scoobyp1

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Apparently its the hooligans favourite tool !

Alan MaC

It was an RB Limited edition + £1,000worth of fuel to whoever wins the competition.

I missed the start of 5th Gear, anyone see the Lotus Carlton v Lotus and, what won?


Thanks.


Regards


Alan MaC

beef-on-the-bone

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gutted, missed it!!!!

is there a repeat???

Allan

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VXR8 was about 1.5 seconds quicker than the Lotus, I was expecting the Lotus to come out on top.

Alan MaC

Cheers ALLAN P>


Would have thought the same myself.


I think the Lotus Carlton in it's day, was the fastest production car, around 180mph, am I right?

Regards.


Alan MaC

bioforger

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Yep 177mph

rabskyline

who's rb5 was it ? anyone know it ?

x_Sammie_x

I done it and got the question right hehe :P

gt5500

Yes but it was based on a big exec type car thats about 20 years old, yes old cars can sometimes be faster then their younger brothers but normally the handling is not in the same league. I am not at all suprised that the VXR8 won.

Tidgy

people still actually watch 5th gear

stilover

I think on a dry track the Lotus would have come out better. A longer track would have been an advantage too.

Remember the Lotus has Turbo's and apparently the lag is quite huge. The VXR8 would have the advantage accelerating around the corners. In a straight line, once the Turbo's were blowing, the Lotus would pull ahead.

stilover

I only watch it to come on here and complain about how sh*te it was.

Yours

Mr.Whitehouse

Tidgy

i watch it sometimes to see the good bits, then i realise they have just coppied of top gear lol

AngloSaxon

Repeats the following Saturday at 11.30, so you can catch this episode Sat 9th.

Izzy

I was hoping the Lotus would come out on top as well... An "understated icon" if ever there was such a thing. Not the fastest production car when launched, but the fastest 4 door saloon.

As for the RB5, I missed that bit of the show - only saw the repeat of the question... Anyone know who the car came from?

As an aside, I think the show's got better this series.... Do I need to get my coat?...

Tidgy

yep,,, pmsl

jasonius

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Getting rid of Lovetool helped, a bit..!

Of an average 60min episode there's usually about 5mins worth watching..

500

They were sideways throughout the lap in the Lotus, hardly a fair comparison was it, If they were both pushed to the limits on a dry track, it may have been fair!

GenericUser

I'd imagine that the ESP and traction control in the VXR helped it post better times. Not to mention the fact that the Carlton wasn't 'box fresh'.

sKunk

Anyone else spot the Colin McRae sticker on the back of the RB5?

Allan

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True, IIRC the Lotus did close the gap in the middle section.

F1 CJE UK

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not just me then, it has got really bad but i still seem to watch it when i am around

SC008Y_MAD

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We have only just got a freeview box and my dad said, before we thought we where watching rubbish (5th Gear) and he then said now we know we are watching runnish

SC008Y_MAD

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...and perhaps a better driver behind the wheel might of made the out come a little closer?

HankScorpio

Couple of original ads for the RB5 linked in here:
https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...ifth-gear.html

couple of threads started about the same time.

Yamarashi

I was confused about that too? ... must have been a very limited edition

bioforger

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heh no u can buy those RB and CM stickers off one of the guys on here.

finalzero

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