Europe Vs North America

[Car Freak]

Defender. The Wrangler has a bit of an image problem... *koff*queer*koff*

 

Anyway, to be fair, in the vid CMM posted, we don't know how fair the race actually was. You can see where the Escalade got stuck, who would try to drive up some banking like that when there's a perfectly good trail ahead of you? I'm not disputing that the Rangey is a better off-roader, as well as a better car all around, but that video probably wasn't the most decisive bit of proof. After all, JC is from Europe, and is quite anti-American so obviously he'd give the American cars a tougher time right?

[Samurai Lincoln]

Land Rover.

 

Absolutely no contest.

 

The Land Rover is quite simply legendary as an SUV, whereas the Jeep, is, well.....a Jeep.

[zo6dude]

Yes that's me, no common sense at all.

 

... You totally didn't get me. Luckily Mike was here to tidy things up.

LOL I read that wrong..:p :nanananana:

[Jacob]

How About Kit cars now the two most famous

 

America: Cobra kit car

 

Europe: caterham

[CarMadMike]

I'm going with the caterham, it truely is a bike killer on the track.

 

And puh, who needs a windscreen :p

[TimBud]

I'm torn on this one.

The Cobra is a stunning car

the caterham is not as purty, but it won't kill you half as often.

[t.]

Same here, the Cobra is a classic, AC styling Shelby power.. but the Caterham is also a great car for it's "bang for buck" value..

 

Gotta go for the Cobra though I think.

[Eudemon]

Caterham all the way, got a drive in a Westfield years ago and the experience is one that can only be replicated with another car like it, not to mention the handling is absolutely mental!

[T1M]

Caterham.

 

Fantastic track car, and it's british! :p Plus, the R500 is faster than a Veyron around the TG track.

[Streak115]

Caterham.

 

Fantastic track car, and it's british! :p Plus, the R500 is faster than a Veyron around the TG track.

 

And they would never let a cobra with a real 427 on their track, cause it would be much faster than most of the european stuff and Clarkson hasn't bought one.

[TDU 505]

Caterham for me. Somehow when i was young i would imagine cars looking like the Caterham, only to realize (to my delight) that they actually existed!

[Car Freak]

This is a toughie. I really do like both. I mean, yes the Caterham is supposedly brilliant to drive (and i can somewhat agree, having driven the Caterham-alikes in Live For Speed), but I still can't resist the lure of a 427ci V8 in the Cobra, even if it will spend all its time trying to murder me...

 

I suppose the ideal solution for me is if Caterham stuffed a V8 into the 7. Oh hang on...

:drool:

[TimBud]

And they would never let a cobra with a real 427 on their track, cause it would be much faster than most of the european stuff and Clarkson hasn't bought one.

 

The 427 has killed more people than gone round corners... so it would never make it round the TG track in a competitive time.

Whether you think Clarkson likes it or not, he has driven it more times than you.

[Baltoman]

Caterham. Well, look at it, its prettier than the shelby.

[zo6dude]

Cobra

[Jacob]

Cobra i jsut love them!

[Car Freak]

My turn:

 

Cadillac CTS-V

 

Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S (I know it's technically Australian, but bear with me)

[t.]

The bus.

 

Also it's worth noting that the Monaro is essentially Australian.

[TimBud]

And both cars are were born under GM, so that makes them US.

Only US can win here?! ;)

 

If i had to choose though it would be the Holden.

[GTAMADDOG]

Cadillac.

 

Mainly because I want an American style car for absolutely no reason that I can think of and because I watched that Vauxhall/Holden on Top Gear and yes the supercharger whine sounds great to start with, but living with it? I'd rather not, it'd grow to be irritating and I'd end up selling it quite quickly.

[Baltoman]

They're both american so meh... Caddy anyway.

[CarMadMike]

I'd choose the caddy For the same reason as Maddog, and the fact the caddy looks betterr

[T1M]

VXR-8. Sounds amazing, is amazing. And cheap. :)

[Pherelas]

Thats a hard one becouse i don't like either one, would rather have the standard VXR-8.

[Jacob]

Soooooo Hard! The VXR-8 is british because its a British car maker it just has a aussie chassie.

Oh Ill Have Both cant choose!