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Old 27-06-2006, 07:21 PM   #1
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Default Falcon/Commodore of the future *amazing top gear vid*
Top Gear S Class

Title is a little deceiving but as Jeremy says "Your ordinary family sedan will have these features within 10 years as standard".

Watch and be amazed.
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Old 27-06-2006, 07:36 PM   #2
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Great car. Pity about the flared guards.

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Old 27-06-2006, 07:36 PM   #3
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Incredible. Great video, thanks.
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Old 27-06-2006, 07:38 PM   #4
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thats simply amazing how it brakes automatically by watching the car in front, i love it
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Old 27-06-2006, 07:46 PM   #5
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Nice clip and i mighty impressive car. I reckon it looks pretty trick as well.

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thats simply amazing how it brakes automatically by watching the car in front, i love it
Ive actually been in LS430 with the radar controlled c/c going and it is uber cool. I still dont think id trust it that much though.
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Old 27-06-2006, 07:56 PM   #6
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Always a big fan of merc's from the technology to the build quality they excell in many ways. The funny thing is that mercedes could have screwed every other manafacturer by putting a patenet on such safety features as airbags and ABS brakes. Instead they gave the technology to other manafacturers as a good will token to humanity.
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Old 27-06-2006, 08:46 PM   #7
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Always a big fan of merc's from the technology to the build quality they excell in many ways. The funny thing is that mercedes could have screwed every other manafacturer by putting a patenet on such safety features as airbags and ABS brakes. Instead they gave the technology to other manafacturers as a good will token to humanity.
I will give you that Mercedes are an innovator of new technologies, but you will find that 9 times out of ten, that Bosch and other companies are the ones creating the new automotive technologies.

Their build quality ain't so flash when you whack an S-Class next to a Lexus barge.

And they haven't given a single piece of technology royalty free to other manufacturers; they are making a killing in royalties. It is due to the economies of scale which has allowed theese technologies to filter down to the mainstream vehicles we use.
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Old 27-06-2006, 08:50 PM   #8
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wait till you see what he did to an older model s class...haha its soooooo damn funny
same episode i think
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Great car. Pity about the flared guards.

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Who is that busty thing in your avatar FF??????
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now what the s class has it will be a while before the basic commdore or falcon would get that in. Thou i would like to have a drive and actually try out the technology of that car
I call it drool factor
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wait till you see what he did to an older model s class...haha its soooooo damn funny
same episode i think
Beat me to it. That segment was one of the funniest I've ever seen on Top Gear. I was literally in tears watching it, especially when James and Richard took the beast onto the track for speed testing.
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Something to grab people's attention without upsetting the sensitive people or the forum moderators.

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Old 27-06-2006, 09:24 PM   #13
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Beat me to it. That segment was one of the funniest I've ever seen on Top Gear. I was literally in tears watching it, especially when James and Richard took the beast onto the track for speed testing.
agreed, i cried watching that , so funny
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the gadgets are great but they might be the undoing of us , slowly taking the skill out of driving a motor car, great video.
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Wow simply awesome, is all I can say.

The screen on the dash, that allows you to see further down the road, impressed me.
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I was waiting for someone to cut into the gap the Merc left in front of it, when cruising, or especially when braking.

Bet that would've happened here in Melb. if they filmed it here!

Wonder how the Merc reacts when that happens?
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But who is it?
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But who is it?
Yeah!! Is she someone you know? More than know?
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