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Torque you forgot jeremy favourite word "POWERRRRRR"
GT5P, Clarkson style
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Heres my second try:
(jeremy's voice)
FORD GT
Here it is, the ford gt, and doesnt it look, just astonishing.
The little holes in the bonnet and the sleek aerodynamic shape...its sweeeeet!
(in car)
So then, performance, well put it this way, this car on the daytona super speedway over 5 laps can overtake the leader of the pack on the first lap, and on the last lap go past the last 3 cars of the pack,
its very, very fast.
(car roaring past) POWEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(in car again)
The funny thing is, i actually did have one of these for some time, and then i sold it and bought a lamborghini gallardo spyder, and now i am realising what a good decision i made. This car is just too loud and big, its like sitting in Will Young's mouth.
The reason why i sold it was that it was always breaking down, and i couldnt finance the repairs anymore, and now i'm thinking, what was the point in buying one in the first place? Was i under the influence of Richard Hammond's american mind? i must have been a madman!
I am disappointed to say that there are also some good points to it, one, as i already mentioned, the speed, no ignoring that, there is some serious speed.
Also, the looks, it is striking, in just about every angle you look at it, well except the interior, but i'll get to that in a minute. uhm, well, now i am trying to think of something else thats good, uhm, but i cant.
So, the interior, its ghastly! I used to love it but now, thinking about it, my God, its ugly. The seats are completely the wrong shape, they make you think of a monkey with three arms and two heads, they're just, wrong. Also, the dash, ugly thing, they might aswell have put my smelly socks from last week in there, then it would be mindly appealing. Its 🤬 !!
So, you wanted to know what i think of this, so i am telling you, ITS RUBBISH!!!
(Back in the studio)
(clapping)
Richard : wait wait hang on, there you go again, just like last time, its a perfectly good car and there you are wasting 10 minutes of my life saying that its rubbish and...
James : Sorry to interrupt but unlike you richard, i am not a secret american and i have to agree with jeremy, i hate the car.
Jeremy : see richard, hes now talking sense for once!
Richard : No but...
James : just go eat a "hamburger"!
Jeremy :
Richard:
(jeremy's voice)
FORD GT
Here it is, the ford gt, and doesnt it look, just astonishing.
The little holes in the bonnet and the sleek aerodynamic shape...its sweeeeet!
(in car)
So then, performance, well put it this way, this car on the daytona super speedway over 5 laps can overtake the leader of the pack on the first lap, and on the last lap go past the last 3 cars of the pack,
its very, very fast.(car roaring past) POWEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(in car again)
The funny thing is, i actually did have one of these for some time, and then i sold it and bought a lamborghini gallardo spyder, and now i am realising what a good decision i made. This car is just too loud and big, its like sitting in Will Young's mouth.
The reason why i sold it was that it was always breaking down, and i couldnt finance the repairs anymore, and now i'm thinking, what was the point in buying one in the first place? Was i under the influence of Richard Hammond's american mind? i must have been a madman!
I am disappointed to say that there are also some good points to it, one, as i already mentioned, the speed, no ignoring that, there is some serious speed.
Also, the looks, it is striking, in just about every angle you look at it, well except the interior, but i'll get to that in a minute. uhm, well, now i am trying to think of something else thats good, uhm, but i cant.
So, the interior, its ghastly! I used to love it but now, thinking about it, my God, its ugly. The seats are completely the wrong shape, they make you think of a monkey with three arms and two heads, they're just, wrong. Also, the dash, ugly thing, they might aswell have put my smelly socks from last week in there, then it would be mindly appealing. Its 🤬 !!
So, you wanted to know what i think of this, so i am telling you, ITS RUBBISH!!!
(Back in the studio)
(clapping)
Richard : wait wait hang on, there you go again, just like last time, its a perfectly good car and there you are wasting 10 minutes of my life saying that its rubbish and...
James : Sorry to interrupt but unlike you richard, i am not a secret american and i have to agree with jeremy, i hate the car.
Jeremy : see richard, hes now talking sense for once!
Richard : No but...
James : just go eat a "hamburger"!
Jeremy :
Richard:
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Hate to be a tg nerd and all that but it was a spyder - not a superleggera (sorry, I know I'm a boring fart)
Good post though...it'd be good if more people talked about how the car feels round corners to get an all round idea of what it's like to drive.
Personally I feel that the GT is a bit of a pig to drive. I can get some great lap times out of it but I can never know exactly where all the wheels are - it feels distant from the road somehow.
To everyone
I know it's fun and all that but acting like Clarkson in the studio isn't absolutly compulsory (you can keep doing it if you like though). I was initially intending the posts to be more like the road tests in car magazines where the car is the star and and they tell of how it drives and what emotions are evoked (see the first few on the first page to see what I mean)...but interpret it your own way and I hope to read more of your articles in the future.
You know how you sometimes get exited to type something that you make heaps of typos? I'm seeing alot of past posts being edited so hopefully this shows heaps of enthusiasm.
Keep up the great work:tup:
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Lotus evora.
Car shown brittish racing green lotus elise.
Ah yes, the lotus elise,....At a time it was the king of the small minature supercar segment,
Small, agile, light, cornered like a house fly....Sureeee you have to be a paper thin supermodel to get into one of these, But it is just a triumph of brittish engineering, OR Was..
Ladys and gentelman..
What you are seeing is real, this is no cheap kit car knock off, Lotus has actually went and built,
Another super car...
Sleek new lines, agressive front end, Big flashy rims wrapped in thick rubber,
From the looks of it, you would think, Ohhhhhhhhh this thing must go a millionbillion miles per hour,
And i can surely tell you....
It wont.
But what it can do, is get you from a dead stop to 60 in under 5 seconds
And flat out... youll be doing a hunderd and sixty.
Soo.. thats all good fun and all...
But did lotus build a super car?
No.
Did they....they take the lotus elise, and make it better?
No.
Yes it is faster then the elise, Yes it can corner, and yes it can atract prostitutes,
All said and done it is a nice car, But there is no fun factor when driving it, You just dont get that feeling that you are part of the road, It just isent there, Even when you push the car to its limits, it barely even fights back.
I just dont get it. were could they have gone wrong
You think they would have got this one right
But they havent.
Now i cant really get to much into the car, As its just a test version of the real car.
Car shown brittish racing green lotus elise.
Ah yes, the lotus elise,....At a time it was the king of the small minature supercar segment,
Small, agile, light, cornered like a house fly....Sureeee you have to be a paper thin supermodel to get into one of these, But it is just a triumph of brittish engineering, OR Was..
Ladys and gentelman..
What you are seeing is real, this is no cheap kit car knock off, Lotus has actually went and built,
Another super car...
Sleek new lines, agressive front end, Big flashy rims wrapped in thick rubber,
From the looks of it, you would think, Ohhhhhhhhh this thing must go a millionbillion miles per hour,
And i can surely tell you....
It wont.
