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Old 11-20-2005, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Nov 20 2005, 09:35 PM
Oh, and Ian Wright's lap!
I hate that guy ...

Should be banged up. Admitting he and da bruvas had driven around with no licence or insurance ...
Old 11-20-2005, 01:48 PM
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Loved the RS4 feature, filmed in the Gorge du Verdon. Been there, done that



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Did you drive up or the vertical climb?
Old 11-20-2005, 01:55 PM
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Old 11-20-2005, 02:00 PM
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Clarkson slagged off another Porsche, a Boxster coupe = Coxster, very funny. It seems his beef with it is that it is too clinical, with no passion. Not too sure what he means by that but IMHO it's better looking than the Boxster (s'pose that's not too difficult!)
Old 11-20-2005, 02:24 PM
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I think he means things like the way our engine howls, or the way an Elise dives into a corner etc. No magic like that in the Coxster.
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COXSTER!
Old 11-20-2005, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Nov 20 2005, 11:24 PM
I think he means things like the way our engine howls, or the way an Elise dives into a corner etc. No magic like that in the Coxster.
The engine will defo howl, the 987s is loud when giving it some. I agreed with the whole in the middle thing but on one hand he was saying it was understeery and vague and then he was saying when you drove it hard it was sharp. I think he may not understand the effects of PASM. The gear shift is just absolute baylocks, its the same box as the 987s and there is no prob with that.
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i think it's a matter of opinion thing.. some people like porka's, some don't. Also it must be hard, being in that position of being able to have.. well a
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I think Clarkson's point about the Gaymen is my suspicion confirmed:

The Boxster S is a tactile, open car. The Cayman should have been very, very good in a more performancy way, but that they have deliberately souped it down, in order that it doesn't show the 911 up as a POS.

Consequently, it feels like a Civic 2.0 and not like a Civic Type-R.

Contrarily, the early S2000 is batting slightly above its class, so feels very exciting, if flawed.


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