We only get a mention in dispatches....
We only get a mention in dispatches....
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SimonJW

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779 posts

266 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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A quote from the front page Lotus Evora spread;

"As engaging as the raw performance of the Evora S is, for me - and this is just a minor point - the Toyota V6 still doesn't have the crispness, the multi-layered vocal chords and smoothness of a dedicated performance engine from, for example, BMW or Porsche. Breathing through the optional sports exhaust it has at last found its voice, although you'll only hear the faint sounds of the supercharger at work with the window lowered, but it's a business-like gritty, growl rather than the sort of yelp that'd make your hairs stand on end - the sort that, say, you might get when enthusiastically exercising a Noble M12."

Bloody marvellous


bernhund

3,798 posts

222 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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I love this sort of thing, like when I found the M12 mentioned in The Stig's book recently. It's got to be something to do with the male ego!

Gadgeroonie

5,362 posts

265 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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what did the Stig have to say ?

bernhund

3,798 posts

222 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Gadgeroonie said:
what did the Stig have to say ?
He mentioned taking Simon Cowell for a spin in it with foot flat down. Cowell didn't flinch. When Cowell had a go, he span off at 120mph!

jamescmr2

713 posts

208 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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My boss (who is just waiting for his Ferrari California to be delivered) was reading about the new 458 italia and the M12 was suggested as a cheaper way of getting the same thrill! not bad