Top Gear Mistakenly Scores Cruz, 500L, and Duster Zero Out Of 10

"PRBot II" (prbot2) 11/14/2013 at 18:13 • Filed to: top gear, cruz, 500l, duster

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While browsing Top Gear reviews, I saw something that looked a little odd. Scores of 0/10? That's pretty harsh.

OK so it's clearly a typo, and a rare one at that. Well, three typos actually. While I won't copy and paste the entirety of the reviews, I can say that they aren't as damming as the scores that accompany them.

So far, after checking their official website I haven't found these reviews. But I didn't dig that hard because, well, it's the Cruz, 500L, and Duster. They just aren't that particularly interesting to me.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > PRBot II 11/14/2013 at 18:17

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Wait... 0.9T?

davedave1111 > PRBot II 11/14/2013 at 18:18

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I don't know if they're intentional scores, but I kind of like the idea of reviewers giving a 0/10 rating to any car where there's something else on the market that does the same job better, for the same or less money.

I could believe that's true of the Cruze and 500L Twinair, although possibly somewhat harsh on the Duster. And like you, I can't be bothered to check, because honestly, who cares?

Saracen > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 11/14/2013 at 18:19

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Yeah, the TwinAir is a 900cc (edit: correction, 875cc) turbocharged twin cylinder.

Saracen > PRBot II 11/14/2013 at 18:19

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Actually, I'm not the least bit surprised.

PRBot II > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 11/14/2013 at 18:21

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0.875 liter 2 cylinder engine.

0-62 in 12.3 seconds.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Saracen 11/14/2013 at 18:21

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I think I can shit more displacement... The 500 is slow enough with the 1.4, let alone a 500L with less engine.

Milky > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 11/14/2013 at 18:21

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Displacement: 875cc

Saracen > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 11/14/2013 at 18:24

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It actually would be quicker than the 1.4...it's got a much nicer torque curve. Hammond has a 500 TwinAir and loves it.

ASheep > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 11/14/2013 at 18:31

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85hp, 85kg total engine weight. Gets something like 54mpg in the 500. It uses a hydraulic VVT system to do all kinds of magic with the intake charge.

PRBot II > ASheep 11/14/2013 at 18:37

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I'm seeing 105 bhp... but I'm checking Top Gear, so we know that isn't guaranteed to be accurate ;)

Saracen > ASheep 11/14/2013 at 18:38

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There is a 85hp and a recently added 105hp version.

ASheep > Saracen 11/14/2013 at 18:54

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My bad! The version in the 500L is uprated to 105hp.

The cool thing about the multiair system is that it can make a SOHC behave kinda like DOHC, because although the intake valves are actuated from the same camshaft as the exhaust, it goes through a set of hydraulic actuators, allowing the intake valves to deviate from the cam profile as required. Pretty smart design really.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Milky 11/14/2013 at 21:26

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I figured that, but 0.9 sounds more like a finance rate than an engine size. "Yea I got a zero point nine in that puppy" just sounds wrong. If it's sub one liter, they should just use cc's to name the engine.