Top Gear video: 360CS vs. GT3RS

Brian C. Stradale · May 30, 2004

whitlock said:

I just downloaded the video onto my desktop and all i'm getting is sound and no video????????? any help???
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Codec problem, probably... try downloading an updated version of Windoze Media Player (I hate Windoze and its endless compatibilities; and they even managed to bake those into their Media Player; pathetic.).

ghost · May 30, 2004

triXXXter said:

...I do find it interesting that no one has pointed out the (to me) odd fact that the Merc/Mc SLR is first place!...
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Not anymore. Beaten by the Carrera GT. By a full second.

Link to Top Gear CGT Review was posted today and is floating around somewhere. Must say it looks stunning in Midnight Blue.

whitlock · May 30, 2004

awesome awesome video! two amazing cars... thanks for the help... it was a codec problem and i needed to update. downloading the cgt one now!

xpresso · May 31, 2004

judge4re said:

Pics?
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will post some pix after I get back from vacation.

BlueMaranello · May 31, 2004

zjpj said:

What on earth are you talking about?

There are no races where the street versions of the 360CS and the GT3 meet. These are the cars that this review is about.

Very very expensive, modified cars are entered into races by an aftermarket company like Michelotto. These cars are NOT 360CSs and they are NOT street legal. You are basing your analysis of the GT3 and CS on these race cars with countless modifications from tuners?

This reasoning is flawed for several reasons. First, as I have already indicated, you rely heavily on these race cars' results in order to discuss how the road cars perform (when, clearly, we have a test OF THE ROAD CARS that shows their identical performance. Second, after relying on this RACING history, you start talking about the GT3 costing $100,000: yet again mixing apples and oranges in your analysis. Tell me how much a racing version of the GT3 costs. You have no idea. Tell me how much a Michelotto 360 costs. You have no idea. For all we know, the racing GT3 costs more than the racing 360. The point is that you can't talk about these racing cars, then start talking about the road cars' stats as though the two are interchangeable. They aren't, by any means.

This review was of the ROAD CARS: like, the ones you and I can actually drive. And, if you actually watched the review, you will see that Clarkson liked the CS better as a road car: namely, it was more comfortable and inspired more passion. If you want to buy a GT3 because some modded race version beat a 360 Michelotto, then more power to you. Heaven knows many people are attracted by Ferrari's F1 championships. But the fact remains that it puts out identical figures to the CS, and, according to THIS reviewer (if not many others), leaves the driver with a bigger smile on his face. After all, it's that smile for which we buy road cars. You may truly believe your statement, "sorry the GT3s are better cars at the end of the story," but nothing in this review or any other reviews I have read suggests such a statement. Does the thought of the FIA GT Championship series make you go weak in the knees? If so, by all means, drive your GT3 around town while being shaken by every bump in the road and imagine you are really flying around Magny Cours. For everyone else, we'll be focusing on how exciting the cars are to drive.
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The racing GT3s are the Porsche Cup cars and a friend of mine who races but does not own one tells me they're about £260,000 in the UK ready to race. That's about triple the price of a GT3RS!

Steve

judge4re · Jun 3, 2004

xpresso said:

will post some pix after I get back from vacation.
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Back yet?

xpresso · Jun 4, 2004

judge4re said:

Back yet?
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Nope, still in vancouver.

will be back by sunday.

will post some pix next week.

judge4re · Jun 4, 2004

xpresso said:

Nope, still in vancouver.

will be back by sunday.

will post some pix next week.
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Enjoy Vancouver. I lived there 3 years growing up. Great town. Even better if you speak Chinese!

xpresso · Jun 12, 2004

xpresso · Jun 12, 2004

PIX of the twins.

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