I` drawing a cars original design, I` have one project of sports car (with name Puma, 2+1 places – cjmplectation), Innovation machanical – sistems and scenario of adv.roler,…=

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Clarkson censured for ‘bit gay’ car gibe

Jeremy Clarkson, friend of the motorist and avowed enemy of political correctness, was criticised this morning for labelling a car “a bit gay” on television. Clarkson was unimpressed by the Daihatsu Copen, last year. He asked a member of the studio audience on the BBC’s Top Gear programme whether he would consider buying one. The man replied, “No, it’s a bit gay” and Clarkson added, “A bit gay, yes, very ginger beer.”

Ofcom, the media watchdog, ruled this morning that there was “no justification” for the comment. The watchdog turned to the Oxford English Dictionary and agreed that “gay” can be used to mean “foolish, stupid and socially inappropriate, or disapproved of and lame”. However, it ruled that in conjunction with “ginger beer”, Cockney rhyming slang for queer, Clarkson intended to criticise the car by describing it as homosexual.

In Top Gear Magazine the review of the Daihatsu described it as a “cutie with a folding metal roof, aimed at those with a collection of sunglasses and co-ordinating handbags”. Ofcom said: “In this edition of Top Gear, the presenter’s use of a Cockney rhyming phrase made clear he intended to give a particular meaning to use of the word ‘gay’. This, in Ofcom’s opinion, meant that the use of the word became capable of giving offence. In the context, there was no justification for using the word in this way.”

Stonewall, the gay rights group, welcomed the decision. “We’re glad to see that Ofcom has censured Jeremy Clarkson for the use of the word gay, in what was clearly meant in a derogatory way. Clarkson should remember in future that he is a presenter on publicly-funded TV before making such comments and therefore should uphold certain standards of behaviour,” said Vicky Powell, a spokeswoman. The watchdog will take no further action as the BBC has already upheld complaints made directly to the corporation and warned the programme’s production team not to repeat the offence.

“There was no doubt that it was being used in the sense of ‘homosexual’ and was capable of giving offence,” said Fraser Steel, the BBC head of editorial complaints. Clarkson is reported to have responded: “It wasn’t a gay car – it was actually a bit lesbian.”

The BBC had stood by Clarkson in February 2006 when Stonewall released a report accusing the Top Gear presenter of making derogatory or offensive references to homosexuality. In December 2005 Clarkson was accused of offending Germans by mocking the Mini for its new owners, BMW, on Top Gear.

He suggested the car be redesigned to be quintessentially German. “Give it trafficators that go like that,” he said, flapping his arm up and down in Nazi-style to mimic old-fashioned car indicators. He suggested the car should also be fitted with an “A satellite navigation system that only goes to Poland.”

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September 20, 2007 @ 4:14 pm

Too girlish. ..
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My thought exactly.
With the red body paint and the chromes…. well, girlie.

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Things that never should make into a convertible. 1) a 3 cyc engine, 2) a diesel

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What’s wrong wt diesel?…they have better higher torque & power at low (useable/real world) rpm plus the advantage of gud FC……nowdays diesel are among the best seller especially in euro countries
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Driving a diesel convertible is like bringing a beautiful girl into a posh restaurant, and when she’s looking thru the menu, you are counting whether you brought enough money, or whether you’d order a desert for yourself if she’d ordered a full course.

OR

Driving a Ferrari and refuel using Shell Super Unleaded.

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targetted at economy with mild fun in mind…
wish the final product will opt Independant Suspension all-round at least!

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I mean, do you really want to drop the top of your convertible for a nice cruise or charge up a winding mountain route…only to hear that your car sounds like a tractor?

As much as diesels have come in terms of refinement….they still sound like a diesel, yes, even the new Benz CDIs. In a normal closed car, you dont really hear it, but in a convertible its painfully obvious. Perhaps given a few more years, I will have to eat my words…..

If I have my top down, I would like to hear a high RPM V8 wail from a ferrari powerplant, a finely tuned mechanical whine from a BMW straight 6, or a low ground rumbling V8. Even a screaming 4 cyc is can be mildy acceptable.

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The current one’s cuter though… let’s see how the final one will look like

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What’s wrong wt diesel?…they have better higher torque & power at low (useable/real world) rpm plus the advantage of gud FC……nowdays diesel are among the best seller especially in euro countries

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it’s definitely not going to be an evo killer or something like it. in fact, i don’t think it will even get close to an mx-5. but it will do nicely for those who want a simple sporty looking car which is a little faster than the regular crop of normal 1.0 to 1.3 cars and is above all, affordable. suits those who are considering the smart for2, and stuff like it. great as a weekend car, a (fairly well to do) student’s first car, young couples, the young at heart. i think you get the idea.

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I for one thinks the design looks odd, would have prefered the current one. At least that one looks ‘cute’.

Things that never should make into a convertible. 1) a 3 cyc engine, 2) a diesel.

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MYVI RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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Malaysians are just so damn brand biased. This concept looks extremely fugly may i say – nonetheless, a Jap logo…. everything changed.

Copen still rules.

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No wonder how, this car is useless if sell at high price. it should be between 40-50k.

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