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fedezyl · 10-12-2003, 05:49 PM

It was a nice video but I'm tired of these japs driving any european car like shit...
It's unbeleiveable how slow they shift, it wasn't a true comparison...I don't know...I'm sure the alfa is faster than that...I'm tired of their bias towards japanese cars..

1zippo1 · 10-12-2003, 05:52 PM

JC also complained about the handling of the 147. It's fast on the straights but cornering isn't so good. The time from Top Gear wasn't very good, much slower then the R32 Golf. I think this track is less curvy => the alfa was faster then the R32.

stracing · 10-13-2003, 01:01 AM

the track is tight, the alfa has about 250hp i think and its hard getting that sorta power thru the front hoops

yunet · 10-13-2003, 01:25 AM

Thanx for the vid!
Best Motoring always great!

tkach · 10-13-2003, 04:08 AM

i accauly liked to look of that rx8 strange. normaly i find them ugly. dont know why but that one is pretty cool.

tkach · 10-13-2003, 04:08 AM

i accauly liked to look of that rx8 strange. normaly i find them ugly. dont know why but that one is pretty cool.

SDK2003 · 10-13-2003, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by fedezyl

It was a nice video but I'm tired of these japs driving any european car like shit...
It's unbeleiveable how slow they shift, it wasn't a true comparison...I don't know...I'm sure the alfa is faster than that...I'm tired of their bias towards japanese cars..

Yup I know exactly what you mean and it's very annoying :roll:

Like when they tested the Nissan 350z and used a Skyine as a 'Camcar' that followed behind the 350Z holding the other cars up :roll:
....and how they always modified Skylines against standard Porsche Turbos, Ferraris etc

gis · 10-13-2003, 03:59 PM

yeah i thought the same thing,euro cars always get the "slow" treatment,and to be honest.im sure the golf R32 is faster than the integra

Chingachgook · 10-14-2003, 03:40 AM

gis, I don't know if the Integra is slower than the R32.
The ITR is the best FWD of the world, weights less than the R32, is more similar to a little race car, a Gruppo N.
The track is very slow, car have to be nimble.
But it's true that Best Motoring sometimes is not so believable...

stracing · 10-14-2003, 04:07 AM

japanese cars are the fatest in the world and you know it

maybe its just that the slow drivers get european cars

gis · 10-14-2003, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Chingachgook

gis, I don't know if the Integra is slower than the R32.
The ITR is the best FWD of the world, weights less than the R32, is more similar to a little race car, a Gruppo N.
The track is very slow, car have to be nimble.
But it's true that Best Motoring sometimes is not so believable...

i dont doubt the integra is slower than the R32,i think even though the golf is 4wd,i think the type R is quicker 0-60,im not 100% sure on that,from what i remember the golf does it in 6.4,and the integra isnt much off that.i just personally think around a track stock vs stock,the R32 is quicker

TT · 10-14-2003, 10:35 AM

I always thought european cars are someway to slow in BM videos... maybe often it can just be the LHD... but well, it is possible IMO that a FF like the Integra can be faster than the R32... Tsukuba is not really the kind of track where you need 4WD traction badly...

AlienDB7 · 10-18-2003, 10:05 PM

Just watched the video, wasn't too happy to see the R32 being last. Clearly there's something wrong with the race. In the beginning, R32 was faster than the 147GTA exiting the corners. Do you think it's a tire problem (again)? The driver of the R32 seems to be oversteering in a number of corners... that probably worn out the tires quickly in first couple of laps. In other BM videos, they've had problem with the tires on ferrari and porsche, so it's not impossible for the difference to be caused by tire problem again.

altezza · 10-18-2003, 11:34 PM

thanks a lot!
i'm a big fan of best motoring vids

mazmazmaz1 · 01-28-2004, 01:07 PM

Good movie. The new Mazda RX-8 is fearsome.