The A1GP topspeed challenge was not bad, but when I hear the car only got 500hp I know it won't hit 200mph. .
After watching the Hot Hatch Deathmatch I have to wonder how unbiased or honest that review was. The problem was with the Mazda 3 MPS (USA called the Mazdaspeed3) I really have to wonder if they even drove the car. they dismissed it because of it's awful torque steer. It has practically no torque steer. I know I own one. Mazda limits the power is 1st and 2nd gear so that torque steer is not a problem. From their description it was like they had read the power figures and assumed with numbers that large on a FWD car the torque steer must be a problem and just made up some BS line. Maybe if they had actually drove all the cars we would have had a good review. It makes you wonder how often they pull this kind of crap.
keep in mind the 40 year old Ford GT40 hit 202 with only 400hp
and mercedez made a car that did 200mph with 230hp back in the 70s
as for the episode, it actually seemed pretty good, don't see how it "sucks" at all, the hot hatch segment if nothing else was worth while for sure
i don't see the point of complaining when you really don't have anything to complain about, maybe somebody just needs a ego boost?
tested to destruction was completely and utterly idiotic. there was simply no way in hell you were going to bust a gearbox, a piece of heavy duty engineering by nature and a jap one at that, by simply driving in reverse at top speed.......that was just uneducated television. pure tripe.
keep in mind the 40 year old Ford GT40 hit 202 with only 400hp
and mercedez made a car that did 200mph with 230hp back in the 70s
vicki didnt squeal once i dont think, thats a start, the A1GP feature sucked though.