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Old 01-02-2009, 05:52 PM
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Default Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson & his love for the Vette

You may love Jeremy or perhaps hate him, but he does seem to very much enjoy the Corvette and he has driven the heck out of every car out there including the Enzo.
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Jezza + ZR1 = Love
By Jeremy Clarkson

http://www.topgear.com/us/features/more/jezza-zr1-love

I've had a soft spot for Corvettes for a while now. Last year while making my DVD "Everything Explodes" (or whatever it was called), there were a million amazing cars on the set. But every night I drove back to the hotel in a Corvette C6 convertible. I just liked it.

Then I drove the 7.0-liter Z06. It was typically American. Rough-riding, uncouth, garish, brash and as tasteless as an onyx lavatory. And yet with its magnesium engine tray, and the fact that the big V8 had been moved back in the car to improve weight distribution, there was some evidence that, deep in the bowels of GM, someone understood that a truly great fast car is rather more than six tons of pig iron and a splash of orange paint. It was, if you will, a bit technical.

And that technicality is what makes the ZR1 not only the best 'Vette but also the best performance car I've driven all year. By some margin.
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Well then . . .
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Good show, he know what he talking about.
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I for one, will honestly admit that Top Gear is my favorite show. Jeremy, James and Richard are funny, informative, and downright entertaining.

Yes, I get annoyed at them sometimes for the way they bash American cars, but a lot of times, it's for pure comedic and entertainment value. They all have a soft spot for American cars.

For one thing, Richard LOVES American muscle cars. (He has a Mustang AND a Challenger).

James has always liked and enjoyed the comfort of Caddy's, and Jeremy, well...we know he loves the Ford GT and now his new favorite car, the ZR-1.
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He must really like the ZR1 cuz he wasnt complaining about the "it has leaf springs!" like he did with the C6 and Z06.
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