But what it can do, is get you from a dead stop to 60 in under 5 seconds
And flat out... youll be doing a hunderd and sixty.
Soo.. thats all good fun and all...
But did lotus build a super car?
No.
Did they....they take the lotus elise, and make it better?
No.
Yes it is faster then the elise, Yes it can corner, and yes it can atract prostitutes,
All said and done it is a nice car, But there is no fun factor when driving it, You just dont get that feeling that you are part of the road, It just isent there, Even when you push the car to its limits, it barely even fights back.
I just dont get it. were could they have gone wrong
You think they would have got this one right
But they havent.
Now i cant really get to much into the car, As its just a test version of the real car.
I like doing this, third go!
(All clarkson voice)
Ferrari F2007
ee..yah, you're probably wondering what i am doing standing next to this, the ferrari 2007 formula 1 car. and let me reassure you now that the only reason i am standing here is because richard and james, were too scared to. wusses.
bit undignified, but here goes. (gets in)
(in car)
so then, first things first, how do you start it?...uhm.. uh... ah! here it is! theres a big button that says "start"! here goes...
(engine starts)
waah! (panting) this thing nearly gave me a heart attack. ok, lets see then, i have a square steering, control, and theres these flappy paddles behind the, well its not a wheel, behind the steering square for changing the gears. that means theres no clutch, all the shifting is done electronically.
So, lets see what it can do, (starts driving but it stalls) (starts driving but it stalls) come on you b*tch. (starts driving but it stalls) come on!!!
(drives off) wooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
so, that concludes my roadtest of this car, and i conclude, this is, uh, fast.
(back in the studio)
(clapping)
Richard : wait wait hang on, you called us wusses,
Jeremy : no i didnt, your tiny little hamster ears must be misleading you.
James : no, i am quite sure you said wusses. am i right audience?
Audience : Yes...
Jeremy : ok, ok maybe i did probably accidently said wusses but thats not the point. the point of that video was to show you what a good car the ferrari f2007 is.
James : So thats why you didnt say anything about then car then, all you did was scream like a little girl who has lost her balloon
Jeremy : no, it was just so very loud that all my words had been scrambled and now sound like little girls screaming.
Richard : you were scared weren't you?
Jeremy : no!, as i said before...
James : Yes you were! i unlike richard do not have hamster ears and so i can make out from that video that you were screaming like a little...
Jeremy : ok, ok yes i was, the problem is that its just so scary driving one of those things, its just so loud and fast, it makes your eyeballs slide along your face into your ear canal. so yes i was scared, but...
Richard : Jeremy's a scaredy cat! Jeremy's a scaredy cat! Jeremy's a scaredy cat!
Jeremy : shut up lets do the news.
(All clarkson voice)
Ferrari F2007
ee..yah, you're probably wondering what i am doing standing next to this, the ferrari 2007 formula 1 car. and let me reassure you now that the only reason i am standing here is because richard and james, were too scared to. wusses.
bit undignified, but here goes. (gets in)
(in car)
so then, first things first, how do you start it?...uhm.. uh... ah! here it is! theres a big button that says "start"! here goes...
(engine starts)
waah! (panting) this thing nearly gave me a heart attack. ok, lets see then, i have a square steering, control, and theres these flappy paddles behind the, well its not a wheel, behind the steering square for changing the gears. that means theres no clutch, all the shifting is done electronically.
So, lets see what it can do, (starts driving but it stalls) (starts driving but it stalls) come on you b*tch. (starts driving but it stalls) come on!!!
(drives off) wooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
aaah!
so, that concludes my roadtest of this car, and i conclude, this is, uh, fast.
(back in the studio)
(clapping)
Richard : wait wait hang on, you called us wusses,
Jeremy : no i didnt, your tiny little hamster ears must be misleading you.
James : no, i am quite sure you said wusses. am i right audience?
Audience : Yes...
Jeremy : ok, ok maybe i did probably accidently said wusses but thats not the point. the point of that video was to show you what a good car the ferrari f2007 is.
James : So thats why you didnt say anything about then car then, all you did was scream like a little girl who has lost her balloon
Jeremy : no, it was just so very loud that all my words had been scrambled and now sound like little girls screaming.
Richard : you were scared weren't you?
Jeremy : no!, as i said before...
James : Yes you were! i unlike richard do not have hamster ears and so i can make out from that video that you were screaming like a little...
Jeremy : ok, ok yes i was, the problem is that its just so scary driving one of those things, its just so loud and fast, it makes your eyeballs slide along your face into your ear canal. so yes i was scared, but...
Richard : Jeremy's a scaredy cat! Jeremy's a scaredy cat! Jeremy's a scaredy cat!
Jeremy : shut up lets do the news.
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In all honesty, I'll use you're latest one as an example of whats bugging me in this thread (sorry for this, but it's not personal and not just you)
You're writing is great and the composure of the dialogue is excellent, but as I've said before, I'd just love to see more about how the car actually drives. Yeah, you said it was fast and all that but there were no cornering comments and how it makes you feel when you drive. I feel as though the article was more about the nostalgia and presence of the car.
I'm not saying mine is a perfect example but if you direct you're attention to one of mine, you can see that whilst I do away with the actual TG stage dialogue, I focus more on the car and how it drives. In the GTR one (the first post) I don't harp on in Jezza's voice about what features it has and what it beat at the N-ring but instead reveal about how this car makes me feel when I'm driving it and the reasons behind this.
As I said before, you are most welcome to keep doin Jezza 'n' Friends but I'd really think if the articles you write are somewhat of a hybrid of your current style (cause it's great fun) and my style (cause it's factual), we could be getting somewhere good. TorqueHappenS08 was sort of scratching the surface when he talked of the handling in the Evora (but not so much with his F40 review).
If you're worried about space, don't be. It appears that everyone reading this thread can be bothered reading lengthy reviews providing it's quality material.
As a tip to get started (in case you can't get the ideas to work), you could go and take the car out (prefferably on s3 tyres to exploit all handling areas, and on suzuka to test speed and handling) and start off by taking 5 points about speed handling and 5 on others like sound and such.
If there was any misunderstanding in the title to spark everyone doing jezza impersinations, I was meaning "Clarkson style" as in the point that he's a car journo and writes about the things I stated above, not that he makes smart remarks and makes expressions into the camera. If you go and watch a review he does, yes there is alot of "cocking about" but while everyone's laughing at his latest joke or marvalling at the car, he says some important facts about the car that give the whole story more body - an this is more of what I wanted to see.
Everyone, I'm sorry I'm a grumpy fart and please don't think that I came in here today and wrote this to rain on everyone's parade, but I feel as though some of these posts are more comments on the car and stabs at TG impersinations rather than how the car is to drive. More like the emotions you feel when you admire a car parked on the other side of the road rather than how it is to drive.
Please, pleas, please don't stop this rant from you posting more reviews (especially mu5lim and TorqueHappenS08) but I do feel if everyone talked more about the car and less about TG, the quality of material would rise.
