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Gentlemen, first things first. Clarkson didn't write that piece on the Top Gear site. It was written by Tom Ford and it was Ford who, despite his name, got a few facts wrong about the GT's power and weight. However I have driven the Focus RS over those roads above Nice. They are used as special...

Have any of you guys ever taken your wife or girlfriend for a circuit ride? If so, did she behave anything like the wife of one-time Grand Prix driver Riccardo Patrese when he went for a lap around Jerez? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIhGJyLR6TI Enjoy!

Bill You could confuse your son even more by pointing out that the badge on a Porsche also has a prancing horse: it's the emblem of Stuttgart, Porsche's home town.

You're right Pockets, they were pretty bad. This clip should reveal all: go to around 3 minutes to see The Freddie in all its glory. Meantime, I must get back to work... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8oRf7SMEfo&feature=related

It was Freddie and the Dreamers and while I remember the dance I don't think it ever had a name. Freddie was a milkman before he became an unlikely pop star (think a goofy-looking Buddy Holly) and he sadly died a couple of years back. Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvSlF49uTQ

Glad you had a great time over here, Walter and that the weather was kind. Where do I drive the GT in the UK? Easy: down the motorway to the docks and the ferry to France!:lol

MSN - more silly news? And this is the reply I sent to Tom Evans. Dear Tom Comment is indeed free, but factual inaccuracies can still get you into trouble. I'd love to hear some of these 'quite common' reliability problems with the car. Give me chapter and verse and I'll withdraw my...

This is according to Wikipedia... But the OED might be fighting a losing battle. The -ise form is used by the British government and is more prevalent in common usage within the UK today; the ratio between -ise and -ize stands at 3:2 in the British National Corpus[26]. The OED spelling (which...

MSN response I've just had this reply from Tom Evans of MSN Cars to my observations that most of the problems Jeremy Clarkson had with his GT were self inflicted. Thanks for your feedback. Much of what you say is true - but the fact is reports of reliability problems with the car are quite...

Ah, but in the UK we spell it 'generalisations'. http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/ize?view=uk

AtomicGT, you are in danger of falling into the same trap as MSN's Tom Evans by turning generalisations into 'facts'. I speak as a 'Brit car mag writer' who adores his GT... we are not all the same over here. And, er, what's a patootie?

MSN - more silly news? I have just sent this e-mail to Tom Evans. I don't expect a reply! Dear Mr Evans To call the Ford GT a failed supercar on the grounds that Jeremy Clarkson's went wrong is probably libellous. For your own information, the vast majority of Jeremy's problems with his car...

This has just been announced in the UK (1pm, Monday 12 March). If anyone can keep Aston heading in the right direction, it's David Richards. ASTON MARTIN ANNOUNCES NEW SHAREHOLDERS Gaydon March 12, 2007: Aston Martin is pleased to announce the start of a new chapter in its illustrious...

Those with good memories might recall that earlier in the year Richard Hammond, one of the co-presenters of the UK's top TV car programme Top Gear, nearly paid the ultimate price in his quest to entertain us. He was driving a jet-powered dragster and either something broke or he simply lost...

Make that + 2, especially without stripes. :thumbsup

Neilda, as a Brit you ought to be ashamed of yourself. The blue collar car that beat Ferrari, the GT40, was designed and built in Britain. OK, it used American money, but we can claim it as ours! :lol

Sedans are too slow I almost forgot, I've just checked out the dictionary definition of sedan. se·dan or se·dan chair n in the 17th and 18th centuries, an enclosed chair carried by porters at the front and rear on two long poles passed through handles on the sides of the box So top speed, say...

Not so fast! The width figure you have quoted for the Jaguar (and this is the only figure relevant to this debate) is from door mirror to door mirror. When the mirrors are folded the Jag is 73.3 inches wide... or, to put it another way, slimmer than the GT. More importantly, I wouldn't want to...

Hi Red Rocket Have you actually tried driving a GT on some of England's smaller roads? You'll only drive down a country lane, one only a little wider than the car, once... especially should you meet something coming the other way. Reversing a great distance is not really an option, so it's a...

Guess I'd better defend my old magazine: I was the editor back in the days when Ford used to make money! The GT only gets a walk-on part in this feature because it's a magazine devoted to old cars: only rarely does Classic & Sports Car touch moderns and when it does they have to be pretty...