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Joined: Dec 2005
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2003 AMG SL55, 2002 AMG CLK55, 2002 AMG ML55, 2005 ML350, 1995 S320 LWB - totaled
I think you need to re-watch that episode. He absolutely loved the C63. What you're talking about is at the end, they challenged him saying that the M3 was better, and they put an apple at the apex of a corner. He tried to hit it but couldn't do it. The stigg said he could do it in an M3 and got it on the first try.
Also Clarkson has owned 2 AMG's so far. He started with an SL55 then after testing the SLK55 he sold the SL and bought an SLK55.
Any bets how long before he has a CLK63 Black in his stable of cars!!
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EFF YOU JACKIE
i watched it last night and was very dissapointed. i was so bored. i know all about the car already, ive ridden in them and seen many in person... who cares about showing it winding through some road i dont even know from some helicopter. as many others have stated. i want to see how this beast ranks on their track. im friggin pissed what a waste of time and a great car... f those guys
Because they drove it in a more realistic scenario? You are kidding right? Do you drive your car around a track everyday or do you drive it on the crazy roads with the rest of the crazy women SUV driving, cell phone dialing, soccer moms? If you know all about the car already, then you should already know how it performs at the track.
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CLK 63 AMG Black
Here is the hard part for everybody:
It's not about the numbers.
There will always be a car faster to 60.
There will be cars that can turn a faster lap
There will be cars with a higher top speed.
But, they won't feel better, or offer more to a driver who wants car control. If you want the computers to win the lap time award, get the GTR.
If you wnat horsepower, get the Viper
If you need awd to drive in snow, get a Porsche
But, if you want something that feels great on the street, and takes to the track with a vengence, but can be driven downtown for dinner, and fits your tennis bag in the trunk, and has quality and built like a tank, and can be serviced at a zillion nearby places, then your choices get a bit limited.
Clarkson has driven enough cars to know that the final .3 seconds on 0-60 are irrelevant in street driving, and how a car feels can't be captured in a graphic. There are paintings bigger than the Mona Lisa, paintings brighter, paintings cheaper, so why aren't those in the Louvre? Ask Clarkson. AS
It's not about the numbers.
There will always be a car faster to 60.
There will be cars that can turn a faster lap
There will be cars with a higher top speed.
But, they won't feel better, or offer more to a driver who wants car control. If you want the computers to win the lap time award, get the GTR.
If you wnat horsepower, get the Viper
If you need awd to drive in snow, get a Porsche
But, if you want something that feels great on the street, and takes to the track with a vengence, but can be driven downtown for dinner, and fits your tennis bag in the trunk, and has quality and built like a tank, and can be serviced at a zillion nearby places, then your choices get a bit limited.
Clarkson has driven enough cars to know that the final .3 seconds on 0-60 are irrelevant in street driving, and how a car feels can't be captured in a graphic. There are paintings bigger than the Mona Lisa, paintings brighter, paintings cheaper, so why aren't those in the Louvre? Ask Clarkson. AS
