitsme]

It doesn't get orange brake calipers,they are just plastic covers

[@Maiotiger]

i have found from experience of owning an MG that MG underestimate the max range to, i guess to account for highway driving. if you don't do a lot of that i bet your range will be much higher.

[@mrmawson2438]

Also little plastic Over the brake calipers

[@emileevans9747]

The BBC has just axed Top Gear after 46 years due to the Freddy Flintoff crash.

[@robertfonovic3551]

And due to it being a massive failure when compared to the original.

[@chasf3433]

In the UK we have never bought into the muscle car concept rather prioritising steering handling ride and brakes over outright performance. Thus is due to our best driving roads being narrow, with short straights and tight corners and often bumpy and wet. Cars like the i30N are properly engineered for these type of roads the MG clearly isn't

[@ouethojlkjn]

What is an i30 N?

[@rogerwilson6367]

I have an MG4 Trophy but the dangerous 'Lane Assist' would prevent me recommending this car to anybody until it's sorted. MG appear to be ignoring everyone on this issue.

[@jeppe12]

Do you keep the lane assist totally off or in just "emergency assist" mode?`I just got an MG trophy and wondering if I need to turn it totally off. When I have the emergency lane assist only on, I haven't yet noticed anything weird but driven only in city so far. Does it e.g. try to turn the steering wheel suddely without reason in emergency mode?

[@rogerwilson6367]

I turn mine off totally. Driving around the city is not really noticeable. I have a feeling it only activates above a certain speed, say 40 mph. Motorway driving is very dangerous. @@jeppe12

[@hughmacgregor5435]

Steer assist? I buy a car to drive it. Not have some chip drive it.

[@rogerwilson6367]

Exactly and people are too stupid to see where this is going, or where governments would like it to go.@@hughmacgregor5435

[@RWBHere]

Scouting. I think they meant scooting. It could be a typo. Scooting around is dashing around, or moving quickly.

[@ouethojlkjn]

I think I meant scotching

[@peterinns5136]

Yes, a low cost rocket ship. I just hope that the chassis is up to it and that drivers can handle it. With nannies running Australia's road network, people don't get much chance to learn to drive at speed. Some supercar makers require drivers to have training before they take delivery. The MG4 has supercar performance. WRX owners used to be hit with substantial insurance premiums. It will be interesting to see how the MG fares.

[@ouethojlkjn]

I am a bit surprised that hot hatches have been around forever and suddenly it’s a big deal and a safety issue because it’s not German-made??

[@alexandermelbaus2351]

Electric cars or electric motors are King for performance, on any measurement. I think a kit that adds an electric motor to existing ICE cars, that can be switched on manually would be an awesome option for performance boost. It could reduce petrol or diesel usage and wear on the mechanical components. The battery size could be very small and still have a very significant impact; The equivalent of 20-100km driving distance.

[@martinryan7142]

You're more or less describing a plugin hybrid. The MG HS plugin has 64km of electric only range and it does what you are saying - boost performance (particularly at low speeds), is electric-car quiet and delivers good petrol economy by assisting the ICE on long trips. An SUV that does 0-100 in 7s. AUD$45 to $50k depending on trim level and comes with a 7 year, unlimited kms warranty.

[@Darky.]

That backend though 🥴

[@hampopper3150]

Topgear they always launch their cars in 6th gear. They stall before make it out of the gate and fail to down shift to get the hole picture.

[@MrGHenchel]

What would the insurance premium on this car.

[@antoniopalmero4063]

It should have been called the Clarkson Hammond & May Show .

[@nolinchitnis]

I used to enjoy Top Gear. But for sometime I realised its just a bunch of old timers (Clarkson included) who enjoy living in the stone age with set notions and concepts of how a car should sound drive and feel. Obsolete old men who are totally out of touch with reality and what consumers want.

[@chrishaberbosch1029]

Used to watch top gear. Not anymore.

[@larryevans6739]

Top Gear is an entertainment publication. I wouild not put too much weight into their review ratings for this car... or for the BYD Seal that had their review taken as gospel because it confirmed preconcieved notions. Overall, do not put too much weight into car reviews. Everybody is different. Drive it yourself, drive competitors, get your spouse's input, and make your own judgements.

[@hughmacgregor5435]

Why do you like LFP over NMC?

[@josipmatic4732]

33500€ in EU, amazing car with local dealer and service. If I can get incentive I would consider to buy it.

