Top Gear Comparason #11: Super Saloon
You were asked to go out and find a 4 door sedan for under 50,000cr which many of you did, resulting in a very nice variety of cars to compare.
Round 1: A Costly Proposition
You were given a budget of 50,000cr. Score 1 point for every 2,000cr you have remaining.
AndersonG22 was quick off the line, grabbing a
Holden Commodore SS for the princly sum of
40,430cr to score
4 points.
Flynn77 didn't waste much time either, finding a
Lotus Carlton for a more reasonable
28,521cr to take
10 points.
korza493 played a curve-ball, choosing a coupe-esque
Mazda RX-8 Type S for
27,500cr and scoring
11 points.
SVX went for something tank-like in the
Volvo S60 T5 Sport at a sensible price of
35,580cr to take
7 points.
Nazzii considered many cars before opting for a
Infinity G35 for the price of
30,720cr for a score of
9 points.
BH-21 went for something massive in the shape of a
Chrysler 300C at
34,780cr to take
7 points.
fabmaru carelessly spent nearly all of his money on a
FPV GT at a massive
48,640cr bringing home
0 points.
C-ZETA bravely went for a FWD land yacht, a
Ford Taurus SHO for a bargain
13,755cr nets him
18 points.
shotamagee rounds out the field with a
Mitsubishi Lancer EX 1800GSR that cost just
9,376cr for a massive
20 points.
Round 2: Weighty Business
Large sedans weigh tons - literally. Weight is a hinderance to performance and economy.
The Toms Chaser weighs in at just under 1500kg. Your cars will be weighed and compared against this.
Gain 1 point for every 20kg your car is lighter, lose 1 point for every 20kg heavier.
AndersonG22 was a little heavier, his
Holden Commodore weighing in at
1658kg for
-7 points.
Flynn77 was just a few kg lighter than the above, his
Lotus Carlton weighed
1655kg for the same
-7 points.
korza493 reaps the benefit of a sportscar, the
Mazda RX-8 Type S weighing just
1310kg for a positive
9 points.
SVX was close to the target, his
Volvo S60 T5 Sport topping the scales at
1550kg for
-2 points.
Nazzii was even closer, the
Infinity G35 at
1513kg was just 13kg heavier than the Toms Chaser for
-0 points.
BH-21 has a real heavyweight, the
Chrysler 300C weighing a bone crushing
1878kg for
-18 points.
fabmaru did a little better than that, his
FPV GT being
1825kg scoring a slightly better
-16 points.
C-ZETA was closest to the target, the
Ford Taurus SHO weighs in at
1509kg for
-0 points.
shotamagee not only paid next to nothing, but his
Lancer also weighs very little,
1085kg takes
20 points.
The Scores So Far
Code:
Driver Car Price Weight [B]Total[/B]
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shotamagee Lancer 1800GSR +20 +20 [B]40[/B]
korza493 Mazda RX-8 +11 +9 [B]20[/B]
C-ZETA Ford Taurus +18 -0 [B]18[/B]
Nazzii Infinity G35 +9 -0 [B]9[/B]
SVX Volvo S60 +7 -2 [B]5[/B]
Flynn77 Lotus Carlton +10 -7 [B]3[/B]
AndersonG22 Commodore +4 -7 [B]-3[/B]
BH-21 Chrysler 300C +7 -18 [B]-11[/B]
fabmaru FPV GT +0 -16 [B]-16[/B]
Round 3: Dragging Along
Lets see just how much all that weight is hindering you.
You will run a 1000m Drag Race - the Toms Chaser does this standing kilometer in 25.5 seconds.
Gain 1 point for every full second you are faster, lose 1 point for every second slower.
To allow our American friends time to recover from their celebrations, you will have
48 hours from the time of this post.
And I decided that biggest bang for the buck is Infinity G35 saloon 
but it was sooo expensive
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