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Title: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: RedRobin on June 03, 2010, 03:03:48 pm
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New series starting tonight Ch5 7:30pm. Not the greatest prog but often watchable.

Sticky Vicky :love: tests 4 hatchbacks and Lewis Hamilton the McLaren MP4-12C.
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Post by: VC on June 03, 2010, 03:16:29 pm
i thought it got binned?

i'll add it to the sky+ as i'm going to be busy with the project mobility truck from this arvo for the next few days  :pomppomp:
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Post by: animal on June 03, 2010, 03:20:45 pm
Cheers, RR. My other half spotted this the other night. I thought it had been dropped too, clearly there was a change of mind :happy2: I much prefer it to TG - It's much closer to the old format of TG, which I prefer (which comes as no surprise as it is/was most of the orginal production team).
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Post by: Sunglasses Ron on June 03, 2010, 03:28:56 pm
Yep i'll be watching it just for the Hot Hatch battle (feat Rocco R, Focus RS, Megane 250 and Mazda 3 MPS).

http://fwd.five.tv/fifth-gear/blog/new-series-motoring-in-soon
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Post by: jhtrophy on June 03, 2010, 03:53:02 pm
lad over from me has just bought mazda 3 mps brand new, it sounds like a bag of spanners, nearly told him the other day!! sounds like a ten year old transit on a morning, and thats coming from me with a french car :signLOL:
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 03, 2010, 03:59:51 pm
Looking forwards to seeing the Ferrari 458 tonight :drool: and VBH  :drool:
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Post by: TurboTrev on June 03, 2010, 04:08:10 pm
VBH  :sick: IMHO.  But looking forward to the series. :happy2:
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Post by: T88OMM on June 03, 2010, 04:45:42 pm
Sky +'d  :wink:
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Post by: Janner_Sy on June 03, 2010, 04:47:11 pm
lets place bets on the 'best' hot htach there then.

i reckon


1-meganne
2-rocco r
3-focus RS
4-golf R
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Post by: B3n on June 03, 2010, 05:35:59 pm
Pah

Megane
Focus
Roco R
Golf R
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Post by: jhtrophy on June 03, 2010, 05:42:57 pm
rs
rocco
meggy
golf
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: RedRobin on June 03, 2010, 06:37:46 pm
^^^^
I don't see the Rocco as a hatchback, so:

Golf
Meggy
RS

But RS van ferry boat last whichever way.
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 03, 2010, 06:56:07 pm
the rocco is a hot hatch, if its not then what is it.  it has 4 seats, a decent boot, granted its not as big as the golf/focus,  but it is a sleeker designed 3dr hatch.

the R needs to be good on this, its the only one with the AWD, all the others are high power FWD.  the meganne and focus both have mechanical diff, rocco has that XDS jobbie.

not even ranking the mazda in with them, i really cant see it cutting the mustard dynamically with them.  im interested to see how the RS's power advantage holds up against the others though.

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Post by: vRS Carl on June 03, 2010, 06:58:24 pm
What power advantage??? :confused:

No one has apparently tested one on a RR yet that has reached higher than 280bhp standard.

Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 03, 2010, 06:59:28 pm
ive seen my mtes make 297hp on DD rollers. apparently alot of them wern't ran in and have since been making better HP
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 03, 2010, 07:02:13 pm
Fair enough then  :happy2:

I know a lot of people were complaining they didn't make the 300bhp

One of the blokes at work has one and had his tested and it only got 276bhp  :surprised:

Might tell him to go and get it back on the RR
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Post by: Janner_Sy on June 03, 2010, 07:04:02 pm
couldnt care less really, have  you heard them, bloody epic.  he couldnt get away from me once rolling when i had all the mods on and stage 2+, which p!ssed him off, lol.  id have one ina blink of an eye.
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 03, 2010, 07:07:08 pm
Yeah I'm slightly quicker than him to 150  :party: :party: ( done on a runway before anyone asks )

He was quicker to about 75-80 though and yeah the sound is nice from that 5 Pot
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 03, 2010, 07:38:02 pm
According to fifth gear the Focus RS only does 0-62 in 7.3 secs  :surprised: :signLOL:

Think they need to go check their figures :signLOL:
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 03, 2010, 07:55:50 pm
Button and Hamilton get an MP4-12C for free  :surprised: :surprised:

W@nkers :fighting: :signLOL:
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 03, 2010, 07:59:37 pm
well the meganne spanked the focus RS by quite a big margin.  The focus RS spanked the RoccoR, and we already know the rocco is faster on track than the golf R.  prob a good thing they never had the golf there, could have been quite embarassing given the price tag of it. 

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Post by: Sunglasses Ron on June 03, 2010, 08:02:14 pm
well the meganne spanked the focus RS by quite a big margin.  The focus RS spanked the RoccoR, and we already know the rocco is faster on track than the golf R.  prob a good thing they never had the golf there, could have been quite embarassing given the price tag of it. 



