Top Gear Is Back!!

Memphis · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:18

lay-z-boy said:
Fat chance after what the stig did to the ccr.

Given that Top Gear now apparently have a number of "Stigs", I'm sure it's only a matter of time before a generous owner lends them one, under the proviso that the right driver is used.

Wile E. Coyote · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:23

Memphis said:
Given that Top Gear now apparently have a number of "Stigs", I'm sure it's only a matter of time before a generous owner lends them one, under the proviso that the right driver is used.

Is this true? Also do you know any names?

tonyyeb · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:26

Wile E. Coyote said:
Is this true? Also do you know any names?

Its a very strong rumor on a number of forums. No real evidence that ive seen yet though.

tonyyeb · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:27

Memphis said:
Unless you're in Scotland and don't have Sky to pickup the other regional BBC2s.

I think its repeated on BBC3 on Saturday at 7pm.

wonder_lander · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:27

Not the best episode but as has been said before, Clarkson was on fire!

Coupe bit in the art gallery was funny I thought!

Freefaller · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:30

Stonedofmoo said:
253mph

Amazing, the speed all the scenery was going past on the film really puts that speed into perspective

Yeah the scenery flying past is incredible. It's like being on the TGV if you've ever been, but that does over 300mph!! It's incredible the way the world flies past you.

I'd love to be sat in that cockpit :cool:

Jonnycoupe · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:31

lay-z-boy said:
Fat chance after what the stig did to the ccr.

Let alone something like the TT on tonights show.

JRS · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:34

tonyyeb said:
But not as great as the others. Horrid understeer and underpowered it seemed from the report.

The 3.2V6 would cure one of those problems, and Autodelta getting hold of it and fitting a limited slip differential would probably cure the other

tonyyeb · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:35

JRS said:
The 3.2V6 would cure one of those problems, and Autodelta getting hold of it and fitting a limited slip differential would probably cure the other

I think it having the 3.2 V6 would help and the 4WD would make it MUCH better IMO!

Arc · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:45

Does exactly what it says on the tin, 250mph without any fuss. Will be interesting to see what it can do on the track (if any owner ever loans them one).

Freefaller said:
Yeah the scenery flying past is incredible. It's like being on the TGV if you've ever been, but that does over 300mph!! It's incredible the way the world flies past you.

Its only 300km/h when its carrying passengers btw (the 300mph run was for the record attempt).

Memphis · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:47

Jonnycoupe said:
Let alone something like the TT on tonights show.

I'm pretty sure a tad more care is taken with a multi-hundred thousand pound car than a £20k Audi.

tonyyeb · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:49

Memphis said:
I'm pretty sure a tad more care is taken with a multi-hundred thousand pound car than a £20k Audi.

Errr you mean like when the Stig crashed the £350,000+ Koenigsegg???

Stonedofmoo · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:50

Kinda their fault really though, it was too twitchy

I mean 4 seconds off a lap just from fitting a rear wing shows the difference having the proper downforce makes

Memphis · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:51

tonyyeb said:
Errr you mean like when the Stig crashed the £350,000+ Koenigsegg???

A one-off in a car that was notoriously aerodynamically unstable until they fitted a rear wing, prompted by that very crash.

EDIT - And include the points posted above

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Andr3w · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:57

Im sure if they got lent a veyron and did crash, that they would pay the owner the cost?

Freefaller · 4 Feb 2007 at 22:06

Arc said:
Its only 300km/h when its carrying passengers btw (the 300mph run was for the record attempt).

320 actually

But some of us have been lucky to have been on test runs

ShiWarrior · 4 Feb 2007 at 22:07

I missed the beggining, dont tell me he got to drove this car again? new model?

lay-z-boy · 4 Feb 2007 at 22:09

Memphis said:
Given that Top Gear now apparently have a number of "Stigs", I'm sure it's only a matter of time before a generous owner lends them one, under the proviso that the right driver is used.

Indeed, that is true, there are at least 2 but i only know the name of one.

Still, they might have actually done it already but as it isnt at the top of the board they didnt put it up.

You never know, i expected the rx8 to come first round the track, when the tt did i was amazed.

I missed the beggining, dont tell me he got to drove this car again? new model?

Captain slow drove it at 253 mph on a closed VW track.

Dangerous Dave · 4 Feb 2007 at 22:10

Memphis said:
Given that Top Gear now apparently have a number of "Stigs", I'm sure it's only a matter of time before a generous owner lends them one, under the proviso that the right driver is used.

Got to say you could tell from the driving syle it was a different stig driving the TT/Alfa/RX8 as he was more agressive and not very smooth compared to the Stig last session. He also took a different line into the first corner not quite the F1 line that was commented on as being different but it was a bit in the middle.

I recon it won't be long until they have a Veryon round the track it will be when some rich person needs some publicity for something, like how they got the Enzo on.

cymatty · 4 Feb 2007 at 22:11

lay-z-boy said:
You never know, i expected the rx8 to come first round the track, when the tt did i was amazed.

It will all be down to the dsg box I should imagine, as it was only like 0.1 secs slower, manual V manual I would say the rx8 would walk it.