Army base destruction

Jafo · June 4th, 2009, 10:42 PM

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/04/i...oy-mitsubishi/

The automotive enthusiast world is waiting with bated breath to see what the chaps at Top Gear have up their clever sleeves for season 13. So far, we know that TG will be cutting back on the fancy a bit, as the wildly popular British car show has been handed a substantial budget cut.

One thing that doesn't cost much at all is creativity, and team Top Gear has free thought in spades. Photos captured during shooting show that Jeremy Clarkson is up to his old tricks, as he takes a perfectly good Mitsubishi Evo and manages to get it torn to shreds in front of the cameras – reportedly with the aid of the British Army. Perhaps the TG gang wanted to go back to the well after the smash hit that was the Ford Fiesta invasion with the Royal Marines. In the end, though, the Fiesta came out no worse for wear, while we can already see that someone or something tried the hard way to convert the turbocharged Mitsubishi into a drop-top. Click on the gallery below for more shots of Clarkson and the hapless Evo.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/4567_111944735475_726600475_3120763_4033281_n.jpg

I found this picture rather amusing. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

IceBone · June 4th, 2009, 10:57 PM

What the hell... On purpose?

tone76 · June 4th, 2009, 11:11 PM

"That's OK, we make one every 23 seconds!". Or was that a different Japanese manufacturer ...?

matt2000 · June 4th, 2009, 11:19 PM

Shouldn't this be in the spoilers section? Seriously.

Ilpav · June 4th, 2009, 11:26 PM

That actually looks like an Evo 9 MR FQ-400 with its "Sonic The Hedgehog" spikes on the roof and the diffuser at the back.

Why? images/smilies/sad.gif

Heathrow · June 4th, 2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

Shouldn't this be in the spoilers section? Seriously.

Yup.

(I am not very good a spotting which Evo is which, but it was registered in about 2000. (Y plate))

IceBone · June 4th, 2009, 11:33 PM

VIII, not IX. images/smilies/wink.gif

jayhawk · June 4th, 2009, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jafo

as he takes a perfectly good Mitsubishi Evo and manages to get it torn to shreds in front of the cameras – while we can already see that someone or something tried the hard way to convert the turbocharged Mitsubishi into a drop-top.

matt2000 · June 5th, 2009, 12:32 AM

Hang on, has this thread been moved or was I being incredibly thick? destroying Evos sounds like fun despite the fact that they are good cars.

Terrarist · June 5th, 2009, 12:46 AM

U're not the only 1. I'd have preferred if it was the new Subaru but an Evo (VIII for that matter) would be fun to tear to pieces.

Can an Evo outrun the British Army?

That "it's Ok we make one every 20 secs" quip is from a Korean or other Pacific Rim manufacturer not Japanese.

But how did they do that? It's not like it rolled over or got shot. I smell a Chinook and lifting ~~cables~~ hooks.

Found more facts:
- It's a Evo 7 not 8.
- It ~~may~~ does have something to do with this.
- Here is the source.
- They were given the car by Bristol police on the grounds they destroy it (it had been sitting impounded for ages).
- It was one of 2 (TWO) Evos there, just this got the chop.

Dsemaj · June 5th, 2009, 2:31 AM

Ah, that got me a little worried to begin with, but seems fine being that it was going to be destroyed anyway and was given to them just for that purpose. Phew...

Dogbert · June 5th, 2009, 2:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terrarist

Found more facts:
- It ~~may~~ does have something to do with this.

lol, I like how he's like "WTF ALL I GOT WERE THESE SHITTY TICKETS FOR MY HARD DAY'S WORK" and before the first page even ended people were like "well if you don't want them, I'll take them".

And £400 for a day's work (£50/hour), and he posts on the internet like he's fucking 17 years old? Give me a break, kid, you're not fooling anybody.

Soup? · June 5th, 2009, 1:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

has this thread been moved or was I being incredibly thick?

Those statements aren't mutually exclusive images/smilies/tongue.gif

leviathan · June 5th, 2009, 9:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terrarist

- It ~~may~~ does have something to do with this.

I am generally amazed at how that man can write down whole pages of text without using a single punctuation mark.

Donington · June 5th, 2009, 9:24 PM

Thankfully it was a pimped 7, not the 9 like I feared. The 9's my favorite, I would have had to skip that ep.

matt2000 · June 5th, 2009, 9:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soup?

Those statements aren't mutually exclusive images/smilies/tongue.gif

Oi!

+1 (thought I'd mention it because I hit return before i'd finished the comment. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

)

Momo63 · June 5th, 2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leviathan

I am generally amazed at how that man can write down whole pages of text without using a single punctuation mark.

He's got an Evo - I'm surprised he can write. images/smilies/tongue.gif

*runs away really fast*

Speedtouch · June 6th, 2009, 12:07 AM

Am I the only person who came into this thread thinking Topgear would be blowing up a whole army base or something?

