Another Top Gear feature demonstrating why supercars belong in the track only and not in the streets. Navigating out of a carpark is an absolute nightmare, which is why jockey parking exists! Video is after the jump.
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haha~ this is really hilarious. i personally seened a wira and kembara ripped off their bumper. its really… absurd! u r not drivin a supercar for formula1 for god sake. wake up!
There is the trouble of driving a sports car in city area,
but in malaysia is even worst than that.
Which is why I have reservations about certain bodykits.
what i dont get is, if they can hardly get out… how did it got in, in the first place??
by the way… my gosh that "tunnel" leading out of that car park is so freakishly small!!! no wonder small cars are great buy there… did u guys noticed the rows of smart fortwos there?
Haha! These cars are just not meant for the city, and gosh, the exit from the parking lot is SO narrow. I laughed a lot seeing them try get the cars out without damaging the front lip. It'd be even more hilarious to see them try maneuvre the car over bumps and potholes, which are abundant in Malaysia. I know though, that some drivers have their cars installed with hydraulics, so that they can raise the car's height above the ground when needed. Wonder if it's possible with these supercars though, considering the lack of space in it.
THIS CAR SHOULD BE GET INSIDE AT THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT .
THEY MAYBE IS SMUGGLE CAR HAHAHAHA.
WHEN NIGHT THERE IS NO CRAWD THEN THEY GET THE CAR IN SLOWLY
HEHE
JK
wilson said,
January 21, 2006 @ 4:18 pm
THIS CAR SHOULD BE GET INSIDE AT THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT .
THEY MAYBE IS SMUGGLE CAR HAHAHAHA.
WHEN NIGHT THERE IS NO CRAWD THEN THEY GET THE CAR IN SLOWLY
HEHE
JK
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i don't know which one is funnier…… haha
omG…. this is sooo funny… where did u get the original file paul? :D
ROFL.. this is hilarious.. the ground clearance is just total calamity for the streets
raptorclans: i forgot already, someone sent to me kua. but forgot whose the someone.
raptorclans:
This short clip is from Top Gear Season 7 Episode 3. Hopefully this information is useful to you.
Hmm… It does makes sense… :D I mean… What's the use of the very powerful engine but stucks in Chow Kit Road? hehehe…
hee hee… thanks. but thanks for sharing paul. dat was so enjoyable :D btw, saw 2 Ferrari 360s today… just my luck or wat. now imagining them in a parking lot is sooo funny lol
Somehow or rather, I think they purposely chose that particular carpark for it's exit. I'm sure they or the producers of Top Gear would have researched and surveyed the carparks to get the most riduculous one to feature purely for entertainment purposes.
But I'm sure sure tight car parks are also quite common in a space starved place like Paris where property is a premium, much like Hong Kong.
Very entertaining but I'm also sure a supercar owner would be more careful of where they park and to avoid. I know I would.
Finally, I believe some supercars have a button to raise the suspension in order to go through bumps and such. I know the Enzo has. Not sure about the others.
out of topic…………
Zulkifli gerak kereta guna air
Oleh HAMDEN RAMLI
Rawang 22 Jan. – Mampukah air dengan campuran sedikit ubat gegat dan belerang digunakan untuk menggerakkan kereta sekali gus menjadi tenaga alternatif kepada petrol?
Secara praktikalnya, perkara tersebut tidak mungkin berlaku kerana air bukan satu bahan pembakaran semula jadi.
Bagaimanapun, pereka cipta negara, Zulkifli Haron, 47, telah membuktikan sebaliknya, apabila berjaya menggerakkan kereta menggunakan enjin yang dijana oleh tenaga hasil campuran bahan berkenaan.
“Hari ini, saya telah membuktikan bahawa air mampu menjadi satu tenaga alternatif untuk mendapatkan kuasa.
“Saya berharap penemuan ini mendorong generasi akan datang atau pakar dalam dan luar negara bekerjasama memantapkan lagi rekaan ini.
“Saya tidak mungkin berupaya meneruskan kajian ini kerana kos dan kekurangan tenaga kepakaran,'' katanya.
Beliau menyatakan demikian kepada Utusan Malaysia selepas melakukan demonstrasi di pekarangan bengkel Zull Design Autotronic di sini hari ini.
Dalam demonstrasi tersebut, kereta ujian berjaya digerakkan pada kelajuan 10 kilometer sejam selama dua minit.