[@jeppe12]

This is propably the Trophy/Luxury version not Xpower?

[@alexandermelbaus2351]

Your the "Electric Viking", You should have made him let you take the car for a spin and film you doing it, or else! At the very least you should have made a video of the incident and told him to try and get the video off you, so we could all have a laugh. :)

[@viking1au]

$59,000 in Australia??? Dream on, it is way overpriced!

[@darrenkeady4667]

I have one of the last Fiesta ST made and it’s the best fun down a country road and you don’t have to go full on for the car to give you a grin from ear to ear. It’s the way it’s set up that gives you the fun not full on speed. I had a new Fiesta St in 2019 with Pirelli P zeros as standard and it lost the plot in the wet and was down right dangerous in the snow. My newer version has Michelin pilot sport 4”a and these tyres transform the car. The MG4 x power should come as standard with the Michelins. I went to see the X power in the showroom and have to say the interior is very cheap looking plastic which put me off the car as this would have been a genuine contender for my next car. If they can upgrade the perceived quality in the cabin with their next update I would be buying one. I can see why TG made the “fun “ comment as it’s built in from good engineering as on my fiesta ST so it can be done.

[@hughmacgregor5435]

The interior in a super car is not really an issue. Think about why your are buying it. If it's not for it's performance then this isn't the vehicle for you.

[@chosenArchitec]

Hey don't shit on the Corolla. Hybrids still have really strong use cases. Could you image if this was mass produced like the Corolla? That being said, this is good value, especially base & long range version.

[@russellford9016]

If they only got the styling right they would sell so many more. Really been whacked with the ugly stick unfortunately. Are they working with the guys from Ssangyong's styling department? 🤣

[@puzer1]

....right, this guy calls this shitbox stunning lol...

[@ouethojlkjn]

I suppose styling is subjective, as I think it looks quite good and fairly modern. I really don’t understand the bucktooth BMW approach to styling, but I guess they sell well too

[@ivanhartley4378]

lots of pages on FB are saying that top gear has been cancelled by the BBC ...... but yeah, when the original 3 left it should have ended then

[@TB-up4xi]

Hammond, May and Clarkson were not the original 3 the show started in 1977, paused in 2001 for a while, commenced again late 2002 with Clarkson & Hammond and another presenter, James May joined in late 2003.

[@scottjboswell]

Not sure how you think it’s the same cost as a Corolla in Australia… too if the range Corolla is $43k… $57k is a completely different price bracket.

[@hughmacgregor5435]

I think he is comparing the antiquated Toyota with the standard MG4. Toyota's are souless boxes on wheels with yester year technology. Ok if you are a granny or Uber driver.

[@mrmawson2438]

It's fast

[@GolLeeMe]

You have to disengage the price from any constructive criticism. If the criticism is genuine, that is. Balance the test reports against each other and see if the criticisms stack up. Even you have some reservations, so there is that. You dump the car tyres straight away, so what does that tell you? AU$60K is a lot of money, but what do you get for that? Speed and performance are only part of the equation. There is a lot more to consider, orange callipers and black roof aside. The MG4 is a good vehicle IMO, but you need to be critical in your thinking with what is on offer and decide in a rational way before engaging.

[@tonym8358]

Yes is a bargain...try to see if the ac works or the dealer fix it good luck....Gigacast😂 once you are in an accident said bye to your car your insurance will be more expensive and more crap in landfield

[@santosh911]

I suspect Top Gear are referring to subjective qualities, not ultimate numbers when they are talking about driving dynamics. But Sam does have a point, these are opinions not facts. I've heard comment, over the years, about electric powersteering being numb, but Lotus addressed this by using electrically driven hydraulic powersteering. This seemed to have returned some feedback to the steeringwheel. There are things that can be done to bring in some sporty sensation back to sporty electric cars. There would be some efficiency penalties for these, but the customer who wanted these attributes had already accepted these compromises in their ICE cars, so i suspect they'd accept them in EVs as the cost of sportiness.

[@TheCamper83]

The idea of the MG4 isn't the problem. Manufacturer Survivability is. We truly live in a time where the number of platforms for cars must decrease due to the outrageous cost to build a durable long lasting profitable EV. Niche brands cannot survive unless the bottom half of the car comes from a common mold or platform that also fits 20 other models minimum!

[@stuartmatthews5434]

Have you driven it?

