5th Gear: Dogfight - KTM X-Bow v Lotus 211 - LotusTalk

Patricko · 01-06-2009, 10:13 AM

It is not Top Gear but it will have to do...

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Tiff Needell and Jason Plato head for the race track in two of the most stripped out and focussed cars you can buy for a hardcore, flies-in-the-teeth dogfight.

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mikester · 01-06-2009, 10:19 AM

Nice, thanks for the heads-up !

LARRY · 01-06-2009, 10:22 AM

Cool and funny...thanks!

perryeyges · 01-06-2009, 10:37 AM

In the past year or so I went into two local KTM dealers to ask if they might be able to get a Cross Bow delivered here in the US if someone wants one for track duty and was told NO both times. The X-Bow does look pretty radical/ugly.

Nice video!!

codymac · 01-06-2009, 10:56 AM

Wish they'd spent more time playing on track and less time playing with boxes.

I did LMAO at the "earrings" comment though!

Hello Kitty · 01-06-2009, 12:23 PM

Anyone else find tiff needle annoying?

SweetDaddyD · 01-06-2009, 12:56 PM

They shouldn't try to be Top Gear, it just doesn't work for them.

The second half was pretty cool though once they got through the stupid boxes thing.

BobaFettm · 01-06-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SweetDaddyD

They shouldn't try to be Top Gear, it just doesn't work for them.

The only reason I'm gonna watch this is cuz Lotus is in there... Fifth Gear just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe its cuz im such a loyalist to Top Gear than when I see the Fifth Gear logo I instantly make a puke face.

catapult · 01-06-2009, 02:47 PM

Doesn't the 211 have launch control? Not sure why he bogged down at the start.

Scrumpot · 01-06-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by catapult

Doesn't the 211 have launch control? Not sure why he bogged down at the start.

I was thinking precisely the same thing. No excuse for that bog off the line at all, unless of course he "gave that to him" on purpose, to create at least a little drama. ...Nawww, that would NEVER happen with 5th Gear!

ads_green · 01-07-2009, 04:34 AM

They are both professional race drivers - I doubt very much that they would use laucnh control even if it was fitted (it's optional on the 211).

Also I think the 211 was NA so is much easier to bog down if you get it wrong - the SC can wheelspin quite easily in 1st so no reason to have it bog at all.

EliseAtLeast · 01-07-2009, 06:41 AM

I know you guys love Top Gear and Jeremy but I can't stand him. I find him arrogant and annoying. I'll take Fifth Gear any day. Just my opinion. Don't flame me please.

Just saw the video. Yeah, the moving boxes part was stupid.

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jasper · 01-07-2009, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by EliseAtLeast

I know you guys love Top Gear and Jeremy but I can't stand him. I find him arrogant and annoying. I'll take Fifth Gear any day. Just my opinion. Don't flame me please.

Just saw the video. Yeah, the moving boxes part was stupid.

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I'm with you. I think Top Gear is more entertaining in general, but I find Clarkson annoying. What I really want is an opinion about driving the car, and for that I will take Tiff or Jason any day over Clarkson.

Buz · 01-07-2009, 07:26 AM

Those guys did not drive very well for professional race drivers. The 211 is supercharged because they said it had more power than the KTM.

Icedog_16 · 01-07-2009, 08:12 AM

+1 and you could hear the supercharger the whole time.

perryeyges · 01-07-2009, 12:05 PM

I love Jeremy's arrogant sillyness..

Patricko · 01-07-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by perryeyges

I love Jeremy's arrogant sillyness..

Me too, he is just pretending to be American

fitfan · 01-07-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by codymac

Wish they'd spent more time playing on track and less time playing with boxes.

I did LMAO at the "earrings" comment though!

you need to get on the "list" for the car... the motorcycle shops don't know whats going on.

They will send you send you updates and contact you with the latest story about us availablitly - it will not be street legal, it will eventaully make it hear once demand / production is satisfied elsewhere first. or that was the storyabout a two years ago.. i have lost interest since then and don't really read the email updates anymore.

rnr · 01-07-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Buz

Those guys did not drive very well for professional race drivers. The 211 is supercharged because they said it had more power than the KTM.

They were just having fun. They do pretty well in full on competition mode: Tiff has a couple of F1 starts while Jason has 46 BTCC wins.

Top Gear still rules though

kmhepler · 01-07-2009, 01:19 PM

I think the box thing was unique--tag this thread for the question "can I use it for a daily driver?"

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01-06-2009, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	In the past year or so I went into two local KTM dealers to ask if they might be able to get a Cross Bow delivered here in the US if someone wants one for track duty and was told NO both times. The X-Bow does look pretty radical/ugly. Nice video!!

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Hello Kitty Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 562	Anyone else find tiff needle annoying?

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SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	They shouldn't try to be Top Gear, it just doesn't work for them. The second half was pretty cool though once they got through the stupid boxes thing.

01-06-2009, 02:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
catapult Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,569	Doesn't the 211 have launch control? Not sure why he bogged down at the start.

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ads_green Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 348	They are both professional race drivers - I doubt very much that they would use laucnh control even if it was fitted (it's optional on the 211). Also I think the 211 was NA so is much easier to bog down if you get it wrong - the SC can wheelspin quite easily in 1st so no reason to have it bog at all.

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Buz Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,920	Those guys did not drive very well for professional race drivers. The 211 is supercharged because they said it had more power than the KTM.

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Icedog_16 I drank what?!? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,212	+1 and you could hear the supercharger the whole time.

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perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	I love Jeremy's arrogant sillyness..

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kmhepler KMH Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 146 Images: 1	I think the box thing was unique--tag this thread for the question "can I use it for a daily driver?"

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