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Old 02-10-2013, 08:35 PM   #1
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Top Gear Review of the GT86

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Old 02-10-2013, 08:41 PM   #2
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Here's the actual clip:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4laY388IIV4"]Top Gear - Season 19 Episode 3 - YouTube[/ame]



‎01:31.3 Toyota GT86 (wet)
01:31.4 Audi TT Mk.II 2.0T
01:31.6 Honda NSX-R (wet)
01:31.8 BMW M3 E46
01:31.8 Nissan 350Z
01:31.8 Mazda RX-8

Not bad for Prius tires in the wet!


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Old 02-10-2013, 09:07 PM   #3
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01:31.3 Toyota GT86 (wet)
01:31.4 Audi TT Mk.II 2.0T
01:31.6 Honda NSX-R (wet)
01:31.8 BMW M3 E46
01:31.8 Nissan 350Z
01:31.8 Mazda RX-8
That's not bad company to have when you're running 200hp. Color me impressed.
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Old 02-10-2013, 09:46 PM   #4
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"He who shall be last, shall be sideways and smiling."
New tag line for this car.
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Old 02-10-2013, 10:31 PM   #5
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I don't like it that he said "it doesn't look particularly interesting" but yea, smiles all around.
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Old 02-10-2013, 10:56 PM   #6
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That's not bad company to have when you're running 200hp. Color me impressed.
It's nice to take down the z.
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Old 02-10-2013, 11:04 PM   #7
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Yeap that's the ridiculous smile I have on my face when I drive mine
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Old 02-10-2013, 11:54 PM   #8
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Kind of disappointed they didn't get to test it out on a dry track. And that they didn't mark it as a wet lap. But oh well!
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"He who shall be last, shall be sideways and smiling."
New tag line for this car.
Someone make a sticker.
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Old 02-11-2013, 02:08 AM   #10
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Here's the actual clip:




‎01:31.3 Toyota GT86 (wet)
01:31.4 Audi TT Mk.II 2.0T
01:31.6 Honda NSX-R (wet)
01:31.8 BMW M3 E46
01:31.8 Nissan 350Z
01:31.8 Mazda RX-8

Not bad for Prius tires in the wet!

I had to make that GIF into my sig
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Old 02-11-2013, 02:45 AM   #12
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Love how this just proves how much of a track car this is, taking down the z and m3 e46 which kill us in a straight line..
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I'm more impressed it beat the old NSX Type-R than the 370Z and M3.
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"He who shall be last, shall be sideways and smiling."

Sums up my night after watching the episode and taking my car out just because
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