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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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Talking Clarkson Offends Malaysia!



Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been criticised by the Malaysian government for declaring one of the country’s cars to be the worst car in the world.

In the most recent episode of the cult motoring series, Clarkson labelled the Perodua Kelisa "unimaginative junk, with no soul, no flair and no passion". He then attacked the car with a sledgehammer and hung it from a crane before blowing it up .
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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Jeez, noone can take criticism.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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Maybe he's bitter that Malaysians (Proton) have controlling interest in Lotus.
At least he's not talking trash about America, Americans and American cars for once.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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I would love to see video of this
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Vermillion06
Maybe he's bitter that Malaysians (Proton) have controlling interest in Lotus.
At least he's not talking trash about America, Americans and American cars for once.
The thing is that he actually liks alot of American culture and he's a huge fan of muscle cars, Mustangs, and 'Vettes. He pokes fun at us becuase we do dumb stuff (like shooting holes in road signs, letting New Orleans rot, or offering inferior product) becuase he knows we coould and should do better. I'd point out that he makes copius fun of the UK auto industry's currently pathetic state.
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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Are you sure you're talking about Jeremy and not Richard?
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Star
Are you sure you're talking about Jeremy and not Richard?
Actually, they both are. Clarkson loves the old GT390, and Hammond actually owns one.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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