[08x03] May 21th, 2006 - Page 3

SL65 · May 18th, 2006, 08:33 AM

I actually like that green colour...an outragous colour for an outragous car. That said, I'd never want that crazy green on a Veyron because that car isn't 'outragous' IMO. It doesn't look loud compared to the Koeniggseggg.

arsemonky · May 18th, 2006, 08:39 AM

I supose if you do buy a Konigesgees then you really are insane so fair enough

flyingfridge · May 18th, 2006, 08:45 AM

Sweet, with those aero tweaks, the Zonda F had better look out....

fbc · May 18th, 2006, 08:46 AM

No American cars this week - thank christ for that.

flyingfridge · May 18th, 2006, 09:06 AM

hahah true images/smilies/lol.gif

Dsemaj · May 18th, 2006, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgkdk

Can't wait for the amphibious car segment, it's always fun to see the three of them compete and making fun of each other, and it would be funny to see atleast one of them swimming desperately to shore as the 'car' is going down in the background images/smilies/lol.gif

Yeah, Jeremy uses a Toyota Hilux, Hammond uses a VW Van and James uses a Triumph. Should be the best one yet!

Kebab gud · May 18th, 2006, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbc

No American cars this week - thank christ for that.

dont forget the new "chevy" they have images/smilies/tongue.gif

Kip_6666 · May 18th, 2006, 06:07 PM

Thanks for the extra pics, sure clears things up.

Clown · May 18th, 2006, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SL65AMG~V12~612BHP!!!!!!!

I actually like that green colour...an outragous colour for an outragous car. That said, I'd never want that crazy green on a Veyron because that car isn't 'outragous' IMO. It doesn't look loud compared to the Koeniggseggg.

Thats 'cos its turbo images/smilies/wink.gif

geoff_a_pult · May 19th, 2006, 05:03 AM

I predict total failure on the amphibious car front, mostly because I think Clarkson will probably do his usual "go over the top and fail for comic effect" routine. That and because building a good amphibious car is damn hard.
I remember, on "Monster Garage" (I don't know if it is shown outside the US, but I doubt it. It is a show where a guy is given a vehicle and a team of experts and is told to make it into something ridiculous in a week) where they converted an New Beetle into a boat. It just barely worked (was slowly sinking the whole time), and they had good engineers and materials to work with. My bet is on sound fundamental designs from at least two presenters, but bad waterproofing work.

I'm also excited about the Exige S, but I doubt it will do that much better around the track. It can't corner that much better than a normal Exige (because it is so superb to start with), and it's aerodynamics and relatively low horsepower means it tops out too quickly on the follow through. I predict a time around 1:25.5.

Also Topgear.com reveals "...here's a new supercharged Exige S. To see how good this one is they lined up the Stig and, er, a Mustang. "
What are they trying to prove? This just seems cruel to me. Even if somehow they managed to get a Shelby, the Exige is still superior in every single way except horsepower and legroom! The Mustang is just goin' get raped!

GraemeH · May 19th, 2006, 07:57 AM

Yeah, it seems it will be a comparison of low power good handling and high power poor handling.

Which will lead to another terrible argument afterwards about how the Mustang is a performance bargain or cheap etc. Here we go again

images/smilies/sad.gif

Muddle& GoesNowhere · May 19th, 2006, 11:58 AM

I grabbed some screenshots from the first episode preview (Might as well make my first post a useful one!) and it looks like Richard has tried to make his camper a canal boat - look at the chimney at the back! And yes, Jeremy is using a Hilux - but am I right in thinking it's a newer one than last time?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.baldwin30/CarShots/Top%20Gear/Canal-Camper.JPG

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.baldwin30/CarShots/Top%20Gear/Hilux-Speedboat.JPG

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.baldwin30/CarShots/Top%20Gear/Triumph-Sailboat.JPG

Wouldn't mind seeing James and the Triumph win, but Sail is probably a bit too adventurous.

Kebab gud · May 19th, 2006, 12:49 PM

nope .. might be a few years newer.. but its till the same version..
its amazing what i can see from the top half of the profile of a Hilux images/smilies/tongue.gif

Wintermute · May 19th, 2006, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by watto

This is going to be gold. I have my money on Hamster sinking first...