[@spitsparrow]

looks like an old Mazda 3

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

Drove, rocket , buy , simple

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

Cookie cutter wheels ! Id be putting semislicks all round and coilovers, no way im trusting that setup

[@petersimms4982]

The point this car makes, your not getting what you pay for by so many other car manufacturers 😂😂

[@docsnider8926]

You never drove the car and only regurgitated the advertisement of the manufacturer. Top Gear drove it and came to a conclusion.

[@johnjkiwi7818]

Kia Ora Sam. Apparently there is a rumour going around from a highly placed source that Top Gear is about to be cancelled. According to the source, it is extremely difficult for Top Gear to continue after Freddy Flintoff's horror crash. Top Gear staff have apparently told to look for new jobs.

[@robsengahay5614]

Top Gear was always a BBC programme therefore not beholden to advertisers.

[@dd9ag]

A lot of mix up here about grip vs handling. A hot hatch is about the handling and adjustability of its attitude throughout a corner, this car apparently offers very little of that. The fact it could probably decimate many hot hatches around a short lap due to its exceptional acceleration isn’t going to prove anything about its handling and level of hotness. I bet on proper tyres the gap would be even bigger too, still not what the car enthusiast’s definition of a hot hatch is though.

[@renz2.060]

How much time do most people spend cornering at speed? If that’s what hot hatches do well they have virtually no use case.

[@dd9ag]

@@renz2.060 yes i agree. That’s why crossovers and SUVs out sell them 100-1.

[@eclecticcyclist]

I decided that Top Gear was irrelevant a couple of years before Clarkson left. Haven't watched it since.

[@robertfonovic3551]

Your user name explains why. Lol

[@scottw4208]

MG 👍👏🔥💪❤️

[@rctezluh42069]

Top Gear is just Like that John auto expert guy, MUPPETS!! Upvoted!!

[@remakeit2628]

Yes, John Cadogan is as relevant as an ashtray on a motorbike. Cadogan is clickbait, and his car buying service is crap as I used it but was able to buy the car I wanted for $1k cheaper... go figure!

[@robertfonovic3551]

John Carbogan😅

[@leswhitehouse]

I haven't watched Top Gear since Jeremy Clarkson got the sack.

[@mrmawson2438]

Top gear is crap but it was good years ago with Jeremy Clarkson and the gang

[@petersimms4982]

Theres going to be a lot of bmws on ebay tomorrow! Oh theres been hundreds on their for months , going cheap,cheap cheap😂

[@peterlittlejohn8933]

Stop and think that only a few years ago you would be paying 10 times the $$$$$ for any car that could give a 0 -100 km time under 4 seconds. This just shows how easy it is to get performance from electric motors compared to ICE.

[@meister-t]

if you live in Florida, I 100% guarantee you that you want a _white_ , not black, roof! lol (black for Norway and Canada maybe?)

[@GTrainRx7]

$40k??? GTFO?!?!?!?! EDIT $60k, my bad, but still, that is insane

[@icosthop9998]

Ok

[@onederment]

Pretty sure insurance for this car will be thru the roof

[@madmikejohn]

I test drove one yesterday. Phenomenal acceleration! Put an order down straight away. BTW I can’t stand Clarkson, he’s an insufferable bigot. They should have pulled the plug way before they sacked him.

[@robertfonovic3551]

More misinformation from Sam. Toyota corolla hybrid is 25k cheaper than the MG mentioned in this article in Australia. This clearly not " around the same price" etc. Why the exaggeration? Credibility zero.

[@TB-up4xi]

Uhmm... Sam was talking about he MG4 model range when speaking about perceived quality issues not specifically the Xpower version in this video. The cheapest Corolla is $36,500 and most expensive is $43,700 the cheapest MG4 $40,709 - maybe pay attention a little more closely in future.

[@bill_heywood]

Top Gear make themselves sound stupid, put the X-Power and the i30 N around a track for some hot laps with the same driver and tell us the times. If the fossil burner has the better times, let us know. Otherwise it is just speculation and opinion

[@gangleweed]

A$39,000.....wow, that's A$1000 a month for the next 4 years ..............don't think I'll bother.

[@TB-up4xi]

Neither the price or the maths is correct

[@petersimms4982]

A shopping trolley,faster than a M3 😂

[@mattyoz0]

A m3 comp shits all over these numbers.

