No, it doesn't sound as if he actually spent any time driving the car at all. And his writing style, lack of enthusiasm and absence of humor must make him a real bore compared to his better known countryman, Jeremy Clarkson.

Clarkson's negative comments about the Crossfire are well known hereabouts, but even he chose the Crossfire Roadster over the Nissan 350Z Roadster and Audi TT Roadster in a subsequent installment of Top Gear when the three lads drove them all in Iceland for a few days.