Jeremy certainly weighs more - but then, he probably also has the most buoyancy once he's actually in the water. Maybe he should take advantage of this.

Kebab gud · May 19th, 2006, 10:59 PM

Jeremy! you idiot.. never put a honda engine on a toyota .... images/smilies/tongue.gif

Why the hell didnt he get a yamaha engine... (Toyota owns a part of yamaha..)

vexor · May 20th, 2006, 10:02 PM

I got a more detailed preview of the episode tomorrow from the Top gear website

** SPOILER WARNING **

Don't read on if u still want to be surprised.... it's a detailed preview

Quote:

In the news this week...
If you own a dog that likes sticking its head out of moving vehicles then you'll need to get a pair of Doggles (really), which Richard demonstrates on the Top Gear dog.

The boys say hello to the new Vauxhall Corsa - and goodbye to the Hummer H1. Sob. Meanwhile, Jeremy reveals his mum doesn't like the new Honda Civic and Richard suggests she drives a Noble M15 instead.

Lotus Exige S
In the last series of Top Gear Jeremy managed to avoid missile lock from an Apache helicopter in a Lotus Exige (want to try this yourself?), but now there's a new supercharged Exige S. To see how good this one is they lined up the Stig and, er, a Mustang. Yup, it's the battle of sushi v hamburger when they go head-to-head in a two-lap race around the track.

Amphibious Cars
This week the lads were set a challenge to build their own amphibious car, drive to a reservoir and get across a two mile stretch of water.

Sounds simple enough... except that they all chose ridiculous cars that'll probably never float - James went all nautical and opted to make a triumph herald into a sailing dingy, Jeremy decided on an indestructable Hilux and Richard bought along a camper van to turn into a house boat.

We've seen what happens, but you'll have to wait until Sunday to find out who wins and who ends up with pondweed between their teeth. It's well worth a watch.

Also this week...
The return of the cool wall, which as usual there are yelps of 'cool' and 'rubbish' (and a few words they'll edit out for Sunday). Plus, Philip Glenister (the hard-bitten DCI in BBC One's Life on Mars) as the star in a reasonably priced car.

alexisthemovie · May 21st, 2006, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kebab gud

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbc

No American cars this week - thank christ for that.

dont forget the new "chevy" they have images/smilies/tongue.gif

its not american images/smilies/tongue.gif

Cobol74 · May 21st, 2006, 12:55 AM

^^ FWIW - Life on Mars - cross between Quantum Leap and Inspector Morse (well sort of), and is quite brilliant! My current fav.

SL65 · May 21st, 2006, 07:41 AM

This is a news segment for tonights episode:

Quote:

If you own a dog that likes sticking its head out of moving vehicles then you'll need to get a pair of Doggles (really), which Richard demonstrates on the Top Gear dog.

I'm actually looking forward to that images/smilies/tongue.gif

I wanna see more of the dog and less of Hammond!

triumph · May 21st, 2006, 11:21 AM

YEAH cool wall and cool clarkson

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6254/coolclarkson4hr.jpg

May 18th, 2006, 08:39 AM	#42
arsemonky Joined: Apr 22nd, 2006 Last Online: July 22nd, 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 58 Rep Power: 0	I supose if you do buy a Konigesgees then you really are insane so fair enough __________________ The Rock and Roll Years With James May

May 18th, 2006, 08:45 AM	#43
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 2,338 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Falcon XR6 Ute Rep Power: 20	Sweet, with those aero tweaks, the Zonda F had better look out.... __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'42.340 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess AustralianGamer.com

May 18th, 2006, 08:46 AM	#44
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 03:32 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,644 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	No American cars this week - thank christ for that. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

May 18th, 2006, 09:06 AM	#45
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 2,338 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Falcon XR6 Ute Rep Power: 20	hahah true __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'42.340 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess AustralianGamer.com

May 18th, 2006, 06:07 PM	#48
Kip_6666 I Bought This Title :o Joined: May 17th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: The Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 2,967 Car: Saab 93 2.0t @ stage 3 now Rep Power: 31	Thanks for the extra pics, sure clears things up. __________________ http://www.internet-memes.com My Flickr

May 18th, 2006, 08:33 AM	#41
SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: 02:49 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,196 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 41	I actually like that green colour...an outragous colour for an outragous car. That said, I'd never want that crazy green on a Veyron because that car isn't 'outragous' IMO. It doesn't look loud compared to the Koeniggseggg.

