Downey's Dream Cars

RDJ is incredibly corny all the time. I don't blame him. He is a dad after all with all of his dad humor. The color combos are mostly hideous. Matte wrap is very 2010. I love all of the conversion ideas, but the reason for doing them is presented as saving the world one classic vehicle at a time by electrifying them. Im sure the positive impact of electrifying them is negligible. The proof of concept is amazing, but the impact of it is overexaggerated. Rich rebuilds carried the first episode with the amazing conversion. I would love to see more rusty project vehicles be converted in driving electric cars. This would even go more in tune with the idea of the show: saving the world one classic car at a time.

When I first saw the name of the show I was hesitant to watch it as I was expecting another celebrity showing off his collection. I was pleasantly surprised once I dove in. However, it would be nice if more information was provided about the cost of the modifications (parts and labor) that are being done. Granted the biggest cost on some of the mods is the original vehicles themselves, so I'm only talking about the modifications. As a 60+ gearhead myself, I'd be very interested in what it would cost me to do something of this type. It's easy to go out and shop for a ready made Tesla etc., assuming you can afford it, but why not EV in style.

Rich guy spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to convert an old square body pickup from Internal Combustion to an Electric Vehicle...because it's all about the environment. Meanwhile, the show features a helicopter, a 20Ton massive diesel powered heavy equipment hauler, an Abrams Tank, and a 100+ Army troops. The carbon footprint to make this episode alone hilariously illustrates the hypocritical nature of these Hollywood Elitists. It's like watching Leonardo DiCaprio jet all over the world, lecturing people on caring for an environment as he flies in his friends and 25 year old girlfriend to party on his 150 foot yacht in the Mediterranean.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Third episode they don't even go electric. They have a plan to go hybrid, but because they aren't actually planning any of these builds out the way professionals would, they purchase a 2009 hybrid engine from a totaled car, realize it won't fit, and say "well, we tried" and they just put a slightly more fuel efficient ICE motor in place of the original.

RDJ attempts to prove his excitement at the prospect of turning his Riv into a hybrid by stating that his every day driver is a hybrid, but conveniently omitting any details on make or model. Minutes later we see him driving himself to an unrelated hangout meeting and mysteriously, he's not driving the daily driver hybrid, but instead a vintage corvette. No explanation. Where's the hybrid daily driver? Does it exist? Does he think the Corvette is a hybrid? Who's gonna tell him the bad news?

Back to the project Riviera... with the hybrid plans scrapped (along with the purchased junkyard Tahoe), we slap a pollution sensor on top of the Riv, connect it to a tablet, hand it to the guy in the passenger seat, drive around NYC congratulating or condemning each block for the numbers on the screen, and we pat ourselves on the back for a job well done.

This show is a joke.

This was a great show, episode 1 was great & currently watching it all right now actually. BUT HEAR ME OUT....

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May....

Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo....

See where I'm getting at?

Loved the car's development. Loved how there's huge feature of the United States Military. Definitely a fun show & much more to come.

RDJ by himself is fun but we've seen how he is with groups. If this show had 2 additional co-hosts, top gear challenges, car features, unique experiences, I'm pretty sure we would be seeing the next generation of Top Gear viewers favorite.