I love "Top Gear" but sometimes....jeez

04YELLOWGT

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I can tell the people that say the Shelby can not handle have never drove one. The car handles amazingly for what it is and can out handle many cars today. Peole that own a 2000 Cobra R and this car say that this car handles better than the R so..... Plus 90% of the suspension was off of the FR500.

People that wish it had IRS well, if you ever drove a Cobra and got wheel hop you would think different. We bought ours to go fast in a straight line though and trust me it does!

 

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007 said:

Actually you're dead right... I didnt think about it like that before, but you're right. All the car shows over here are so driven by advertising that they are total crap. I watched some musclecar garage or something once, and I couldn't believe what a load of BS it was. They were like "this is a Steeda intake spacer good for 30 rwhp... lets install it". Retarded.

I really dont blame Top Gear though. They are looking for nimble sports cars. Big fat heavy GT500s are not that at all. They should get their facts straight though.

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Yup, motorweek is a joke too. "This suprising hybrid put out a boasting 98hp and 72tq, we clocked it at a respectable 0-60 in 9.8 seconds - what a great buy!" Why do they even road test these things?

 

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I love the show enough to forgive them for the slam against the GT500. I'll never be able to afford one anyway.

Case in point...how can you hate the guys that put together this segment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz0769tiiBs

 

StangYellow

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There is a car show on the Speed Channel.... Dream Car garage. They always test big dollar performance cars whether they are european or American. But no matter what car they drive, the driver beats on the car and says "whoa this is awesome". So from a comparison standpoint, all the cars they test are pretty much considered great... but then again, they are testing SL65's athat none of us can afford

 

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Here's the whole episode...for those who are interested. Funniest show I've seen in a long time...

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6O37fYHo00

part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fdNsu_yXFk

part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jnY764Zas

 

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04GT said:

Here's the whole episode...for those who are interested. Funniest show I've seen in a long time...

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6O37fYHo00

part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fdNsu_yXFk

part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jnY764Zas

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Or here:
http://isohunt.com/download/17620752/top+gear

 

joshjwc9

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Just to bring it up, for the hell of it...the Camaro is going to be equipped with IRS for some strange reason....

 

SRT Handz

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www.finalgear.com

...Thats pretty much every show in torrent form...i have every file they have on my HD