Ezihlekisayo ze Igiya eliphezulu siguen “haciendo amigos” del mismo modo en que lo hicieron con Mastretta. Esta vez, umkhiqizi wezimoto zikagesi uTesla usemangalele uhlelo lwaseBrithani kanye nendlu yalo yokukhiqiza (BBC) pnoma ukugxeka okucasulayo nokululazayo ukuthi eminyakeni engu-2 edlule wenza uhlelo olushiwo, lapho kuphela iqiniso lokuba i-propulsion kagesi lenza imoto yaseCalifornian ibe yisisulu sokuhlekwa nokuthukwa.
Ngokusho kukaTesla, UJames May nethimba lakhe bahlekisa ngezimoto zikagesi jikelele (kanye noTesla ikakhulukazi) ephikisa umbono wokuthi izimoto zikagesi ziyikusasa lemboni yezimoto, futhi ngokunikeza ababukeli isithombe esihlanekezelwe seTesla Roadster njengemoto engathembeki ngokuphelele.
URicardo Reyes, iPhini likaMongameli wezokuXhumana kwaTesla, uphawule engosini yenkampani ukuthi umbhalo owawulandela uhlelo wawubhalwe ngaphambi kokuba imoto ihlolwe, nokuthi amazwi ka UJeremy Clarkson ephetha ingxenye ngokuthi "emhlabeni wangempela, le moto ayibonakali ingasebenzi" kuyacasula futhi kuyalulaza..
Uma kubhekwa izimfuno ezahlukene kanye nezicelo zokuthi kulungiswe uhlelo lwe-Top Gear, i-BBC ithe izinhlangothi ezithintekayo azinawo amahlaya futhi awakwamukeli ukugxekwa, futhi okumangazayo ukuthi okuwukuphela kwento abayinikezile “ukuhlola izinhlelo ezisengozini. amazwe ukuba agxekwe”, ngoba ngeke bawushiye umugqa wabo ohlabayo. Laba banumzane ababona abameleli abangcono kakhulu be "imikhuba yaseBrithani" esakazwa kabanzi.