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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 10:23 AM
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RX-8 Takes 7th in "Best to Drive" Portion of TG Survey

http://www.topgear.com/content/carsu...ures/03/1.html

"It'll come as no great shock that the top ten best drives are all sports cars in one guise or another. Mitsubishi's Evo (4rd) edges out its traditional rival, the Subura Impreza (8th), while there's a strong showing from Japanese roadsters in the shape of the Honda S2000 (3rd), Nizzan 350Z (6th), and Mazda's RX8 (7th) and MX5 (10th).
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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For the lazy:

1. Lotus Elise
2. Vauxhall VX220
3. Honda S2000
4. Mitsubishi's Evo
6. Nizzan 350Z
7. Mazda's RX8
8. Subura Impreza
10. MX5

I don't know what cars were 5th and 9th. Maybe I'm dense because I couldn't find it. Then again I didn't look very hard.

Last edited by saturn; Feb 27, 2007 at 10:31 AM. Reason: added more cars to list
Old Feb 27, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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Vauxhall VX220 was 2nd. Not sure about the rest.
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Ya, a friggin' EVO blew me off last night! Scum!
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7th! yes at least its in the top 7?
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ShottsCruisers
Ya, a friggin' EVO blew me off last night! Scum!
An Evo blew you?
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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Here is the Vauxhall V220 since it is not imported here unfortunately.
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I couldn't find the two missing top 10 cars....

Any guesses? BMW, Audi, VW?
Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CarAndDriver
I couldn't find the two missing top 10 cars....

Any guesses? BMW, Audi, VW?
Maybe the Focus RS, Cayman, or Mini.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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Really dumb to have an article and not have the whole list or a link to it.

Oh yeah, forgot the Mini Cooper S. Probably one of the spots.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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Cool that pic kinda looks like a mix between an elise and a sky
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 07:00 AM
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Of course the English marque gets first place.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Drkdelfi
Cool that pic kinda looks like a mix between an elise and a sky
i wonder why? oh yeah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_VX220
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by CarAndDriver
I couldn't find the two missing top 10 cars....

Any guesses? BMW, Audi, VW?
I believe the Crossfire is BOTH of the missing spots as it's so much car it needed to be ranked twice.
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I'd happily take every car on that list.

But I only want 1 car, so take that same list and ask which would make the best daily driver by adding the usual daily driver criteria like comfort, ride compliance, smoothness, refinement...

Which is best? Now add comfort again...but for 4. Again, which is best?

...the reason why I bought the 8.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Drkdelfi
Cool that pic kinda looks like a mix between an elise and a sky
Thats because it is a sister car to the Opel Speedster, which the Sky is based on. It is also made in the Lotus plant I believe.
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Originally Posted by saturn
I believe the Crossfire is BOTH of the missing spots as it's so much car it needed to be ranked twice.
SRT-6 and regular I'm sure!
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 9291150
I'd happily take every car on that list.

But I only want 1 car, so take that same list and ask which would make the best daily driver by adding the usual daily driver criteria like comfort, ride compliance, smoothness, refinement...

Which is best? Now add comfort again...but for 4. Again, which is best?

...the reason why I bought the 8.
Dude, are you going to tell us the answer!?!? I've been waiting all day
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Originally Posted by saturn
I believe the Crossfire is BOTH of the missing spots as it's so much car it needed to be ranked twice.
LOL
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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the 350z? pfft. no way we lost "best drive" to that bloated ***-rocket.
sig op. lol.
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yuck@ 350z's
Old Mar 22, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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yuck@ 350z's
I like the 350Z, it has merits too.
Old Mar 22, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by CarAndDriver
I like the 350Z, it has merits too.
Blasphemer!!!!!!


Lalalalalalala...I can't hear you...lalalalalala.
Old Mar 22, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by CarAndDriver
I like the 350Z, it has merits too.
It does? Driving a new 350Z is what caused me to buy an RX8. And I'm pretty partial to Z cars, having owned a '78 280Z, an '83 280ZX, and an '88 300ZX. I wanted a 350Z.......up until the time I drove one.

Just my $0.02.


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