I'm not saying I'm God's greatest gift but if you run out of ideas or need help, feel free to pm me.
ps. I reckon if this thread hits 4 pages, I'll think about some sort of weekly comp or something.
You're writing is great and the composure of the dialogue is excellent, but as I've said before, I'd just love to see more about how the car actually drives. Yeah, you said it was fast and all that but there were no cornering comments and how it makes you feel when you drive. I feel as though the article was more about the nostalgia and presence of the car.
I'm not saying mine is a perfect example but if you direct you're attention to one of mine, you can see that whilst I do away with the actual TG stage dialogue, I focus more on the car and how it drives. In the GTR one (the first post) I don't harp on in Jezza's voice about what features it has and what it beat at the N-ring but instead reveal about how this car makes me feel when I'm driving it and the reasons behind this.
As I said before, you are most welcome to keep doin Jezza 'n' Friends but I'd really think if the articles you write are somewhat of a hybrid of your current style (cause it's great fun) and my style (cause it's factual), we could be getting somewhere good. TorqueHappenS08 was sort of scratching the surface when he talked of the handling in the Evora (but not so much with his F40 review).
If you're worried about space, don't be. It appears that everyone reading this thread can be bothered reading lengthy reviews providing it's quality material.
As a tip to get started (in case you can't get the ideas to work), you could go and take the car out (prefferably on s3 tyres to exploit all handling areas, and on suzuka to test speed and handling) and start off by taking 5 points about speed handling and 5 on others like sound and such.
If there was any misunderstanding in the title to spark everyone doing jezza impersinations, I was meaning "Clarkson style" as in the point that he's a car journo and writes about the things I stated above, not that he makes smart remarks and makes expressions into the camera. If you go and watch a review he does, yes there is alot of "cocking about" but while everyone's laughing at his latest joke or marvalling at the car, he says some important facts about the car that give the whole story more body - an this is more of what I wanted to see.
Everyone, I'm sorry I'm a grumpy fart and please don't think that I came in here today and wrote this to rain on everyone's parade, but I feel as though some of these posts are more comments on the car and stabs at TG impersinations rather than how the car is to drive. More like the emotions you feel when you admire a car parked on the other side of the road rather than how it is to drive.
Please, pleas, please don't stop this rant from you posting more reviews (especially mu5lim and TorqueHappenS08) but I do feel if everyone talked more about the car and less about TG, the quality of material would rise.
I'm not saying I'm God's greatest gift but if you run out of ideas or need help, feel free to pm me.
ps. I reckon if this thread hits 4 pages, I'll think about some sort of weekly comp or something.
actually, i'll do one now!
(still in clarkson voice though)
TVR Tamora
here it is, the tvr tamora, and may i say, it looks like a fish, but the worst is still to come though.
(in car)
first of all, this car is literally un-tune-able. As soon as you up the power and decrease the weight a little bit, second gear is just there to fill a very tiny gap between 1st and 3rd. You literally drive off and when you have to go into second, you might aswell just go into third, there is no benefit in second gear once or ever.
So, forget the tuning it is time to talk about the interior. its decent, steering wheel is the right shape, circular, unlike the ferrari formula 1 car i tested last week, and theres a gear lever in the usual place and theres an ignition key!
so then, lets start it up, (turns key) (engine starting sound) ok, i think something could be broken, its very quiet, oh well, i'm not paying for it.
lets go (car drives off)
wow, this really is, not so good. it is fast but i feel as i'm just scratching the surface because i cant figure out this stupid dash display. it loks like something out of a space age film and i am not clever enough to figure it out, who designed this? einstein?! there is a speedometer and a rev counter, but the problem is that one of them makes the needle go anticlockwise rather than clockwise like i am used to, it makes high speed driving very difficult.
now, i am going to take it, to a track, it is in the mountains, it used to be a campsite but all the campers left, or maybe they had all been murdered. anyway, this is the eiger nordwand course, and there are lots of hairpins that are designed to take even the most powerful of cars to their manouverable limits.
of course, i am here to test the car to its limits, and from what i've seen so far it shouldn't be too difficult, but here goes nothing. (gets in car)
(car revs, fast start with tyre smoke)
(goes to first corner and pathetically understeers and crashes into the barrier)
[panting] woah, maybe i aint cut out for this racing malaki, but i have, bought someone who is. Some say, that he only eats socks, and he has a life size tattoo of his face, on his face. All i know is, hes called the stig!
(fast start, tyre smoke)
(commentary)
and he's off! coming round to the first corner and, hold on he's powersliding through there! and, oh no he's missed the next gear, why isnt he changing up? oh, i get it, second gear is there for powersliding, go on stig!
(trailer like editing of the car going round with music)
(end of lap)
ok, stig, get out its my turn. go on then. i said get out. get out or i will set fire to your teletubbies album. (stig gets out) thank you! ..stupid...
ok its my turn! i'm going to go round this track just like he did, here goes!
(car rev and fast start with smoke)
wow! i'm powersliding and i'm also breaking the engine! yeahhhh!
(trailer like editing of the car going round with music)
So, my conclusion, dont buy one.
(back in the studio)
(clapping)
Richard : so, you liked it?
Jeremy : yes.
James : but you just said dont buy one.
Jeremy : yes.
Richard : what do you mean "yes"?
Jeremy : did you here what i was saying?
Richard : yes but..
Jeremy : i said that these things are wonderul on the track, but horrible to drive on the road.
James : But, think about it, you said there was no point for second gear being there, yes?
Jeremy : yes
James : but you were doing high performance driving, most people wont do that though.
Jeremy : but its still let down by the dash.
James : there i agree with you
Richard : yes
Jeremy : right, lets do the news.
(still in clarkson voice though)
TVR Tamora
here it is, the tvr tamora, and may i say, it looks like a fish, but the worst is still to come though.
(in car)
first of all, this car is literally un-tune-able. As soon as you up the power and decrease the weight a little bit, second gear is just there to fill a very tiny gap between 1st and 3rd. You literally drive off and when you have to go into second, you might aswell just go into third, there is no benefit in second gear once or ever.
So, forget the tuning it is time to talk about the interior. its decent, steering wheel is the right shape, circular, unlike the ferrari formula 1 car i tested last week, and theres a gear lever in the usual place and theres an ignition key!
so then, lets start it up, (turns key) (engine starting sound) ok, i think something could be broken, its very quiet, oh well, i'm not paying for it.
lets go (car drives off)
wow, this really is, not so good. it is fast but i feel as i'm just scratching the surface because i cant figure out this stupid dash display. it loks like something out of a space age film and i am not clever enough to figure it out, who designed this? einstein?! there is a speedometer and a rev counter, but the problem is that one of them makes the needle go anticlockwise rather than clockwise like i am used to, it makes high speed driving very difficult.
now, i am going to take it, to a track, it is in the mountains, it used to be a campsite but all the campers left, or maybe they had all been murdered. anyway, this is the eiger nordwand course, and there are lots of hairpins that are designed to take even the most powerful of cars to their manouverable limits.
of course, i am here to test the car to its limits, and from what i've seen so far it shouldn't be too difficult, but here goes nothing. (gets in car)
(car revs, fast start with tyre smoke)
(goes to first corner and pathetically understeers and crashes into the barrier)
[panting] woah, maybe i aint cut out for this racing malaki, but i have, bought someone who is. Some say, that he only eats socks, and he has a life size tattoo of his face, on his face. All i know is, hes called the stig!
