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Old 12-05-2007, 10:55 AM
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For those of you who watch Top Gear, who has seen this past Sunday'* episode where Clarkson drives the Vauxhall VXR8, aka Pontiac G8?

Old 12-05-2007, 11:01 AM
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=a0Um9ckt7S0

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bandit =

i want one now

and the car the drove its self was kick *** also
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aka Pontiac G8? Did I miss something?
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Originally Posted by Allmachtige
aka Pontiac G8? Did I miss something?


http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...=86724&start=0
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oh...my...god...

i want it.
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Ooooh just looks like it. I was thinking it was based on it.

You had me excited.
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Good thing that he didnt test G8 iteration of the car, or else he would have hated it, mentioned how cheap the interior is and it would have been tested on a rainy day,not just a wet track.

etc.

etc.

etc.
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and the fact that the 6.0L puts out roughly 100hp less
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I can't imagine shifting with my left hand


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