Top Gear S15E03

[cjhutch]

So Hammond drove the new Camaro SS and of course they hated it. I don't blame them really because the car is horrible IMO. The worst part is they compared it to the Mercedes E63 AMG which cost almost twice as much. That's like comparing a Mini Cooper to a Porsche 911.:thinking: I know they could have got their hands on a new Mustang 5.0 which is great with the exception of the rear suspension.

The best part is they compared the new super sedans, Maserati Quattroporte, Aston Rapide, and Porsche Panamera. They all hated the Porsche because of it looks and it was really outclassed by the other two cars. The Rapide is just stupid expensive and I think the best of them all was the Maserati. I drove an '08 for a couple of days a few years ago and I loved every bit of it. Not to mention the look on people's faces when you pull up and they have no idea what you just got out of. The sound from the engine is just magical.

[Browning151]

So Hammond drove the new Camaro SS and of course they hated it. I don't blame them really because the car is horrible IMO. The worst part is they compared it to the Mercedes E63 AMG which cost almost twice as much. That's like comparing a Mini Cooper to a Porsche 911.:thinking: I know they could have got their hands on a new Mustang 5.0 which is great with the exception of the rear suspension.



I was pretty disappointed in that segment, what an asinine idea to compare a Camaro SS with an E63 AMG. Completely pointless to put two entirely different classes of cars against each other. As far as the sedans, the Maserati sounded the best, but I like the looks of the Rapide better personally.

[cjhutch]

The Rapide looks great, but that price is just ridiculous. I think the fact that it looks like a stretched out DB9 is what throws it off to me. It makes the rear sit up to high. Take a look at the full rear shot. The rear shit go down further to make it look more complete. That's not the only thing, did you see how tight the rear looked when those guys got in. The rear appears to not have enough head room.

http://i30.tinypic.com/357g3k6.jpg

[Browning151]

The Rapide looks great, but that price is just ridiculous. I think the fact that it looks like a stretched out DB9 is what throws it off to me. It makes the rear sit up to high. Take a look at the full rear shot. The rear shit go down further to make it look more complete. That's not the only thing, did you see how tight the rear looked when those guys got in. The rear appears to not have enough head room.

http://i30.tinypic.com/357g3k6.jpg

I agree the price is pretty ridiculous. I hadn't really looked at a full rear shot of the Rapide, but it does look a little incomplete for some reason. The Quattroporte looks good, but there's something that is just a little off about it to me, maybe it's the wheels but I can't really figure out what it is. I would have to agree with them that if I was going to buy one the Quattroporte would probably be the one though.

I'd really like to see this one get built though, I'm pretty sure I'd like it over those three:

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s200/Browning151/lamborghini-estoque-concept-img_2.jpg

[cjhutch]

Not a fan of that at all. When I think super sedans I'm thinking of something with great performance and still very classy at the same time. It fits in wherever you go and makes a statement at the same time. For me I would really love to see Citroen come back to the U.S. and bring their Metropolis concept car.

http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Citroen/Concepts/Citroen-Concepts-1941010447467381600x1060.jpg