(fast start, tyre smoke)
(commentary)
and he's off! coming round to the first corner and, hold on he's powersliding through there! and, oh no he's missed the next gear, why isnt he changing up? oh, i get it, second gear is there for powersliding, go on stig!
(trailer like editing of the car going round with music)
(end of lap)
ok, stig, get out its my turn. go on then. i said get out. get out or i will set fire to your teletubbies album. (stig gets out) thank you! ..stupid...
ok its my turn! i'm going to go round this track just like he did, here goes!
(car rev and fast start with smoke)
wow! i'm powersliding and i'm also breaking the engine! yeahhhh!
(trailer like editing of the car going round with music)
So, my conclusion, dont buy one.
(back in the studio)
(clapping)
Richard : so, you liked it?
Jeremy : yes.
James : but you just said dont buy one.
Jeremy : yes.
Richard : what do you mean "yes"?
Jeremy : did you here what i was saying?
Richard : yes but..
Jeremy : i said that these things are wonderul on the track, but horrible to drive on the road.
James : But, think about it, you said there was no point for second gear being there, yes?
Jeremy : yes
James : but you were doing high performance driving, most people wont do that though.
Jeremy : but its still let down by the dash.
James : there i agree with you
Richard : yes
Jeremy : right, lets do the news.
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Ferrari california.
Contents.
* * = voice out of camera
( )= voice in car while driving
normal for outside of the car.
Hellow and welcome to topgear, Now today were going to do somthing a little different. We..uh get alot of complaints saying we never feature any affordable, evirormenttaly friendly cars..On the uh show. soo... were kicking off the show tonight with a little present from a certain well known carcompany.
And This is it,
The Brand new ferrari california.
And im not kidding, this car is a work of art with persission and speed set right in mind. For the most part..
(Now...I have been driving this car for quite some time, And there is no place this car just does not shine, Even in west london, it was just spectactular.. Aside from getting a flat tire on the side of the w7..)
But anyway..The ride qualitiy is just so smoothe, it just dosent feel like you are in a prancing horse,
More along the lines as if you were in a merc or a beamer.
(Infact as i was driving it down to the studio it was spectacular, as i was driving it down the A30 it was briliant, Drove it in wails, still brilliant. I really cant find any complaints about this car, But ill still try....ummm lets see, oh the leather stitching dosent match the trim....on that panel...And...uh the wiper blade switch is to far to the left...) So it was still just as luxurious and comforateble as from the start..
*Which is what i thought until i took it around some corners....*
*but first im going to pull over to fiddle with all the little controls and what not..*
Ok right..The car is off i think.. I dont hear any noise comming from the motor. OR maybe thats because it's not behind my cranium.....but What ever....Now, Right sat nav know's im at a track..So thats good, wouldnt wana be collecting speeding tickets in belgium...or norway now would we. there also appears to be a back up camera, Ok thats good, dont wana run over any little rabbits or richard...
AHhhhh of course i see like in all of the new age super cars you still have these stupid little flappy paddle gears boxes.... Which are complete rubbish, What ever did happen to proppper manual with a clutch...I supose every body became to fat or lazy.. But anyway...... Right, i can also see that there is a tiny little button for launch control, A tiny button for sports and race mode life in the f430. and the tiny but big Red button for start.
Also They say that the same technologie thats in the maserati granturismo, is located in this car as well, Right, that pretty much explains the price....But i still cant help but think..
what is all this race stuff doing in a car like this, with fine stiched leather seats and satnav. And back up cameras....
I'll tell you what its doing,
its luring you into a faulse sence of surcurity.
Alright when i put it into to race mode, that is suposed to speed up the gear changing, and open some flaps up in the exhaust, also tighten the suspension a bit for conering. Well this is a race track so i want that.
Alright
Right press launchcontrol....build up the revs...And were off..
*What....What in the world, What happend? what happen to all that luxury its gone, Replaced by some fire breathing monster who likes to go sideways even when its not wet.
This car is really a foul animal caged with fine leather and satnav. Its abit like going out with some good mates, All good fun , but they ocasionally like to kill people with chainsaws. But this is just astonishing...And it corners, i can just hit the gas midcorner with my eyes shut and ide still make it, thanks to the electronic nanie in the engine bay, But what about the power...
Ohhh yea...Its got alot of that...Infact you will get from 0 to 60 in under 4 seconds, and flat out you will be doing well lets find....ok, stop build up the revs to about 4000rpm, anndd....Go...Wow....That aceleration is almost jaw ripping, i didnt even get that from the f430....Now comming up on 8000rpm switching into 5th and already doing 160....165...6th and i just got a burp of torque now im doing 176...POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR but now im running out of runway...........break break break..... .....But whats not to expect from the big 4 liter v8 under the hood putting over 450 mad horses to ground...And dont worry, Thoughs big giant frizbee discs located behind the wheels,will surely be keeping you from crashing into that laury carrying hair care products. Because Keep in mind you have to be absolutely beautiful to drive this thing, which is why i have on my shiny shoes and tie... and a paper bag on mah head.
It completely fooled me, And im not kidding. First glance, i thought...welll it was a bit ugly from the boot, and that the front end looked like a cat in heat. But i still hate the gear box... Yes it has that good ferrari sound but its during the monotone eeerrreeeerrreeeer, just like the isf and gtr were...
But all that dosent matter to me any more, And it never really did in the first place, All that mattered was did it do what a ferrari is suposed to do.
And it did it better.
( You know i was cruising down downtown london last night in this, and i sware to you, and im not kidding, i literaly got pulled over by the police because they wanted to know what kind of car it was....Absolutely ridiculous.....Also the fact..That if it was really mine or not..But that is beside the point,
*After spending some time with this car, i started to see what all the big fuss was about, It even begain to look more actractive, in a way.*
Sort of...
I can honestly drive this thing with my head held high knowing that this is a true modern ferrari. this is how its suposed to be, even with all the techological rubbish it is still a propper ferrari, and am absolutely stagared.
But im still not sold, Its nice and every thing
But theres just somthing missing, forget all this leather, It just dosent have that old ferrari spark, Sure its fast but it just feels like something else...
Contents.
* * = voice out of camera
( )= voice in car while driving
normal for outside of the car.
