CarMadMike

First day of development pre-season testing was this morning in Barcelona.... Not much really can be judged from it: Vettel appears to be quicker than Hamilton, but he was quicker at this point pre-season last term too so assumptions shouldn't be made. Mr.Horner over at Red Bull is starting the verbal conflict quite early, saying it'll be a tough year for RBR, but that their engine should develop nicely throughout the year. He thinks that mercedes will win every race unless issues arise, which is a bit meh but I do think Ferrari's car is looking good. McLaren are quite slow today but they've not had any mechanical issues which is surely some #PROGRESS Some officials are quoting 25% increase in noise from the engines, but journalists are being a bit more pragmatic and saying it's nearer 10-15% but still an improvement.

The S8 has always been a great sleeper vehicle, I mean, even in your picture no one would really guess it was as powerful as it actually is, but even so, those rims and a few of the other Audi stuff makes it less of a sleeper and more of a LOOK AT ME car.

Hey DJ :hiya: Welcome Back to TDU-C(K)! :D Good to have an old face back around these parts.

Kinda disappointed with the face of the Aston, it'll still be stunning from some angles but has the potential to look bad from some :///// Hopefully the performance/luxury/technical advancements make the drop in attractiveness worth it.

Are they going for something similar to /DRIVE? Different presenters in charge of specific segments, not really a mix between unless for a special occasion? (or studio).

The irony being that Seat Ateca looks a darn sight better than all 3 of those Audi SUVs.

Thanks :D So basically this car means nothing and isn't anything to get excited about *shrug* Might be a nice improvement over the original but yeah, very much a limited/aesthetic tweak.

How much of it will be a new car dya know CLR? Is this a facelifted version of an older car, a new car based on old architecture or actually something we should take an interest in?

The GTC4Lusso: Images from Top Gear It takes the 4WD of the FF, adds in the rear wheel steering of the F12TDF, 30bhp increase on the FF to 680, 3.4 sec 0-60 and 208mph top speed. I absolutely love it. It's so much better looking than the FF, more powaahhhh, and the interior looks a lot better too. Love the rear lights too, very Ferrari-like :nods: Which is good considering it is one.

Hey :) Welcome to TDUCk! :hiya:

Happy Birthday hun :glomp: :birthday:

You're right, that U should have been capitalized, fixed :nods:

HB 2 U

So, Matt LeBlanc is going to be the new co-host alongside Chris Evans...... He's a big car nut, but he's lacking charisma. Still a pretty big name for them to get though. Wonder if this tweet from mr.harris is on the same topic: chris harris on Twitter: Wouldn't surprise me, with how much things appear to have been going wrong, if Harris was once on board and isn't anymore. But he just closed his Patreon account, meaning he's no longer accepting donations for his CHoC videos. So he's either still on the TG express or he's got other plans.

Sounds like it's temporary though, seems as if both Renault and McLaren are both holding out for a big sponsor.

Someone hold back Calster....... if only he could import one from India :p It's the Renault Kwid, the twingo for India's market, but a race concept :nods: Pretty cool looking thing.

C-Class Cabrio spotted, will this replace the E-Class Cabrio or will the new E-Class still spawn a Coupe/Cabrio version too?

2016 Lotus F1 Car Revealed :nods:

Absolutely love Petrolicious videos, and this Esprit is absolutely gorgeous:

I've been here 9 years in april.... but when I first joined this place, 2-3 months late, I felt so outside of the clique and that I came to it too late/missed the best time to join :lol: How wrong I was, in that there were 9 years of times to be had.

Some sad news for everyone in the world of F1..... Maldonado is leaving the sport. Though we joke, he did bring a lot of entertainment in a period of absolutely dull racing. Also, some liveries are being unveiled in the coming week or two, whether this will be on 2016 cars (revealing the new changes too) i'm unsure and haven't had the time to google haha. Edit: People are saying Kevin Mag is going to replace Maldonar'doh', Mag + Palmer @ Renault is a pretty cool, fun and likable team I think,.

Great video on the 911 993 GT2, crazy beast of a car. They let slip way too late in the video that this isn't a real one (Just like Harry Metcalfe's), it's got all the appropriate parts but original versions are just too expensive to hoon.

Jesus, 9 years :eek: It really is absolutely crazy. I don't feel 9 years older/more mature :p