MPH06 Review and Pictures

MPH06 is both a live show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Tiff Needell, and also a fantastic show featuring most of today's great supercars, with plenty of great sports cars, and a few of the latest 'normal' cars thrown in for good measure.

The live show is a great experience; If you're a fan of Top Gear then you will absolutely love it; all of the best bits of Top Gear that could possibly be transferred to a very large stage are packed into the show.  There's great stunt driving, a display of 8 great supercars, action packed driving scenes and plenty of humour.

The major theme of the humour this year was the missing Richard Hammond, who is still recovering from the high speed accident (or fortune according to his fellow presenters) sustained in York. Within the humour it's clear that they're so incredibly relieved that it is something they can joke about, rather than being the tragedy that it so nearly was. 

Other Top Gear themes have also been translated to the stage, so expect to see the presenters demonstrate their varied attempts at improving on everyday (for some) modes of transport, and some great driving by The Stig (or a Stig at any rate; who knows which is the real one). 

The live show isn't a great opportunity for pictures of cars though; although the stage is incredibly well lit, only the very best of cameras would be able to pick up much of the show.  Flash photography wouldn't help, and in any case it's banned during shows (though as always a few idiots snap away with their automatic flash cameras in the hope that they'll pick up a momento of the show).

 The other side of the show is a more typical motor show experience, though of course this being MPH it's like your dream version of a Motor Show; it would no doubt be sponsored by Carlsberg, except that the association between a purveyor of alcoholic drinks, and the motor industry is probably prohibited.

Here are pics of just a few of the cars featured at the MPH06 show:-

(Click the Pictures to view the larger size image at the-car-club.co.uk)

Alfa Romeo Alfa Spider

 

Ford GT

Jaguar XK/R

Ferrari Enzo

Lamborghini Gallardo Convertible

Porsche Carrera GT

Ford, and their various subsidiaries, were well represented at the show.  As well as the Ford GT there were numerous Mustangs, Jaguars and Aston Martins.  There was also a Volvo stand showing a number of the company's recent vehicles, including the XC90.

The C70 Convertible:-

and the new C30:-