Top Gear 11.7.2004

[Abhi]

The scenery on this episode is amazing :shocked:

 

[maddogchen]

makes me want to move to Scotland. Damn amazing. Even the reflections of the scenery on the land rover's windows looked amazing

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

The guys in this show are opinionated fanbois (as most car guys are), you have to apply a damper to everything they say.

Remind me again of the American car shows that are as good as Top Gear?

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: Nebor

Damn, you sure skooled me on that Corvette thing. Man, what if they made a Z06 version of the C6, and it had a 7 liter engine, producing 500hp. That would be crazy, huh? :roll:

And if you watched the Top Gear episode in question, you'd know that the Viper engine was derived from a big block truck engine that was readily available for the strapped-for-cash Dodge engineers.

Yeah, that would be crazy if they made a 'vette like that. Get back to me in 2006 and we'll continue this discussion.

Yes, the engine was based off a big-block truck engine, but Lamborghini engineers did play a part in the production (final design was in Italy, for chrissake). "Strapped-for-cash" is a bit of an misnomer when talking about one of the most powerful engines in existence. The guys in this show are opinionated fanbois (as most car guys are), you have to apply a damper to everything they say.

The 7.0 liter engine has already been made. It's being used in several different race cars. No need to wait until 2006.

Sorry, but Ferrari's 6.0 liter engine makes 650hp. That pretty much blows anything America has out of the water.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: Nebor

Damn, you sure skooled me on that Corvette thing. Man, what if they made a Z06 version of the C6, and it had a 7 liter engine, producing 500hp. That would be crazy, huh? :roll:

And if you watched the Top Gear episode in question, you'd know that the Viper engine was derived from a big block truck engine that was readily available for the strapped-for-cash Dodge engineers.

Yeah, that would be crazy if they made a 'vette like that. Get back to me in 2006 and we'll continue this discussion.

Yes, the engine was based off a big-block truck engine, but Lamborghini engineers did play a part in the production (final design was in Italy, for chrissake). "Strapped-for-cash" is a bit of an misnomer when talking about one of the most powerful engines in existence. The guys in this show are opinionated fanbois (as most car guys are), you have to apply a damper to everything they say.

The 7.0 liter engine has already been made. It's being used in several different race cars. No need to wait until 2006.

Sorry, but Ferrari's 6.0 liter engine makes 650hp. That pretty much blows anything America has out of the water.

It has? Okay, you win. . I was under the impression the 7.0 L engine was still a rumored promise, as the car hasn't formally debuted yet.

And yes, I know the Viper's engine does get blown away by a variety of European counterparts, my original point was that you can't just pin it to just sh!tty American engineering.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
WTF is this "Give 8300 cc to a European engineer and he'll get more than 500 hp" bullshit?! Didn't Lamborghini design the Viper engine?

Stupid British.

You make it sound like Lamborghini is actually good at these things.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
WTF is this "Give 8300 cc to a European engineer and he'll get more than 500 hp" bullshit?! Didn't Lamborghini design the Viper engine?

Stupid British.

You make it sound like Lamborghini is actually good at these things.

Exactly. Let's not forget that Lamborhinis are made by Volkswagen.... I recently found out that the new Audi RS6 is getting the Gallardo engine. I think it sullies the supercar, but what do I know.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
WTF is this "Give 8300 cc to a European engineer and he'll get more than 500 hp" bullshit?! Didn't Lamborghini design the Viper engine?

Stupid British.

You make it sound like Lamborghini is actually good at these things.

Exactly. Let's not forget that Lamborhinis are made by Volkswagen.... I recently found out that the new Audi RS6 is getting the Gallardo engine. I think it sullies the supercar, but what do I know.

Damned right it does! :shocked: