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Ignorant journo raving about the new Challenger states that it has independent suspension on all four corners and "You don't find that on a Mustang or a new Camaro... or a Corvette even."
WTF? We all know the Vette has been IRS since 1963 (?), but surely the new Camaro is too, seeing as it is a Holden?
And Paul Horrell who is a good writer normally goes on about how the new Mini Cooper S "swapped hydraulic steering for electric.."
The one thing that I remember most about the previous Mini Cooper S was the stupidly loud whine from the electric power steering. Am I correct?
WTF? We all know the Vette has been IRS since 1963 (?), but surely the new Camaro is too, seeing as it is a Holden?
And Paul Horrell who is a good writer normally goes on about how the new Mini Cooper S "swapped hydraulic steering for electric.."
The one thing that I remember most about the previous Mini Cooper S was the stupidly loud whine from the electric power steering. Am I correct?
There is one redeeeming feature of TG mag though, Bill Thomas runs a C6 Victory Edition as his long termer and loves it!
And of course this month's one does feature the ZR1 as their favourite performance car of the year which actually warrants 2 articles, one by Jamie Kitman and one by Clarkson.
Still think the praise heaped on the Challenger is undeserved.
Chevy should have got the Camaro out at the same time. They would have cleaned up...
And of course this month's one does feature the ZR1 as their favourite performance car of the year which actually warrants 2 articles, one by Jamie Kitman and one by Clarkson.
Still think the praise heaped on the Challenger is undeserved.
Chevy should have got the Camaro out at the same time. They would have cleaned up...
Godzilla said:
There is one redeeeming feature of TG mag though, Bill Thomas runs a C6 Victory Edition as his long termer and loves it!
And of course this month's one does feature the ZR1 as their favourite performance car of the year which actually warrants 2 articles, one by Jamie Kitman and one by Clarkson.
Still think the praise heaped on the Challenger is undeserved.
Chevy should have got the Camaro out at the same time. They would have cleaned up...
Saw them washing it at the texaco garage near Lambeth bridge yeasterday along with 911HUL.And of course this month's one does feature the ZR1 as their favourite performance car of the year which actually warrants 2 articles, one by Jamie Kitman and one by Clarkson.
Still think the praise heaped on the Challenger is undeserved.
Chevy should have got the Camaro out at the same time. They would have cleaned up...
Le Man said:
So it's car spotting now is it James?
Time to start the "Buy Tillyard an anorak" appeal fund?
In fact I need a 'buy a car appeal'! Amy has just broken down on the M1 with a fairly terminal metallic rattling sound and smoke/steam coming from the engine bay.Time to start the "Buy Tillyard an anorak" appeal fund?
Best case scenario water pump, worst case new engine.
Do you have a p/x that you'd care to donate?
JimexPL said:
Le Man said:
So it's car spotting now is it James?
Time to start the "Buy Tillyard an anorak" appeal fund?
In fact I need a 'buy a car appeal'! Amy has just broken down on the M1 with a fairly terminal metallic rattling sound and smoke/steam coming from the engine bay.Time to start the "Buy Tillyard an anorak" appeal fund?
Best case scenario water pump, worst case new engine.
Do you have a p/x that you'd care to donate?
TG so rarely deal in facts. The Camaro has IRS although if they were talking about the last one, they'd be right of course.
If you recall, when they tested the GT500, JC said the GT500 didn't have an LSD "which the Roush did" and they both have the exact same LSD. That was aside from his video when he professed the V6 he was driving was a V8.
If you recall, when they tested the GT500, JC said the GT500 didn't have an LSD "which the Roush did" and they both have the exact same LSD. That was aside from his video when he professed the V6 he was driving was a V8.
ks then.Yes but who cares, it's not as if IRS or non-IRS makes any difference to the great unwashed bullsh*tters of this world who would poop themselves at the very prospect of buying and running a V8 - and it doesn't matter how many times you tell them it's cheaper than your everage hatch, they will harbour and nurture their own sense of self-denial.
Let's be honest for a minute. I once went to see a Corvette out of bravado with no intention of buying it. It took ONE drive to convert me forever to the way of the American V8. I don't give a toss how much better the interior of an Audi is because I don't give a rat's ass for boutique interiors or anodine banality.
Only when you get in and drive do you experience the conversion and all those "considerations" like what anyone else thinks, flies out of the window.
Let's be honest for a minute. I once went to see a Corvette out of bravado with no intention of buying it. It took ONE drive to convert me forever to the way of the American V8. I don't give a toss how much better the interior of an Audi is because I don't give a rat's ass for boutique interiors or anodine banality.
Only when you get in and drive do you experience the conversion and all those "considerations" like what anyone else thinks, flies out of the window.
Le Man said:
In my opinion, it's now, in descending order of merit, Octane, Motor Sport, Evo, Car, Autosport, Andrex, Top Gear, Izal, Auto Express.
Octane and Motor sport, to me, are about even. If anything, I don't find much useful in Octane's panel of esteemed racer, owners, builder editorials. Roebuck's pieces consistently outperform them.Edited by Le Man on Friday 5th December 14:52
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