also, why do they not talk of the heritage of the 86 name like they did with Shelby?
my sentiments exactly.
I had to visit Wikipedia, instead. =_=
also, why do they not talk of the heritage of the 86 name like they did with Shelby?
Am I the only one who doesn't want a car that has absolutely no grip?
Seen a few Mustangs around though, so someone is importing them over here.
Well, in some ways the car is a Toyota, and in others, it's a Subaru. If they split the development cost, then it only makes sense that they'll split the profits.
Apparently its just called "Speedo" as Richard said - http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/25-unusual-and-inspiring-uses-for-your-iphone/
But, doesnt seem to be available on the iPhone now on app store??
Now that you've brought it up.. it really doesn't sound right.
Damp track, relatively heavy, not super-powerful car, skinny tires, tail-happy setup...
When you look at the laptimes of cars with similar power (Civic Type R, Golf GTI, etc.) it seems even less credible. They're slightly older, yes, but both the Honda and the VW were timed on a dry track and are supposedly 1 - 2 seconds slower .. hmmm.
For comparison: A German car mag timed the GT at 1:21.5 on Hockenheim Short. The same mag timed a Type R at 1:21.2 and a MK V GTI at 1:19.6 - both in 2007.
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Yes, also the Vauxhall VX220 Turbo which makes the same power ast the FT86 (200bhp) but weighing somewhere between 600-800 lbs less did the exact same time in dry conditions. Such a discrepancy could be explained by stating that the GT86 is a great handling car, but the VX220 is no slouch in that department and was Top Gear's and JC's top car back when it first came out. Suffice is to say, I dont see how the GT86 put down those times... it would be very very difficult for it to do that on a dry track, with track tires, and optimal conditions... but on a damp track on skinny non-performance tires... that's just not possible.
Yes, also the Vauxhall VX220 Turbo which makes the same power ast the FT86 (200bhp) but weighing somewhere between 600-800 lbs less did the exact same time in dry conditions. Such a discrepancy could be explained by stating that the GT86 is a great handling car, but the VX220 is no slouch in that department and was Top Gear's and JC's top car back when it first came out. Suffice is to say, I dont see how the GT86 put down those times... it would be very very difficult for it to do that on a dry track, with track tires, and optimal conditions... but on a damp track on skinny non-performance tires... that's just not possible.
Depending on the gearbox and stuff you ticket on the box of the order form it weighs about 1250kg.
That is extremely light for today's standards. If I haven't mistaken you, a Vauxhall is about 600 to 800 lbs leigher? Thats some hundreds of kilograms...
Pretty good episode all around.
Review: Skipped over the GT-86 review because the car could be made out of gold but since it has a Toyota badge on it I just don't give a fuck.
Couldn't agree more and I also think he should picked another car (the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta)I think they should have showed a bit more of Milan in the race--they've never been there, and they made Oslo look brilliant in the SLR race back in 2005. Surely Jeremy drove by some cool landmarks? I don't think they had any helicopter shots of the car either, right? It looked like they used canned shots of TGV trains only, probably for budget reasons.
The whole premise was also kind of weird--Hammond got go to a match but they didn't show anything happen there or do anything with it? Why not have a better finish line where the car wouldn't just sit in boring traffic at the end?
Couldn't agree more and I also think he should picked another car (the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta)