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      02-16-2015, 01:17 PM   #23
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The whole 110+ mpg think was silly anyway. All I know is that it's just as fast to 60 as the SLS and gets way more than twice the mpg. Also, their test car must not have been fitted with the extended fuel tank that comes standard in the US.
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      02-16-2015, 01:43 PM   #24
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What size is the US fuel tank?

Mine is described as having the "larger capacity fuel tank" in options. Whatever that means...
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That's a significant difference between what BMW claims as fuel consumption and real world. I'm not saying BMW is wrong and Clarkson is right but how did BMW come up with estimate?
It is not an estimate. It is the official UK government fuel test result.

Unachievable in the real world of course
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What size is the US fuel tank?

Mine is described as having the "larger capacity fuel tank" in options. Whatever that means...
11.1 Gallons instead of the 7-something on that comes standard outside the US.
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      02-16-2015, 01:49 PM   #27
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11.1 US gallons I presume?

1 US gallon is only 0.83 Imperial gallons btw. Or put it another way, a UK gallon is 1.2 US gallons.
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      02-16-2015, 01:53 PM   #28
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After the not so warm intro of the F8x wasn't JC and CH brought in on BMW payroll?

Also, I heard a rumour that BMW asked Toyota/Lexus to detune the RC-F as part of their hybrid/sports car dev effort. It was supposed to have 500hp and a tick more torque.

Hey as long as those with the new F8x feel justified in their purchase. And just maybe JC had a change in heart. He is a grandpa now.
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Great episode! Not sure if Will Smith lost that time trial though, lol
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After the not so warm intro of the F8x wasn't JC and CH brought in on BMW payroll?

Also, I heard a rumour that BMW asked Toyota/Lexus to detune the RC-F as part of their hybrid/sports car dev effort. It was supposed to have 500hp and a tick more torque.

Hey as long as those with the new F8x feel justified in their purchase. And just maybe JC had a change in heart. He is a grandpa now.
What the hell are you talking about? Why on earth would Lexus detune their car for the benefit of BMW?

And seriously? You're claiming Jeremy's on the BMW payroll?
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That's a significant difference between what BMW claims as fuel consumption and real world. I'm not saying BMW is wrong and Clarkson is right but how did BMW come up with estimate?
It is not an estimate. It is the official UK government fuel test result.

Unachievable in the real world of course
Thing is though, it's fair to point out a car achieving just 31/134? MPG. I'm getting 28/34 MPG on my M4 right now so I think they're just saying it achieves ok MPG for a sports car. Lovely episode though, liked everything in it, AMG GT too mmmmm.
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Topgears (and clarksons) comments are as believable as its laptimes. Its entertaining (yesterdays episode far better then the idiotic last bar the stupid landrover dam climb) but its all fiction. And for a man that hated bmw so much now praises one (or 2) every episode dont you find that strange? Especially when we all know that bmw, as a sports car manufct is been going downhill since the E60 m5 - on a pure sports car perspective yes quality, comfort weight have all gonne up - and porsche is moving into bmw territory and trouncing bm? Humm
I had no idea the e60 m5 was a sports car??!
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Thing is though, it's fair to point out a car achieving just 31/134? MPG. I'm getting 28/34 MPG on my M4 right now so I think they're just saying it achieves ok MPG for a sports car. Lovely episode though, liked everything in it, AMG GT too mmmmm.

The point is you won't get 28/34mpg on your M5 if you drive it like Jeremy did with the i8.

I get 10-15mpg on my Lotus on track, yet can get over 35mpg on the motorway. Jeremy failed to state that a similarly performing sports car driven the way he drove, would have got about 20mpg, and perhaps less.

But that does not make a good punchline to the story.
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Clarkson said...
The i8 is actualy a laptop ?!?!
Thoughts about this ?...
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The i8 is actualy a laptop ?!?!
Thoughts about this ?...
Laptop or a typewriter?

A laptop

M3 or an i8

An m3 of course!

Topgear had to push the i8 from BMW! Clarkson a man who drives a tire smoking blackseries himself would choose an i8. Yeah that will be the day!

I test drove an i8 it s a boring car. And for the money that car costs there are far better choices.
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Laptop or a typewriter?

A laptop

M3 or an i8

An m3 of course!

Topgear had to push the i8 from BMW! Clarkson a man who drives a tire smoking blackseries himself would choose an i8. Yeah that will be the day!

I test drove an i8 it s a boring car. And for the money that car costs there are far better choices.
For me personal in this episode was the best looking and best drivers car the ///AMG-GT .
About your location under your Avatar=>"Country where the taxes are too high"!!
So I'm thinking your location is not so far from me ?
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After the not so warm intro of the F8x wasn't JC and CH brought in on BMW payroll?

Also, I heard a rumour that BMW asked Toyota/Lexus to detune the RC-F as part of their hybrid/sports car dev effort. It was supposed to have 500hp and a tick more torque.

Hey as long as those with the new F8x feel justified in their purchase. And just maybe JC had a change in heart. He is a grandpa now.
I would like to nominate this post as most retarded of the year.
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Nice review...wished it had more m3 than the i8 or maybe he should have extended it and drove the m3 back along the same route and given us a comparison of both are driven back to back on the same route. One up and one back. But yes great European auto journalism and classic Clarkson. He didn't have much to say negative which means in Clarkston vocabulary and patterns both BMWs are very very good. In fact I do recall him saying on the M3 if you've got the cash...buy one! Can't get any better than that....hell I did! (Bought one I mean...b4 this review last week!). Lol.
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After the not so warm intro of the F8x wasn't JC and CH brought in on BMW payroll?

Also, I heard a rumour that BMW asked Toyota/Lexus to detune the RC-F as part of their hybrid/sports car dev effort. It was supposed to have 500hp and a tick more torque.

Hey as long as those with the new F8x feel justified in their purchase. And just maybe JC had a change in heart. He is a grandpa now.
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James summarized well: i8 = early days of laptop...good concept, but not ready for prime time as its execution can be much improved IMO
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After the not so warm intro of the F8x wasn't JC and CH brought in on BMW payroll?

Also, I heard a rumour that BMW asked Toyota/Lexus to detune the RC-F as part of their hybrid/sports car dev effort. It was supposed to have 500hp and a tick more torque.

Hey as long as those with the new F8x feel justified in their purchase. And just maybe JC had a change in heart. He is a grandpa now.
I would like to nominate this post as most retarded of the year.
You should see some of his other posts.
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Now that was entertaining as hell!!

Yah the i8 has a ways to go but for the first generation? Damn, what a vehicle.

Gives me hope future vehicles will be superb.....
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Well first of all Love TG and the boys- so many good things about the show (the silly driving weird shit through lakes and stuff doesn't do it for me but... there is a ministry of silly walks there so I guess its OK).
As far as these two cars go- I understand he was making a point and one day the tech of the i8 and others will come to amazing fruition and we will get 100+ mpg and 0-60 in 3 seconds- just a matter of time. HOWEVER in this case the M3 all day, long no questions asked. Watch the video again on how you have to get in and out of this thing- ass first - the seat is like in 10" from the frame runner- so getting in and out is a bitch. And your hot date- all tarted up since you can you can afford a 125k (USD) car will never get in this thing and once in she aint getting out- at least not elegantly - without having to contort and show some Vajay to the paparazzi. The M3 looks better, drives better, and for all that money the i8 STILL would have the half ass nav system that screws up your most basic voice commands. Ill take the M3 in Estoril Blue also- no changes needed.
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