Top Gear's "Faster than an Evo Challenge"

[Kevin Lee]

I've decided to post some videos to poke fun at Izso's "Car modification - the dummies guide". While Izso has brought up most of the modifications in theory, let's see the theory put to test, when the Top Gear guys spent £5,200 purchasing the Renault Avantime and was given less then £10,000 in spending money to improve the car's performance, to beat an Evo round the track. While an Mitsubishi Evo costs £30,000 and does the Top Gear Test Track at 1.28.2 , the Renault Avantime does the same at 1.42.5. That's about 14 seconds to lose. Can these guy's do it, or its a waste of money! That's about the price of a Perodua Myvi in Malaysia, for the modification money you could use! Check out the awesome video.

Top Gear's "Faster Than an Evo Challenge" Part 1 - YouTube

Top Gear's "Faster Than an Evo Challenge" Part 2 - YouTube

Top Gear's "Faster Than an Evo Challenge" Part 3 - YouTube

 

[Izso]

Hoi! I haven't gotten to aerodynamics yet!

 

[amirmambo]

Nice !! :D

 

[xtremeleo]

try another driver? u must be crazy capn slow, lol

 

[TitanRev]

I want the wheels, the brakes...

 

[bushidofang]

I want the car.. it looks good. Without all those aerodynamics on it. haha

 

[Kevin Lee]

lol! i really couldnt believe my eyes when they put ap racing brakes worth 3000 quid, seriously

 

[willyace]

haha nice 1.

 

[YYC]

I couldn't stop laughing seeing Jeremy's face when he saw the GT-Wing.

 

[dawghause]

wait am I the only one that finds this post very self-contradicting.

being posted by someone who is trying to get people to fund a supercar challenging Z-car?

did i miss something?

 

[Starkiller]

wait am I the only one that finds this post very self-contradicting.

being posted by someone who is trying to get people to fund a supercar challenging Z-car?

did i miss something?

how is it contradicting? Do explain

 

[g4i8y0t]

I've read it somewhere that if you want to go fast, get a fast car rather than modifying a slow/average car to go fast. I believe that's true. However, not many people can afford a fast car right? Reality hurts.. :big grin:.

 

[Kevin Lee]

I've read it somewhere that if you want to go fast, get a fast car rather than modifying a slow/average car to go fast. I believe that's true. However, not many people can afford a fast car right? Reality hurts.. :big grin:.

or in this video, they didn't go with the more technical bits, that is to swap the motor for a high powered v8 engine or turbocharged the 3.0 v6 as found in the avantime. 206hp translates similar horsepower in the golf gti, that carries so much more weight. should they spend about 30,000 pounds rather than 15,000 pounds collectively, they could have gotten an evo beater, nevertheless. and they did definitelys have some time, its just that money was not enough to finish off the project.

i believe the show is to poke fun at british's modification culture, deeming it rather unnecessary, but then again, it really depends on how u do it. if you dump in a rotary engine, toyota 2jz supra engine or nissan skyline engine, that car would rock you to heaven.

 

[zaid]

sure kevin, it's all about time, passion and a lot of $$$...hahhahaha
:rolleyes::rolleyes:wonder how much car modifying industries worth in MY.

 

[zuruzuruz]

bigger brakes but no engine performance upgrade is just nothing but adding unnecessary weight to ur car my dear captain slow lol..

 

[syedTD05]

I saw this car about 3 years ago parked at a tuning garage near heathrow airport.

 

[Kevin Lee]

bigger brakes but no engine performance upgrade is just nothing but adding unnecessary weight to ur car my dear captain slow lol..

u couldnt agree but say that captain slow blew most of the modification budget, LOL

 

[zuruzuruz]

u couldnt agree but say that captain slow blew most of the modification budget, LOL

ditto that lol.. he left a bad image on car modding industry just bcos of his mistake..

 

[mizunori77]

wait am I the only one that finds this post very self-contradicting.

being posted by someone who is trying to get people to fund a supercar challenging Z-car?

did i miss something?

bro, there is a difference... top gear didn't ask for $$ or part donations... so its different from the Z-car project and therefore... "not self-contradicting"

 

[pedanglaut]

I really butthurt when they pretend to be bunch of morons spending all the money on useless thing..agree with bad impression on car modification industry done by captain slow self mistake..