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Old 23-06-2007, 10:07 AM   #31
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Ive never seen Fifth Gear but if that clip is a guage of the rest of the show then i'm not sad to miss it. Two things wouldve made it better-

1/ Elizabeth Hurley doing the driving and talking
2/ Nurburgring
Dude, she's more clapped out than my 360,000km EB...
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Old 23-06-2007, 10:47 AM   #32
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But she has a hot voice.
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Old 23-06-2007, 10:56 AM   #33
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She talks funny, her mouth couldn't keep up with her talking.
She whipped that thing to within inches of it's life.
What does she mean all braun and no brain??
Exactly what it says! :P It thinks it's great (the car) but it is dumb! :P
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Old 23-06-2007, 10:59 AM   #34
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Old 23-06-2007, 11:00 AM   #35
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Here is a Top Gear online review on the VXR8. Not done by Clarkson but still good...

http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/01/1.html
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Old 23-06-2007, 11:03 AM   #36
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VXR8? I feel ashamed! :
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Old 23-06-2007, 12:23 PM   #37
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I'm thinking that maybe we should all wander down to the nearest GMH dealership and go for a test drive ......
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Old 23-06-2007, 06:56 PM   #38
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5th Gear is the lame spin-off of Top Gear - in fact the presenters Vicki Butler H. and Tiff Needell were all Top Gear presenters too until the old format show came to an end in 2000/2001....

Then came the 'new' Top Gear in 2003, with Clarkson/Mays/Hammond which of course proved a real hit (even my wife loves watching it, the series returns on SBS on the 2nd July), so in the UK, the new free-to-air Channel 5 started their own mtotring show, calling it '5th Gear'.... and they tried soo hard to copy the proven winning Top Gear 1 hour long show that it made for cringworthy viewing - half the stuff they do/say on 5th Gear is a waste of time really!

Shame we are still a series or two behind the UK with our Top Gear shows though, I think the series starting on the 2nd July is from about mid'06.

Anyway, my 2 cents worth !
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Old 23-06-2007, 08:16 PM   #39
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Old 23-06-2007, 11:51 PM   #40
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i agree with top gear being a much better show but without a doubt tiff needell and jason plato from fifth gear are much better drivers than anyone on top gear so its good to watch just on that alone
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Old 23-06-2007, 11:53 PM   #41
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also i just realised that topgear link for the vxr8 is written by tom ford who is the guy with beard in the end of the fifth gear youtube video
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Old 24-06-2007, 01:12 AM   #42
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What I want to know is how Tom Ford squeezed 27.2mpg (10.39L/100km) out of it!
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Old 24-06-2007, 09:28 AM   #43
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Dude, she's more clapped out than my 360,000km EB...
Brilliant comment!

Totally agree!

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Old 24-06-2007, 10:08 AM   #44
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that = awesome video and good representation of the car . i love the short nose overhang . and it's ashame FORD FPV/ are not getting this sort of recognition .
Stop goin' on about the God damn overhang FFS! Other than that I agree with what you said....
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Old 24-06-2007, 12:26 PM   #45
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What I want to know is how Tom Ford squeezed 27.2mpg (10.39L/100km) out of it!
yeah he's a bit heavy footed 9.0/9.5 is the norm.
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Old 25-06-2007, 04:38 PM   #46
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She talks funny, her mouth couldn't keep up with her talking.
She whipped that thing to within inches of it's life.
What does she mean all braun and no brain??
Well, it is an R8, might have been a different story if they had a Senator, GTS or even a Grange. R8 is only the base model.
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Old 25-06-2007, 05:01 PM   #47
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R8 > GTS.
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Old 25-06-2007, 06:32 PM   #48
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Thats what i love about the ford and holden sedan range. All braun and and no brain makes it all the more fun to drive when you don't have a bug up your bum.
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Old 26-06-2007, 12:48 AM   #49
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Thank you Vauxhaul for building this car? They didn't, Holden did...
yeah true, and "Based on the cheap Holden HSV"? WtF?

Hahaha! Gotta love the TopGear review, finished with:
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It wouldn't change the crap handbrake lever, but it might make me think about selling the kids to get one.
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Old 26-06-2007, 09:55 AM   #50
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The side on shot is almost the worst angle imo. That short overhang is just UGLY!
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Old 26-06-2007, 05:20 PM   #51
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R8 > GTS.
Ahh, did you want to back up that groundbreaking statement with some reasoning?
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