So my 350Z leg humping friend has to point out his 350Z is 48th on Top Gears "Stig Track Times", but the Mustang "must've not made it on the list."

I contend they didn't put it on the track. Wonder why not? It would have been interesting to have seen it perform there instead of relagated to the "Cool Wall."

 

Stig never took it out on the track, I've been curious why as well as I would have liked to have seen it.

 

Was wondering about that myself.

They had a whole segment on the 2005 last season..but now track testing.

Someone needs to write TopGear and givem an ear full.

 

I sent TopGear an email after the segment saying they shoulda put it on the track when that episode aired, never got a response.

 

the one they tested was an auto, maybe they didn't think the auto was track worthy or something like that?

 

They didnt even test it on the track.... silly brits. but i love that show.

 

48 is pretty low considering the 350Z is supposed to be Nissan's premiere performance car.

 

what do you expect it to be in the top 10 or even top 20,, are u nuts???
there are better cars out there than the 350z,,

by the way i like the 350z but there are many cars out there in the world that are much better

 

Well looks like BBC might have been listening.

This season to Top Gear E3 Season8. Just finished watching it.

They have the 2005 Stang up against the New Lotus Elise. Racing side by side on the track.

All I gotta say is. The Lotus looks like it's half the size of the Mustang, which means it's half the weight. Plus the Mustang has a live rear axle.

And the net result was that the Stang kept up pretty close with the Lotus. Finished only a car length behind. It cornered just a well as the Lotus.

Pretty **** GOOD!!

Hopefully someone will put this episode up on one of those video sites.
Or you can always download it via Torrent.

 

Wow...just found this:

JC on the Mustang...greatest car ever!
http://www.youtube.com/v/PJZEpE5d-JI

 

yeah it didn't do bad considering it was against a lotus with a lot less weight (a much smaller engine though). The only thing was that it was the Stig in the Mustang and Clarkson in the Lotus.

too bad they didnt record his time though.

Edit: That was a great video, never saw it before. I never thought he would say anything other than a British car was the greatest. Nice find

 

Words cant describe how awesome that video is.

 

Yea but Good ole boy Jeremy is indeed a Ford lover.
He did buy a brand new GT40 (i mean GT)!

 

LOL

the mustang "sounds like God shouting".
That's f-in hilarious.

 

That vid is sweet, never seen it before either.

 

if I'm not mistaken..that shot of the green stang from the rear doing the burn out in the gravel is a mate of James' (JGMuzzy)
I seem to remeber him telling me that was his buds car..or it was the one in the next shot..i don't remeber exactly

 

bloody good, chaps!

 

They were throwing around and doing donuts in a 40 year old car...

 

very sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet