Top Gear once again shows their anti-american car bias (GT500)

**CaptainCaveMan** · 03-08-2007, 09:13 AM

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/05/h...epower-rating/

Fuckin' dumbasses threw the mustang on a dyno and said ford was lying about it's horsepower rating. You can't tell me this guys who have a car show don't know the difference between flywheel and wheel horsepower.

I guess they got tired of bashing the vette for having the steering wheel on the wrong side and moved on to another car.

**99blueZ** · 03-08-2007, 09:28 AM

FUCKING MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!! that was painful to watch!

Yea that was total bullshit about the hp rating. What idiot actually thinks cars are rated at the wheels?? 447rwhp for a car that is rated 500flywheel is DAMN impressive!

And then they bash the suspension because when they launch the car and smoke up the tires. Well gee hmmm maybe they smoked up because it has 447rwhp. idiots!! What kind of car with 450rwhp can you launch hard without some smoke.

**SexOnWheels** · 03-08-2007, 09:38 AM

447rwhp stock right from the factory is a really decent number.

Bozo can never like a car with the steering wheel on the 'wrong' side.

**Secret Formula** · 03-08-2007, 09:39 AM

I love Top Gear, but they seriously screwed that one up pretty bad.

**ls1_alex** · 03-08-2007, 11:31 AM

I got pissed at the dyno part as well. However the car did handle like shit. Looked like shocks were the main problem. The other stang with 100 less hp owned it by 2 seconds

**third_shift|studios** · 03-08-2007, 11:48 AM

100 hp less, but better susp. = 10k more...

**whoa guy** · 03-08-2007, 03:42 PM

its not an exotic car. lets remember here, its a mustang and it's in the same category as a Camaro. it will always be considered cheap speed and not high quality stuff.

Remember when that dude nutted his pants when he drove a c6 z06?? its just put together right..its everything a top notch performance car should be and it can be put in the same class as exotics. (the interior is rather lacking). HP isn't everything... its a mustang that doesn't handle that great with ballsout dyno numbers. All FORD has going for them performance wise is the mustang...