If they bitch about Corvette build quality, they should bitch about the problems Audi's start to have at about year 3 of ownership.

Just as the Vette gets debugged, the Audi comes unglued.

At Long Beach, in the Corvette Corral, the GM mouthpiece was talking about improving materials, ala Audi and VW.

I chimed in and warned them, they feel great, but just don't hold up. Be sure what you pick is durable. He didn't realize that about the Audi/VW interiors.

Humm, the ZR1 didn't get a chance to run over a bunch of grapes, unfair comparison.

Geez I thought the build quality was getting better in the new cars. C7 is going to have to kick some ass.....

build quality on the C6 is far better... but that is still comparing it with past Corvette's.

Is it up to Porsche 911 standards? No, and that's part of the problem with European sales. GM sells the Vette at a price point more in line with the 911, and the car just doesn't have the same built in sense of solidity that the 911 does.

He just kills me, he always hates anything American. Surprised me that he said the Corvette was fun to drive.

In any comparison he will always say the european car is better, always. When they came to the US and did a show featuring the Vette, CTSV and Challenger, they all said the Vette was an amazing car...go figure. As a C6 owner I have to admit that the interior is not the best I've ever seen, but who friggin cares? Find a bit of twisty road on a sunny afternoon and start thrashing. Get the RPMs up, make that bad boy bark some...I guarendammtee you that interior build quality will not be troubling you! They are awesome cars to drive and I count myself one lucky S.O.B. that I was able to buy one while I still have enough guts to push it and have fun. Oh yeah, his personal car is a Ford GT...I'm sure there is no bias in his reporting

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He sold the GT twice! As it was a POS.

Granted the C6 interior has vastly improved. It still lags behind every other premium model. Clarkson would love the Vette if they improved the interior, gave it a non flexible back bumper and coilovers.

The C7 better kick some ass on all levels........

and better have coil overs.

As already said, Jeremy is always dumping on American Cars.... but he just doesn't get them, nor does he know how to drive a car with "torque"..... as soon as he drives into a corner with anything with torque, he calls it wild and uncontrollable because he doesn't know how to finesse the right pedal driving through it. He's used to the highwinding small engine, no torque motors that he can drive through the corners because they simply do not have the torque to cause big problems.

It also bothers me when he compares the American cars against much more expensive cars and pokes at the plastic bumper.... which is the 3rd or 4th time he has done that with a corvette on the show. But, then fails to mention how much cheaper the Corvette was.... even in that video, I don't think he mentioned the Corvette price. (Approxmiately 70,000 lbs = $ 115,000) That Audi R8 with the optional Lambo motor is 100,000 lbs = over $ 160,000) So, you can keep the carbon fiber and give me plastic plus a cool $ 50,000 and even more when compared to the Italian cars. And you'll still outrun them.

I hope the American Top Gear guys notice this and put together a bit of a bite-back show someday and show the cars for their true value.... which the corvette Z06 and ZR-1 are freakn GREAT entry level supercars simply because the price leaks down into the middle class realm, whereas the Italian supercars are out of reach.

Having said all of that, I love that English Top Gear show.... I don't think I've ever missed an episode.