was watching a new episode of Top Gear tonight and they were talking about musclecars, basically featuring Hammond driving the new Camaro SS... and then they wheel out M-B AMG sedan... Where's the connection? People that buy Camaro's don't look at Mercedes and people that buy Mercedes... anyways just bitching.

I think Hammond digs muscle cars. The other two, they just might be a bit snooty. You know those Islanders!!

Hammond likes to review the worst cars the US has to offer because he is anti-American and wants the world to despise us. He will review a $20k mid range American sports coupe, then jump into a Zonda and go on and on about how the Zonda shoves its cock down the US car's throat.

I think He owns a pretty cool Mustang Fastback?

Posted by big dave Hammond likes to review the worst cars the US has to offer because he is anti-American and wants the world to despise us. He will review a $20k mid range American sports coupe, then jump into a Zonda and go on and on about how the Zonda shoves its cock down the US car's throat.

Hammond isn't exactly anti-American. Have you seen his personal car collection?

maybe he touts the whole "friends close - enemies closer" mantra? lulz

Posted by Agent Skelly Hammond isn't exactly anti-American. Have you seen his personal car collection?

Maybe hes stuck with them because they werent worth sending back. LOL!

Kidding though. Please do share a link so i can see this collection!

Posted by big dave Maybe hes stuck with them because they werent worth sending back. LOL! Kidding though. Please do share a link so i can see this collection!

I'm not sure of the full collection, but I do know he's a big fan of American Muscle cars and owns a Charger RT he bought here in the US.

And as for Samarui's question, its probably due to the fact there is no direct competitor for the Camaro SS in the UK so the MB is the closest thing they got.

Posted by Agent Skelly And as for Samarui's question, its probably due to the fact there is no direct competitor for the Camaro SS in the UK so the MB is the closest thing they got.

Vauxhall Monaro VXR... (it's the same car as the Camaro underneath- GM's Global Zeta platform)
the return of RWD to the masses is upon us!
(i hope)

I thought our monaro was you G8? or has something else gone done?

Err, is the Pontiac badge still around?

Fish

as it was explained to me by a british friend, the brits consider "pretty much any otherwise normal car with a massive v8 stuffed under the bonnet" to be a muscle car.

Posted by Mr Fish I thought our monaro was you G8? or has something else gone done? Err, is the Pontiac badge still around? Fish

the Monaro was the Pontiac GTO. As far as I knew, the G8 was the Commodore underneath.
The Camaro is an hybrid of those two chassis, called Zeta.
The Commodore is also what the new Caprice be built on. (It's sold as a Lumina in the middle east and south africa)

Posted by Samurai was watching a new episode of Top Gear tonight and they were talking about musclecars, basically featuring Hammond driving the new Camaro SS... and then they wheel out M-B AMG sedan... Where's the connection? People that buy Camaro's don't look at Mercedes and people that buy Mercedes... anyways just bitching.

Its true!

Theyve reviewed all three of these cars:

http://www.insidel...-shelby-gt500.html

But all of them in separate episodes... having all three of those American cars in one episode would be like the time they compared a Zonda vs Ford GT vs Ferrari F430:

Posted by Samurai Vauxhall Monaro VXR... (it's the same car as the Camaro underneath- GM's Global Zeta platform) the return of RWD to the masses is upon us! (i hope)

Wouldn't that be like trying to compare two identical twin girls with the exact same DDD-cup breasts?

The best review they ever did was of the Chevy Aveo. It got what it deserved.

http://www.thaindi...tes_100449728.html


60 minutes did a clip about top geat last night. Pretty interesting