Hellow and welcome to topgear, Now today were going to do somthing a little different. We..uh get alot of complaints saying we never feature any affordable, evirormenttaly friendly cars..On the uh show. soo... were kicking off the show tonight with a little present from a certain well known carcompany.
And This is it,
The Brand new ferrari california.
And im not kidding, this car is a work of art with persission and speed set right in mind. For the most part..
(Now...I have been driving this car for quite some time, And there is no place this car just does not shine, Even in west london, it was just spectactular.. Aside from getting a flat tire on the side of the w7..)
But anyway..The ride qualitiy is just so smoothe, it just dosent feel like you are in a prancing horse,
More along the lines as if you were in a merc or a beamer.
(Infact as i was driving it down to the studio it was spectacular, as i was driving it down the A30 it was briliant, Drove it in wails, still brilliant. I really cant find any complaints about this car, But ill still try....ummm lets see, oh the leather stitching dosent match the trim....on that panel...And...uh the wiper blade switch is to far to the left...) So it was still just as luxurious and comforateble as from the start..
*Which is what i thought until i took it around some corners....*
*but first im going to pull over to fiddle with all the little controls and what not..*
Ok right..The car is off i think.. I dont hear any noise comming from the motor. OR maybe thats because it's not behind my cranium.....but What ever....Now, Right sat nav know's im at a track..So thats good, wouldnt wana be collecting speeding tickets in belgium...or norway now would we. there also appears to be a back up camera, Ok thats good, dont wana run over any little rabbits or richard...
AHhhhh of course i see like in all of the new age super cars you still have these stupid little flappy paddle gears boxes.... Which are complete rubbish, What ever did happen to proppper manual with a clutch...I supose every body became to fat or lazy.. But anyway...... Right, i can also see that there is a tiny little button for launch control, A tiny button for sports and race mode life in the f430. and the tiny but big Red button for start.
Also They say that the same technologie thats in the maserati granturismo, is located in this car as well, Right, that pretty much explains the price....But i still cant help but think..
what is all this race stuff doing in a car like this, with fine stiched leather seats and satnav. And back up cameras....
I'll tell you what its doing,
its luring you into a faulse sence of surcurity.
Alright when i put it into to race mode, that is suposed to speed up the gear changing, and open some flaps up in the exhaust, also tighten the suspension a bit for conering. Well this is a race track so i want that.
Alright
Right press launchcontrol....build up the revs...And were off..
*What....What in the world, What happend? what happen to all that luxury its gone, Replaced by some fire breathing monster who likes to go sideways even when its not wet.
This car is really a foul animal caged with fine leather and satnav. Its abit like going out with some good mates, All good fun , but they ocasionally like to kill people with chainsaws. But this is just astonishing...And it corners, i can just hit the gas midcorner with my eyes shut and ide still make it, thanks to the electronic nanie in the engine bay, But what about the power...
Ohhh yea...Its got alot of that...Infact you will get from 0 to 60 in under 4 seconds, and flat out you will be doing well lets find....ok, stop build up the revs to about 4000rpm, anndd....Go...Wow....That aceleration is almost jaw ripping, i didnt even get that from the f430....Now comming up on 8000rpm switching into 5th and already doing 160....165...6th and i just got a burp of torque now im doing 176...POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR but now im running out of runway...........break break break..... .....But whats not to expect from the big 4 liter v8 under the hood putting over 450 mad horses to ground...And dont worry, Thoughs big giant frizbee discs located behind the wheels,will surely be keeping you from crashing into that laury carrying hair care products. Because Keep in mind you have to be absolutely beautiful to drive this thing, which is why i have on my shiny shoes and tie... and a paper bag on mah head.
It completely fooled me, And im not kidding. First glance, i thought...welll it was a bit ugly from the boot, and that the front end looked like a cat in heat. But i still hate the gear box... Yes it has that good ferrari sound but its during the monotone eeerrreeeerrreeeer, just like the isf and gtr were...
But all that dosent matter to me any more, And it never really did in the first place, All that mattered was did it do what a ferrari is suposed to do.
And it did it better.
( You know i was cruising down downtown london last night in this, and i sware to you, and im not kidding, i literaly got pulled over by the police because they wanted to know what kind of car it was....Absolutely ridiculous.....Also the fact..That if it was really mine or not..But that is beside the point,
*After spending some time with this car, i started to see what all the big fuss was about, It even begain to look more actractive, in a way.*
Sort of...
I can honestly drive this thing with my head held high knowing that this is a true modern ferrari. this is how its suposed to be, even with all the techological rubbish it is still a propper ferrari, and am absolutely stagared.
But im still not sold, Its nice and every thing
But theres just somthing missing, forget all this leather, It just dosent have that old ferrari spark, Sure its fast but it just feels like something else...
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- Australia
My go
Ferrari 430
S3 tyres
There has been some great mid engined V8's released by Ferrari in the past 30 years or so. We had the 308, and more recently the 348, the 355 and the 360. All of these were popular cars. Some sick, deranged, stark raving mad lunatic might even call them affordable as opposed to the V12 Uber bedroom wall pieces that made the Ferrari name.
Thing is though, as these cars got more popular with gangsters and orange Hollywood celebs, they've become less popular with - oh I dunno - people who buy them to actually drive them. To get to where I'm coming from, take the 355 and the 360.
The 355 had less power but it was lighter than the 360 so they have the same power to weight ratio but the 355 wasn't exactly Spartan inside - it was as comfortable and luxurious as the successor. And the 360 in 'race' mode was as soft as the 355 in 'comfort' mode. You never see an orange celeb in a 355, yet you do with a 360 (although you'd have to squint as the interior trim is usually much the same colour).
Ferrari sold out to Hollywood and gave us something so soft, they felt guilty and the need to release another harder stiffer faster version (the Challenge Stradale), because, all of a sudden, they remembered about the rest of the world - a bit strange as the bloody thing was conceived in Modena, Tuscany - home of the driving roads.
Following the same chronological popularity-vs.-driving-pleasure graph, things do not bode well for the youngest of the mid V8 Fezzas.
And here, now, on this track, I can tell you that this Ferrari breaks all the rules!
This Ferrari is heaven! The noise......it sounds like the bastard love child of a 400+hp 2 litre Japanese ricer and the screaming girl King Kong befriends. It's so savage, raw and blood curdling. It just pushes you harder and harder - up to 8500rpm in fact. You get addicted to it, up to the point where anytime's a good time to mash the throttle and hear the baby sing. You even get small highs under hard braking too because the F1 style 'box (never been a real fan of them until now) blips the throttle. And it blips fast as the brakes are sublime.
And when you do mash the throttle, speed is sensational. The 495hp V8 engine ensures you keep up with the higher powered cars on the straights and the acceleration is mind-blowing - even in corners.
Honestly - this car is just so planted when you get to a corner - whatever level of throttle you apply. And it knows all the languages (unlike the Corvette I last tested). You can go clinical time trial style, or stark raving mad 40 degree style, and you can easily weave in and out of other cars while doing so. High speed corners don't upset it either. The back is planted enough to to give you a clear runway for full throttle - even when there's an engine in the back upsetting the balance.
