Top Gear tonight!

Parisien

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Maybe so, but I don't think Tess and Andrea are speaking to me anymore, suppose I should readdress the balance:

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..........Matt.......!!!!!!..........................thats gratuitous sexist tripe......................................but gratuitously funny too..........................wonder if they do those kick A55 denim shorts in my size.......;)


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Not a bad shout...found it to be a bit slow as you are bounced around the network...
also plays havok with my anti-virus as it keeps wanting to open vidalia in a sandbox,
so I disable the a/v, run tor, then enable the shields, seems to do the trick.

......way too complex for me..........................................will give it a miss then..................


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......PC World here Simon.......the son does the Mac thingie............................


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In the forlorn hope of getting back on topic......

Clarkson just doesn't get it. He needs to realise that the GT-S or Stradale is actually two cars. Leave it in Normal/Auto and it's a sublime motorway cruiser. It will waft along very serenely at any speed you like with almost no noise or drama. This is the model I use when chauffeuring the memsahib to and from wherever her desire takes her.

However, when alone, I am usually in Sport mode with the MC Shift turned on and that is an entirely different story. Let’s face it, who other than Clarkson would select “normal” when faced with a great wide runway to play on? The man is a Muppet and wouldn’t know a good car if it was shoved up his ***!
 

Dan!

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So, those of us that either own or have driven a GT-S or a Stradale, what do you like and what would you change or like to see improved?
In other words, what's your review of the car?
 

Mr.Cambio

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ok then...i would change the sound, if the co-driver was that blond chick on the picture some post before....
 

ENZ525

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Jezza is entitled to his opinion...and as he is an entertainer on national television, he is entitled to share that with us...
it's your choice whether you watch the program or not.
 

dem maser

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True enzo.....hes an entertainer....sad that he's no longer taken seriously when it comes to reviews
 

dem maser

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He does seem to be bias towards some Marques...
Read his book....says Nissan hate him as he have a **** review in the 90s reg the sunny so they dont give them any cars since, he goes out of his way now he admits to drive their cars and put them down.....

That's journalism I guess
 

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So, those of us that either own or have driven a GT-S or a Stradale, what do you like and what would you change or like to see improved?
In other words, what's your review of the car?

I've driven both and I'll very seriously consider one or the other as my next car when I move on from the GS.

Their size makes them both very different cars to the GS. This seems to manifest itself in braking particularly, and to a lesser extent in the suspension, though only to a lesser extent because the GS is limited in this regard also. Their size obviously makes a difference to the ease and availability of parking and garaging for everyday use.

The Stradale should have had rear seats as an option.

To me, both still seem woefully behind their German counterparts in terms of driving technology and still feel technically 'fragile' in comparison.

The German comparison is also different with the GT models. With the GS, the comparison would be to Porsche (for me at least) whereas with the GT's the comparison is to BMW, Audi and Mercedes, which doesn't do either Trident any favours.

On the upside, they're both beautiful from most angles, well apart from maybe the front, which does jar now and again, and more adventurous rear lights would have been a bonus given the boomerang heritage.

Difficult really as much of what I like has nothing to do with the technicality of either car, but rather their aesthetic in comparison to other marques.
 
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