I’ll give you 3 guesses on which one turned in the fastest lap. The Z06 beat the Exige by nearly 3 seconds, and the GT3 by .5 seconds, all while maintaining a much higher level of civility than either of the other contenders. And rest assured the Z4 would be much further behind.

So, I’m not sure how you can draw an overall conclusion from Top Gears silly and specific “Power Lap.” It favors lighter weight cars due it’s tight nature, hence the Atom sitting atop it for so long.

If you take a look at the Top Gear power laps, both the Dodge Viper and Corvette are beaten by cars like the BMW Z4 and Lotus Exige. Time to go back to the drawing board i think.

What I find so ironic about Clarkson’s last piece is the simple fact that the EU has more than twice the violent crime as the US. People assume that becasue our murder rate is higher that our violent crime is higher. Actually it is much much lower. We try to act like civilized peopel tin the US. We don’t throw bananas on the pitch to insult black players here in America. We don’t riot in the stands during, before, and after matches. We don’t kill each over our particular brand of religion, a la Northern Ireland. The simple fact is you’re six times more likely to be assaulted in London than NYC.

And it just isn’t the UK, it’s quite a bit of Europe. Hell, they’re still burning nearly 200 cars a night in Paris. Hell, Police won’t even travel to certain areas of the city. And thats with the entire Fench population throwing like girls.

With GTP in the name I’d have hoped you were an Aussie!

GT-Pursuit Falcons make me grin somewhat evilly

In Afghanistan and Iraq, we’re fighting a difficult war with close to zero help. In exchange, we get spit on while Europe watches those free societies crumble.

yeah we have made many mistakes, many many mistakes but i for one am not ashamed to be an american, we at least have the chance to voice our opinions all day long. at the same time everybody hates us for what we are doing in iraq ( i would have invaded iran) they forget about the good that comes from our country at the same time. Just because you guys dont like what our government does sometimes doesnt mean the average american is some hatefilled low life who eats cheese. go ahead and stereotype all you want i just hear ignorance.

It handles, accelerates, looks, rides, tours and brakes amazingly well. It’s also priced better than any of its true competition in Europe. 0.98g around the skidpad and 70.2 mph through the slalom. I can buy a Corvette and a BMW 550i for the money that goes into a 911 Turbo.

That’s 400 horsepower, 400 pound-feet of torque, a 5yr/100k mile warranty, and 28mpg on the highway. For $45k! (built right here in the US of A). Zero to 60 mph comes in 4.5 sec. and the quarter mile in 12.8

The Corvette’s trunk will fit all the stuff you and your honey need for vacation; 22 cubic feet of trunk space (Accord has 14).

I’m not an American car junkie. The only I owned was a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was fun to off-road, very luxurious and an ultra-lemon. Since then, I’ve been buying 3-series Bimmers and Toyota-made vehicles. I love Porsches too.

However, someday I will spend $50k on a sports car. When that day arrives, if I buy anything but a Corvette, then I will not have made the best purchase for my money. Ohh yeah, and I haven’t even mentioned the Z06.

Owned.

It’s not race he’s attacking, it’s the ignorant, idiotic nature that reflects upon your nation simply because that is the way you portray yourselves.

Why do you think Sacha Baron Cohen decided to use America against itself to exploit just how bad some of the peoples’ attitudes are?

Design-wise, the center circle imitates the center guage from a Mini, but it also picks up on the RX-8 motif, so it’s not entirely foreign to Mazda.

Oh and the Mazda 3 is small enough, we dont need this too.

Bobzooki: Actually, all across the world making fun of Americans is big, I’m an American myself and I’m even aware of that. Face it, the majority of the entire world dislikes the United States, due to a variety of legitimate reasons, I’m baffled as to why you’re so astonished that someone would be doing so..you mean a country that keeps making huge mistake after huge mistake might get RIDICULED? SAY WHAT?!

For those in tight city situations, low funds, eco-considerations, or would rather leave their “good” (read big, thirsty, and/or expensive) car home most of the time, I can see Small being very big. But I think the Compact tuner crave is in a bit of a lull. Nothing altogether new or interesting right now. Even the Evo X will not shake things up that much.

Now if Mazda would make an AWD Mazdaspeed 3…

And what about a new “9″