[08x04] May 28th, 2006 - Page 2

Viper007Bond · May 29th, 2006, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by alexisthemovie

heh, i was wondering when this thread would be up

Yeah, sorry, forgot. images/smilies/sad.gif

garethpeate · May 29th, 2006, 01:47 AM

Okay, so I added a thread about this to the Top Gear General forum, but as it's part of this episode:

Clarkson's S-Class test: Firstly he's wrong about the S Class being the first to offer Digital TV in the car. BMW 3 Series (E90) has had it for the last year (albeit as an optional extra. The S Class may well have been standard kit but is this likely?)

Also, the nightvision - BMW announced and launched this on the 5, 6 and 7 series in 2005.

And lastly, the Merc control system for entertainment, satnav etc - it's exactly the same concept as BMW iDrive - screen, control knob and voice activation (and I suspect the same operating system), which Clarkson hates so much, so beyond a few extra tweaks to the software, why is he praising the Merc system so much?

Yeah I know.. he's a Merc man. Unfair BMW-knocking all the time though

(And yes I love my BMW's. I know other manufacturers offer this stuff to and BMW may not have been the first.. blah blah.. images/smilies/smile.gif

)

Zuhaib · May 29th, 2006, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by garethpeate

Also, the nightvision - BMW announced and launched this on the 5, 6 and 7 series in 2005.

I never saw it installed on a car for sale...
Just because a company announces means crap. GM had it on a few demo cars long ago with NV installed on them, but nothing came of it.
And again, the iDrive is not the same as Command.. its not the same "OS", they are two very different beast. Go sit in an S Class and see what i mean, Merc would never use BMW's iDrive system because it would upset owners, and, have you ever used iDrive, its crazy!
2nd post with the same thing is starting to get old.. why dont you vist these guys

janstett · May 29th, 2006, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by garethpeate

Also, the nightvision - BMW announced and launched this on the 5, 6 and 7 series in 2005.

Cadillac put it on the market in 1999 in the Deville. For old people who need such things on the way to Country Kitchen's buffet at 4:00 pm. images/smilies/smile.gif

SPG900 · May 29th, 2006, 02:40 AM

Can you leave the nightvision on when you turn your lights off?

cw · May 29th, 2006, 03:02 AM

I thought that episode was amazing! Not as funny as last weeks...but I thought it was better and had more content.

Didn't the Volvo XC90 have nightvision as an option? I liked the S-Class review and the one which Jeremy modified was very funny when it was taken around the track images/smilies/w00t.gif

EDIT: I can't seem to find the option on Volvo UK's website, here's a website which mentions it.

hungus · May 29th, 2006, 03:30 AM

Best episode of this season. Incredible S-Class, would've liked to see the Cayenne on the track, halarious with James in the back seat and the best looking car in the world with the fastest lap time. Fantastic.( and i still like the boxter s more.)

kryptolus · May 29th, 2006, 03:56 AM

I got scared when Clarkson was about to get out of the merc in the middle of the street. images/smilies/mad.gif

For a second I actually thought he was going to do it images/smilies/lol.gif

Ultra_Kool_Dude · May 29th, 2006, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garethpeate

Okay, so I added a thread about this to the Top Gear General forum, but as it's part of this episode:

Clarkson's S-Class test: Firstly he's wrong about the S Class being the first to offer Digital TV in the car. BMW 3 Series (E90) has had it for the last year (albeit as an optional extra. The S Class may well have been standard kit but is this likely?)

Also, the nightvision - BMW announced and launched this on the 5, 6 and 7 series in 2005.

And lastly, the Merc control system for entertainment, satnav etc - it's exactly the same concept as BMW iDrive - screen, control knob and voice activation (and I suspect the same operating system), which Clarkson hates so much, so beyond a few extra tweaks to the software, why is he praising the Merc system so much?

