[10x10] December 23rd, 2007 - Page 3

dino_martini · December 24th, 2007, 07:11 AM

I gave this episode an 8.

The Good - Jaguar XF (when does it hit dealers? I want to go take a look), M3 vs RS4 vs C63 (I want an M3 badly, when do they hit the dealers?), G-Whiz

The Bad - none really, though I dont like Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Cant wait for Top Gear to get back with the next series.

Suedschleife · December 24th, 2007, 07:18 AM

Great end to a glorious season, by far the most captivating and funny 10 hours of my year. The next few months will be hard for me, hopefully Fifth Gear and D MOTOR can soften the withdrawal symptoms.

I had the largest diameter knob. images/smilies/lol.gif

MadCow809 · December 24th, 2007, 07:18 AM

solid episode, much expected from TopGear.

deuses · December 24th, 2007, 08:10 AM

As a 2 time M3 owner and on the waiting list, aand currently driving the last generation of the Benz C63 (C32) - I loved it images/smilies/smile.gif

I'm really happy that they finally came to the conclusion that the C63 AMG and RS4 are just copies of the king, the M3. Albeit, very good copies. But I laughed really hard when Jeremy dressed up like a M3 owner! So true... at every M3 meet, there's at least one guy that looks exactly like that.

mclarensmps · December 24th, 2007, 08:19 AM

It was an alright episode, I was probably expecting more, which is why I probably didn't like it so much. The 3-way review and the news were the only bits that I enjoyed.

I give the XF the interior, but, my god it is so god damn ugly to look at, I just could not live with myself if I owned one. It has the proportions of a Lexus (ouch images/smilies/sad.gif

), and the front fascia of a Hyundai or KIA (ouuuuuuuuuuuuuchh images/smilies/sad.gif

). The only angle it looks good from is the rear, but the problem is, it doesn't look like a Jaguar; not from the front, not the back, nor the side. Makes me sad, really, if this is the new design direction of Jaguar.

The awards were pretty boring, I really couldn't care for them. Oliver's introduction was also pretty underwhelming, in my opinion.

The star in the reasonably priced car had funny moments, but since I don't watch doctor who (or get it here, or know what it is), I couldn't follow the interview so well.

The 3 way battle had nice shooting, a brilliant location, fun reviews (ish), and a good flavour of the three guys having fun with the cars. I personally absolutely LOVE all three of those cars, and would love to have pretty much all three of them depending on the mood images/smilies/tongue.gif

. If pressed for a choice, though, I would take the Merc, because this is the first C class that has actually appealed to me, and, to me, it just looks fantastic. It also goes like a flipping rocket, which, in a real world situation, is pretty much all that counts!

Last but not least: Watching that JPS go round a track was orgasmic... I have no other word to describe it... what a beautiful looking - and sounding - car

fbc · December 24th, 2007, 08:23 AM

Great episode - perfect way to end a brilliant series. Bring on series 11.

Cobol74 · December 24th, 2007, 08:36 AM

The best bit was Ms. Stig in the swimming pool. Had to watch that a few times.

kekekeke · December 24th, 2007, 08:39 AM

Did anyone cringe/laugh when JC said "Amazingly DESPITE its AWD, the RS4 took the lead" lol. Also please someone repost the lap times. I couldn't hear them.

niccce · December 24th, 2007, 08:53 AM

That was proper Top Gear. Good old Top Gear. 10/10.

kekekeke: awd cars are slower to take off cause one would just burn the clutch if it was dropped right there.

GraemeH · December 24th, 2007, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JosefCarlin

Best wishes to Andy, Jeremy, Richard, James and The Stig's, this season was absolutely joyful from beginning to end! Enjoy your Holidays, you deserve it. Then get back to get back to work, if you can call it that.

Hear hear!

Something I forgot to mention; that Lotus sounded like sweet sweet music. And sex. Combined. Into one sound.

Clown · December 24th, 2007, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niccce

That was proper Top Gear. Good old Top Gear. 10/10.

kekekeke: awd cars are slower to take off cause one would just burn the clutch if it was dropped right there.

Orly?

I've personally dumped the clutch at 6000rpm in an RS4 from a standstill, and it survived.