Zulkifli berkata, secara ringkas, Kepa `kereta pakai air' adalah berasaskan konsep teknologi kitar semula menggunakan campuran bahan mudah diperoleh dan murah.
Katanya, ubat gegat yang mengeluarkan gas methane (bahan bakar) akan mengaktifkan lagi campuran air dan belerang.
Menurutnya, adunan ketiga-tiga bahan itu akan ditapis bagi mengasingkan keladak sebelum ditukar menjadi gas.
Dalam masa yang sama, air yang keluar akan diionkan bagi memecah molekul-molekul yang kemudiannya akan dicas semula menggunakan frekuensi tinggi.
Proses ini akan menghasilkan gas tekanan tinggi yang akan memasuki karburator bagi memulakan proses pembakaran menggerakkan enjin dan seterusnya kereta.
“Proses ini amat merbahaya dan dilarang sama sekali untuk dicuba oleh sesiapa sahaja tidak kira tempat dan masa,'' katanya.
Menurut beliau lagi, kadar campuran ketiga-tiga bahan tersebut perlu dilakukan dengan tepat bagi mengelak kecelakaan.
Pada masa ini katanya, campuran berkenaan masih ditentukan menggunakan kaedah manual.
Beliau tidak boleh menguji kereta tersebut terlalu lama.
Ini kerana tahap kepanasan enjin masih belum mampu dikawal serta memerlukan jumlah air yang banyak untuk bertahan lama.
Menurut Zulkifli, idea menghasilkan teknologi `kereta pakai air' atau ringkasnya Kepa ini telah bermula dua tahun lalu.
Bagaimanapun semua percubaannya sepanjang tempoh itu menemui kegagalan sehingga hampir memaksa melupakan terus projek itu.
Awal tahun ini, beliau bertekad untuk mencuba buat kali terakhir dan ia berjaya.
Beliau amat mengharapkan penemuan ini dapat menjadi titik permulaan kepada kajian lebih mendalam sehingga menjadikan ia satu tenaga alternatif kepada negara.
Mengenai cabaran, beliau berkata, cabaran paling besar adalah untuk menghadapi reaksi masyarakat sekeliling yang masih meragui keupayaannya.
“Sampai satu ketika ada rakan-rakan meminta saya melupakan projek ini atas alasan, kalau Jepun masih belum mampu menghasilkan teknologi ini, masakan pula seorang anak Melayu dari Rawang mampu untuk melakukannya,'' katanya.
Dalam pada itu, Zulkifli berkata, walaupun menetapkan 2006 sebagai tahun menghasilkan lebih banyak ciptaan berdaya maju, beliau masih meneruskan tradisi membantu pengusaha industri kecil dan sederhana dalam penciptaan mesin.
Maklumat rekaan Zulkifli boleh diperoleh di laman web www.zulldesign.com.my atau talian 03-60921928.
Way off topic.
I do not think that they purposely chose that carpark for it's exit. I'm sure they didn't intend on destroying that absolutely scrumptious carbon fibre lip on that Zonda =)
The Enzo actually has a button to raise the nose in the event of clearing a speed bump.
Saw this on BBC channel some time ago.
Supercars are not meant for multi-storey car parks or basement carparks with narrow driveways, etc. ;p
Doesn't seem like they are for the Initial D special stunt longkang drift as well!
phew… peaceful days… how enjoyable to read comments without spam!
one thing i'm sure is that, JC has no one single stand…
u see, once in the handling video paul showed us, he praised a sportscar's great handling on the road while driven fast and compare it with Kenari and Smart ForTwo.
now we see him maneuvering sportscars in tight tunnels and dangerous bumps in the city… where small cars like, again, kenari and smart ForTwos is the best choice.
surely we cant have our cake and eat it… i mean, we cant simply HAVE everything all in one package, does it?
i'm so dumbfounded, what is he trying to prove anyway? well, apart from the entertainment purpose, i dont think he qualifies as a true blue car reviewer anyway. just my personal opinion though…
by the way, someone might wana point out to me about savvy… good handling, high speed, yet small enough to maneuver around town… well, why not he ask JC to do sledgehammer test, explosive test, and the gantung 1-tonne test to prove its toughness,
while do that handling test to prove it's "tuned by lotus" tag, see whether it can live up to its claim or not… it's not unfair comparison anyway rite? a true-blue lotus sportscar against its smaller "lotus-tuned cousin"…
ah… but i don know when will that be eh? sure will be an interesting discussion if JC did that to a Savvy.
i feel more balance after watch the clips. hahaha… thanks paul.
cheers…