I s'pose the nicotine patch to this inevitable addiction of noise, Gs and speed is the price - close to 250000cr and you could get a lot of car for that price somewhere else - like the tuned Corvette (which is almost as good) and 50000cr to spare. The sensation of all this noise and calamity doesn't hit you straight away either - you have to drive it and get used to it before you can justify the price tag.
In the online races, the R35 GTR, the Corvette and the 430 have always been grouped together and after testing them all I can conclude with saying:
The GTR is fast but offers less driver satisfaction than if I was actually beamed from point A to point B.
The Corvette is too unstable and unfinished in the corner department.
The 430 trumps these two other cars in the fun factor department but it isn't quite as fast as the GTR.
My winner of the three?
The 430. Its involving, it's fast and it's just so placeable on any given corner. Costing more than the GTR and the 'vette combined is this car's only real shortfall.
Great car, Great sensations.
Ferrari 430
S3 tyres
There has been some great mid engined V8's released by Ferrari in the past 30 years or so. We had the 308, and more recently the 348, the 355 and the 360. All of these were popular cars. Some sick, deranged, stark raving mad lunatic might even call them affordable as opposed to the V12 Uber bedroom wall pieces that made the Ferrari name.
Thing is though, as these cars got more popular with gangsters and orange Hollywood celebs, they've become less popular with - oh I dunno - people who buy them to actually drive them. To get to where I'm coming from, take the 355 and the 360.
The 355 had less power but it was lighter than the 360 so they have the same power to weight ratio but the 355 wasn't exactly Spartan inside - it was as comfortable and luxurious as the successor. And the 360 in 'race' mode was as soft as the 355 in 'comfort' mode. You never see an orange celeb in a 355, yet you do with a 360 (although you'd have to squint as the interior trim is usually much the same colour).
Ferrari sold out to Hollywood and gave us something so soft, they felt guilty and the need to release another harder stiffer faster version (the Challenge Stradale), because, all of a sudden, they remembered about the rest of the world - a bit strange as the bloody thing was conceived in Modena, Tuscany - home of the driving roads.
Following the same chronological popularity-vs.-driving-pleasure graph, things do not bode well for the youngest of the mid V8 Fezzas.
And here, now, on this track, I can tell you that this Ferrari breaks all the rules!
This Ferrari is heaven! The noise......it sounds like the bastard love child of a 400+hp 2 litre Japanese ricer and the screaming girl King Kong befriends. It's so savage, raw and blood curdling. It just pushes you harder and harder - up to 8500rpm in fact. You get addicted to it, up to the point where anytime's a good time to mash the throttle and hear the baby sing. You even get small highs under hard braking too because the F1 style 'box (never been a real fan of them until now) blips the throttle. And it blips fast as the brakes are sublime.
And when you do mash the throttle, speed is sensational. The 495hp V8 engine ensures you keep up with the higher powered cars on the straights and the acceleration is mind-blowing - even in corners.
Honestly - this car is just so planted when you get to a corner - whatever level of throttle you apply. And it knows all the languages (unlike the Corvette I last tested). You can go clinical time trial style, or stark raving mad 40 degree style, and you can easily weave in and out of other cars while doing so. High speed corners don't upset it either. The back is planted enough to to give you a clear runway for full throttle - even when there's an engine in the back upsetting the balance.
I s'pose the nicotine patch to this inevitable addiction of noise, Gs and speed is the price - close to 250000cr and you could get a lot of car for that price somewhere else - like the tuned Corvette (which is almost as good) and 50000cr to spare. The sensation of all this noise and calamity doesn't hit you straight away either - you have to drive it and get used to it before you can justify the price tag.
In the online races, the R35 GTR, the Corvette and the 430 have always been grouped together and after testing them all I can conclude with saying:
The GTR is fast but offers less driver satisfaction than if I was actually beamed from point A to point B.
The Corvette is too unstable and unfinished in the corner department.
The 430 trumps these two other cars in the fun factor department but it isn't quite as fast as the GTR.
My winner of the three?
The 430. Its involving, it's fast and it's just so placeable on any given corner. Costing more than the GTR and the 'vette combined is this car's only real shortfall.
Great car, Great sensations.
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- GTP_Spyhunter
(Not attempting Jeremy Clarkson)
Ahhh, Suzuka. A formidable, twisty bit of concrete, set in the land of the Rising sun. The land of hothatches, and daily driver supercars. The land of Integra Type R's, NSX Type R's, and GT...... R's.
Right, so, with all that in mind, we are here today to test out another hot hatch from..... France? Yes, France. The Renault Clio. But this isn't just any Clio. They removed the pedestrian lump up front with.... space for luggage. And fitted a nice little V6 in the boot, giving you something more like... well, nothing else exactly.
Getting in the car, we find the interior is all Clio. Minus the rear seat, of course. The dash, switch gear... all the same basic items you would find in a traditional Clio. In other words, they are simply rubbish. But, once on track, you will find you do not care.
Underway, you will find out this is no ordinary Clio. This is an NSX with a Civic kit. Stomp on the gas, and this little shoebox will get out of its own way in a hurry. At least much faster then it should, one would think.
Lets head out for a lap, shall we?
Down the straight, banging gears up into 6th, brake, down into 5th, turn in... and you realize you went too slow. Car could have gone much faster. YOU held it back. How dare you.
On through 2 and into the Esses. Time to check your blarney stones. Don't lift as you enter the left hander, sliiiiiiight lift at the right, back on the throttle through the next left (heart rate increasing now), foot to the floor, another slight lift to tight line the long, sweeping right hander.... fight off the slight understeer..
no time to breath now....
back on the gas hard, foot to the floor through Dunlap, keep it out of the gravel on the outsiiiiiiide......
Note to self, Breath.
Your in 5th now, heading into the slight right before Degner.
Sliiiight lift... back on throttle... hooold onnnnn... and brake. Down to 3rd for Degner, back on the gas just before apex.
Whew... this thing scoots.
4th....5th down 130R. No lift for the slight right, annnnnnnnnnd stand on the brakes! Down to 2nd, rotate (man this thing rotates!), and back out hitting 3rd just as you hit apex out, heading down 200R.
Gear changes come fairly quick. Bang, 4th. Bang, 5th. Shift early into 6th, let that little V6 do some work.
Here comes Spoon, downshift to 4th, turn in and back on throttle to carry a nice little 4 wheel drift to track out. Lift, and turn in... patients.... add throttle slowly just before you hit apex, now floored heading to track out.
Down the long back straight. Bang, 5th. Shift a little early for 6th again. (Car seems to like that). Here comes the long, sweeping left handerrrrrrr... lift, back on throttle. Keep the car off the rumble strips.... nice.
