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12-01-2012, 09:45 PM | #1 |
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FRS on top gear
Just to give ppl a heads up I just downloaded the Top Gear special "worlds worst car 2012" and there is a nice five minute track session of the new FRS with some good sliding around. You can find it on YouTube I am sure but I downloaded the torrent off of pirate bay.
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12-01-2012, 09:46 PM | #2 |
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Here is a link to a torrent if anyone downloads.
http://thepriatebay.se/torrent/78480....2012.DVDRIP.x I am bored so here is the YouTube link |
12-01-2012, 10:02 PM | #3 |
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They should view the whole episode just to watch the Lexus LFA that precedes it.
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12-01-2012, 10:31 PM | #4 |
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Hmmm. Interesting he didn't drive the "Subaru". He seems to hate Subaru. Wonder if he'd say the same thing.
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12-01-2012, 10:43 PM | #5 |
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12-02-2012, 01:02 AM | #6 | |
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If you watch the special episode, it's about what a company is capable of making. At their grandest and most current state, they can make however many phenomenal cars. At their lowest, however, they have examples of cars that have absolutely NO excuse for existing based on that company's track record. It's also just a showcase for driving REALLY nice cars! |
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12-02-2012, 10:26 AM | #7 |
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Clarkson likes Subaru (owns a WRX).
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12-02-2012, 10:40 AM | #8 |
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Yeah they went from the LFA to the FRS to the nasty Lexus hard top convertible and that was what they chose as the worste car in history. Haha
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12-02-2012, 11:22 AM | #9 |
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Richard Hammond had an american flag on his home. Is he American?
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12-02-2012, 11:34 AM | #10 |
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12-02-2012, 12:56 PM | #11 |
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I am not completely sure that was his house the show is very scripted and they probably just picked a house to use with a gate to make him seem even more pompous. I doubt you would have lion statues with your own face on them haha
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12-02-2012, 04:53 PM | #12 |
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12-02-2012, 05:27 PM | #13 | |
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You sure about that? Quote:
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12-02-2012, 11:18 PM | #14 |
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That list isn't complete. I believe he also had an SL55 AMG.
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12-03-2012, 12:48 AM | #15 |
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12-03-2012, 03:44 PM | #16 |
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He also owns an Evo X (not sure if it is an FQ-300, 360 or 400)
His wife also owns an Aston V8 Vantage and a Caterham R400 |
12-03-2012, 03:48 PM | #17 |
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Not all the time. One of the earlier tests between the Evo VIII and STI (I think it was in Scotland, where they had the black Evo and the blue STI, though they ended up using a red Evo in the actual Top Gear lap) had him stating that he had still preferred the STI and had "no idea why."
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12-03-2012, 04:27 PM | #18 | |
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12-03-2012, 05:22 PM | #19 |
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Oh, Clarkson, and his forever incorrect operation of the STI's DCCD.
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12-03-2012, 06:50 PM | #20 | |
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12-03-2012, 06:54 PM | #21 |
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The "no idea why" is that the EVO was the better driver's car, but he enjoys the STI more. It's like I can admit that the new ST is a very sorted fast piece of kit, but it doesn't set my patented James May penis root fizz alight (is there anyway to make that sound not gay?)
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12-03-2012, 06:57 PM | #22 |
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It wasn't a crack at it though... he picked the STI as his preference between the two. Does he really need to compliment it further? Richard Hammon also mirrored the same response, having also preferred it but without really having an explanation. Again, remember that the cars are very similar on paper, so their inability to pick one thing (outside of the car being a better daily driver) may be attributed to them both having a lot in common -- turbocharged four-cylinders, four doors, AWD, LSDs all around, big wings, etc. If one magically had the exterior of a Porsche or the other had the performance of a hypercar, then they'd have a clearer answer of why they liked it over the other.
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