Yeah I know.. he's a Merc man. Unfair BMW-knocking all the time though

(And yes I love my BMW's. I know other manufacturers offer this stuff to and BMW may not have been the first.. blah blah.. images/smilies/smile.gif

)

Don't ever come over to my house for dinner. images/smilies/lol.gif

alexisthemovie · May 29th, 2006, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hungus

Best episode of this season. Incredible S-Class, would've liked to see the Cayenne on the track, halarious with James in the back seat and the best looking car in the world with the fastest lap time. Fantastic.( and i still like the boxter s more.)

i think honda should do an s2000 turbo thats as fast as those cars, but $20k cheaper. it's doable but honda doesnt like turbos

alexisthemovie · May 29th, 2006, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by garethpeate

Yeah I know.. he's a Merc man. Unfair BMW-knocking all the time though

you can't blame him though, the new designs are just disgusting period.

he did like the old ones though, when they featured them.

campank · May 29th, 2006, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Cobol74

Hammond and May's test drive of Jeremy's S class will be the most popular thing with the non petrol head public I think. Well I fell off the sofa laughing anyway. The 0 to 60 time, "now we test the breaks. ...".

Frankly as a petrolhead I thought that was a great segment. How else to prove a car's worth (especially one 'built' by Clarkson) that testing the crap out of it. Now what would really be fantastic is if they actually crash tested it in proper Euro NCAP test style...I have visions of the ultra-dense car flying through the wall images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Oh and the fireplace running during the lap was classic Top Gear.

The Cayanne bit was rather boring, but the fact that the end was so close was very cool...although I think the best part of the segment was when see Hammond go over that big bump and he says "oh..that sounded expensive"

And yes I also freaked out thinking that Jeremy was going to step out of the car....

Great Episode!

Deanodriver · May 29th, 2006, 04:52 AM

Who else thinks the styling of the Cayenne was improved after the crash? images/smilies/smile.gif

STrRedWolf · May 29th, 2006, 04:57 AM

Did anyone ever find out how they "properly" spelled Koenigsegg on the show?

Burlap Sack · May 29th, 2006, 04:58 AM

I haven't seen it yet, but:

http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/galleries/other/top_gear_show/04/main.jpg

Teeheeheeheehee.

illu45 · May 29th, 2006, 05:01 AM

Right, then....

The S-Class Cottage Car was good, not as funny as the boat car bits, but funny nonetheless... The new CCX time was awesome. The Cayenne bit was all right, the parachute idea was quite interesting, but they could've done more with it, IMO. What was that orange F1-stye car, though? I'd love to see that thing on the track, looks damned awesome.

Susurrate · May 29th, 2006, 05:08 AM

Favorite part was when Clarkson programed the Merc's sat nav for Warsaw, Poland. They gave him crap for it last time, so he does it again. I love knife twisting.

Kebab gud · May 29th, 2006, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Xeon SX

why did they stick ccx on the board, its not standard, they arent built with spoilers so its modified. it was good to see it in action with a wing but not have on the board.

why not?
All koenigsegg have had the option of a rear wing..
there are many cars on the board that has added options that help them do faster laptimes then stock ..
like the 997 carrera S .. it has the sports crono pack images/smilies/tongue.gif

so i bet thats faster then a stock 997 carrera S ..
so should they take that off?
oh and the only people who but the CCX withoult the wing are the people that A: buy it just to have it (many..) or B: buy it to go very very fast.. (no one..)

ryosuke · May 29th, 2006, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Kebab gud

3: i find it odd that they never once mentiond the new Lexus LS .. it has more gadgets then the Sclass .. and comes in a very powerfull awd hybrid variant..
(so it will be faster then the S 65AMG..)

it won't. it has 430hp, so it will probably be even slower than the 760 with 438hp and definately will not even be a match for the s600 with 510hp because they have more power without carrying around a large electric motor and heavy batteries. the s65 however has over 600hp...

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Originally Posted by trionic

Wasnt first car to have airbag the Oldsmobile Toronado, not Merc?

And wasnt 3-point seatbelts in Volvo or something long before Merc?

Satnav I'm not sure but GPS was in Mazda first.

