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Old 07-24-2012, 03:06 PM   #1
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Top Gear hates the GT500?

...or at least it seems like they do...

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/s...ear-2012-07-24
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Old 07-24-2012, 03:10 PM   #2
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...or at least it seems like they do...

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/s...ear-2012-07-24
They've hated the GT500 since it came out in '07. I can't stand Top Gear anyways.
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Old 07-24-2012, 03:11 PM   #3
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Top Gear hates the GT500?
SHOCKING!!!!
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Old 07-24-2012, 03:19 PM   #4
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OMFG! TOP GEAR HATES ON A DOMESTIC! THE WORLD IS ENDING! Oh wait..............
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Old 07-24-2012, 03:22 PM   #5
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Article says 3 ZL1s were crashed at VIR. I only heard of the 1 crash. Anybody heard of the others?
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Old 07-24-2012, 03:32 PM   #6
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I love watching Top Gear for entertainment.

They do nothing but contradict themselves. They hate one car for a certain quality but praise another for that same quality.

With that, I believe if the GT500 was Australian, German, Italian or anything un-American, Top Gear would love it.

This also isn't James, Richard, or Jeremy writing the review.

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Old 07-24-2012, 03:36 PM   #7
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I did not read any hate at all. In fact, I read disappointment. It's actually a point brought up in many other reviews: too much power to have safe fun.
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Old 07-24-2012, 03:42 PM   #8
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Old 07-24-2012, 03:57 PM   #9
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I did not read any hate at all. In fact, I read disappointment. It's actually a point brought up in many other reviews: too much power to have safe fun.
i wonder how much fun did the Stig have driving it?
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Old 07-24-2012, 04:02 PM   #10
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i wonder how much fun did the Stig have driving it?

I'll ask him next week, if he's over at the place where my Camaro is right now
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They like the ZR1, challenger srt8 and CTS-V. Gt 500's blow.
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So despite ALL of the other magazines getting free reign of a gt500, tracking them, and even running a top speed test, top gear couldn't get one without Ford running the show at road atlanta? Odd.
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Old 07-24-2012, 05:01 PM   #13
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i wonder how much fun did the Stig have driving it?
This was Top Gear the magazine.

Not Top Gear the TV show.
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Old 07-24-2012, 09:33 PM   #14
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I did not read any hate at all. In fact, I read disappointment. It's actually a point brought up in many other reviews: too much power to have safe fun.
Agreed.
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