May 19th, 2006, 05:03 AM	#50
geoff_a_pult Joined: Apr 21st, 2005 Last Online: July 5th, 2008 Location: Coast 'o California Posts: 161 Car: Volvo 1800S, Volvo 240DL Rep Power: 0	I predict total failure on the amphibious car front, mostly because I think Clarkson will probably do his usual "go over the top and fail for comic effect" routine. That and because building a good amphibious car is damn hard. I remember, on "Monster Garage" (I don't know if it is shown outside the US, but I doubt it. It is a show where a guy is given a vehicle and a team of experts and is told to make it into something ridiculous in a week) where they converted an New Beetle into a boat. It just barely worked (was slowly sinking the whole time), and they had good engineers and materials to work with. My bet is on sound fundamental designs from at least two presenters, but bad waterproofing work. I'm also excited about the Exige S, but I doubt it will do that much better around the track. It can't corner that much better than a normal Exige (because it is so superb to start with), and it's aerodynamics and relatively low horsepower means it tops out too quickly on the follow through. I predict a time around 1:25.5. Also Topgear.com reveals "...here's a new supercharged Exige S. To see how good this one is they lined up the Stig and, er, a Mustang. " What are they trying to prove? This just seems cruel to me. Even if somehow they managed to get a Shelby, the Exige is still superior in every single way except horsepower and legroom! The Mustang is just goin' get raped! __________________ The Volvo 1800- It's not fast, but it sounds fast, looks fast, and feels fast. And the ladies think it is sexy.

May 19th, 2006, 07:57 AM	#51
GraemeH Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: 02:14 AM Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 1,898 Car: Toyota Corolla. Rawrr. LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	Yeah, it seems it will be a comparison of low power good handling and high power poor handling. Which will lead to another terrible argument afterwards about how the Mustang is a performance bargain or cheap etc. Here we go again __________________

May 19th, 2006, 11:58 AM	#52
Muddle& GoesNowhere Joined: May 19th, 2006 Last Online: December 14th, 2008 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	I grabbed some screenshots from the first episode preview (Might as well make my first post a useful one!) and it looks like Richard has tried to make his camper a canal boat - look at the chimney at the back! And yes, Jeremy is using a Hilux - but am I right in thinking it's a newer one than last time? Wouldn't mind seeing James and the Triumph win, but Sail is probably a bit too adventurous.

May 19th, 2006, 12:49 PM	#53
Kebab gud Joined: Apr 2nd, 2005 Last Online: June 29th, 2008 Location: somewhere in yupe Posts: 1,511 Rep Power: 0	nope .. might be a few years newer.. but its till the same version.. its amazing what i can see from the top half of the profile of a Hilux __________________ The Kabab Hut: http://the-kebab.blogspot.com/ (working on a better layout)

May 19th, 2006, 10:59 PM	#55
Kebab gud Joined: Apr 2nd, 2005 Last Online: June 29th, 2008 Location: somewhere in yupe Posts: 1,511 Rep Power: 0	Jeremy! you idiot.. never put a honda engine on a toyota .... Why the hell didnt he get a yamaha engine... (Toyota owns a part of yamaha..) __________________ The Kabab Hut: http://the-kebab.blogspot.com/ (working on a better layout)

May 21st, 2006, 12:55 AM	#58
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 02:32 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 6,226 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58	^^ FWIW - Life on Mars - cross between Quantum Leap and Inspector Morse (well sort of), and is quite brilliant! My current fav. __________________

May 21st, 2006, 11:21 AM	#60
triumph Joined: Apr 6th, 2006 Last Online: November 14th, 2008 Location: Germany (Tübingen near Stuttgart!!!) Posts: 466 Car: fiat barchetta Rep Power: 0	YEAH cool wall and cool clarkson __________________ There are two ways a truly civilised and advanced nation can be defined. One, it has a fleet of nuclear submarines, and two, it does not have the death penalty. That leaves you with France and Britain. And that’s about right. J. Clarkson My Perfect car would have 1 the italian beauty,2 the british style,3 the french originality 4 the japanese reliability 5 the german technology and 6 the price of a chinese car

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