Top Gear: M3 V C63 AMG V RS4. [Archive]

Shaun

6th January 2008, 02:29 AM

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZXrhBudfZw

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAZC2onYrUE&feature=related

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvMVp5C8oQ&feature=related

A very interesting review. The funnest one i have seen with some of the thing they do .
The Place its conducted at is a Resort with a test track on the ground in Spain. Now why hasnt someone ever thought about building one here.

Shaun

xplosv57

6th January 2008, 09:06 AM

One of the best Top Gear reviews i've seen, hilarious!!!!

I know a few years back there was talk of building a new track here in Aus, Mark Skaife being one of the designers, but i believe there were not enough funds to back the project!!!

But yeah that was a great episode, go the M powered beast!!!!!!!!!!!!

d.c.

6th January 2008, 10:36 AM

I know a few years back there was talk of building a new track here in Aus, Mark Skaife being one of the designers, but i believe there were not enough funds to back the project!!!

Well the guy who built this one is a oil billionaire not too many of them down under :)

Great review overall, did not expect the M3 to be so much faster.

Apex

6th January 2008, 11:14 AM

Nice, go the M3! I have read some mediocre reviews by a few journalists but this was the test I was waiting for. The lap time sais it all!

tuzinski

6th January 2008, 12:05 PM

the rs4. might be small.
buts its still my favorite!

i think the m3 looks sooo much like a normal beemer...

Shaun

6th January 2008, 01:39 PM

I like the latest test they have introduced to Top Gear. The Cock Metre.

gman

6th January 2008, 02:40 PM

The track is owned by the same billionaire that owns the "Ascari" car brand and is called, funnily enough, the "Ascari Race Resort".....

M3 looks the best and is quickest, Merc sounds the best and the Audi is the best built...

But for me, I loved the "Stig-ette" swimming in the pool.....

Top gear is still the best auto show on earth....Hammond and Clarkson make it and are incredibly funny....

Anyone see them drive a Nissan 4WD ute across the English Channel????

Shaun

6th January 2008, 02:45 PM

The Benz has a nice note to it.

And agreed Gman. The " Stig-ette " was great in the clip. Its going to be hard for SBS to come up with as something as good as The UK Top Gear.

bill142

6th January 2008, 05:19 PM

What the hell was with Richards hair and that shirt Jeremy was wearing?

Shaun

6th January 2008, 06:27 PM

What the hell was with Richards hair and that shirt Jeremy was wearing?

Holiday mode......

sooty

6th January 2008, 06:40 PM

Richards hair has been like that ever since his crash.
God i wish new top gear was here already...

Apex

6th January 2008, 06:42 PM

the rs4. might be small.
buts its still my favorite!

i think the m3 looks sooo much like a normal beemer...

Pop Quiz. Which one is an M3??
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m225/tteett/epcp_0709_25_zbmw_e92_m3front_side2.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m225/tteett/epcp_0709_25_zbmw_e92_m3front_side.jpg

I think M division have done what they have always done (bar the homologation designed E30 M3) and made the M3 look sinister without going over the top, less is more! You must remember the e92 Coupe is a hot looking car to begin with!

Oh, and production of the old shape RS4 stopped a while ago so the test seems somewhat flawed.

xplosv57

6th January 2008, 07:08 PM

Although they may look similar, there are actually very, very few parts that are interchangeable from the standard E92 coupe to the M3 counterpart!!!

tuzinski

6th January 2008, 09:42 PM

T

Anyone see them drive a Nissan 4WD ute across the English Channel????
hahaha yep coz the other 2 cars sunk.

Pop Quiz. Which one is an M3??

the 2nd one, but it still looks to much the same to the coupe.

Wraith

7th January 2008, 11:58 AM

Great vids, I like all three of em, between them I don't know which I'd choose, the RS4 probably makes the best daily driver, the M3 more of a weekend machine, I think the Merc has a great new look and I could live with that too :)

Although the M3 is 'almost' totally different from it's sibling stable mates, I think it's a damn shame you can't see it at a glance :( even someone who knows all about the cars will only see subtle external differences - the fact that a re-mapped 335i will blow one away is also of concern if you had to make a decision to buy a new M3.....