Werner · December 24th, 2007, 09:29 AM

i replaced my avatar from the stigs american cousin, with the stig relaxing in the pool images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Martin · December 24th, 2007, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclarensmps

I give the XF the interior, but, my god it is so god damn ugly to look at, I just could not live with myself if I owned one. It has the proportions of a Lexus (ouch images/smilies/sad.gif

), and the front fascia of a Hyundai or KIA (ouuuuuuuuuuuuuchh images/smilies/sad.gif

). The only angle it looks good from is the rear, but the problem is, it doesn't look like a Jaguar; not from the front, not the back, nor the side. Makes me sad, really, if this is the new design direction of Jaguar.

I rather like the XF (not sure I'd get one if $$$ wasn't the problem), though you are right it does have a bit of Koreanish look too it. Nonetheless, James never seemed to have a problem with the modern XJs/X350s and it has that retro look as the S-type. Perhaps it's because the S-type is fugly with extra gravy?

ViperVX · December 24th, 2007, 09:44 AM

Loved the episode, but there's 1 thing, that they never dropped from season 8-9, it's cutting the segments, fgs they end like Sopranos.

vikiradTG2007 · December 24th, 2007, 09:54 AM

If anyone wants to know the laptimes, they were, as announced through the two-way:
M3- 2:38.9
C63- 2:43.4
RS4- 2:43.9

And Fittipaldi's Lotus... 2:15.16.

kekekeke · December 24th, 2007, 10:08 AM

I wish they used the same track layout that they used in jc's dvd for the f430 vs gallardo comparison.

http://www.diseno-art.com/images/ascari_track.jpg

anyone else spot the "eau rouge" in the video hehe.

PeterR · December 24th, 2007, 10:18 AM

Does anybody know where the XF segment was shot?

kekekeke · December 24th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterR

Does anybody know where the XF segment was shot?

I guess it would be somewhere in wales. some of the shots were truly epic

vikiradTG2007 · December 24th, 2007, 10:27 AM

I'd say 10/10 for this one (second episode in succesion).
The XF review was good, James highlighted just about eveything that needed to be highlighted to mark the differences between it and the S-Type.
The news part was funny, especially the car-related Christmas gifts... I loved the way in which they mocked just about every bit of kitsch that is advertised with a car brand on it.
Stig's holiday resort was a perfect place for what is surely the comparison test of the year. Call me mad, but out of those three cars, I'd have the Merc and ask for a little more power out of that engine (AMG engineers say that with minor tuning, that engine can go up to 580bhp with little effort), just to think that I've got an "ordinary" car with the engine from the F1 Safety Car. I'd avoid the M3 completely. But the biggest surprise of this segment was the Lotus 72 that won Emerson Fittipaldi the Drivers' Championship in 1972 and 1974... The sound of the Cosworth DFV is devastatingly good. I know that, because on my trip to the F1 Hungarian GP, I heard 20 of them at the same time in the Historic GP race on Sunday morning. Probably one of the most glorious sounds of F1, apart from the V6 turbos and the Ferrari and Honda 3.5 V12s.
I loved the way in which the Awards confused even the presenters... because that's what they're meant to do: cause confusion, and also cause laughs. The remote-controlled G-Wiz was fun, especially when Hammond blew it up...

Overall, an epic conclusion to an epic series. Bring on Series 11!!!!!

Neo · December 24th, 2007, 10:39 AM

I don't post must often but this was one of the second best eps for season 10

On a side note, James May invented a new technology for the during the Jaguar XF. Maybe its a joke but I did laugh when I heard it.

Its somewhere between 6:00 to 6:05, see if you can catch it!

I will miss TG! :'(

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December 24th, 2007, 07:11 AM	#41
dino_martini Joined: May 15th, 2005 Last Online: November 26th, 2008 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 276 Car: 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Rep Power: 15	I gave this episode an 8. The Good - Jaguar XF (when does it hit dealers? I want to go take a look), M3 vs RS4 vs C63 (I want an M3 badly, when do they hit the dealers?), G-Whiz The Bad - none really, though I dont like Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Cant wait for Top Gear to get back with the next series. __________________ Im even heating the passenger seat for no good reason other than to burn fuel - Clarkson

December 24th, 2007, 07:18 AM	#42
Suedschleife Joined: Sep 6th, 2007 Last Online: 11:55 PM Location: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, Germania Age: 32 Posts: 351 Rep Power: 17	Great end to a glorious season, by far the most captivating and funny 10 hours of my year. The next few months will be hard for me, hopefully Fifth Gear and D MOTOR can soften the withdrawal symptoms. I had the largest diameter knob. __________________ DMOTOR sub project

