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Old 05-15-2006, 03:30 PM   #1
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Default Top Gear : S8 EP4 : 28th May, 2006 - Discussion

In one of our most spectacular challenges yet Richard Hammond travels to Cyprus where he pits the new Porshe Cayenne Turbo S against the RAF's freefall parachute display team, The Red Devils. Jeremy Clarkson employs a top interior designer to convert a Mercedes S Class into the ultimate luxury car - with suprising results. The BMW Z4M flexes it's muscles when the Stig power tests it on the track and the star in the reasonably priced car is Hollywood A lister - Ewan McGregor.
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Old 05-15-2006, 03:37 PM   #2
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Sounds like a superb episode. I've been waiting for Ewan to show up.
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Old 05-15-2006, 03:47 PM   #3
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Pretty line-up !! This sounds good
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Old 05-15-2006, 04:37 PM   #4
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mm Z4m... nice!

looking forward to see that ep!
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Old 05-15-2006, 08:09 PM   #5
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^ Yes, canīt wait for the S-Class feature. I guess itīll be hilarious like all Clarkson features
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Old 05-21-2006, 05:02 AM   #6
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Finally another star an American will give a damn about lol
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Old 05-22-2006, 12:10 PM   #7
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JC better dress like Obe Wan...

so far s8 is absolutely hilarious
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Old 05-22-2006, 12:47 PM   #8
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Interior design part should be really interesting for me. Hope a lot of pics are made. Love that sort of stuff.
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Old 05-25-2006, 04:59 PM   #9
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New more detailed info about this week's episode

** Spoiler warning **

In the news this week...
BMW's Z4 M Coupe, Lexus's GS450h, Mercedes' C-Class Coupe, Richard shows us some naughty numberplates, Jeremy talks about his brush with royalty at Beckingham Palace, and some fool puts a bashed-up Peugeot on eBay.

BMW Z4 M Roadster v Porsche Boxster S
Richard takes the Porsche for a spin on the track, then gets to grips with BMW's new Z4 M Roadster. With a 3.2-litre V6 engine producing 338bhp and a 0-60mph time of five seconds, can the Z4 wipe the smug smile off the Boxster? If anyone can make it sweat it's the Stig, who gives it a good thrashing around the track.

Porsche Cayenne Turbo S v Red Devil
This week, Richard gets shipped off to Cyprus, along with a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. But he wasn't just there for the scenery, oh no - he was racing a flying squirrel. And not just any old squirrel either; this one was being dropped from a height of 10,000 feet. Confused? Watch the programme and it'll all become clear.

Mercedes S-Class
Jeremy indulges in a bit of luxury with the S-Class and it all looks very nice, apart from the interior. Jeremy thought the car should look more like his house and should have, er, house things in it, like a stone-flagged floor, lamps, a fireplace and some nice Wingback chairs, and that's exactly what it got.

Also this week...
There's always someone complaining that Top Gear never features any normal, practical cars and this week is no exception. The Caparo T1 is in the studio and with a 2.4-litre supercharged V8 firing out 480bhp, it's obviously a nice sensible motor and a snip at Ģ150,000.

You may remember a few weeks ago the Stig crashed the Koenigsegg CCX spectacularly into a tyre wall. Well, now the Swedish manufacturer has stuck a rear wing on the car and the Stig shows us how 800bhp should really go around the track, while listening to his favourite language tape, of course.

This week's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is Ewan McGregor, who we knew was a big star because he was transported by a helicopter.
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Old 05-26-2006, 05:55 AM   #10
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^ Thanks for the info! I didn't know that BMW uses a V6 engine in their Z3M though...
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Old 05-26-2006, 08:09 AM   #11
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the Koenigsegg feature should be great now that it's got some real downforce 8)
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Old 05-26-2006, 09:03 AM   #12
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Can't wait to see the Cayenne turbo S in action (of course from my sig you can tell I'd prefer the GT3, but it's good enough). I think Top Gear took car vs xxx to the next level this season.
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Old 05-26-2006, 12:52 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by insane
Originally Posted by 5vz-fe
Can't wait to see the 911 turbo in action (of course from my sig you can tell I'd prefer the GT3, but it's good enough). I think Top Gear took car vs xxx to the next level this season.
You mean the Cayenne Turbo...?!
Yes Yes...typo typo, now fixed
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Old 05-28-2006, 04:38 PM   #14
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just watch it from TV, the CCX's stunning!
just wanna know if the wing on the CCX would appear in the production car, since Jeremy put the lap time on the board (that means it's 100% production spec)

but Jeremy wrote on the name of the car "CCX with top gear wing", a little bit confused
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I think the wing has always been an option on the Koenigsegg It already appear on the CC8.
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