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  1. Chicko

    Chicko Formula 3

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    #1 Chicko, Aug 14, 2009
    EVO's October 2009 issue just arrived. It's main cover story is a 10 car shoot-out for there "Greatest Drivers Car". The only Ferrari in the Top 10 is the F-50 ( although there is a top 100 list where most of the likely candidates are listed)

    Others in the Top 10 are - Zonda F, 996 GT3, Lotus 340R, Caterham Superlight R300,Evo 6 Makinen, Mx-5, Lotus Elan 1973, Renault Megane R26.R and Cilo Trophy.

    I wont Spoil it for anyone who reads EVO and announce what there result was.
     
  2. Townshend

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    #2 Townshend, Aug 14, 2009
    Yes thank god you didn't spoil it.. :)

     
  3. ZonderF

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    #3 ZonderF, Aug 14, 2009
    I like this list!
     
  4. Avalange<

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    #4 Avalange<, Aug 16, 2009
    Any chance on scans as I can't get EVO here in Germany?
     
  5. Far Out

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    #5 Far Out, Aug 16, 2009
    2 of the 10 greatest drivers' cars are compact Renaults?? Haven't been near either of the two, but it's weird that they are on that list instead of the obvious candidates (Porsche et al)...

    Schau mal in eine Bahnhofsbuchhandlung! Dort findet man derartiges öfter, wenn auch mit ordentlicher Verzögerung... zumindest in Darmstadt hab ich schonmal Evo in der Hand gehabt.
     
  6. Bas

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    #6 Bas, Aug 16, 2009
    FWd cars surprise me too, since they are FWD after all and to me they're boring. However, EVO really praised the 26.R., apparently it has a really clever differential and had no problem keeping up with a bunch of supercars in tight twisty mountain roads. Maybe the clio uses the same diff?
     
  7. SPEEDCORE

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    #7 SPEEDCORE, Aug 16, 2009
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    October! I just purchased June the other day :eek:

    That should mean I will be reading this issue around Xmas time :eek:









    Here is the reason why the F50 made the Top10 over other Ferrari's. Way back in issue 83 they did a Super Ferrari test.

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  8. Bas

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    #8 Bas, Aug 16, 2009
    Haha tony, I downloaded that ages ago and still haven't read it!

    should print it out I guess...:D
     
  9. JazzyO

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    #9 JazzyO, Aug 16, 2009
    You should - it's a great test, in fact one of the best things I've ever read in a magazine.


    Onno
     
  10. Chicko

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    #10 Chicko, Aug 16, 2009
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    Evo are notorious for mixing Mega Money Supercars with more affordable cars in there tests. I must admit, as a long time Evo subscriber, there is a few strange choices in this test line up, and a few all time Evo favorites which seem to have been left out (for example, the 550 maranello won there "drivers car of the decade test" a few years back) . But i think there idea for this test was to bring together the best Drivers cars in each field, Best Front driver, Best light weights, best 4wd, best supercar etc etc etc..
     
  11. Tobias

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    #11 Tobias, Aug 16, 2009
    Did the S2000 place in the top 100?
     
  12. SSNISTR

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    #12 SSNISTR, Aug 16, 2009
    FWD cars on a "drivers list"? Please.......
     
  13. vtgts300kw

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    #13 vtgts300kw, Aug 16, 2009
    You've no idea. Your American, you don't get the FWD super minis that ROW does.
     
  14. Bas

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    #14 Bas, Aug 16, 2009
    while I agree that RWD is the absolute best, there are some very, very good handling FWD cars for the european & asian markets right now.
     
  15. Lemke

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    #15 Lemke, Aug 16, 2009
    The October issue is out already? wow
     
  16. DriveAfterDark

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    #16 DriveAfterDark, Aug 16, 2009


    Oooh boy you've really missed out some sweet treats.
     
  17. JM4re

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    #17 JM4re, Aug 16, 2009
    Kind of an off-the-wall list. This is Evo magazine or Emo? :)
     
  18. DriveAfterDark

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    #18 DriveAfterDark, Aug 16, 2009
    Give us your list with the cars you've actually driven? :)
     
  19. Chicko

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    #19 Chicko, Aug 16, 2009
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    I don't see an S2000 in the top 100, sorry..

    There is a few Honda's in there though;

    48 -NSX ,
    29 - NSX type R,
    22 - Integra Type R
     
  20. Chicko

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    #20 Chicko, Aug 16, 2009
    My October issue arrived 4 days ago. But UK subscribers get there issue delivered normaly around 10 to 7 days before its in the shops in the UK ( we also get a collectors edition, which has a different cover).
     
  21. SSNISTR

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    #21 SSNISTR, Aug 16, 2009
    I know there are some good FWD cars out there. BUT if your picking the top 10 overall, I don't see how any FWD cars could make the list. No matter how good a FWD car is, there are at least 10 better RWD cars out there. If you see my point....then again, Evo isn't exactly a unbiased publication.
     
  22. Chicko

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    #22 Chicko, Aug 16, 2009

    The Renault Sport Megane R26.R is a very focused drivers car, its thought of as being a poor mans Scuderia or GT3 RS. It comes with a rollcage (no rear seats), carbon fibre bonnet, polycarbonate windows, Sabelt racing seats and titanium exhaust.

    It also holds lap record at the Nurburgring of 8m 17s, for the fastest front wheel drive production car.
     
  23. JM4re

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    #23 JM4re, Aug 16, 2009

    Well now I"ll confess my personal experiences may not be as broad as yours or others but in no particular order here are the 10 drivers I have driven that gave me the most intrinsic pleasure:

    1. '97 Ferrari F355 Spider
    2. '03 Ferrari 360 F1 Spider
    3. '07 Ferrari F430 Spider F1
    4. '05 Lamborghini Gallardo
    5. '02 Bentley Arnage T
    6. '08 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead
    7. "08 Jaguar XKR portfolio coupe
    8. '06 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
    9. '74 Detomaso Pantera w/ windsor 396 engine
    10. '58 Corvette resto-mod with LS1 engine
     
  24. Lemke

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    #24 Lemke, Aug 16, 2009
    I was just surprised because I just got the August issue a couple weeks ago. I guess the B&N gets their subscription a bit late.
     
  25. Fpassion

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    #25 Fpassion, Aug 16, 2009
    Ferrari in its purist sense requires open top.
     
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