And here's another really fun video of the V8V on the Isle of Man: http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/man...e=most-watched

 

I just watched this video for the first time, and I can't say I disagree with them. No question that this car isn't just about speed, but it looks and sounds so good you really want it to be fast. The performance of the V8 is now up there with the R8 V8 but other cars in the price range (and less) are really much faster. With some cars putting up ridiculous numbers these days...1/4 mile times in the 10s and low 11s, 0-100 in 7 seconds or less...you really want to see Aston play some catch up.

Even the V12, which is quick, is slower than the new XKR which runs 0-60 in 4.0, 0-100 in 8.8, and the 1/4 in 12.3@119. Which would be faster on the track? Hard to say...but the V12 Vantage was slower than all of the the other high end sports cars they had tested and not that far ahead of the Evo. Come on Aston Martin, step it up!

 

Plain and simple british people just sound more witty when they speak and thus makes it more interesting to watch. I do agree that these guys seem awkard together and dont really provide any good info on the cars for car enthusiast like most of us. I hope they improve on these things so that I have another car related show to watch, for nothing else as to just see a hot car driven and commented on.

 

On other forums it has been stated that the chemistry gets better over the next few episodes. Did any of you see the original top gear u.k. version? It was much worse than this has been. I'm not saying it was perfect, but you can't expect it to be great the first few episodes.

 

I didn't care for the color combo on the V12, either. Pretty funky scheme.

 

It's their race car paint scheme.

 

Top Gear UK is not one of the most popular TV programs in the world simply because people like their accents. They are witty and put on a good show (well, most of the time).

Someone pointed out that Top Gear UK was also bad in the early years. That may be the case, but it doesn't make it okay for Top Gear USA to be as bad as those early UK shows from over a decade ago. Top Gear USA has to step up its game soon if it's going to make it. Heck, all they have to do is emulate the original better. So far, I'm not convinced they can.

 

I cant belive they filmed him driving like that on populated roads. Ive never seen something like that in the UK show. It shoes him hauling *** sideways by a 30mph speed limit sign them BAM traffic. Then he drifts through a crowded parking lot.

You dont see that on the UK version, sure you know hes hauling *** but they dont make it that obvious.

I cant believe there arent any lawsuits yet.

I cant say Im the most tame driver on public roads but dang that was pretty bad.

 

It's TV. I wouldn't take it at face value. It's very likely they staged much of the "race" for the show. They stage things on the UK show also, like when James May "accidentally" flew an air balloon over an airport. The Brits were really upset about that, until they found out that the whole thing was staged.

 

I watched t again on the net. I think I like the color of the V12. There is very much an awkwardness that doesn't exist in the UK. You can say that it wasn't as smooth at the beginning but they didn't have a blue print and years of tape as an example. It doesn't have to be a copy of the UK version but there needs to be a level of production that stands up. I'm nit sure I even like the "Stig" on this show. It might have ben cool to establish a new driver. It felt like they were rushing the in studio discussion as if it were a scripted read through.

 

Garbage = discarded or useless material

 

Is Tanner on this show? Liked him on supercars exposed, the new one with him and paul tracy is too contrived, but still fun to watch. Tanner seems like the kind of guy who would be fun to hang out and drink beer with. Tracy seems like the guy you want to watch go into the wall....

 

Anybody know the exact name of that color? I tried looking around, couldn't find it.

Is that a color they offer on production models?

 

Something like "Mako Shark Blue" ... a new color that was introduced w/ V12 Vantage ... or something along those lines ...

 

Naa Mako Blue is this one:



A nice color for sure, but not the one from Top Gear lol