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Is Scotland really the home of golf?? Clarkson was saying something like that, couldnt remember his exact words though.
ExigeEvan
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Not a bad episode, nothing especially remember able though.
Oh and next week...
And where's TopGear Dog!?
While the Bugatti is a fast and pretty good handling car, it is not going to be a track demon, and remember that it's competition includes several supercars that aren't quite as luxurious as the Bugatti
Oh and next week...
BBC.co.uk/topgear
And where's TopGear Dog!?
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i think more ST Andrews than scotland
So it was wrecked, while being driven by the owner, on a normal road? Since when does that have anything to do with Top Gear, aside from the fact that he was on his way to a photoshoot? Your original post made it sound like Top Gear themselves wrecked the car.
And I believe we're talking about the TV show here... the magazine is a completely different entity, with virtually no relation whatsoever to the show.
So, I stick by what I said. That the car featured on Top Gear THE TV SHOW was owned by Nick Mason, and was NOT crashed, by either Mason OR the Stig.
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Now, how in the holy hell was I supposed to know that? Assuming it's even true... all you've mentioned is that one Enzo was totaled in a completely different environment, with no relation to the TV show. Just because they were going to use one for a magazine shoot doesn't mean they were going to throw it around the track.
How 'bout we drop this worthless argument that's never going to go anywhere and start talking about the TV SHOW, which is what this thread is about?!?
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but your not getting your facts right,your only reading the parts you wanna read and not the whole thing,now throw in some common sense and some thought you would work out that.the fact is that frank mountain loaned the enzo to top gear to do some work with it.they were going to use it in the programme but the top gear magazine were going to take it for a shoot first and then take it to the track for the tv filming part,but they crashed it on the way to the shoot and then at the last minute nick mason offered them his as long as he would plug his book,why do you think JC kept making references to it
if you think its lies then ignore this post and move on.
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I read on wiki that Top Gear dog is scared of cars and doesnt like James May which is surprising because I thought they look like they would get along...
Sage
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They picked the Alfa? Sure, it’s a gorgeous piece of kit, even with those ginormous overhangs, but that nose dive on the track was atrocious, as was the understeer. The RX-8 was the only proper sports car there.
“That’s not Bauhaus – that’s my trousers.”
“That’s not Bauhaus – that’s my trousers.”
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The sport coupe comparison was great, but it kinda left me hanging. I mean, there have to be more than just those options out there, right? I would have liked to have seen a "regular" Mustang GT fitted in there, may have been interesting in the place of the RX8, but it was a no-go.
I'd have to say of all the cars there, I'd have the TT. Sure, the Berera is a lovely piece of Italian work, and the RX8 is obviously the "true" sports coupe there, but the others are either too slow or too, well, obnoxious for my tastes. Call me crazy, but the TT just makes more sense...
I'd have to say of all the cars there, I'd have the TT. Sure, the Berera is a lovely piece of Italian work, and the RX8 is obviously the "true" sports coupe there, but the others are either too slow or too, well, obnoxious for my tastes. Call me crazy, but the TT just makes more sense...
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Dose anyone know if they have taken the Twin Turbo Saleen S7 and put it on their track yet? I would like to see the reaction of Jeremy Clarkson when he is out testing it, I bet it will make him wish that he got one of them instead of a Ford GT.
One thing that is sad about the S7 is that stock it has more power and more down force than the ALMS race car. (thats what happens when the corvette guys bitch and complain because they can't keep up) here is a little suggestion BUILD A BETTER CAR DUMB S**TS!
sorry if my language is inappropriate.
One thing that is sad about the S7 is that stock it has more power and more down force than the ALMS race car. (thats what happens when the corvette guys bitch and complain because they can't keep up) here is a little suggestion BUILD A BETTER CAR DUMB S**TS!
sorry if my language is inappropriate.
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Not really. Technology moves on, thus cars get faster like they have been. It's got the magnetic suspension thas stiffens up in situations like that, for example. With the RX8, it's a few years old now, and the lack of torque from the motor probably lost it some time coming out of the corners, where the turbo from the Audi's engine would have given it the advantage.
Probably.
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What blows me away is the fact that nobody cares to recognize that the very same suspension that sits beneath the TT and the Ferrari 599 was indeed designed by GM/Delphi, and can be found on the Corvette, and various other Cadillac products.
...Sure, we Americans can never do anything right, but when we do, we don't get any recognition for it? Thanks Top Gear and friends...
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I'm fairly sure we don't offically get the Mustang over here - any that have found their way accross the pond have been brought in one by one, by specific request. Thus, with all the choices available in the coupe sector, the Mustang is ruled out by its relative unavailability.
It's be like a US car programme including a TVR in a 3 car test. TVRs aren't sold in America (or at least they weren't last time I checked), so why include it in a group test when the aim is to find the best car for those looking to buy a fast coupe?
Same goes for the Saleen S7, although in the case of that car I can't recall ever having seen or heard of anyone else seeing a road S7 in the UK. I'd still like to see one put round the track though.
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https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2564313&postcount=1894
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/
Looks like it should be pretty interesting
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That was one of the funniest things I have seen for ages. Apart from the pikeys bit.
Robin
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Absolutely brilliant!!! What a funny episode..... it was good that it was one whole film. Really great adventure full of funny stuff! 
The first bit you missed quite abit when they were trying to by the cars in an area which they said was full of drug dealers and where everyone has guns and gets shot...... but top gear is repeated so...
The first bit you missed quite abit when they were trying to by the cars in an area which they said was full of drug dealers and where everyone has guns and gets shot...... but top gear is repeated so...
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It was fantastic, apart from Alabama, which was scary. If I ever go to America, I might just steer clear of Alabama entirely...
I had had thoughts of taking a roadtrip around the USA one day. Now I've seen the interstates, and the trucks, and the people with guns, I'm slightly less enthusiastic - but I'm not going to base everything I know about driving in America on a Top Gear episode.
I had had thoughts of taking a roadtrip around the USA one day. Now I've seen the interstates, and the trucks, and the people with guns, I'm slightly less enthusiastic - but I'm not going to base everything I know about driving in America on a Top Gear episode.
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