did any one see top gear on sunday had the slr driveing from london to oslo was a 1300 mile drive through france germany denmark sweden norway looked great [8D][8D]
Takes a while to download, but they are usually well worth the wait. You'll need a bittorrent client. Also, apparently they have begun airing Top Gear on the Discovery Channel (according to the link).
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05 Porsche Carrera GT (Silver/Flamenco Red)
05 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
The GT is mine. Ordered it last October with the custom leather interior. I was considering the purchase of an SLR, but the dealer convinced me to go C-GT instead (they sell both M-B and Porsche, so there wasn't much bias from them, or at least I'd like to think there wasn't).
It's interesting that Jeremy Clarkson seemed to prefer the SLR over the Carrera GT, although most other reviewers lean towards the Carrera GT. Of course, that's like saying you'd prefer Jessica Alba over Jessica Simpson; either way you'd be a happy man.
I'm considering the SLR but have been interested in the Porsche GT. My only concern with the porsche GT is that I would have difficulty with the clutch and may stall in certain instances. It seems that you would have to be more involved with the driving of the GT and most car enthusiast prefer to be more involved. I'm a bit lazy though, and dont want to be too involved. does the clutch take a bit getting used too?
The clutch is a non-issue really. It takes about 3 minutes to learn the take-up point, then another hour or two to really learn it. I firmly believe that the early models had a different clutch uptake setting that made it quite testy. Most of the Porsche people that I meet on web messageboards agree that the clutch is straightforward.
That's not to say I don't still stall it from time to time. Most of the time, though, I'll be daydreaming (or at least not paying full attention) and I'll stall it from a stop. When I am paying attention, I never stall it.
But that's the rub, really. The Carrera GT is a driver's car that demands attention and respect. It can get out of control very easily. At least a dozen cars have been crashed so far, and 2 crashes were fatal (3 deaths total). If you are looking more for a boulevard cruiser that has outstanding performance, I'd take a good look at the F430 with the F1 transmission (paddle shifter). Unfortunately, you'd be paying $50K or more above MSRP, but it is still cheaper than an SLR or C-GT. I know of a car dealer with some on-hand as well.
When I took my wife by to see the 430, she asked me, "Why didn't you get one of these? They're much prettier than your car." [:(]
I saw top gears road test of the Porsche GT and it was amazing.It does demand a lot of attention and that's definately deliberate. I dont think I'm that good of a driver to be able to use the porsche too it's potential as I tend to get distracted easily. It's truly an amazing car though and the sound of that engine must be absolutely great!
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