Brake late for Casio. Bang, bang, bang, bang... 2nd, turn in, back on throttle, grab 3rd as you turn back left, ease on throttle...bang 4th, bang 5th, then 6th right as you cross the finish line.
Whew. This little car has all the moves. Its like the illegitimate child of an Elise and a NSX-R. Without their looks. Not that its ugly. Its has a look that only a purist can really appreciate. Sleeper, if you will. But not beautiful.
But why are we talking looks? Like the interior, its a mooo point. Like a cows opinion, it just doesn't matter. The car is just fun!
So, is this car the next coming of, well... the next coming? No.
Wait, wat? Why, you ask?
Sure, it has all the moves. It makes the average guy look good, and the good driver look great, and the great driver look like a bonified hero! But maybe thats the problem. Its TOO easy to drive. Doesn't mean its not a hoot. It is. Doesn't mean you won't win races. In fact, its pretty much required to win a couple. But only if there is another Clio in the race. Otherwise, your just out there banging gears, and making BMWs, NSXs, and the like look silly. Which is right good fun, and all. But hardly a challenge.
Ahhh, Suzuka. A formidable, twisty bit of concrete, set in the land of the Rising sun. The land of hothatches, and daily driver supercars. The land of Integra Type R's, NSX Type R's, and GT...... R's.
Right, so, with all that in mind, we are here today to test out another hot hatch from..... France? Yes, France. The Renault Clio. But this isn't just any Clio. They removed the pedestrian lump up front with.... space for luggage. And fitted a nice little V6 in the boot, giving you something more like... well, nothing else exactly.
Getting in the car, we find the interior is all Clio. Minus the rear seat, of course. The dash, switch gear... all the same basic items you would find in a traditional Clio. In other words, they are simply rubbish. But, once on track, you will find you do not care.
Underway, you will find out this is no ordinary Clio. This is an NSX with a Civic kit. Stomp on the gas, and this little shoebox will get out of its own way in a hurry. At least much faster then it should, one would think.
Lets head out for a lap, shall we?
Down the straight, banging gears up into 6th, brake, down into 5th, turn in... and you realize you went too slow. Car could have gone much faster. YOU held it back. How dare you.
On through 2 and into the Esses. Time to check your blarney stones. Don't lift as you enter the left hander, sliiiiiiight lift at the right, back on the throttle through the next left (heart rate increasing now), foot to the floor, another slight lift to tight line the long, sweeping right hander.... fight off the slight understeer..
no time to breath now....
back on the gas hard, foot to the floor through Dunlap, keep it out of the gravel on the outsiiiiiiide......
Note to self, Breath.
Your in 5th now, heading into the slight right before Degner.
Sliiiight lift... back on throttle... hooold onnnnn... and brake. Down to 3rd for Degner, back on the gas just before apex.
Whew... this thing scoots.
4th....5th down 130R. No lift for the slight right, annnnnnnnnnd stand on the brakes! Down to 2nd, rotate (man this thing rotates!), and back out hitting 3rd just as you hit apex out, heading down 200R.
Gear changes come fairly quick. Bang, 4th. Bang, 5th. Shift early into 6th, let that little V6 do some work.
Here comes Spoon, downshift to 4th, turn in and back on throttle to carry a nice little 4 wheel drift to track out. Lift, and turn in... patients.... add throttle slowly just before you hit apex, now floored heading to track out.
Down the long back straight. Bang, 5th. Shift a little early for 6th again. (Car seems to like that). Here comes the long, sweeping left handerrrrrrr... lift, back on throttle. Keep the car off the rumble strips.... nice.
Brake late for Casio. Bang, bang, bang, bang... 2nd, turn in, back on throttle, grab 3rd as you turn back left, ease on throttle...bang 4th, bang 5th, then 6th right as you cross the finish line.
Whew. This little car has all the moves. Its like the illegitimate child of an Elise and a NSX-R. Without their looks. Not that its ugly. Its has a look that only a purist can really appreciate. Sleeper, if you will. But not beautiful.
But why are we talking looks? Like the interior, its a mooo point. Like a cows opinion, it just doesn't matter. The car is just fun!
So, is this car the next coming of, well... the next coming? No.
Wait, wat? Why, you ask?
Sure, it has all the moves. It makes the average guy look good, and the good driver look great, and the great driver look like a bonified hero! But maybe thats the problem. Its TOO easy to drive. Doesn't mean its not a hoot. It is. Doesn't mean you won't win races. In fact, its pretty much required to win a couple. But only if there is another Clio in the race. Otherwise, your just out there banging gears, and making BMWs, NSXs, and the like look silly. Which is right good fun, and all. But hardly a challenge.
- 2,980
- Greensboro/NC/U
- jarod336/GTP_torque
- Paperorplastic/ manherollen
Peter
(Banned)
- 4,352
- pj-gm
- lol not happening
I'll have a go now
Ferrari 599 (Clarkson style)
Nowadays ferraris just aren't selling as good as they used to. With their cheap plastic seats ad the 1/2 mile to the gallon v12's and the boots that can only hold your 3 yer old's snack box.
Even the Enzo had a few problems. First of all it was only available in left hand drive.
Now ferrari has changed a bit(599 swoops by)
This is the 599, and it has to be the ugliest ferrari ever made. But it's good.
It's got sattelite radio, sattelite nav, seat warmers and even a little space in the back to strap in your golf clubs and it's got a big boot.
Sure it's just a GT luxury car, and you would think that "ferrari has lost its hardcore, i mean its got the flappy paddle gearbox"
Well, you're wrong(599 powerslides around corners)
This thing has a 6.0L v12 churning out 620bhp and would you listen to it, it's just beautiful. POOOOOWWWWWWEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!!!!
It might be heavy but it handles perfectly, i think i might take a go at it with all assists off(turns knop to off)
Ok here we go(spins out and stalls)
Well, that went wrong a bit. But the car still is a machine. Sure it looks like a japanese girl with a retainer smiling at you but apart from that it's just amazing
(audience clapping)
Ferrari 599 (Clarkson style)
Nowadays ferraris just aren't selling as good as they used to. With their cheap plastic seats ad the 1/2 mile to the gallon v12's and the boots that can only hold your 3 yer old's snack box.
Even the Enzo had a few problems. First of all it was only available in left hand drive.
Now ferrari has changed a bit(599 swoops by)
This is the 599, and it has to be the ugliest ferrari ever made. But it's good.
It's got sattelite radio, sattelite nav, seat warmers and even a little space in the back to strap in your golf clubs and it's got a big boot.
Sure it's just a GT luxury car, and you would think that "ferrari has lost its hardcore, i mean its got the flappy paddle gearbox"
Well, you're wrong(599 powerslides around corners)
This thing has a 6.0L v12 churning out 620bhp and would you listen to it, it's just beautiful. POOOOOWWWWWWEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!!!!
