Thats a comparison of a Ferrari and a Porsche. Has the McLaren been compared to a porker yet? And if so, was it derided as being soulless compared to the German car?Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
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Thats a comparison of a Ferrari and a Porsche. Has the McLaren been compared to a porker yet? And if so, was it derided as being soulless compared to the German car?Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Popped down to see what was going on with Filming today. Just a GTR going around with Stiggy and Rowan Atkinson doing SiaRPC bit. Might be interesting to see that actually because Rowan has a bit of experience. We had his GT350 in in the Workshop for a couple of years but it might be slightly different in the Kia.
Selebrity in a Reasonably Priced Car? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Retro Formula 1
Have you ever driven a Korean car, Hyundai especially?Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
Point & squirt = boringQuote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
Judging by the end of the review it's quite obvious the McLaren would need to try harder to make the car more engaging ie. 'fun' factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dylan H
What are you going on about now???? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Can you not spell or are you merely confused :p
I suspect that most people, you and I included, do not have the skill or the money to burn to risk pushing a McLaren, Ferrari or Porsche hard enough to tell which is more engaging.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Yes, in fact. And I was passionate about a particular Hyundai Accent, because that was the most fun I ever had driving in a race. Hell, I was passionate about a 0.8L Suzuki.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Also, I have driven a Formula Rolon car based off of a Chevrolet in a race.
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Mind boggling fun.
Have you ever driven a Porsche 911, a Ferrari, a Pagani Zonda, a Lamborghini or a Mclaren to their limits to know if a slightly ill handling car is more fun?
Yes, I'm sure Glock driving that handful Virgin is a much happier man than the utterly bored Vettel driving that almost perfect Red Bull. ;) Ever wondered why drivers, real racing drivers (not some potbellied mid-age journalist) are happy when their team finds the sweet spot on the car, which helps them perform better?Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Yes, puncture the front left. Then it would be a handful and give a lot of "fun" to some people.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Exactamundo. None of those cars would ever reach their limit on normal roads, not even on a track day, because owners would never push their cars to their limit even there. At normal speeds, even slightly higher speeds, nobody would ever be able to tell these cars apart. The only way these cars would ever be pushed to their limit is in competition by professional drivers. And every racing driver on this planet wants a good handling car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dylan H
I still have to get my head around the idea of a difficult-to-handle car being more "fun" or having more "zing". Probably Clarkson should just accept he is a sucker for whatever comes out of Maranello.
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Originally Posted by Retro Formula 1
Confused :p :uhoh:
I'll look forward to seeing Atkinson; I was getting interested in English history at school when a local public TV station started to air The Black Adder (along with The Prisoner, The Young Ones and Alexi Sayle).