Don't  forget that there has been tests with the Rocco R being quicker round track than the RS. Bit odd really..  :confused:
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: RedRobin on June 03, 2010, 08:03:04 pm
^^^^
Sorry Sy, but the Rocco's back seats are very poor - You can't see out the side windows unless you're a child - and the back isn't hatch shaped. It's a Golf coupe, not a hatchback imo.
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 03, 2010, 08:18:39 pm
still faster than the golf R though :grin: irrelevant of what type of car you think it is


Don't  forget that there has been tests with the Rocco R being quicker round track than the RS. Bit odd really..  :confused:

that is true, however in the 4 or 5 vids i have seen now with these cars in the meganne has always been the top car, with the Rocco R and RS, being very competetive with each other. 

that said the golf R might have had a slight advantage with the traction in the damp.  I wander if that was why the rocco R was left behind, since it was the only one without a proper LSD. 
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Post by: Gene Hunt on June 03, 2010, 08:28:17 pm
Is it repeated ?.Stuck on nights & forgot to set the box.
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 03, 2010, 08:31:13 pm
Five on Demand :happy2:
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Post by: Janner_Sy on June 03, 2010, 08:43:18 pm
it was a poor review of all the cars, they couldnt have spent morwe than 1 minute on each of the cars.  3 of the most important cars to hit the market :mad:
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: animal on June 04, 2010, 03:22:15 pm
couldnt care less really, have  you heard them, bloody epic.  he couldnt get away from me once rolling when i had all the mods on and stage 2+, which p!ssed him off, lol.  id have one ina blink of an eye.

Some serious quality issues are already cropping up though. Several instances of the plastic inlet manifold exploding - one instance I know of needed a new bonnet! And they weren't mapped either, so standard boost pressure.

I'd take either R over the chav-chariot any day of the week. There's more to life than peak power figures and lap times. Point to point, on an a-typical British road, in a-typical damp British weather, I know where my money would be. All £37.5k of it.
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 04, 2010, 03:28:36 pm
Surely you can get an S3 cheaper than £37.5k  :party: :signLOL:
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Post by: T88OMM on June 04, 2010, 03:30:15 pm
That 458, oh my lord  :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: RedRobin on June 04, 2010, 04:06:14 pm
That 458, oh my lord  :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

x 2

That's the ultimate isn't it!  :notworthy:
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 04, 2010, 04:48:31 pm
that ferrari looked awesome, but id still have one of these over it.  By far my ultimate car bar none has to be one of these
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.museodelcoche.com%2FGalerias%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Ftvr%2FSagaris%2520TVR%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520.jpg&hash=3090e79b1502f9416aa90f9b68e86f25528fed96)
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 04, 2010, 05:03:36 pm
This would be my choice but in Matte Black  :drool: :drool: :drool:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwh33ls.creativeuplink.com%2FCarreraGT_1_10x7.jpg&hash=b8f2fbb5bd6339f5db1a05feeef0f864dce3dcdd)
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Post by: jhtrophy on June 04, 2010, 05:37:27 pm
that ferrari looked awesome, but id still have one of these over it.  By far my ultimate car bar none has to be one of these
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.museodelcoche.com%2FGalerias%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Ftvr%2FSagaris%2520TVR%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520.jpg&hash=3090e79b1502f9416aa90f9b68e86f25528fed96)

they do look the nuts! only problem is will it kill you or will it break first. :signLOL:
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Post by: Janner_Sy on June 04, 2010, 05:39:08 pm
yeah but in the five minutes of drivng it prior to the imminent death via a tree, you'd have had the time of you life(what little remained)
side exit exhausts for the winner
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seriouswheels.com%2Fpics-2004%2F2004-TVR-Sagaris-R-Car-Show-1280x960.jpg&hash=e6987bd52bbf2e7da584632bc3560ea2867e1b7f)
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 04, 2010, 06:41:03 pm
Looks like it crashed into the ripspeed counter at Halfrauds  :sick:
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Post by: T88OMM on June 05, 2010, 05:50:57 pm
You are all completely wrong, this is where it's at:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caradvice.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F09%2Fimg_2293.jpg&hash=413d7ed4272eb4f2085157333021d8465ed00be7)
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Post by: vRS Carl on June 05, 2010, 05:55:27 pm
Ooooooh i think i have to concede to you there. I forgot about the Zonda  :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Post by: Janner_Sy on June 05, 2010, 05:56:07 pm
lambos and zondas are what supercars should all look like
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Post by: Truckie on June 05, 2010, 07:25:41 pm
Enzo fxx ftw!

TVR=kit car in reverse....you buy it complete and it dismantles itself!  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Heads-up for new Fifth Gear series....
Post by: Sunglasses Ron on June 06, 2010, 03:22:04 pm
that ferrari looked awesome, but id still have one of these over it.  By far my ultimate car bar none has to be one of these
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.museodelcoche.com%2FGalerias%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Ftvr%2FSagaris%2520TVR%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520%2520.jpg&hash=3090e79b1502f9416aa90f9b68e86f25528fed96)


You would take a 2nd hand, unreliable, 30k, fibreglass kit car, over a 458???  :surprised: :stupid: :grin: ETTO I suppose..