http://nerdnirvana.org/2008/11/21/price-is...s-luckiest-guy/

I have to say, this deserves its own thread. This guy is so friggin lucky, and on his 19th birthday. Jesus I wish I was him. I just hope those weren't actually leases on those cars as contests usually do.

Guys wins a Ford Mustang, Dodge Charger, REALLY nice Scooter, 6 day trip to a very expensive hotel in Boston, AND $79,000!

~Heartburn

that haxor!11

So now he can sell the charger and munstang and buy a decent car

Yea...like one of those new Camaros.

Camaro..... pssssh. You must mean Challenger.

Nope, Camaro.

Commie Flanker/T-90/Blackshark lover....

Challenger II sounds even better!

Phew. Not sure about those cars.

SSC Ultimate Aero at least, would be real win.

You know, straight line speed isn't everything. I'd take, say, a 1969 Pontiac GTO 'Judge' over any modern day supercar. Lower it a bit, add some decent wheels and you've got one hell of a car. Maybe even supercharge it.

There are plenty of modern day supercars that can turn better then a Pontiac GTO. Take the Lotus Elise for example or if you want to step the game up 100km/p/h an Enzo or Carrera GT.

How about an Ariel Atom Supercharged.

Link (Because forum's youtube player won't play it :S): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

It's SURPRISE! Affordable!

~Heartburn

1969-72 Trans Am pl0x.

lol seems some of you have quite strange standards of what you´d like most.

I think there's a car that can do both
Listen to it setting off.

Veyron was quite slow around the Top Gear test track, but anyway, who's talking about handling? I'd take the GTO purely based on the looks.

The ariel atom is so good round a track it's insane, only hyper cars can beat it round a track as you can see thanks to top gear http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml. It is an astonishing piece of engineering and all from a supercharged honda civic engine.

Repressed homosexuality much?

Nope, I just want an excuse to dress up like The Bandit.

Top Gear is by far one of the best TV shows out there. Hilarious at times and just plain awesome when it needs to be.

Jeremy Clarkson is awesome.

~Heartburn

I stand by my statement.

GDIF.

Cosidering the ton of luxuries inside it and that everything above it is more of a jerky racing carbon fiber superlight box rather than an everyday comfortable car, it did quite well.

Furthermore, it looked like the Stig didn't push it to corners fast enough. He might have been afraid of doing so.

Chevelle anybody?

Vette < Ford GT

Gumpert Apollo 1.17.1
Ascari A10 1.17.3
Koenigsegg CCX (with Top Gear spoiler) 1.17.6
Pagani Zonda F Roadster 1.17.8
Caterham R500 1.17.9
Bugatti Veyron 1.18.3
Pagani Zonda F 1.18.4
Maserati MC12 1.18.9
Ferrari Enzo 1.19.0
Ariel Atom 1.19.5
Lamborghini LP560 1.19.5
Ferrari Scuderia 1.19.7
Nissan GT-R 1.19.7
Lamborghini LP640 1.19.8
Porsche Carerra GT 1.19.8
Koenigsegg CCX 1.20.4
Ascari KZ1 1.20.7
Mercedes McLaren SLR 1.20.9
Ferrari 599GTB 1.21.2
Ford GT 1.21.9
Ferrari 360 CS 1.22.3
Porsche GT3 RS 1.22.3
Corvette Z06 1.22.4

apparently ford GT is better than vette according to top gears test track.

But those are older models. There's a newer Corvette ZR1 as well as new more powerful Ford GT which was tested by Top Gear Australia.



The main difference is that Corvette is built to last 3 years while Ford GT is made properly. Chevrolet belongs to GM, so go guess.

Mind you, Top Gear lap times are not very reliable source. Sometimes the track is damp, sometimes it's wet.

Just a small example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atfMwlGB0qQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ3muvMlztQ

Nissan GT-R was clearly faster around TopGear's track, although it might have been one of those beefed-up pre-production version to impress the world.

a) Chevelle != Corvette. Note the different spelling, sound, and car.
b) There is no newer ZR1. The one on the board is a Z06, the ZR1 is a different car.
c) If the Ford GT is made properly, I'm a hat. Jeremy's could hardly start, and when it finally did, it couldn't move.
d) There are no "beefed-up pre-production" versions of the GTR that I know of. All I know is that it limits the top speed when the GPS knows it's on he public roads, and I don't think the Japanese satnav knows that an airfield in Duxford isn't a public road.

Chevrolet doesn't make Corvette any more?


Z06 (2006-)
ZR1 (2009)
But, it is newer. Stop nitpicking.


You probably mean this http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f66_1197922429
He only had some electrical issues. Mechanically, it was fine. He sent it back and got new one which works fine.
At least, the bodywork is not made out crapy plastics like Vette, and interior feels a lot more solid so it won't fall apart like Corvette.


I wouldn't be so sure about that. The time it took GTR to lap Nurburgring is phenominal. Perhaps too phenominal.
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7259/nissangtr693my0.jpg

Also, InsideLine tested a proper production GTR and it was only putting down 406 bhp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC-PQca6FJU

Jesus man, check your facts. The Chevelle is a different car. It was made from 1964 to 1977. The Corvette is a completely different car, hell, they're not even in the same class. You quoted someone saying "Chevelle anybody?"(great car BTW), and replied with "Vette < Ford GT" which is a) wrong and b) nonsensical. I won't go into why it's wrong, but just a few examples: ZR1 has a faster 0-60 time, better handling, higher top speed, and it's smaller thus more practical. As far as I know it also has a boot.

Ford GT. Electrical problems, yes but that says enough about the car, and Ford in particular. He got it almost a year after he should have, and in the end it cost Clarkson almost twice the list price, plus he never actually went anywhere with it because it kept breaking down. Then he got a completely new car, and then promptly sold it and bought a Gallardo(he's already sold that too, but that's beside the point). Oh and your point about the interior of the 'Vette: watch the recent Top Gear with the American road trip. Doesn't seem like he's particularly displeased with the ZR1's interior, in fact it's quite good for an American car.

GTR horsepower: 480 HP could be at the flywheel and not at the actual wheels, making it BHP, actual horsepower coming through the wheels around 410 HP, give or take.

http://www.chevelles.net/oregon/Album/MemC...970Chevelle.jpg

http://www.autoscape.com/chevrolet/106780a.jpg


See the difference, Johnny boy?

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, never heard of Chevelle before. I thought it stood for Chevy.

Oh, and my mother's friend has got Corvette C5. The car breaks down all the time and dashboard is cracked because it's made of recycled ****. Ford GT may have had some electrical problems when the production began but I believe they have solved them. It really feels more of a quality product.

Uhh, the C5 Corvette was made back when GM made ****tier cars than they do now.

If you look at consumer reports you'll see the reliability and quality of the Vette has gone up since the C5.

~Heartburn

As for the C6, the body is still made out of trashy plastics.

Fiber glass is hardly a plastic. There are many, many high performance vehicles made out of fiberglass or carbon fiber these days and I've yet to hear of any problems resulting from corrosion or decay or the likes.

Besides, I meat that the C5's interior was sh!t. The C6's is better. Yes, I've sat in and touched both BTW.

~Heartburn