December 24th, 2007, 07:18 AM	#43
MadCow809 Joined: Feb 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 09:15 PM Location: Durban, South Africa / Los Angeles, California Age: 23 Posts: 2,909 Car: 2007 E87 BMW 130i Rep Power: 28	solid episode, much expected from TopGear. __________________ Supporting : A.Priaulx, Kimi Räikkönen, J.Button, R.Kubica, P.Solberg, M.Hirvonen, J.Plato & M.Jackson FinalGear's Car/Bike Register 08 Currently looking for a car.... 08 Honda Civic Coupe 06 BMW 130i 05 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS 05 Ford Bantam 1.3i 95 Mercedes Benz E320 Sportline Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3Ghz (333 X 9 @ 1.44v ~ 35°c with ZEROtherm BTF90/92mm Cooler) \| DFI INFINITY P965-S \| Corsair XMS DDR II 800 6 Gb \| GeCube ATi HD3850 512mb @ 800/1000Mhz \| Seagate 160Gb + 500Gb + 500Gb + 750Gb \| LITE-ON 20X DVDRW \| XION 600W PSU \| Logitech Z-2300 \| Logitech MX1000 \| Logitech G25 \| Dual 22" LCD Display @ 3360 x 1050 \| CoolerMaster Centurion 590 \| Vista 64 Ultimate \|

December 24th, 2007, 08:10 AM	#44
deuses Joined: Jun 22nd, 2007 Last Online: November 2nd, 2008 Location: DC, USA Age: 23 Posts: 43 Car: C32 AMG Rep Power: 6	As a 2 time M3 owner and on the waiting list, aand currently driving the last generation of the Benz C63 (C32) - I loved it I'm really happy that they finally came to the conclusion that the C63 AMG and RS4 are just copies of the king, the M3. Albeit, very good copies. But I laughed really hard when Jeremy dressed up like a M3 owner! So true... at every M3 meet, there's at least one guy that looks exactly like that.

December 24th, 2007, 08:19 AM	#45
mclarensmps Joined: Mar 28th, 2006 Last Online: 09:55 PM Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 1,257 Car: 1992 E36 BMW 318i Rep Power: 22	It was an alright episode, I was probably expecting more, which is why I probably didn't like it so much. The 3-way review and the news were the only bits that I enjoyed. I give the XF the interior, but, my god it is so god damn ugly to look at, I just could not live with myself if I owned one. It has the proportions of a Lexus (ouch ), and the front fascia of a Hyundai or KIA (ouuuuuuuuuuuuuchh ). The only angle it looks good from is the rear, but the problem is, it doesn't look like a Jaguar; not from the front, not the back, nor the side. Makes me sad, really, if this is the new design direction of Jaguar. The awards were pretty boring, I really couldn't care for them. Oliver's introduction was also pretty underwhelming, in my opinion. The star in the reasonably priced car had funny moments, but since I don't watch doctor who (or get it here, or know what it is), I couldn't follow the interview so well. The 3 way battle had nice shooting, a brilliant location, fun reviews (ish), and a good flavour of the three guys having fun with the cars. I personally absolutely LOVE all three of those cars, and would love to have pretty much all three of them depending on the mood . If pressed for a choice, though, I would take the Merc, because this is the first C class that has actually appealed to me, and, to me, it just looks fantastic. It also goes like a flipping rocket, which, in a real world situation, is pretty much all that counts! Last but not least: Watching that JPS go round a track was orgasmic... I have no other word to describe it... what a beautiful looking - and sounding - car __________________ Lewis Hamilton - Formula One World Drivers Champion, 2008 One could always use one of these.

December 24th, 2007, 08:23 AM	#46
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 09:11 PM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,346 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 77	Great episode - perfect way to end a brilliant series. Bring on series 11. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

December 24th, 2007, 08:36 AM	#47
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 09:15 PM Location: Southampton Posts: 5,806 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 50	The best bit was Ms. Stig in the swimming pool. Had to watch that a few times. __________________

December 24th, 2007, 08:39 AM	#48
kekekeke Joined: Aug 2nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 871 Rep Power: 14	Did anyone cringe/laugh when JC said "Amazingly DESPITE its AWD, the RS4 took the lead" lol. Also please someone repost the lap times. I couldn't hear them.

