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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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Red face Topgear: Lotus Lada makeover (awesome!)

Top Gear gives Lotus an Lada to work with... Extreme makeover!



As seen on Autoblog:
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/30/v...us-tunes-lada/
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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p.s. 1,000 hrs of Lotus manpower and parts would end you up around $200,000 shorter ;-)
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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Ladas are bobo, lol
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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Check out Lada Racing Club the video game

http://www.ladaracing.ru/index.php



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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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a big improvement, but still,what a waste of time!,
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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what is this .... Top Gear trying to rival Pimp My Ride?

hilarious though ...
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Old May 1, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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No jokes about the Lada. I know of at least one college friend who has installed a turbo in his vehicle in Russia and can rip the throat of a Ferrari. They are extremely lightweight.

There is a guy who works at the Cuban Embassy here in Mexico City and sometimes stops by my uncle's shop for service. He calls it affordable transportation. I have driven it a few times just to test it out. Worst clutch you can imagine. The gear ratios are so off, but hey it runs.
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