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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 01:30 AM
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hopefully ya'll haven't seen this one yet. its a 23mb file but it's definitely worth seeing.

http://www.polarisuk.com/video/auto/Koenigsegg.wmv
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 02:06 AM
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man, that guy is . I also like how they threw in that 70's music in the cockpit when the test driver was running for record lap time. Other than that... that car is
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 02:15 AM
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So.....is it better than Maclaren F1?
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 02:19 AM
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DAMN! that car gave me goosebumps!
that thing sounds absoloutly meanacing!

i want one now!
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 07:50 AM
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man, that guy is . I also like how they threw in that 70's music in the cockpit when the test driver was running for record lap time. Other than that... that car is
FYI 'Stigg' loves listening to the wierdest sh*t everytime he races around their track. they explained a little about it on one of their shows one time. that wierd stuff he listens to supposedly helps him focus while racing. that's why they made the comment... "never should have let him go to Tennessee." but he's the one that recorded all of those times they had listed on the board at the end. he gets paid to rag on supercars.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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that is a pimp *** car. you can get hella breezees in that thing
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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whats show is that? I would like to download some of the videos.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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Absolutely fantastic car. The only thing I would change is the name - Koenigsegg? Isn't the name of the tuner Koenig? I think they could have thought of something more menacing then that. Maybe the Koenig Karver.
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 05:55 PM
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the name of the show is Top Gear. it's played on the BBC. the entire show is about pushing supercars to their limits.
http://www.topgear.com/servlet/tg?DE...Number=01.html


the name of the car is the last name of the company owner/designer/engineer behind the car.

http://www.koenigsegg.com/index.asp
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 06:43 PM
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I wonder if they will be available in the USA.
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 08:30 AM
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i just noticed that there were a few more videos on that site i linked from. one of them is the Zonda vs Murcielago Top Gear video. a larger (higher quality) version is available on racingflix.com i believe this was the first ever episode of Top Gear as they talk about the "Stigg" as a new guy to the series.

http://www.polarisuk.com/video/auto/...Murcielago.wmv

there are a few more videos here...
http://www.polarisuk.com/video/videos.htm
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 08:50 AM
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I wish we had a show anywhere near as good as Top Gear in the US. The footage of the Zonda vs. Murcielago is INCREDIBLE!!!
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 10:33 PM
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ANYONE and EVERYONE with DSL needs to check out www.polarisuk.com/video/videos.htm - the site has some amazing footage of great cars and some great comedic material.
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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ANYONE and EVERYONE with DSL needs to check out www.polarisuk.com/video/videos.htm - the site has some amazing footage of great cars and some great comedic material.
Great link! DL'ing some of the vids now...
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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wow, amazing car!
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 07:10 PM
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WOW!! The worlds fastest street car....and all from a supercharged V8
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Old Aug 7, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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I am in LOVE with that car! mmmmmmmmm Back to D/Ling vids now.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 06:39 PM
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Holy ****! The Zonda obliterated the Lambo. That host has the best job in the world!
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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WOW!! The worlds fastest street car....and all from a supercharged V8
This is sure to ruffle some peoples feathers.... that v8 happens to be the 4 valve cobra engine. Check a couple of months maybe a year or more in some Car and driver issues and they did an article on this. At the time anyway he was using the 4-valve cobra engine.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 10:43 PM
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Anyone who knows the show "Top Gear" will agree with me that Tiff has my dream job!
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