Top Gear Mag- Best 20 cars, NSX in at No. 10

[mutley]

Hi All,

While browsing the car mag section I spotted the new Top Gear 200 issue mag. On the back I spotted a photo of NSX-R so I went for closer look.

Top Gear's 20 Best cars:

20- Caterham Superlight R500
19- Ford Escort Cosworth
18- Honda Civic Type R
17- Fiat Panda
16- Lotis Exige
15- Porsche 911 GT3 RS
14- Lancia Delta Integrale
13- Corvette ZR-1
12- Bugatti Veyron
11- Vauxhall Monaro

10- Honda NSX-R

9- Ferrari F50
8- Fiat 500
7- Ford S-Max
6- Audi RS2
5- Renult Clio Cup
4- McLaren F1
3- Aston Martin V12 Vantage
2- VW Golf GTI Mk V
1- Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4SV

Anyone want to know their worst 20??

Jim

[Silver Surfer]

Ford S Max??

SS

[TheSebringOne]

In addition to the Ford S Max, may be a surprise is the Panda?

The TG judges are hypocrites ranking the NSX Type R 10th when the Hamster criticised it, for example about the attention to weight saving, but how can you say that when there's the GT3 & GT3RS and we all know hes a porker man! He said Honda should stop spending time on the NSX and move on! :angry:

I think common sense prevailed in the end and funnily the GT3RS was ranked five places below! :laugh:

[vtecdirect]

IMO Its all about who gives the best backhanders to top gear etc. Rarely do they agree week to week on what is good or not, more ofen they are contradictory, and almost always talk utter tosh on there. But fair play to the nsx getting into the top ten when it is a twenty year old technology car.

[NSX 2000]

Top Gear's 20 Best cars:

20- Caterham Superlight R500
19- Ford Escort Cosworth
18- Honda Civic Type R
17- Fiat Panda
16- Lotis Exige
15- Porsche 911 GT3 RS
14- Lancia Delta Integrale
13- Corvette ZR-1
12- Bugatti Veyron
11- Vauxhall Monaro

10- Honda NSX-R

9- Ferrari F50
8- Fiat 500
7- Ford S-Max
6- Audi RS2
5- Renult Clio Cup
4- McLaren F1
3- Aston Martin V12 Vantage
2- VW Golf GTI Mk V
1- Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4SV
Jim

We had one of the top four cars for a while, but not sure if I agree with much of this top 20.

Paul.

[havoc]

We had one of the top four cars for a while, but not sure if I agree with much of this top 20.

Paul.


We still do, and it's the most mundane to drive of all of our 3. Nice, rounded, capable...but not a keeper by any stretch.

And I agree with you - this is an utterly pointless list, so (sorry Mutley), but WGAF where the NSX comes...

[AR]

TG is an ertentainment program guys, just some Cabaret and car porn. I find it very amusing and the shots/video is really good. Don't take it too seriously.

[mutley]

Oh I do like to see these little arguments.

And I agree with most of the comments above, and I would go as far to say that the Top Gear team probably had very little say in the list itself, and no doubt was made by someone sitting in a back room, looking for a ranbom mix of different cars that the majority of the magazine buyers can relate to.

Only posted up this list as a matter of interest, as it's nice to get a little bit of publicity for the NSX.

Ary, Spot on mate I watch it as pure entertainment, doesn't change my mind on what I think are good or bad cars.

Jim

[jaffaz32]

mmm... who put the Fiat Panda in there???

James May maybe :P

[AR]

Well at least the ZR1 made it there, but is it the old one or the new one?