But still, I've always preferred Subarus too (as with Jay)

anti-net · June 8th, 2009, 1:41 AM

I'm looking forward to seeing the attempts at explaining this.....It doesn't look like its been rolled as the front looks to clean.

(also I'm back if anyone missed me....or noticed I was gone!)

June 4th, 2009, 10:42 PM	#1
Jafo Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: October 21st, 2009 Location: Poopville, PA US Posts: 95 Rep Power: 0	Army base destruction http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/04/i...oy-mitsubishi/ The automotive enthusiast world is waiting with bated breath to see what the chaps at Top Gear have up their clever sleeves for season 13. So far, we know that TG will be cutting back on the fancy a bit, as the wildly popular British car show has been handed a substantial budget cut. One thing that doesn't cost much at all is creativity, and team Top Gear has free thought in spades. Photos captured during shooting show that Jeremy Clarkson is up to his old tricks, as he takes a perfectly good Mitsubishi Evo and manages to get it torn to shreds in front of the cameras – reportedly with the aid of the British Army. Perhaps the TG gang wanted to go back to the well after the smash hit that was the Ford Fiesta invasion with the Royal Marines. In the end, though, the Fiesta came out no worse for wear, while we can already see that someone or something tried the hard way to convert the turbocharged Mitsubishi into a drop-top. Click on the gallery below for more shots of Clarkson and the hapless Evo. I found this picture rather amusing.

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IceBone Experienced Lover Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 4:18 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,143 Car: 1997 Audi A4 1.8 Rep Power: 173	What the hell... On purpose? __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

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Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 3:18 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 20 Posts: 1,694 Car: '96 Grand Voyager, '01 Grand Caravan, '05 Matrix LFS Status: Rep Power: 27	That actually looks like an Evo 9 MR FQ-400 with its "Sonic The Hedgehog" spikes on the roof and the diffuser at the back. Why? __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson Last edited by Ilpav; June 4th, 2009 at 11:30 PM.

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IceBone Experienced Lover Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 4:18 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,143 Car: 1997 Audi A4 1.8 Rep Power: 173	VIII, not IX. __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

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matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:31 AM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,491 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 98	Hang on, has this thread been moved or was I being incredibly thick? destroying Evos sounds like fun despite the fact that they are good cars. __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

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Terrarist Joined: Nov 1st, 2007 Last Online: October 17th, 2009 Location: C:\Africa\Ghana\Accra\... Age: 24 Posts: 77 Car: 1st generation Hyundai Elantra LFS Status: Rep Power: 11	U're not the only 1. I'd have preferred if it was the new Subaru but an Evo (VIII for that matter) would be fun to tear to pieces. Can an Evo outrun the British Army? That "it's Ok we make one every 20 secs" quip is from a Korean or other Pacific Rim manufacturer not Japanese. But how did they do that? It's not like it rolled over or got shot. I smell a Chinook and lifting ~~cables~~ hooks. Found more facts: - It's a Evo 7 not 8. - It ~~may~~ does have something to do with this. - Here is the source. - They were given the car by Bristol police on the grounds they destroy it (it had been sitting impounded for ages). - It was one of 2 (TWO) Evos there, just this got the chop. __________________ _____________________________________________ Last edited by Terrarist; June 5th, 2009 at 1:00 AM. Reason: More facts

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Dsemaj Previously Known As Jamesd Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Adelaide, Australia. Age: 18 Posts: 2,657 Car: '95 BMW 530i, '85 Nissan Bluebird S3 GXE Rep Power: 40	Ah, that got me a little worried to begin with, but seems fine being that it was going to be destroyed anyway and was given to them just for that purpose. Phew... __________________ 1995 BMW E34 530i V8 M60B30 218HP/163kW 5sp Auto 1985 Nissan 910 Bluebird I4 CA20S 105HP/78kW 3sp Auto

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Donington Joined: Jan 26th, 2007 Last Online: 1:15 AM Location: Now in Plymouth, Englandshire Age: 20 Posts: 4,218 Rep Power: 167	Thankfully it was a pimped 7, not the 9 like I feared. The 9's my favorite, I would have had to skip that ep. __________________ Are you paying too much for your car insurance? Last edited by Donington; June 5th, 2009 at 9:26 PM.

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anti-net Joined: Mar 17th, 2007 Last Online: September 16th, 2009 Location: Cornwall, UK and Birmingham, UK for uni Age: 19 Posts: 1,271 Rep Power: 23	I'm looking forward to seeing the attempts at explaining this.....It doesn't look like its been rolled as the front looks to clean. (also I'm back if anyone missed me....or noticed I was gone!) __________________ My Twitter You'd be surprised how close it is. I've actually got 57 cubic feet of cheese in there, and if you covert cheese into dogs, that's 4.3 great Danes - J.Clarkson

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