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Originally Posted by Jinx
I think they are going to compare all three pony cars together for shit and giggles, Clarkson will prolly favor the Camaro and say good thing about it (while grinding his teeth like it hurts him to say it), then at the near end of the show in the studio recap Clarkson is going to walk up to a BMW or some other european car that cost twice as much and out of nowhere start talking about how he would rather have that car; even though that car wasnt part of the story.
Words to expect (these are the "positive" Clarkson words referring to American cars:
-crude
-brute
-forgiving
Then somewhere he will find something minor wrong with the car (armrest or dash grain texture) and bash it, even though he would overlook it on a european car. Expect these words:
-garbage (pronounced by Clarkson: gaaarbige)
-clumsy
-primitive
Then if he does a overall positive review, he will say something along the lines that he is surprised the Americans are capable of building such cars (As if we are cavemen or something). Then he will flame the styling by complaining the retro cues (in which he has no respect for, which isnt surprising....since he is not American) and complain that it is not has stylish as his nutswinging favorite European cars.
I think that prolly is what the script will look like.
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Thats what I'm thinking too. I was about to post something like that, then saw that you saved me the trouble. I will add a few things though. They are going to be impressed by the handling and compare it to a BMW (the same has been done with the other zeta cars). If they compare all three pony cars, the mustang will get the worst review. The challenger is supposed to have a rather soft ride, which they seem to love. And styling, well thats always subjective anyway.
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
That was the entry-level Vette. I remember which episode you were talking about. Hammond drove it, and when they got back to the studio -- that's all Clarkson could say was "Leaf Springs?!?"
BUT! They did the Z06, too. And Clarkson absolutely loved it! Except for two things: He claimed it was undriveable on the road, and the Nav computer defaulted to Fast Food joints. "Typically American". 
Other than that, he went from 0-160 in 5th gear, he outran fire, he skidded the crap out of it, and compared it to an exotic, highlighting the double in price that the European car demanded for the same performance.  |
The argument against the leaf springs seems to sound similar to talk against pushrods and V8's. Focusing on the tech, not the results. Oh well.
As far as the fire, not sure what they used but it wasn't regular gasoline. According to mythbusters you can pretty much outwalk the fire of a gasoline trail.