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      02-03-2014, 07:12 PM   #1
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M4 vs Lexus RC-F on Top Gear

Apparently Top Gear's new episode last night compared the M4 against the RC-F. Anyone see it yet? I'll be able to watch in a little bit.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/lex...-m4-2014-01-15

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode..._21_Episode_1/ (Video UK Only)


Now that I've seen the RC-F interior shots, I don't think it's better than the BMW's like a lot of people have said.

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New season of top gear is out??!?!

Awesome here is link for everyone

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-...-1_2450408.htm
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I'm only interested to see if there is any new F8X info. The Lexus is unfortunately prohibitively ugly inside and out no matter the specs.
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New season of top gear is out??!?!

Awesome here is link for everyone

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-...-1_2450408.htm
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Link does not work for me. Streetfire.net does not load.
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Nevermind nothing but shit hatches
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Thanks, saves me the cost to upgrade my complimentary (slow) hotel internet connection.
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Thanks, saves me the cost to upgrade my complimentary (slow) hotel internet connection.
That sucks they do that so people will buy the Porn.
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I skimmed through the episode didn't see any mention of the M4, I saw the mention of the RC-F, it was just a quick blurb, still shot on the screen and the guys basically talking about everything we already know, nothing new
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I skimmed through the episode didn't see any mention of the M4, I saw the mention of the RC-F, it was just a quick blurb, still shot on the screen and the guys basically talking about everything we already know, nothing new
Cant wait for P1 next week, only BMW mention was i8
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Lame. Sorry guys. They only mentioned the RC-F.

I wonder why the M4 is even mentioned on their website.
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Definitely not one one of Top Gear's best episodes. Thankfully episode 2 looks promising with the Alfa 4C and the P1
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I don't know man........I laughed my ass off! Funny as usual.
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New M3/M4 will not be on this series of Top Gear unfortunately. I have this info from one of the camera crew who shoot Top Gear.
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Definitely not one one of Top Gear's best episodes. Thankfully episode 2 looks promising with the Alfa 4C and the P1
Agreed. One of the worst actually!!
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sorry streetfire.net isnt working for everybody. This episode was not the greatest but I bet driving in the grocery store was lots of fun. No mention of M4 will probably have to wait for next season for M4 and RCF footage
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Remember that BBC Top Gear isn't only the show, it's also their website and Top Gear Magazine. That's why the article has no connection to a test done on the TV show, it's just a "news article" as can be found on any auto magazine website.
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Remember that BBC Top Gear isn't only the show, it's also their website and Top Gear Magazine. That's why the article has no connection to a test done on the TV show, it's just a "news article" as can be found on any auto magazine website.
Yes, I know this but the website made reference to the M4 while promoting the season premiere. It was a little misleading.

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If you watched the new episode of Top Gear last night, you'll know that Jeremy and James appear to have been infected with 'Golf'. This is because they both rather like the new Lexus RC-F, a car we here at TG are quite keen on. It's a car after all, that wants to kick BMW's M4 in its - how can we put this politely - rear diff. Repeatedly.

Of course, Lexus wouldn't say anything as explicit as that, noting to TG's Paul Horrell that they didn't benchmark any particular measurables of the opposition, but instead worked hard to "build a Lexus".

But the RC-F and M4 are pretty much the same size. They produce near enough the same power. They're both rear-wheel-drive and both two-door versions of their saloon siblings. In fact, said saloon siblings went at each other fists flying in their last iterations, and these young bucks look like they're ready to re-engage hostilities.

"We believe this car will be the most fun to drive," Lexus boss Mark Templin told Top Gear. Gauntlet, consider yourself thrown. And as such, we figured you might appreciate a little mano-a-mano comparison to see how both the new Lexus RC-F and BMW M4 stack up against each other...
At any rate I should have known better. They film those episodes well in advance before they're aired.
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