Tesla sues Top Gear over 'faked' electric car race

Electric sports car maker Tesla Motors is sueing the BBC's Top Gear TV programme for allegedly faking a scene showing the company's Roadster car running out of electricity and slowing to a halt in a race.

The legal move is the culmination of a row that has rumbled on between the show and Telsa since the episode was first broadcast in 2008. Specialist libel law firm Carter-Ruck issued the writ on behalf of the firm on Tuesday at the high court because the scene was still being shown on worldwide repeats and was available on DVD, and the BBC had failed to correct it. The firm expects to recover not more than £100,000 in damages.

Top Gear > 5th Gear

Yeah, 5th Gear is all you will be watching until 5th Gear get sued for something or another, then you will be watching 4th Gear... etc.

Top Gear >>>> Tesla electric

Top Gear is a kind of childish show anyway. But I do like it.

No it isn't, kids in no way would understand it because of the detail they use to describe the car they are using.

That's obviously why they do Top Gear trading cards, Top Gear money boxes, Top Gear pajamas's, Top Gear lunchboxes.

I just find it classic.

Hyp3rn0va wrote:That's obviously why they do Top Gear trading cards, Top Gear money boxes, Top Gear pajamas's, Top Gear lunchboxes.

That's merchandise not the show.

Let's stop arguing about Top Gear.

top gear pwns.

Oh my goodness...

Top Gear dies then what will happen? ...

Nothing, the world will stop.

That's nothing?