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Old Jun 14, 2016 | 06:24 PM
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New Top Gear track and Mini Cooper

Any Top Gear Fans? I was determined not to like the Top Gear reboot after Jeremy got canned and BBC overhauled the whole show. I happened across the show last night and was pleasantly surprised to see an awesome new track with 2 off-road sections with a jump. The best part is their new car that the celebrities use isn't a crappy generic hatchback. IT'S A MINI! Nor sure of the specs. I don't think it's an All4. I don't know how I feel about the new hosts. It will take a while to get over not seeing Jeremy, James, and Richard. But I will give it a shot just to watch the Mini tear around the track.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2016 | 11:55 AM
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I found a 360 deg. video on youtube.

 

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Old Jun 15, 2016 | 04:45 PM
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Enjoy watching the MINI on the rallycross track, and was pleasantly surprised to learn that Damian Lewis' favorite car is a MINI convertible!

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Old Jun 16, 2016 | 03:37 PM
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It's a Cooper 2-door - not sure what modifications have been done to it (if any besides the racing seats and graphics). If it's stock, it seems impressive with how that 3-cyl can zoom around the TG track
 
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Old Jun 18, 2016 | 11:34 AM
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The new track and the MINI are the only good things happening on the new Top Gear. That new host with the glasses gets on my freaking nerves. Stop shouting! I actually always wondered why the "star in a reasonably priced car" wasn't something like a MINI or VW GTI, or tricked out Focus.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:49 AM
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Old Jun 19, 2016 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Drumsound
The new track and the MINI are the only good things happening on the new Top Gear. That new host with the glasses gets on my freaking nerves. Stop shouting! I actually always wondered why the "star in a reasonably priced car" wasn't something like a MINI or VW GTI, or tricked out Focus.
that's because it's not reasonably priced
 
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Old Jun 20, 2016 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by bavmotors
that's because it's not reasonably priced
Compared to most of the cars they drive on the show it is.
 
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