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  • jonas (guest) wrote on May 16, 3:24 pm:
    can yall do a track episode like this for the Subaru sti?
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  • Charioteer wrote on May 16, 5:42 pm:
    Bravo. Seriously. This was awesome.

    Get more owners/manufacturers/tuners etc to give you cars (and track time) such that you can produce these episodes on a regular basis...and seriousy who the hell will need US Top Gear.

    The only thing I would suggest is that you steal a page from Motorweek's book...and you show us (or at least comment on) the vehicles' acceleration, handling, braking...etc.

    Great stuff...really looking forward to the next test. Hopefully the manufactuers, owners, and tuners are forthcoming with their cars...and please woo the right people to get some Vettes for your next piece.
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  • PickupMan04FX4 wrote on May 16, 10:16 pm:
    Nice!

    That just made my day!

    Ford For Life!

    Matt L.
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  • Colleptic wrote on May 17, 12:53 am:
    SERIOUSLY…

    Combine this with FLD like news, real people like we have here and not some TV celebrities (who no true car guy gives a rat’s-ass about), Car & Driver precision regarding car performance and testing (skidpad, acceleration, braking etc.), mix in some funny antics and I bet a hit car series could be made to rival Topgear. Heck…I would love to try and make this happen if I was there, make it so!

    If anything, just give us some real world performance stats. It is nice reading about them in a magazine or on a website, but they are usually recorded by people who test cars for a living and sometimes they have a bias. I would be more inclined to believe people who do not have an editorial job on the line (they can get a 0.95 on a skidpad, but can anyone?). Toss a ¼ mile. 0-60, 0-100, slalom and skidpad, plus braking tests and a lot of us will be happy with that. I guess the problem is securing somewhere to do all the tests and money eh?

    PS: love the show regardless!
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  • supramike wrote on May 17, 1:08 am:
    Did i c Jean in one of the twin KR's on the end when u were doing the dounts??? lol. anyways this one was fun. keep it coming. it'd still rather have a Z06, lol.
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  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on May 17, 9:56 pm:
    No, the donuts in this video were the SVT engineers driving, but the photos of the KR on Autoblog have a shot of Gene doing a donut.
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  • andrew_f wrote on May 17, 2:14 am:
    Hey Matt great episode. So did you get a chance to drive the Bullet Mustang? What about the Miller Challange car too. Also as your opinion about american cars changed any bit? I do remember you said mustangs suck during your rally from New York to Paris hotels in Vegas with Alex Roy.

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  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on May 17, 9:58 pm:
    Drove the Bullitt and the Shelby GT as well, but there's only so much time in an episode. My opinions on American cars really haven't changed, though I did like the KR. The Bullitt and Shelby GT weren't neary as nice, though they are much better performance bargains, which the KR is not. I've always thought the same thing about both Ford and GM cars, which has been that the initial quality from the showroom is really good, but after 20,000 miles or so they all start to rattle themselves to pieces, and the leather gets a very plastic-like feel to it. Also, the tolerances on those cars in terms of body panel and interior fit are terrible compared to most European and Japanese cars.
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  • Turboman (guest) wrote on May 18, 8:25 am:
    You are right Mat. Sitting in a American car is shocking for most europeans like myself. Everything you touch feels so cheap and I don't understand why the manufacturers do that!!!
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  • Turboman (guest) wrote on May 18, 8:26 am:
    Sorry Matt just posted your name with only one T.
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  • Colleptic wrote on May 20, 2:44 am:
    I really want to support American cars, but the plastic in what should be a higher end car is bit ridiculous at times. Even Japanese econo cars have a way of making their plastic look a bit more integrated. But, and it is a big BUT…it looks like Gm’s new line-up might break that mould. The Malibu has a surprising well sculpted interior for instance. I sat in one and my first thought was not, "cheap"! I was still sceptical and I think that is the biggest hurdle American car companies in general have to overcome; no matter how hard they try. I guess time will tell.
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  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on May 20, 10:55 am:
    most american cars have good "initial quality" but tend to lose that feeling after 10 or 20k miles, which doesn't happen nearly as badly in Japanese or Euro cars.
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  • Joe (guest) wrote on May 20, 7:36 am:
    when is it coming new episodes?

    love Garage419 big fan!
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  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on May 20, 10:55 am:
    New episodes are posted every Tuesday and Thursday, so expect one later today :)
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  • pat (guest) wrote on May 27, 9:36 pm:
    well ballanced? i think u mean really flippin heavy
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Ford GT500KR Test Drive - Part II - Garage419

Matt Farah takes a ride in the new GT500KR around Utah's famous Miller Motorsports Park. Does the supercharged Mustang live up to its name of King of the Road? Can this car keep up with all the hype? Watch and find out.

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