top gear, Sunday 8pm repeated wednesday 7pm BBC2

[vwdeviant 0]

Now come on who knows who "fat-Stig" is??

 

He should be fairly easy to identify from here

 

I love the whistle from his turbo. Almost sounds like it's got a gas turbine rather than 12l and a hefty compressor.

 

Hmm Mr Oliver you think?? :lol:

[Sonicriot13 0]

Where's the repeat? Has it been cancelled because of all the complaints?

[Jim 1]

It's not just me who likes the Fiat 500 then!

 

And just a quick straw poll.. which one out of the three muscle cars? Dodge Challenger for me... definately...

[ADZ_VR6 0]

BUGGER guess what ive just missed

[MattWilde 10]

the challenger is the best looking, but i can't ignore the performance of the corvette, so that would be my choice. lovely car

[KADVR6 0]

yeh dodge for me also.

[dukest 0]

the challenger is the best looking, but i can't ignore the performance of the corvette, so that would be my choice. lovely car

 

its like they said, the other 2 are the sports cars (well, the corvette is!) and the challenger is the old school muscle car which i think most people would take with their heart.. although hopefully they do a manual version?

[Toad 0]

Challenger...

[Jim 1]

I like the Challenger because of its awesome retro-ness and because it isn't a total balls out racer - just a nice lazy muscle car with a super soundtrack and astonishingly cool looks. It's achingly cool, in the same way that the current Mustangs are. I'd probably be a very happy man if I could own either a Mustang or a Challenger to be honest.

[skinnyman9000 0]

How awesome did the lil 500 look? Faster round the track than an elise too!!!

[Critical_Mass 10]

I've had a soft spot for the new fiat 500 though i would never buy one, but the abrath flavour was spectacular!

 

I'd have to say the Corvette performance wise, out of the three yank-mobiles. But the dodge for being oldskool.

[The_Dude 0]

I'd rather have the Corvette, savage I think he called it. But that Abarth was mighty fun looking for such a diddy little car.

[Adz The Rat 0]

Yea that little Abarth looked great fun!

And the Corvette mmmmmmmmmmm

[kevg60 0]

I'd have the corvette but I'd have to change that bonnet :gag:

[corozin 0]

I'd have the corvette but I'd have to change that bonnet :gag:

 

+1

[the delta force 0]

Reno, the biggest little city in the world. Went there for a day last season when snowboarding in Squaw Vally, hilarious place. The people in the casinos are exactly like that....

[Jim 1]

I feel vindicated in my liking the Fiat 500 as it got a pretty glowing review. To be honest the Arbarth version is nice but I still think the bog standard one with a decent set of factory wheels on it looks cracking.

[Jay2 0]

Girlfriend got a 500 and now wears a smug smile after the Clarkson seal of approval. :?

 

BUT you do need to be very 'in touch with your masculinity' to drive it as a bloke. :camp:

 

Is it just me or are May and Hammond starting to look alike? Although a slightly smaller version? :confused4:

[Kevin Bacon 5]

I just love the Corvette ZR-1.

[vwdeviant 0]

Almost poperly wet myself at the Driving the Winnebago... ups the May/Clarkson level from the "Polar" expedition

[The_Dude 0]

Yeah, that had me in stitches too. Its also 2 weeks in a row James May has been on the throne!

[craigowl 0]

Good entertaining - - - (Oops! - factual) show last night.

[skinnyman9000 0]

I'd love a 500 abarth SS, but it would be hard to pass it off i think, not the most manly thing in the world!

[vr6-phil 0]

Is it just me or are May and Hammond starting to look alike?

 

Exactly what I was thinking!

 

It's interesting that the Twingo hasn't had a mention on here yet?! Would anyone go for one of those over the 500?

[Jim 1]

Saw a Twingo Sport on the road today (on the way home from work) - only had a few seconds to look at it as I went past but it didn't evoke the same sorts of feelings as the 500, let alone an Arbarth version. The Twingo is tall, not particularly handsome, and looks cheap..