i liked this comment on Clarksons article:
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Unfortunately "integrale" in Italian also means "wholemeal" and we all know the supposed benefits of that.
Tony, Brighton, UK
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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Typically when JC talks about something feeling Italian, he's implying that a car has soul. If you watch Top Gear very often, you'll realize that one thing he continually harps on is cars that don't feel connected, mechanical. That's why he always knocks the "flappy paddle gearbox", stability control, etc. I don't necessarily think he means it feels like a Ferrari, just that the car has character and personality. Probably the biggest compliment he could give.
I agree with the others, I think he has a genuine respect for Porsche, even if he doesn't like one. More recently, he gives them more crap because it pisses off Hammond, the 911 owner and Porsche lover.
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i agree with all of the above. he loves giving Hammond stick and when he reviewed the CGT for the programme, the first 5 mins is hassling Germans engineering analness before saying how soulful the CGT design was, like a ferrari!
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Originally Posted by notfarnow
With the 911 one, they just decided to destroy the Porsche. Pouring acid on it, driving it into the side of a building, and dropping it on a camper trailer. None of those proved how strong or well made the car was. Heck, in the final scenes it was obvious the engine & transmission weren't even in the car.
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it was pretty obvious a shooting out windows with a shotgun wouldn't prove its robustness. Maybe they were parting it out as they filmed?
its a spoof. a caravan full of pyrotechnics at the end proved it.
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Originally Posted by notfarnow
It would have been far more entertaining to do things that prove how robust the car was, like running it at redline for ages, etc etc
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with no oil in it!