Clarkson's Best Coupe's For 2006
03-20-2006, 01:33 PM
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Clarkson's Best Coupe's For 2006
"Mazda’s Wankel — stop sniggering at the back — rotary engine is not the only thing that marks the RX-8 out from the crowd. Distinctive styling and those suicide doors make it the most recognisable coupe around. It handles well, so long as it’s dry, and has the comfort of a much more expensive car, making it practical as a long-distance cruiser. The engine might lack low-down torque and you can see the fuel needle move at cruising speeds but these are small prices to pay for a car only the Japanese could pull off.".......
From Times On-line-Jeremy Clarkson's Good Car Bad Car Guide 2006..
BEST COUPE 2006...
1. Aston Martin V8 Vantage
2. BMW M6
3. MAZDA RX-8
4. Corvette C6
Again the RX-8 is up there with some of the most expensive coupes you can buy today...
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/sec...,27909,00.html
PS....
BEST SPORTS CAR 2006...
1.Mazda MX-5/Miata
2.Caterham Seven CSR260
3.Lotus Exige 240R
4.Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG
From Times On-line-Jeremy Clarkson's Good Car Bad Car Guide 2006..
BEST COUPE 2006...
1. Aston Martin V8 Vantage
2. BMW M6
3. MAZDA RX-8
4. Corvette C6
Again the RX-8 is up there with some of the most expensive coupes you can buy today...
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/sec...,27909,00.html
PS....
BEST SPORTS CAR 2006...
1.Mazda MX-5/Miata
2.Caterham Seven CSR260
3.Lotus Exige 240R
4.Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG
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03-20-2006, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Midnight Wankeler
About the Corvette, he waxed lyrical about it on his yearly DVD "Heaven and Hell."
A bit OT....
Hey nice avatar man...... I made that for myself quite some time ago.
back on topic:
This once again shows what an awesome car the rx8 is.
03-20-2006, 05:00 PM
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That's awesome news.
Hmm, how come I don't see the Evo or the WRX on that list?! .
(just kiddin' Ike)
Hmm, how come I don't see the Evo or the WRX on that list?!
.(just kiddin' Ike)
03-20-2006, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
That's awesome news.
Hmm, how come I don't see the Evo or the WRX on that list?! .
(just kiddin' Ike)
Hmm, how come I don't see the Evo or the WRX on that list?!
.(just kiddin' Ike)
Because the evo and wrx are not coupes....
03-20-2006, 05:53 PM
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Clarkson cracks me up. We miss that sort of character in North America auto media. I don't even mind that he is always dumping on us sportbike riders, I guess 'cause I always laugh before I get peeved.
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Originally Posted by Audioslave8
Because the evo and wrx are not coupes....
03-20-2006, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rodrigo67
I'm sure if there was a catagory for factory riced out econo cars with ugly assed wings, both those cars would make the list...well maybe not...
ha
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Originally Posted by 9291150
Clarkson cracks me up. We miss that sort of character in North America auto media. I don't even mind that he is always dumping on us sportbike riders, I guess 'cause I always laugh before I get peeved.
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Clarkson is what automotive journalism should be in North America instead of the same bunch of fanboys who write reviews based on how many ad pages have been bought in the auto section of the newspaper. I'd love to know more about what happened with the Potenzas in 2004 when he first called the RX8 the best car he'd driven that year and then said no...because of the "awfully twitchy tires" he encountered on his drive home in the rain. I was amazed at how he changed in that one seven minute Top Gear piece...but then again, he does that all the time.
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