[@petersimms4982]

@@mattyoz0 I’m your dreams son , I’ve been repairing BMWs for 40 years and the reliability is a lot to be desired

[@mattyoz0]

@petersimms4982 wtf are you talking about. Low 11s stock for an m3 comp low 12s for a xp. Try doing a little research, son.

[@petersimms4982]

@@mattyoz0 boyo boyo , I get kids in everyweek with shagged out British Muggs Wheels and for some mythical reason they fool themselves into thinking these European sheds are the be all. Absolutely delusional

[@fatdoi003]

$7k more can get the Seal Performance..... much much better car

[@johnfrancis4401]

It is truly amazing how this excellent car is being attacked by the media. Madness is rampant with wokeism and this attack is just another facet of this madness

[@jonshick5661]

Umm, pretty sure u don’t kno what woke means mate? It’s not in support of ice/oil/gas lol😅

[@johnfrancis4401]

@@jonshick5661 Well I think it means accepting a man can become a woman on a whim. Can enter competitions pretending he's a woman. Can go into women's changing rooms etc etc.

[@hannuhedman5882]

In Europe Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is actually very good car for the price. Of course if you buy it with top specs it is not actually very affordable any more then, but quality wise it is very good and there is plenty of trunk space also. It is also quite economical car. It is not any performance car and not to meant to be that kind of car. But I think Toyota still makes some pretty good cars. In EV world of course they have been lagging behind pretty badly.

[@coolandmellow]

I have driven a Toyota Corolla in fact I made a small video and it's shitty like all their models.Except the Supra

[@comeinhandynow]

Agreed, that Top Gear review guy was idiotic. I’ve stopped reading TopGear. The Xpower is an awesome car to drive.

[@nkau7788]

9:13 I have the i30N 🚙 The exhaust note is simply splendid. i get up every day and i can't wait do drive it. The roar when i start it beings a smile to face. You can drive slow and the exhaust sounds are brilliant. People turn their hands and admire. This made in china Mg appliance is rubbish.

[@Harrythehun]

We are different. The engine sounds are, for me, a poverty indicator. The working class dudes that trimmed their junk cars. No girl or no woman has turned their heads to sounding cars in lust or admiration, only boys.

[@petersimms4982]

First Tesla was the enemy to the Germans, now MG power 😂

[@hughbrommage387]

I think EVs are still too expensive. Simpler, easier to manufacture, fewer components. Especially those from China…

[@MrVaticanRag]

Top gear searching for "lobby-bribes"

[@MUFC1933]

Nobody watches Top Gear anymore mate 😂❤ don’t worry

[@tomquimby8669]

true statement top gear is rubbish - yep!

[@hondacar]

The MG4 XPower won't be a track demon, however, for the price it delivers a great deal. Just wait until the Germans develop their hot hatches, they could handle better than the MG4XP, but at what price?

[@Harrythehun]

We are still waiting….The Germans are late

[@hughmacgregor5435]

The German vehicles haven't really done that well in the EV market.

[@TB-up4xi]

Top gear is dead, the show cancelled this year. It has been itself lacking in any excitement and engaging experience since 2015 after H,M & C left the show.

[@markmeachen6927]

Sam, some of us don’t want the Chinese government to take our money. Ever. MG is government owned and operated.

[@CorwynGC]

Where do you live where you think that is an option?

[@csjrogerson2377]

Sam is on drugs again. It might have supercar performance, but it is not a supercar. Its a very fast sedan that has to stop frequently for 30-60 mins to get more electrons. It's a sedan that has had the expensive drive-train removed and replaced by a very large overpriced battery, 1 or two motors (cheap) an inverter (cheap) and a BMS. The rest is much the same. The price difference cannot be justified. In addition Tesla have made large reductions in price recently - why, just to remain competitive. This means they were ripping ppl off in the first place. Still are.

[@TB-up4xi]

LOL every morning when I wake up I have the choice of grabbing the keys to a modified 300+hp manual Giulietta and a base model Tesla model 3 RWD......................remind me some time to check if the battery on the Alfa has gone flat will you , there's a good lad.

[@peacehippietrollster1120]

JewED gear

[@johncgibson4720]

Thumbs up for your courage to oppose TopGear's view.

[@puzer1]

@@harmony3138 you're responding to bots lol...

[@ConstanceCox]

buT ThE CaRoLla Is a GrEaT cAr! Crap.