Apex

7th January 2008, 12:39 PM

Yea but a 335i would have nothing on the M3 round a race track! Plus a twin turb would be nowhere near as acoustically pleasing as a high RPM eight-pac

I like the fact they are stealthy, if you’re buying a car to impress people go for a second-hand Porker :p

Wraith

7th January 2008, 01:34 PM

True that, as I've always said, nothing beats the sound of a good V8 :)

It would be dissapointing though to have an M3 and get 'owned' in a typical street drag by someone with a very similar looking and much cheaper re-mapped 335i ;)

And then there's the upcoming smaller and lighter 1 series Coupe with the same TT IL6 engine !!!

M3 is better on a race track, but as has been said many times before, that dosn't mean anything to 95-99% of owners who will never track their car !

Everyday driving performance on everyday streets is what it's all about :)

btm

7th January 2008, 02:06 PM

True that, as I've always said, nothing beats the sound of a good V8 :)

amen :)

gman

7th January 2008, 08:09 PM

True that, as I've always said, nothing beats the sound of a good V8 :)

amen :)

yep, a v8 with a flat plane crank and you got one of the best noises in the world..

except for maybe a wailing v10..or how about v12 maybe.... ;)

Wraith

7th January 2008, 11:06 PM

Your right, V10's and V12's sound great too...

As for V12's, on the Melb. meet yesterday, a red Ferrari Testarossa screamed by dragging a couple of 'crotch rockets' and keeping up with em too :D

I couldn't tell the sounds of the bikes apart from the Fezza, that high pitched Ferrari V12 engine scream was horn bags :)

gman

8th January 2008, 05:09 PM

Ahh yes...the 4.9Lt flat 12 cylinder...They sound amazing....

A friend of mine's father has a white one in his garage (think Miami Vice), sitting next to his burnt Orange Porsche 997 GT3...

I'll post a pic tonight..Think I still have one on my phone....

btm

8th January 2008, 05:43 PM

A friend of mine's father has a white one in his garage (think Miami Vice), sitting next to his burnt Orange Porsche 997 GT3...

:eek: damn! what does this bloke do!!?

poita

8th January 2008, 07:53 PM

probly nothing, these type of ppl have other ppl do there stuff for em :D

gman

8th January 2008, 08:12 PM

:eek: damn! what does this bloke do!!?

I think you would describe him as "60+ independently wealthy individual"...Those are just 2 of his 40+ car collection.....

probly nothing, these type of ppl have other ppl do there stuff for em :D

He does have many people that speak to other peoples people so people can do things for his people... ;)

oneightoo

8th January 2008, 08:42 PM

sounds like he is people who knows people..

Wraith

8th January 2008, 10:39 PM

I think you would describe him as "60+ independently wealthy individual"...Those are just 2 of his 40+ car collection.....

He does have many people that speak to other peoples people so people can do things for his people... ;)

Your describing me :D hopefully in twenty years time :pray: LOL :)

gman

9th January 2008, 01:47 PM

btm

9th January 2008, 02:05 PM

is the porsche a track car?

not sure why you'd by the ferrari in white though... just doesnt do it justice IMO

oneightoo

9th January 2008, 02:23 PM

thats th RS porker.. it's street legal, with weight loss and that racing shit..

it was in one of the last seasons of top gear.. hammond drove it..

gman

9th January 2008, 02:36 PM

is the porsche a track car?

not sure why you'd by the ferrari in white though... just doesnt do it justice IMO

thats th RS porker.. it's street legal, with weight loss and that racing shit..

it was in one of the last seasons of top gear.. hammond drove it..

Its a GT3RS with the full Porsche spec racing kit on it including cage, ceramic brakes, variable exhaust, a bit more power etc etc..

I've driven it and it ROCKS!!!!!!

