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nhtagmember
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I finally saw episode 1 and enjoyed it

I hope they keep up with the improvements - as usual the photography was excellent


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I can't wait to see the responses to Clarkson's constant references to Trump in the second episode. Frown


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What references to Trump? You are talking about the 1st part of the Colombia special, right?

May is getting some great zingers in.


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"Trump truck" is funny. They've always bashed certain aspects of America and bashed Hammond for seemingly loving American things. It's nothing new. I typically consider English-on-American humor as lighthearted ribbing from an older brother.


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Man, that Jaguar is one hell of a sexy car!


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I have never considered buying a Jaguar, but watching Clarkson drive that thing made me reconsider. Then they have to spoil the fun and say they only made 300 and they are already sold. Boo!



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Last episode was disappointing. Didn't like the "pickups" they were testing.


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Last episode was disappointing.


I wrote the same thing earlier today and deleted without posting.


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While it's impressive that a car with less horsepower was able to win the drag race, it's ridiculous how much had to be modified in order to do so. A straight-off-the-showroom Exorcist only lost by a car length to that modified Demon.


The modification comedy bit was funny but it was jut that a comedy bit,

Think about the deal that is the $1 Drag Pack (a deal by the way for jack, wheels, ecu with dash control and high flow intake) would have it installed at the dealer for daily driving sans the front wheels.

The dash unit has an on off switch for race fuel or pump gas, once it is in its never taken out, nor is the ecu or air intake kit. Any real driver/owner will have this dealer installed to pick up 40 HP or they are speculator or a collector and it will stay boxed up.

The Demon won because James can't get 1000 hp to the ground using the tires he had on the Camaro ZL-1 Hennessey Exorcist.

BTW the Camaro isn't a drive off the floor, you first have to buy the ZL-1 then have it shipped off to Hennessey for who knows how long to get the work done for 1000 advertised HP.

They were joking about the price of the demon being too low, when you consider people were flipping them at Barrett Jackson for $120K plus they aren't wrong.


James was beating the 700 hp mustang but not by much, his problem was the same, couldn't hook it up, unless you consider his attempts at a donut which he found traction LOL

Traction won that race..


And also, when you ship it to Hennessy your car gets cannibalized and all the parts are put on other cars. You take it in the ass and never see your car again.



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Originally posted by HRK:
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Originally posted by Orguss:
While it's impressive that a car with less horsepower was able to win the drag race, it's ridiculous how much had to be modified in order to do so. A straight-off-the-showroom Exorcist only lost by a car length to that modified Demon.


The modification comedy bit was funny but it was jut that a comedy bit,

Think about the deal that is the $1 Drag Pack (a deal by the way for jack, wheels, ecu with dash control and high flow intake) would have it installed at the dealer for daily driving sans the front wheels.

The dash unit has an on off switch for race fuel or pump gas, once it is in its never taken out, nor is the ecu or air intake kit. Any real driver/owner will have this dealer installed to pick up 40 HP or they are speculator or a collector and it will stay boxed up.

The Demon won because James can't get 1000 hp to the ground using the tires he had on the Camaro ZL-1 Hennessey Exorcist.

BTW the Camaro isn't a drive off the floor, you first have to buy the ZL-1 then have it shipped off to Hennessey for who knows how long to get the work done for 1000 advertised HP.

They were joking about the price of the demon being too low, when you consider people were flipping them at Barrett Jackson for $120K plus they aren't wrong.


James was beating the 700 hp mustang but not by much, his problem was the same, couldn't hook it up, unless you consider his attempts at a donut which he found traction LOL

Traction won that race..


And also, when you ship it to Hennessy your car gets cannibalized and all the parts are put on other cars. You take it in the ass and never see your car again.


That's not completely true. They may just take it all apart, put it back together bill you for the work fabricate a dyno and ship it back to you
 
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Last episode was disappointing.


I wrote the same thing earlier today and deleted without posting.


I wasn't disappointed at all. I laughed through most of the episode.

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Last episode was disappointing. Didn't like the "pickups" they were testing.

They're only going to feature new models, not sure if Toyota updated their Hi-Lux but, that would've been king. What other pick-ups should they have been testing..Mitsubishi L200? It's not like the UK/EU is awash in pick-ups like North America is.
 
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Would have been funny if they did the 3 Euro light duty pickups and had something like diesal F350 or some such for jokes.


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The fake shooting turned me off.


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Originally posted by wolfe 21:
Last episode was disappointing. Didn't like the "pickups" they were testing.

They're only going to feature new models, not sure if Toyota updated their Hi-Lux but, that would've been king. What other pick-ups should they have been testing..Mitsubishi L200? It's not like the UK/EU is awash in pick-ups like North America is.


Honestly thought it was all a bit meh..
I like the series, this episode was just not as interesting TO ME. Honestly, I prefer the adventure episodes anymore (beach buggies, the South America trip, the expedition to the pole on top gear).


A Perpetual Disappointment...
 
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