saw top gear last night

Grampa · February 17, 2009, 04:51:07 PM

my new favorite car

Aston Martin db9

and the race db9r

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e097nz06qpY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAWgGFyB9pE&feature=related

TiNi · February 17, 2009, 04:57:18 PM

jeez... not much in regards to ground clearance $:-\$

sexy though

NAKID · February 17, 2009, 05:00:46 PM

Ground clearance is not exactly a good thing for a race car...

SP3 · February 17, 2009, 05:02:48 PM

Quote from: NAKID on February 17, 2009, 05:00:46 PM
Ground clearance is not exactly a good thing for a race car...

exactly. Real race cars drag the ground more than not.

TiNi · February 17, 2009, 05:06:00 PM

i didn't think race cars came with:

Full grain leather interior
Walnut facia trim
Iridium Silver centre console outer finish and Graphite inner finish
Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror1
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror & garage door opener (USA and Canada only)
Electrically adjustable seats
Memory seats & exterior mirrors (three positions)
Dual-stage driver and front passenger frontal airbags
Front occupant side airbags
Automatically deployed roll-over bars (Volante)
Heated front seats
Heated rear screen
Automatic temperature control
Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays
LED map lamps and ambient lighting
Trip computer
Cruise control
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation system1,2
Bluetooth telephone preparation1
Satellite radio system (USA only)
Powerfold exterior mirrors
Rear parking sensors
Tyre-pressure monitoring1
Alarm and immobiliser
Remote-control central door locking and boot release
Wind deflector (Volante only)
Battery disconnect switch
Battery conditioner
Tracking device (UK only)
Boot-mounted umbrella
Lamy pen and pen holder

NAKID · February 17, 2009, 05:09:46 PM

Hey, just cause it's a race car doesn't mean it can arrive at the finish line in style...

SP3 · February 18, 2009, 11:54:42 AM

Quote from: DuCaTiNi on February 17, 2009, 05:06:00 PM
i didn't think race cars came with:

Full grain leather interior - no
Walnut facia trim - no
Iridium Silver centre console outer finish and Graphite inner finish - no
Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror1 - no
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror & garage door opener (USA and Canada only) - no
Electrically adjustable seats - no
Memory seats & exterior mirrors (three positions) - no
Dual-stage driver and front passenger frontal airbags - no
Front occupant side airbags - no
Automatically deployed roll-over bars (Volante) - no; already "deployed"
Heated front seats - already heated in most models
Heated rear screen - no
Automatic temperature control - see heated front seat
Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays - no
LED map lamps and ambient lighting - no
Trip computer - yes
Cruise control - sort of; speed limiter
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation system1,2 - no need
Bluetooth telephone preparation1 - no
Satellite radio system (USA only) - sort of; two way using a repeater
Powerfold exterior mirrors - no
Rear parking sensors - no
Tyre-pressure monitoring1 - yes for a decade or so
Alarm and immobiliser - no
Remote-control central door locking and boot release - no
Wind deflector (Volante only) - no
Battery disconnect switch - yes for decades
Battery conditioner - no
Tracking device (UK only) - no
Boot-mounted umbrella - no; brolly girls are better anyway
Lamy pen and pen holder - no

Slide Panda · February 18, 2009, 12:15:08 PM

Quote from: DuCaTiNi on February 17, 2009, 05:06:00 PM
i didn't think race cars came with:
<snip>Fancy stuff.. </snip>

The DBR9 sure doesn't come with most of that stuff... And go back a season or two when the boys go in search of 'The Best Driving Road in Europe' James May makes the mistake of driving a proper Aston Martin racer on that road trip... and you see more of him than you want to as a result

Super T.I.B · February 18, 2009, 12:25:39 PM

Quote from: yuu on February 18, 2009, 12:15:08 PM
The DBR9 sure doesn't come with most of that stuff... And go back a season or two when the boys go in search of 'The Best Driving Road in Europe' James May makes the mistake of driving a proper Aston Martin racer on that road trip... and you see more of him than you want to as a result

That was hilarious!

Slide Panda · February 18, 2009, 12:34:01 PM

Quote from: Super T.I.B on February 18, 2009, 12:25:39 PM
That was hilarious!

You want some more funny - look up Jeremy Clarksons (written) review of a Vespa. And yes... somehow they got him on a Vespa

Super T.I.B · February 18, 2009, 01:25:55 PM

Quote from: yuu on February 18, 2009, 12:34:01 PM
You want some more funny - look up Jeremy Clarksons (written) review of a Vespa. And yes... somehow they got him on a Vespa

Did you see the Top Gear trip through Vietnam when he rode a Vespa? And how he just let it drop when he stopped.

Slide Panda · February 18, 2009, 01:52:45 PM

Yep. That was a good one.. I'm surprised they survived.

This season Alpha challenge episode is a good one... and the Better Police car.

For back episodes - track down the race across Africa - 'Oh no! OLIVER!'

OwnyTony · February 18, 2009, 02:08:00 PM

very sexy car

TiAvenger · February 18, 2009, 02:25:39 PM

Do you get the real BBC or something?

Top gear on BBC America is a season behind, the "new" one I saw on Monday was when they were out at the salt flats.

I want the current season.

Slide Panda · February 18, 2009, 04:07:51 PM

Quote from: Court-Jester on February 18, 2009, 02:25:39 PM
Do you get the real BBC or something?

Top gear on BBC America is a season behind, the "new" one I saw on Monday was when they were out at the salt flats.

I want the current season.

BBC America. Duc.nu had the whole Viet Nam episode fro mteh current UK season in their Movies section.

http://www.duc.nu/movies/

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saw top gear last night

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