As for the white Tessarossa, he's had it since they first come out and that was the "cool" color to have way back then.....

oneightoo

9th January 2008, 02:44 PM

just having a tessa is cool.. it could be poo brown and it'd be cooler than david beckham..

btm

9th January 2008, 03:36 PM

just having a tessa is cool.. it could be poo brown and it'd be cooler than david beckham..

bwahahaha, true :)

Wraith

9th January 2008, 03:44 PM

Me too :D

here's some pics for you..

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/aussiegman/29092007011.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/aussiegman/29092007009.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/aussiegman/29092007003.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/aussiegman/29092007.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/aussiegman/latenurse.jpg

(the last one is just because I liked it)....

Damn you Gman, I'm already in short supply of spare jocks..... :o

My pants are exploding left, right and centre and that last pic hubba, hubba, hubba - it's all over :o :D

P.S. after seeing that white Testarossa, I can't get rid of the Miami Vice gingle ringing in my head LOL :)

gman

10th January 2008, 01:06 PM

Damn you Gman, I'm already in short supply of spare jocks..... :o

My pants are exploding left, right and centre and that last pic hubba, hubba, hubba - it's all over :o :D

P.S. after seeing that white Testarossa, I can't get rid of the Miami Vice gingle ringing in my head LOL :)

Thank you citizens of earth...My work here is done... ;)

btm

10th January 2008, 01:08 PM

and why are the wipers up on all the cars??

gman

10th January 2008, 01:15 PM

When you store a car for long periods, you should lift the wipers so they don't stick and mark the windscreen. Moisture, dirt, dust and crap sits on top of them and perishes them. When you drive around normally it gets blown off, the blades flex in the air flow and you use them sometimes so their OK.

When they do stick, when you turn them on they can scratch the glass and just don't work so they last longer that way..

On top of that, imagine the cost of a Ferrari or Porsche windscreen...Not sure if O'Brien's carry stock of windscreens for a late 1980's Ferrari Tessarossa.. ;)

btm

10th January 2008, 01:17 PM

ah, makes sense - thanks :)

Wraith

10th January 2008, 01:44 PM

and why are the wipers up on all the cars??

That's actually a very good question and Gmans answered it.... :)

What I do to my 'rarely' driven cars is put a strip of cotton cloth between wiper blade and windscreen to achieve a similar result, otherwise I could accidentally get myself or something else caught on the wiper and wreck it, because of the confined space in my garage :)

I also have covers (cotton or silk sheets) over my cars in the garage which arn't regularly driven, this keeps all manner of dirt and debris as well as insect pests and their residue off the cars :)

CORZZA

3rd February 2008, 07:23 PM

Im a merc man myself!

I think it started back when my father brought home the W 126 560SEL 6L 32V AMG back in 1986. Ever since then iv been captured by mercs

DEE-80Y

3rd February 2008, 08:58 PM

Just tried to watch vids from link and I get this

"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by BBC Worldwide Ltd."

Vectracious

3rd February 2008, 09:46 PM

Just tried to watch vids from link and I get this

"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by BBC Worldwide Ltd."

yeah, cos its one of the newer episodes, BBC cracks it and forces them off youtube.

you can always check out www.finalgear.com (http://www.finalgear.com) - they have torrent links for every top gear episode, problem is you have to download the whole ep (which really isn't a problem :D )

CORZZA

4th February 2008, 08:20 AM

yeah you tube have been forced to take it off

Wraith

4th February 2008, 08:53 AM

Damn shame, they were great vids :(

btm

4th February 2008, 02:46 PM

aw... just when i got youtube access at work again and now i cant watch them :(

CORZZA

4th February 2008, 03:54 PM

mine still work on my post dome some reason

Vectracious

4th February 2008, 05:32 PM

mine still work on my post dome some reason

must be cached in temp files.....

CORZZA

4th February 2008, 05:34 PM

So if you click my link you still cant see anything?

il try save it onto my comp

USC

4th February 2008, 08:05 PM

Going back to the BMW, they have different bumpers, side repeaters, bonnet (with two vents on the M3), side skirts, wheels, lip spoiler, side mirrors...the M3 is VERY different to the normal 3 series....even though the differences are quite subtle.