Jeremy Clarkson names GT86 car of the year in Top Gear 2012 Awards! - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Hanakuso · 12-07-2012, 04:14 PM

Oh wait, it won 1st!

Kevin@RAD · 12-07-2012, 04:17 PM

Well deserved!

KingGeo · 12-07-2012, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bristecom

Yet another honor for Toyota, Subaru, and Tada-san. Once they do the official Top Gear review, this car will explode in popularity. Let's just hope they can build enough!

lets hope they dont so we can be part of an exclusive club with high resale value!

LIKEABOSS · 12-07-2012, 04:41 PM

High praise!

Tt3Sheppard · 12-07-2012, 04:43 PM

Maybe now that our car has been reviewed and praised by Top Gear people will start to respect it for what it represents...nah probably not.

ZetaVI · 12-07-2012, 04:55 PM

JC said it was one of the most fun cars he drove in years. That pretty sums it up for me.

Zadkiel · 12-07-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Yeah, true. I'm interested in seeing the lap time Stig make on their track

I'm hoping it'll do quicker than a 1:30. I doubt it. 1:30 might be the highest it'll get.

WiKKiD · 12-07-2012, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanakuso

Oh wait, it won 1st!

I hit that!

Trashed675 · 12-07-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bristecom

I mean, on the actual Top Gear show... Unless I missed it? I know they showed a part on the worst cars film and this little clip but I'm not sure how many people watch these compared to the full reviews in the main show. As I said a long time ago, I really hope they do a full challenge/road trip with these cars.

They kinda did. They had it on the new "The Worst Car In The History Of The World" DVD that JC and May did. As you can guess, it wasn't one of the worst haha.

rice_classic · 12-07-2012, 06:12 PM

I agree with the person in the comments section in the link:

"The GT86 should be the next reasonably priced car."

That would raise the bar a bit eh? I think it would be a worthy investment for ToyaBaru to get their car on this show as the RPC.

TOMIMOTO · 12-07-2012, 06:15 PM

Does anybody have a link to his review off of the DVD? YouTube took it down.

Rampage · 12-07-2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bristecom

Yet another honor for Toyota, Subaru, and Tada-san. Once they do the official Top Gear review, this car will explode in popularity. Let's just hope they can build enough!

Anyone who watches Top Gear is already aware of this car by now. I doubt that sales will change as a result of an appearance on the show. They are already selling every one they can make. Availability is the limiting factor, not exposure.

Bristecom · 12-07-2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rampage

Anyone who watches Top Gear is already aware of this car by now. I doubt that sales will change as a result of an appearance on the show. They are already selling everyone they can make. Availability is the limiting factor, not exposure.

Yeah but Top Gear has a way of getting people really excited about cars. If they see a raving review by Jeremy Clarkson, they're going to much more seriously consider buying one. Even women watch that show where they may not normally follow car news.

Jordo! · 12-07-2012, 09:40 PM

Nice -- congrats!

I'm still surprised that Jeremy -- as opposed to, say, Hammond -- loves it so much. That totally seems like a car for the Hamster. He tends to like the tossable cars, Jeremy the uber-powerful ones, and James the lux. Go figure.

Definitely looking forward to seeing it on (the next season of?) Top Gear.

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rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I agree with the person in the comments section in the link: "The GT86 should be the next reasonably priced car." That would raise the bar a bit eh? I think it would be a worthy investment for ToyaBaru to get their car on this show as the RPC.

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Jordo! Enjoy it, destroy it. Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Datsun Racing Hen Location: Blank Generation Posts: 820 Thanks: 6 Thanked 61 Times in 48 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Nice -- congrats! I'm still surprised that Jeremy -- as opposed to, say, Hammond -- loves it so much. That totally seems like a car for the Hamster. He tends to like the tossable cars, Jeremy the uber-powerful ones, and James the lux. Go figure. Definitely looking forward to seeing it on (the next season of?) Top Gear.

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