Top Gear

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: bR
Well I think its funny that the Alfa beat an M3...

Isn't the Alpha a sports car, and the M3 almost a Salon?

Well if you think FWD coupes count as sportscars sure..

The M3 is a GT... and i think by trying to do everything well... it got a little porky.

The E36 and E30 M3s were closer to being a real sportscar IMHO.

The M3 as it is today is one of the absolute best cars in the planet for a) drag racing b) handling and c) luxury\style.

 

[fyleow]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Does anyone else think it's exciting that Volvo's s60r is on that list? Does anyone have that episode? I'd love to see it.

Not really, the SR60 was designed to compete with the M3 and S4. It ends up being 4 seconds slower than both of them.

 

[ndee]

ok, but WHO is Stig? I seem him mentioned all the time but you never see his face. Is that on purpose?

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, but WHO is Stig? I seem him mentioned all the time but you never see his face. Is that on purpose?

Yeah the first one has been replaced

 

[ArmenK]

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, but WHO is Stig? I seem him mentioned all the time but you never see his face. Is that on purpose?

here is the first Stig Text

 

[sillymofo]

I thought they updated that list with the Lotus Elise being third, above the GT3...

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: fyleow

Originally posted by: Nebor
Does anyone else think it's exciting that Volvo's s60r is on that list? Does anyone have that episode? I'd love to see it.

Not really, the SR60 was designed to compete with the M3 and S4. It ends up being 4 seconds slower than both of them.

The S60R wasn't designed to compete w/ the M3 and S4, that's just what Volvo says.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: ArmenK

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, but WHO is Stig? I seem him mentioned all the time but you never see his face. Is that on purpose?

here is the first Stig Text

thanks for the link!

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: bR
Well I think its funny that the Alfa beat an M3...

Isn't the Alpha a sports car, and the M3 almost a Salon?

Well if you think FWD coupes count as sportscars sure..

The M3 is a GT... and i think by trying to do everything well... it got a little porky.

The E36 and E30 M3s were closer to being a real sportscar IMHO.

The M3 as it is today is one of the absolute best cars in the planet for a) drag racing b) handling and c) luxury\style.

Which is why its too fat. Its a yuppie mobile.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: bR
Well I think its funny that the Alfa beat an M3...

Isn't the Alpha a sports car, and the M3 almost a Salon?

Well if you think FWD coupes count as sportscars sure..

The M3 is a GT... and i think by trying to do everything well... it got a little porky.

The E36 and E30 M3s were closer to being a real sportscar IMHO.

The M3 as it is today is one of the absolute best cars in the planet for a) drag racing b) handling and c) luxury\style.

Which is why its too fat. Its a yuppie mobile.

I have absolutely no problem with that. It's looks plus it's straight line performance is enough to make me want one. But I'd get an S60R before I'd get an m3.

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: Nebor
What the heck is a Noble?

Top Gear 2002, Noble M12 handling, 42.4mb

Top Gear, Best of British Cars, part 1, with Noble M12 GTO-3R, 31.4mb

Top Gear, Best of British Cars, Part 2 (results), 25.8mb

Noble Cars

Man, such a tempting car. Costs about as much as a pretty stripped 911.

It accellerates as fast as an Enzo and quicker than a Murcielago. - Octane magazine, 3/2004

If you are short garage space, park the Ferrari outside. - The Robb Report, 2/2004

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: ArmenK

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, but WHO is Stig? I seem him mentioned all the time but you never see his face. Is that on purpose?

here is the first Stig Text

so did the first stig die? why did they mentioned that they got a new stig or something?

but jebus his skills are godly... i still remember that NSX-R test drive on that wet track...

 

[andylawcc]

apex:
those videos owns!!!!!

but I read those things ain't cheap...

 

[MustISO]

Apex, the links are down. What happened?

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: MustISO
Apex, the links are down. What happened?

I think server is unstable or whatever. It failed to download half a hour ago, but now it is at 200kbps