It might be heavy but it handles perfectly, i think i might take a go at it with all assists off(turns knop to off)
Ok here we go(spins out and stalls)
Well, that went wrong a bit. But the car still is a machine. Sure it looks like a japanese girl with a retainer smiling at you but apart from that it's just amazing
(audience clapping)
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- Australia
Yeah....what I try to do is to make the reader feel like they are reading topgear without any of the stage directions. More like impersinating what he says insdead of how, where and when.
I feel the TG directions almost give a cheap childish feel to the piece. As I've said before, I'd like to see more pieces without these directions - but I'm not stopping anybody.
I think I've got my sad sorry self into such a TG state that I talk like jezza all the time - that's why I can half do it.
I like SpyHunter's attempt. It is factual and offers a description of how it is to drive - not that there is no room in the boot (well actually he did but that's not the point)..... although I did feel that there was maybe a little too much commentary and not enough easily obtainable infomation.
To everyone - If I do give negatives about someone's work, I'm not dissing it. I'm giving my thoughts about a piece of work on how it shines and how it doesn't. Look at the comments made on GT4 photomode competitions to get where I'm coming from
Good work everyone!!👍
here, i'll give you some!
astonishing...
sweeeeet!
poweerrrrrrrrrr!!!!
john prescott...
captain slow
hamster
buttocks
my god..
terrible!
ugly!
i love will young!
That just about covers it! the last one might not be true by the way...just in case you were thinking...but you probably weren't...so just forget about it.
astonishing...
sweeeeet!
poweerrrrrrrrrr!!!!
john prescott...
captain slow
hamster
buttocks
my god..
terrible!
ugly!
i love will young!
That just about covers it! the last one might not be true by the way...just in case you were thinking...but you probably weren't...so just forget about it.
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- Australia
It is?!...Ok whatever. I though it was mu5lim's but there isn't really any "goes" as such.
I'll get on to GT5P and see what I can do.
I'm thinking of a group test so watch out.
I havn't done one for a bit cause I been working on a photo in the photomode competitions (check them out - serious talent).
Thanks to monoha for the compliment. If you want to ever try this sort of thing, we can give you some feedback - just express what you like/dislike about a car in the game - and it doesn't have to be in TG style.
I'll get on to GT5P and see what I can do.
I'm thinking of a group test so watch out.
I havn't done one for a bit cause I been working on a photo in the photomode competitions (check them out - serious talent).
Thanks to monoha for the compliment. If you want to ever try this sort of thing, we can give you some feedback - just express what you like/dislike about a car in the game - and it doesn't have to be in TG style.
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Nissan GTR vs. Ferrari F430(Jeremy Clarkson voice)
This is probably the most practical supercar you can buy. It has a big boot, it has back seats you can actually "USE", It's quiet, it's idiot proof, its faster than a 911 turbo, and it only costs $75,000.
But just because its got all this stuff doesn't mean its boring. Sure, it's not a "do it all yourself car" but once you're at a racetrack, it will show its true colours.(car slices corners)
This, is Suzuka Circuit. It is the oldest track in Japan and one of the most legendary tracks in the world. It's got spoons and curves and the little chichane before the finish line.
You might think all the anti idiot stuff on this car drains all the exitement of this car away, but you're wrong.(going around track)
This car might be heavy, but it's like it hardly affects anything at all. It only has 480hp but it still manages to do 0-60 in 3.4 seconds, a top speed of 194mph, and 7:28 at the ring.
So, you think this car has its class dominated? Well there's.........(f430 swoops by) this.
Ferrari F430
This is the ferrari f430. It's no where near as practical as the GTR but speed is a different matter.
This thing has a 4.3L V8 which pumps out 495hp. It has a 0-60 time of about the same as the GTR and a top speed just touching 200mph.
You know what part of this car i like the most? The sound.(car drives by)
This thing sounds so amasing and LOUD!!! I would drive this to pick up my wife just so i don't have to listen to how her day was!!!POOOOOOWWWWWEEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
Just like the GTR, this thing handles astonishingly. But it's not as easy to drive as the GTR, and when you turn off all the assists, this happens (f430 powerslides, spins and gets mouthful of gravel.)
So, practicality comparison :
Nissan GTR: quiet, idiot proof, back seats, $75,000, easy to drive
Ferrari F430: loud(but beautiful), not so idiot proof, 2 seats, $200,000, not so easy to drive
Exitement:
Nissan GTR :brought down by its lack of "do it yourself"
Ferrari f430: brought up by sound
The Verdict:
If you want a practical supercar not common like a Continential GT or twice the price like the 911 Turbo, get the GTR
If you want something that sound good thats not $600,000 like a Zonda or common like a lambo, get the F430.
My favourite: Ferrari F430- remember my wife about her day? That's why. I mean c'mon, she is boring!!!
(audience clapping)
That put my JC skills to the limit!!! That is JC at his best.
This is probably the most practical supercar you can buy. It has a big boot, it has back seats you can actually "USE", It's quiet, it's idiot proof, its faster than a 911 turbo, and it only costs $75,000.
But just because its got all this stuff doesn't mean its boring. Sure, it's not a "do it all yourself car" but once you're at a racetrack, it will show its true colours.(car slices corners)
This, is Suzuka Circuit. It is the oldest track in Japan and one of the most legendary tracks in the world. It's got spoons and curves and the little chichane before the finish line.
You might think all the anti idiot stuff on this car drains all the exitement of this car away, but you're wrong.(going around track)
This car might be heavy, but it's like it hardly affects anything at all. It only has 480hp but it still manages to do 0-60 in 3.4 seconds, a top speed of 194mph, and 7:28 at the ring.
So, you think this car has its class dominated? Well there's.........(f430 swoops by) this.
Ferrari F430
This is the ferrari f430. It's no where near as practical as the GTR but speed is a different matter.
This thing has a 4.3L V8 which pumps out 495hp. It has a 0-60 time of about the same as the GTR and a top speed just touching 200mph.
You know what part of this car i like the most? The sound.(car drives by)
This thing sounds so amasing and LOUD!!! I would drive this to pick up my wife just so i don't have to listen to how her day was!!!POOOOOOWWWWWEEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
Just like the GTR, this thing handles astonishingly. But it's not as easy to drive as the GTR, and when you turn off all the assists, this happens (f430 powerslides, spins and gets mouthful of gravel.)
So, practicality comparison :
Nissan GTR: quiet, idiot proof, back seats, $75,000, easy to drive
Ferrari F430: loud(but beautiful), not so idiot proof, 2 seats, $200,000, not so easy to drive
Exitement:
Nissan GTR :brought down by its lack of "do it yourself"
Ferrari f430: brought up by sound
The Verdict:
If you want a practical supercar not common like a Continential GT or twice the price like the 911 Turbo, get the GTR
If you want something that sound good thats not $600,000 like a Zonda or common like a lambo, get the F430.
My favourite: Ferrari F430- remember my wife about her day? That's why. I mean c'mon, she is boring!!!
(audience clapping)
That put my JC skills to the limit!!! That is JC at his best.
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