banned bmw commercial
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Cotty said:
Banned for being mis-leading? aah everyone knows the Lotus Carlton is faster 
Bloody hell, I didnt know the advert was banned!
I remember seeing it on the tube many moons ago
They're (whoever is responsible for banning this kind of thing) are going way over the top with this censorship bollox...I mean come on, its a clever little ad and well worth the air time but nooooooo
The censors tend to think that we'll all believe it really is that fast and we'll go try it out on the M6
Get a fecking grip
I remember seeing it on the tube many moons ago
They're (whoever is responsible for banning this kind of thing) are going way over the top with this censorship bollox...I mean come on, its a clever little ad and well worth the air time but nooooooo
The censors tend to think that we'll all believe it really is that fast and we'll go try it out on the M6
Get a fecking grip
splodge s4 said:
Cotty said:
Banned for being mis-leading? aah everyone knows the Lotus Carlton is faster tigger1 said:
splodge s4 said:
Cotty said:
Banned for being mis-leading? aah everyone knows the Lotus Carlton is faster Good advert & shame its banned, it makes me wonder if I still want to be part of this new world. If they consider ad's like this to encourage speeding dangerous driving, what happens if the weak minded people who they feel may be effected suddenly walk in to an arcade & play Grand theft auto. Will they suddenly start nicking cars?
Edited by splodge s4 on Saturday 22 September 14:55
I've been lucky enough to be in both a Lotus Carlton and an M5 with the V block getting a good caning. In all honesty, the BMW was definately faster. However, the Lotus Carlton felt faster, and was so much more visceral. If it was a 'second car' descision, I'd have the Lotus over the BMW any day of the week. And I say that as a BMW fan.
The Lotus Carlton is just so of its time, so out there bonkers for the period when it was built, you've got to love it.
The Lotus Carlton is just so of its time, so out there bonkers for the period when it was built, you've got to love it.
Balmoral Green said:
That would have been much better if they hadn't bothered with all the camera car stuff, just had the same footage, then an M5 come flashing past and overtake, no sweat, no fuss, no comment, end clip.
Presumably with the BMW driver flashing the prototype out of the way and not signalling back in afterwards? Cotty said:
Love it. Daft, but makes the point (even though it's pure hyperbole).Balmoral Green said:
That would have been much better if they hadn't bothered with all the camera car stuff, just had the same footage, then an M5 come flashing past and overtake, no sweat, no fuss, no comment, end clip.
Trust a boring old fart to come up with a boring old storyline like that...I mean, well, kuhhh.....
pmanson said:
Road_Terrorist said:
The E34 M5 was speed limited to 155mph, unlimited it would do 170mph (some guys from M5board GPS tested a 3.8L version), so the Carlton would be slightly faster.
But that was an e39 in the videoReally though the more direct opponent for the Lotus Carlton was the Alpina B10 BiTurbo, it could nudge 180mph making it a smidge faster than the Carlton and was released and finished production about the same time.
I think the E39 does about 185mph or thereabouts if derestricted, the current E60 M5 is claimed to do 205mph when derestricted.
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