Tiff driving V12 Vanquish Top Gear 8:30 Tonight
09 August 2001, 09:04 PM
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Didn't it look nice eh ?
I wondered if Tiff could resist getting the rears smoking, and he didn't let us down !
As for the Merc/BMW/Alfa feature.. I thought the Merc Coupe looked pretty good for £20K and definitely looked £3K better than that Alfa (with it's Peugeot 206 rear end)
I wondered if Tiff could resist getting the rears smoking, and he didn't let us down !
As for the Merc/BMW/Alfa feature.. I thought the Merc Coupe looked pretty good for £20K and definitely looked £3K better than that Alfa (with it's Peugeot 206 rear end)
09 August 2001, 09:16 PM
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Hmm,
Loved the Vanquish, but that merc, pah, looks just like the Citroen Xsara Coupe I used to own, even down to the colour! Yep not so keen on the alfa either, and the civic is a good car, but not a great one, which is a shame because for £15,995 it's damn cheap!
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Loved the Vanquish, but that merc, pah, looks just like the Citroen Xsara Coupe I used to own, even down to the colour! Yep not so keen on the alfa either, and the civic is a good car, but not a great one, which is a shame because for £15,995 it's damn cheap!
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09 August 2001, 09:20 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Neil Smalley:
<B>Vanquish looked lovely, would be great in british racing green
Was NOT impressed by the civic type R. looked wallowy and understeery all the way around the track
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Definitely, but as they're making a big sing-song about the Vanquish being all aluminium (or something) they're keeping the theme with the silver.
Yeah, I prefer the old Civic Type R (which didn't get a mention) right Matt ?
<B>Vanquish looked lovely, would be great in british racing green
Was NOT impressed by the civic type R. looked wallowy and understeery all the way around the track
[/quote]Definitely, but as they're making a big sing-song about the Vanquish being all aluminium (or something) they're keeping the theme with the silver.
Yeah, I prefer the old Civic Type R (which didn't get a mention) right Matt ?
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10 August 2001, 10:01 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Disco:
<B>The Civic Type R looks like an MPV thats had a few 'Max Power' heads let loose on it. Awful!![/quote]
It does look bad, but it's a lot of horses for your pound.
Still, looking on the bright side, thats more people out there to give a bit of a challenge.
<B>The Civic Type R looks like an MPV thats had a few 'Max Power' heads let loose on it. Awful!![/quote]
It does look bad, but it's a lot of horses for your pound.
Still, looking on the bright side, thats more people out there to give a bit of a challenge.
10 August 2001, 10:26 AM
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Ssssh, I'll say this quietly but I actually enjoyed the Gary Barlow 'sketch' 
The quoted 0-60 figure for the Civic typeR (was it 6.8?) seemed a bit conservative, I thought it would be quicker than that...
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The quoted 0-60 figure for the Civic typeR (was it 6.8?) seemed a bit conservative, I thought it would be quicker than that...
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10 August 2001, 10:36 AM
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yep - i was a bit suprised, its 200cc's over the integra but is slower both in 0-60 and top end.
As an integra owner, i'm actually quite happy that its not stunningly better...
jon
As an integra owner, i'm actually quite happy that its not stunningly better...
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10 August 2001, 10:49 AM
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Jon - the Civic's not slower than the Intergra. As a former Integra owner the 0-60 is the same 6.8/6.7 depending where you read it and the top speed is 1mph more for the Civic at 146........
I fancy a test drive to check it out, pity it looks like ****.
I fancy a test drive to check it out, pity it looks like ****.
12 August 2001, 08:20 PM
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Watched the Vanquish receiving a thrashing and was relieved I had the fore thought to get the kleenex ready before hand.
Tuff decision tho, Ferrari or Aston. Ferrari howl or Aston roar. I'd have both.
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Tuff decision tho, Ferrari or Aston. Ferrari howl or Aston roar. I'd have both.
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