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Old 05-06-14, 10:45 AM
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There was no master thread for Top Gear () compilations as they are scattered on this sub forum. Much in the light of the Jay Leno Garage Thread, XCAR or the Chris Harris on Cars Thread, post Top Gear reviews and video in this thread.

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Old 05-06-14, 11:06 AM
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what a nice vw in the first video

wait, nevermind...
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2nd video, my lord that sound.... and did i see the brake rotors getting all red?
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Originally Posted by rominl
2nd video, my lord that sound.... and did i see the brake rotors getting all red?

yall do realize that the LaFerrari and ZL1 were taken from video games, right? more than likely, Forza 5....
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Originally Posted by DrRick
yall do realize that the LaFerrari and ZL1 were taken from video games, right? more than likely, Forza 5....
umm.... they are not real videos? that would be disappointing. these stuff look so real these days
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Hoovey, love the Ferrari videos.

What I look out for in the latest super cars is their acceleration sound. LaFerrari (and Aventador for instance) sound great, but the LFA has the bar raised so high, none of these quicker and exclusive supercars come close to the symphony produced by the LFA.
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Originally Posted by corradoMR2
Hoovey, love the Ferrari videos.

What I look out for in the latest super cars is their acceleration sound. LaFerrari (and Aventador for instance) sound great, but the LFA has the bar raised so high, none of these quicker and exclusive supercars come close to the symphony produced by the LFA.
And to add to that, the LFA's V10 was tuned by sound engineering wiz Yamaha
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Originally Posted by rominl
umm.... they are not real videos? that would be disappointing. these stuff look so real these days
nope. i mean...they are real 'videos'. but they were taken from Forza 5. that is all CGI. look at the background closely. or...watch the rims on the ZL1 when it starts off the line.

ETA...i see Hoovey took em down.
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I'm hoping they'll do a P1, 918 & LaFerrari road trip epsiode!
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Originally Posted by DrRick
nope. i mean...they are real 'videos'. but they were taken from Forza 5. that is all CGI. look at the background closely. or...watch the rims on the ZL1 when it starts off the line.

ETA...i see Hoovey took em down.
yes I replaced it with real real video
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Originally Posted by DrRick
nope. i mean...they are real 'videos'. but they were taken from Forza 5. that is all CGI. look at the background closely. or...watch the rims on the ZL1 when it starts off the line.

ETA...i see Hoovey took em down.
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yes I replaced it with real real video
yes i blame hoovey
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Not long to go until the brand new series of quite possibly the greatest motoring show ever to be broadcast on the BBC. And what better way to find out what’s coming up than in the very presence of Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May?

Yes, for the first time ever, on Sunday 18 January the three presenters will be appearing in front of a small live audience in London, dispensing wisdom and previewing what we've been up to since you last saw us. Best of all, the entire event will be broadcast globally right here on the Top Gear YouTube channel at 21:00 GMT on Sunday 18 January.

In the meantime we'd like you, fans of Top Gear across the world, to send in questions for Jeremy, Richard and James. If you could ask them absolutely anything, what would it be? Pop your best efforts in the comments below and we'll keep our eyes peeled for our favourite submissions. You never know, we could end up using your question on the evening itself.

Alternatively, you can send in your questions via VIDEO to inbox@topgear.com. Be creative, tell us (or show us) where in the world you are. And trendy social media types – use the hashtag #EveningWithTG to send in your questions*

*By submitting questions, you give the BBC the right to use the whole or part of your contributions in all media and markets throughout the world

Warning: May contain strong language.
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