Top Gear

[rayM]

Did anyone see Top Gear last night?

Awesome GT3 ! Quicker than the Turbo 4 they tested last series.

I wonder if this was because the Turbo was a member of the public's car and the Stig was taking it easy?

Anyway, it would have been nice to have seen the run in the dry.




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[James Ball]

Yes. I saw it. They were seriously impressed weren't they. I just got pissed off when they harked on about how bad the older 911s were. I guess the myth of undriveable 911s before the 964/993 just won't go away.

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[poon]

***** missed it :evil:

anyone tape it??

Noony??

BTW where are you?

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[911UK]

I'd never really given the GT3 much consideration before, but after watching that, hmmm...

Poon, if you've got Sky, they might be repeating it on UK Horizons


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[Sean Dudding]

After watching that program, I wanted to run out and try and slide my GT3 like the Stig...Wonder what the car would of done in the dry....Anyone have a guess. I reckon 2 seconds fatsre than the Noble...

Sean GT3


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[Nathan]

Quote: Originally posted by James Ball on 27 October 2003

Yes. I saw it. They were seriously impressed weren't they. I just got pissed off when they harked on about how bad the older 911s were. I guess the myth of undriveable 911s before the 964/993 just won't go away.

Yes and that Richard Hammond guy has an SC!! I think he was reading Clarksons script...

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[Noize]

Out of interest, what are the differences between the new GT3 and the previous model (apart from cosmetics)?

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[Sean Dudding]

Noize

These are the differences I can remember of the top of my head:-

Brakes - The Mk2 has larger discs and calipers at the front, the calipers are 6pots as opposed to 4pot.

Chassis - The Mk2 is based on a 996 C4 shell rather than the C2 Shell for the Mk1, this is due to the C4 shell been stiffer

Engine - About 20HP increase in power, this was mainly acheived via lighter engine internals

Wheels - Change from Sports Design Wheels , not sure what they call the new GT3 wheel

Body - Odviously different spoilers all round

Thats all I can rememeber....

Cheers Sean


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[rayM]

Did the Mk1 have the ceramic brakes as well?

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[James Ball]

No, and on the Mk2 they are an extra cost option (about another £6k I think)


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[noony]

Yo dudes computer was broken. GT3 engine costs 40k, so how much does the rest of the car cost? Not more than 20k I should imagine.

Martin Kemp obviously hasn't got a clue about porsches. I also heard someone say today ''They have engines in the front and the back, don't they?'' and somebody said a 360 which was next to our bus was a porsche. Some people...


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[noony]

Noize I live in Reading too, whereabouts are you? Or are you the one who lives in Wargrave...

BTW our next porsche is a GT3.


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[Noize]

Er yes, the Wargrave one

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[911UK]

6K for ceramic discs!!!!! cripes! I'd want to stop, granted, but I think you'd have to be a very keen track enthusiast (or just plain loaded) to tick that option.

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[poon]

Noony

Hope you chucked the PC (Piece of Crap) and got a mac! :wink:

Didn't your Dad tell you that too much porn is bad for your hard drive!

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