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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Furai on Top Gear

Here's the clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WjKdCY3LMM

Kinda lame but whatever...LOL

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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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well at least he said he liked it,

and what kind of name is Gumpert???? WTF were they thinking?
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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Gumpert is sexy. You'd think it would be a crappy car...much like Gumpert the lunch lady, but its the fastest car around their test track, so a rose by any other name...
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH

gumpert = manufacturer name i.e. mazda, ford, dodge, masuoka

apollo = model i.e. rx-8, miata...

trim = base, sport, race i.e. GS, GT, Touring...


http://www.gumpert.de/eng/index_html.html


i've always wanted the apollo because it looked like a toy i had when i was a kid
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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2.6mpg LOL
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Did he say 1.9 litre?
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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i dont get why they didnt test it... its a functioning race car for gods sake
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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i dont get why they didnt test it... its a functioning race car for gods sake
he said its "not working" - aka "this beast will tear **** up so we better not feature it!"
Old Jul 28, 2008 | 11:55 PM
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:24 AM
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it was too ownage
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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Man I was hoping he was going to get to drive it! But only talk's about it for less than a minute
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 05:02 AM
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Disappointed that they couldn't drive it 3 rotor orgasm car.
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 06:02 AM
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isnt it supposed to be 16x?
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 07:29 AM
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isn't it supposed to be 16x?
Nope 20B, actual displacement is 19xx cc's.

Anyone else think the Gumpert's front looks similar to a RX8?
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by alz0rz
he said its "not working" - aka "this beast will tear **** up so we better not feature it!"
but the car has done many many laps for the press already... it works perfectly fine
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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He said _this one_ is broken. So there's probably a couple of prototypes built?
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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It would actually be cool to see how it performs though. Just a spin around the track would be nice.
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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yeah id like Stig to drive that car and give us a good time hehe.
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Fat American chassis, huh.... well at least it doesn't have a nasty-*** British grille
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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Man, I wish it woulda been driven around the track...

Plus, any truth to the 2.6 mpg? I'd expect lower :p
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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2.6 mpg.....
bahh screw mpg its a 20b
badass car as well and it does suck that he only talked bout it fir less than 30 seconds.. it really is a beautiful machine
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by neXib
He said _this one_ is broken. So there's probably a couple of prototypes built?
there is only one... the chassis is their wrecked former LeMan car from a couple years ago
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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I don't want to watch the whole thin. What minute is it at?
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Oo reary?

Not even the dumbest rotard inside Mazda, can consider showing a broken rotary car to 400+ million people a "good publicity stunt". Hey folks, look good, doesn't drive--it's broken! Just like that other rotary called... Something else must have happened at last minute....

Thing is, Mazda had plans and said, "Let Stig drive it" so they sent it all the way from Japan to Top Gear island, UK. Unfortunately upon arrival and initial testing, a horrified Mazda tech found that a vital part was missing. "Oh, left it on the bench next to the 16x... back in Japan!"

The tech then went on to explain to the Top Gear producers, in broken English, exactly what happened. Due to the language barrier, and production timetable, after 30 minutes of jibber jabber Top Gear said "Screw it, we'll just say it is broken."

And that is what really happen.
Old Jul 29, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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The story ends!

After the shoot, Jeremy Clarkson rummaged in the back of the Top Gear props museum, and found the missing flux capacitors needed! He drove off with Furai, but after arriving at the airport, he forgot to use 10 cans of No-Scent in his luggage! The police dogs sniffed out 80 pounds of cocaine! He had 309 police chasing, but Clarkson was out of energy globes for his area disruptor! He took 1,953 points of damage! He died!


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