December 24th, 2007, 08:53 AM	#49
niccce Joined: May 9th, 2006 Last Online: March 7th, 2008 Posts: 276 Rep Power: 0	That was proper Top Gear. Good old Top Gear. 10/10. kekekeke: awd cars are slower to take off cause one would just burn the clutch if it was dropped right there.

December 24th, 2007, 09:29 AM	#52
Werner Joined: Oct 22nd, 2005 Last Online: 06:32 PM Location: Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 536 Rep Power: 25	i replaced my avatar from the stigs american cousin, with the stig relaxing in the pool __________________ You can find all of my vectors here: http://www.wernernoorlander.nl/

December 24th, 2007, 09:44 AM	#54
ViperVX Joined: Dec 27th, 2005 Last Online: 08:05 PM Age: 22 Posts: 574 Rep Power: 13	Loved the episode, but there's 1 thing, that they never dropped from season 8-9, it's cutting the segments, fgs they end like Sopranos. __________________ Just another Huge fan of TG..........

December 24th, 2007, 09:54 AM	#55
vikiradTG2007 Joined: Feb 8th, 2007 Last Online: 07:06 PM Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania Age: 17 Posts: 2,686 Car: (as soon as I get my license) 2001 Focus 1.8D Rep Power: 30	If anyone wants to know the laptimes, they were, as announced through the two-way: M3- 2:38.9 C63- 2:43.4 RS4- 2:43.9 And Fittipaldi's Lotus... 2:15.16. __________________ BRING BACK THE 3.5 L V12 ENGINES TO F1!!!!! Bernie Ecclestone is an idiot... Support Ironlord in his motorsport initiative!

December 24th, 2007, 10:08 AM	#56
kekekeke Joined: Aug 2nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 871 Rep Power: 14	I wish they used the same track layout that they used in jc's dvd for the f430 vs gallardo comparison. anyone else spot the "eau rouge" in the video hehe.

December 24th, 2007, 10:18 AM	#57
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December 24th, 2007, 10:27 AM	#59
vikiradTG2007 Joined: Feb 8th, 2007 Last Online: 07:06 PM Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania Age: 17 Posts: 2,686 Car: (as soon as I get my license) 2001 Focus 1.8D Rep Power: 30	I'd say 10/10 for this one (second episode in succesion). The XF review was good, James highlighted just about eveything that needed to be highlighted to mark the differences between it and the S-Type. The news part was funny, especially the car-related Christmas gifts... I loved the way in which they mocked just about every bit of kitsch that is advertised with a car brand on it. Stig's holiday resort was a perfect place for what is surely the comparison test of the year. Call me mad, but out of those three cars, I'd have the Merc and ask for a little more power out of that engine (AMG engineers say that with minor tuning, that engine can go up to 580bhp with little effort), just to think that I've got an "ordinary" car with the engine from the F1 Safety Car. I'd avoid the M3 completely. But the biggest surprise of this segment was the Lotus 72 that won Emerson Fittipaldi the Drivers' Championship in 1972 and 1974... The sound of the Cosworth DFV is devastatingly good. I know that, because on my trip to the F1 Hungarian GP, I heard 20 of them at the same time in the Historic GP race on Sunday morning. Probably one of the most glorious sounds of F1, apart from the V6 turbos and the Ferrari and Honda 3.5 V12s. I loved the way in which the Awards confused even the presenters... because that's what they're meant to do: cause confusion, and also cause laughs. The remote-controlled G-Wiz was fun, especially when Hammond blew it up... Overall, an epic conclusion to an epic series. Bring on Series 11!!!!! __________________ BRING BACK THE 3.5 L V12 ENGINES TO F1!!!!! Bernie Ecclestone is an idiot... Support Ironlord in his motorsport initiative!

December 24th, 2007, 10:39 AM	#60
Neo Joined: Dec 8th, 2003 Last Online: 01:27 AM Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	I don't post must often but this was one of the second best eps for season 10 On a side note, James May invented a new technology for the during the Jaguar XF. Maybe its a joke but I did laugh when I heard it. Its somewhere between 6:00 to 6:05, see if you can catch it! I will miss TG! :'( __________________ "The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed yet." --William Gibson

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