Cayenne "race", huge waste of money.

and ABS was first on the jensen interceptor if memory serves me right.

alexisthemovie · May 29th, 2006, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Deanodriver

Who else thinks the styling of the Cayenne was improved after the crash? images/smilies/smile.gif

it looks like a frog

May 29th, 2006, 01:47 AM	#22
garethpeate Joined: Oct 27th, 2005 Last Online: November 9th, 2008 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Okay, so I added a thread about this to the Top Gear General forum, but as it's part of this episode: Clarkson's S-Class test: Firstly he's wrong about the S Class being the first to offer Digital TV in the car. BMW 3 Series (E90) has had it for the last year (albeit as an optional extra. The S Class may well have been standard kit but is this likely?) Also, the nightvision - BMW announced and launched this on the 5, 6 and 7 series in 2005. And lastly, the Merc control system for entertainment, satnav etc - it's exactly the same concept as BMW iDrive - screen, control knob and voice activation (and I suspect the same operating system), which Clarkson hates so much, so beyond a few extra tweaks to the software, why is he praising the Merc system so much? Yeah I know.. he's a Merc man. Unfair BMW-knocking all the time though (And yes I love my BMW's. I know other manufacturers offer this stuff to and BMW may not have been the first.. blah blah.. )

May 29th, 2006, 03:02 AM	#26
cw Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: November 16th, 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 19 Car: '06 B-Class Rep Power: 0	I thought that episode was amazing! Not as funny as last weeks...but I thought it was better and had more content. Didn't the Volvo XC90 have nightvision as an option? I liked the S-Class review and the one which Jeremy modified was very funny when it was taken around the track EDIT: I can't seem to find the option on Volvo UK's website, here's a website which mentions it.

May 29th, 2006, 03:30 AM	#27
hungus Joined: May 23rd, 2006 Last Online: October 25th, 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Best episode of this season. Incredible S-Class, would've liked to see the Cayenne on the track, halarious with James in the back seat and the best looking car in the world with the fastest lap time. Fantastic.( and i still like the boxter s more.) __________________ Let me tell ya what Melba Toast is packin'. We got 411 positrack out back, 750 double pumper, Edelbroc intakes, Ford over-30, 11-to-1 pop-up pistons, Turbo-jet 390 horsepower. We're talkin' some fuckin' muscle.

May 29th, 2006, 03:56 AM	#28
kryptolus Joined: May 9th, 2006 Last Online: February 7th, 2008 Location: New York Age: 24 Posts: 6 Car: 96 328i Rep Power: 0	I got scared when Clarkson was about to get out of the merc in the middle of the street. For a second I actually thought he was going to do it

May 29th, 2006, 04:52 AM	#33
Deanodriver @ .au Joined: Oct 2nd, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2008 Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 557 Car: 1993 Ford Telstar Rep Power: 13	Who else thinks the styling of the Cayenne was improved after the crash? __________________ Fear the almighty Telstar (aka: Mazda 626 hit with an ugly stick). Still young at 223,000km...

May 29th, 2006, 02:40 AM	#25
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: België Posts: 566 Rep Power: 0	Can you leave the nightvision on when you turn your lights off?

May 29th, 2006, 04:57 AM	#34
STrRedWolf Joined: May 29th, 2006 Last Online: August 8th, 2008 Location: Severn, MD Age: 31 Posts: 129 Car: Looking for one. Rep Power: 0	Did anyone ever find out how they "properly" spelled Koenigsegg on the show?

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Burlap Sack Joined: Aug 6th, 2005 Last Online: June 5th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Age: 22 Posts: 138 Car: A shit one Rep Power: 0	I haven't seen it yet, but: Teeheeheeheehee.

May 29th, 2006, 05:01 AM	#36
illu45 Joined: May 22nd, 2006 Last Online: November 10th, 2008 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Right, then.... The S-Class Cottage Car was good, not as funny as the boat car bits, but funny nonetheless... The new CCX time was awesome. The Cayenne bit was all right, the parachute idea was quite interesting, but they could've done more with it, IMO. What was that orange F1-stye car, though? I'd love to see that thing on the track, looks damned awesome.

May 29th, 2006, 05:08 AM	#37
Susurrate Joined: Apr 23rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: North of Atlanta. Posts: 519 Car: Civic Rep Power: 20	Favorite part was when Clarkson programed the Merc's sat nav for Warsaw, Poland. They gave him crap for it last time, so he does it again. I love knife twisting. __________________ Ask me about microwaving cats for fun and profit.

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