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from http://www.finalgear.com/

Most exciting for me is that we’ve finally come up with another big race - you know, car versus something or other.

The last time we did one was a couple of years ago, with the plane against the Veyron, and in hindsight we lost the plot in that one - too pompous, too overblown and preposterous, too much work on the scripting to make it funny. This one is back to basics, more hardcore, mega car, mega opponent, with a solid premise. And a clue for the geeks: we did it in Japan.

I for one hope so :P.

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next week i think. theres adds on tv all the time

WHEN WHEN WHEN!?!?

SBS.. Sat? or Mon?

Arn't we up to season 10 in Aus?.. Seen season 10 and the GTR isnt in it..

300km/h train vs. GTR?

In Japan?.. I think its blatent what the car is :laugh:

its not like they are going to be doing in the new STi or Evo..

Edited by GTS4WD
Oh so you like the drama and pantomime side of Top Gear, I'm completely the opposite and prefer the actual reviews.

As a car reveiwer he is awesome dont get me wrong.. very enertaining..

Cant drive to save his life.. but very funny man.. his books are even better!

The african episode..

Hands down the best Top Gear Episode ever..

I would have to agree... I liked the USA one also.

Clarkson makes the show... He does not care how much hp it loses in the driveline or how the DSG gearbox works... all he cares about is that the engine sounds like a spitfire, there is some bloody squeek in the dash that he cant find and you can't see sh1t from the rear view mirror

as much as most of the technical stuff is brshed over, Top Gear tries to show you what its like to OWN a car, not drive a car

almost every segment has

plus, its a light-hearted comedy, not a searious car show

want a serious show? try "the car show" on channel 9 on the weekends. very informative, and boring as batshit to go with it

Theres a reason why the 5th gear guys do the driving and the top gear guys do the fun stuff.... 3 guys cocking about was how they described it... sounds about right... practically the man show without the porn stars and beer.... occasional decent feminity ... but otherwise ... entertaining stuff... good mix of reviews and doing the stupid stuff we love to watch... Im a massive fan... love almost all car shows... but then... you do get crappy car shows to. The car show is more about selling / pushing ideas and allot of crap... watched it a bit and it wasnt extremely factual for what I did watch... was more of a laugh at the utter craptula they were spouting... they are catering to the general market of cars... who is excited or entertained by that? Who gives a toss how affordable a camry is... how practical... every man and his dog knows that... look how awsome the latest land rover discovery is... on the back roads of melb... wheres the 4wd... oh wait.. they did drive it over some dust just of hte road there... definetly entertaining... pffttt. even when they had the lambo on the show... how utterly borring was that ... its a hot car.. look at hte ammount of interest it brings... awsome... he never drove it... they never left the street to do something fun.... not a comment about how easy it was in traffic.. *luagh*... well bored now. I don't want to hear about it's a show for those interested in buying cars... if thats the premise.. put a bullet in it and rush the oz ripoff of topgear to our screens... even a limp wristed version would be more entertaining to almost EVERYONE.

Edited by gts-4 dreamer

i got season 10 on comp thats coming out in aus pretty soon any ideas when season 11 begins in uk as last episode of season 10 is aired at xmas 2007(in uk not here dumbwits) i can't find nuttin for season 11

actually i got season 1 to 10 if anyone got a portable hdd come and grab em

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Top Gear Season 11: GT-R vs Bullet Train Coming Soon

It’s been going around for a little while now that in Top Gear season 11 Clarkson, Hammond and May head to Japan for the best race yet but until now it has only been speculation of what they actually race. It was published by BBC news on Tuesday that Jeremey Clarkson has revealed that the advesary this season is the reknowned shinkansen - bullet trains - of Japan.

Link: http://www.gtrblog.com/index.php/2008/05/2...t-train-?blog=4

may I be the first of the Japan residents to say what a load of shit!

a nozomi shinkansen bullet train(the faster of the 2) does reach speeds of 300km/h+ which is fast. BUT comparing this awesome train engineering feat to the unplanned Japanese roadway Infastructure is just a waste of time. Comparing a fast car to a fast train where the fast car has to battle through endless traffic jams and toll ways of Japan where as the fast train only has to battle through a few train stations and or possibly sucidal maniacs of Japan is hardly fair/ unrealistic... Im waiting for this episode BUT comparing the two is like a race between an obese diasabled Australian man or woman walking from melbourne to darwin and an f-15 eagle fighter jet flying from melbourne to darwin. entertaining but totally pointless! however if the comparison is between petrol cost and seating comfort VS ticket price/ seating comfort and or fun .... I still can see .... CANNOT see any viable reason to compare the 2 other than stupid fun. ! .. .. cant wait to see the episode :)

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