Top Gear Season 10 Discussion

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2007-10-28 01:03pm

Starglider wrote:stripping everything but the seats out of the car to get to 273 mph does not make for a superior sports car

So what does then? The Ultimate Aero is not only faster than the Veyron in a straight line, but it can whip through corners faster too, averaging 73 mph through the slalom, slightly edging out the Ferrari Enzo (though IIRC the Lotus Elise is still the reigning slalom champ). At about 68 mph the Veyron is no slalom queen thanks to it's 4,200lb bulk, something even it's AWD (which of course contributes to it's excessive weight) can't compensate for.

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2007-10-28 01:50pm

I wonder if the News segment will mention that the Top Gear Test Track will be in the next Gran Turismo, as well as how accurate its likely to be?

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-10-28 04:03pm

Boo, they didn't send James off of the end of the carrier....

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-10-28 04:03pm

Hmm. Watching tonight's episode brings to mind the question "when did RollS Royces get so ugly?"

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2007-10-28 04:12pm

Ma Deuce wrote:
So what does then? The Ultimate Aero is not only faster than the Veyron in a straight line, but it can whip through corners faster too, averaging 73 mph through the slalom, slightly edging out the Ferrari Enzo (though IIRC the Lotus Elise is still the reigning slalom champ). At about 68 mph the Veyron is no slalom queen thanks to it's 4,200lb bulk, something even it's AWD (which of course contributes to it's excessive weight) can't compensate for.

First of all the damn car has never driven 273mph, that is a purely theoretical top speed based on wind tunnel tests, in fact on paper the newest version can go even faster then that but that doesn’t matter one bit. The cars speed record meanwhile is 254.88mph, about 2mph faster then the Veyron.

Talking purely about performance is missing the entire triumph of the engineering of the Veyron anyway, which is not just that it can go fast. It’s that you can drive that car to 252mph, then drive it home at 40mph without the engine overheating and park it in your garage for use the next day as a daily driver if you wanted. This level of refinement is far more difficult to reach then pure performance, and is why the Veyron costs about a million dollars more then an Aero. It’s also why it has AWD, so that the wheels won’t spin if the road is anything less then absolutely perfection conditions!

The Aero gets its power simply by supercharging the hell (26psi boost pressure!) out of a corvette engine, which will have a lifespan of jack and shit and require very extensive maintenance if not outright replacement after going 250mph plus. It’s purely a race car for dry surfaces and I am 100% unimpressed with it.

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2007-10-28 04:21pm

So how much Bage will that Lambo get anyway?

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-10-28 04:24pm

Lost Soal wrote:So how much Bage will that Lambo get anyway?

It took me a good ten seconds before that one sank in...

And poor May - for once he thinks outside the box and he's chased off the set.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-10-28 04:34pm

Jeremy's starstruck. He hasn't mentioned cars in five minutes.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-10-28 04:40pm

Bounty wrote:Jeremy's starstruck. He hasn't mentioned cars in five minutes.

As would anyone faced by a Zombie Rock God.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-10-28 04:43pm

That car is smaller than Clarkson. As in, it actually has less volume than Clarkson.

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2007-10-28 04:43pm

I'm sure I had a Peel as a kid

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-10-28 04:43pm

....I'm having a Simpsons flashback....

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-10-28 04:49pm

Please tell me that was faked ...

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-10-28 04:49pm

Least. PC. Scene. Ever.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-10-28 04:50pm

andrewgpaul wrote:Please tell me that was faked ...

I honestly don't know...

That meeting could easily have been from Screenwipe, heh.

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-10-28 04:52pm

Screenwipe?

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-10-28 04:54pm

andrewgpaul wrote:Screenwipe?

Charlie Brookers Screenwipe.

Just think of a show where someone like Stark is the star, and you will get the general idea.

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2007-10-28 04:55pm

A bit different then

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-10-28 04:56pm

andrewgpaul wrote:Screenwipe?

The Stark Show. Seriously.

"Youtube will have a field day"

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-10-28 04:58pm

Thunderbirds are GO!

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-10-28 04:59pm

This is the best race in history.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-10-28 04:59pm

"I suspect i may get some abuse for this....."

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-10-28 05:00pm

I can't believe you people found time to tear yourselves away from the screen to post

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2007-10-28 05:03pm

The TV and Monitor are 2 feet apart, right next to each other. I missed nothing.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2007-10-28 05:19pm

I just loved the music when Micheal Burch stole the Peel. What the hell was that? It sounded like it was off some totally rad action film.