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Top Grear's Cool and Uncool list...

Ok guys, here is Top Gears list of what they deem to be cool and uncool cars. They go from Sub-Zero, Cool, Uncool and Seriouly Uncool. Lets see if you agree:

Sub Zero
Disclaimer: Cars listed A to Z, and not in order of Sub Zeroness.
Alfa 156 Facelift
Aston Martin DB9
Caterham R400
Fiat Punto
Ford GT
Ford Street Ka
Land Rover Defender
Mini Cooper S

Cool
Disclaimer: Cars listed A to Z, and not in order of Coolness.
Alfa 147 & GTA Koenigsegg
Alfa GTV Land Rover
Audi A2 Maserati 4200GT
Audi A3 Mazda MX5
Audi A6 Mazda RX8
Bentley Continental GT Mitsubishi Shogun
Citroën Berlingo Peugeot 206 GTI 180
Citroën C2 GTR Renault Clio
Citroën C3 Renault Laguna
Daihatsu Copen Renault Megane
Ferrari Enzo Renault Vel Satis
Fiat Multipla Rolls Royce Phantom
Ford Focus RS Saab 93
Ford KA Saab 95
Holden Monaro Subaru Forester
Honda Civic type R Subaru Legacy
Honda Jazz Suzuki Liana
Hyundai Coupé VW Golf Mk4
Jaguar XJ VW Golf R32
Jaguar XJR VW Phaeton

This is where I think some of you are gonna get mad: Uncool

Disclaimer: Cars listed A to Z, and not in order of Uncoolness.
BMW 3 SERIES Mercedes SL
BMW M3 Mercedes SLK 32 AMG
BMW X5 Mitsubishi Evo 8
Bugatti Veyron Ford Fiesta
Chrysler PT Cruiser Nissan 350Z
Chrysler Voyager Peugeot 807
Citroën C2 Pluriel Porsche 911 Convertible
Citroën C5 Porsche 911 Turbo
Daihatsu Charade Porsche Carrera 4
Fiat Stilo Renault Scenic
Ford Focus Seat Ibiza
Ford Fusion Subaru Imprezza STI
Ford Galaxy Toyota Avensis
Hummer Toyota Previa
Hyundai Trajet Vauxhall Astra
Kia Sedona Vauxhall Corsa
Lamborghini Gallardo Vauxhall Signum
Lexus LX200 Vauxhall Vectra
Mercedes CLK Volvo S80
Volvo V70
VW Beetle Cabriolet
VW Golf Diesel

Seriously Uncool
Disclaimer: Cars listed A to Z, and not in order of Seriously Uncoolness.
Audi TT
BMW 5 Series
BMW M3 CSL
Megane CC
Peugeot 307 CC
Porsche Carrera 2 Cabriolet
Richard Hammond's Porsche 911 left-hand drive

What cars would you move around, add or remove?

Taz.

On the first two lists I separatred the cars names but once posted they appear closer than they should be, sorry about that.
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WHAT M3 uncool and CSL Seriously Uncool that is outrages and Honda Jazz cool , which idiot made this list..
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you made anb error my friend.the ford gt is exactly on the line of uncool/seriously uncool.(cos jeremy has one, and how can he possibly be cool?)i saw it on a rerun a couple of days ago.
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EVO 8 and Impreza should definitely be in kool, and M3 CSL in uncool!?!? WHY? Mini Cooper S needs to be in uncool, all the audi's need to be uncool, Ferrari Enzo in uncool, and Bentley Continental GT uncool. The rest looks about right.
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Unread 08-12-2004, 01:40 AM
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I'd actually agree,the CSL is an ugly car, and when you have an ugly car, people not in the know don't like it.

I don't agree with the VW Phaeton, or the Mitsubishi Shogun (Pajero/Montero) being cool, they are boring, and in the case of the Shogun, Hideous. I also Disagree with the Punto, it's boring, lazy and the only car which has progressively gotten worse with each facelift.

The Jazz is cool like the iPod is cool, functional, easy to use and practical, plus, it's full of space.

Also the Vel Satis????? These people are smoking something.
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I think all these Cars were missplaced, and I think these will be there correct catergory.

Sub Zero:
Ferrari Enzo
Alfa 147 & GTA
Koenigsegg
Alfa GTV
Maserati 4200GT
Mercedes SL
Golf R32
Ford Focus RS
BMW M3 CSL
Subaru Imprezza STI
Porsche Carrera 2 Cabriolet
Lamborghini Gallardo

Cool:
Fiat Stilo
Aston Martin DB9
Mercedes SLK 32 AMG
Mitsubishi Evo 8
Porsche Carrera 4
Porsche 911 Turbo
BMW X5
Audi TT
BMW 5 Series
Megane CC
Peugeot 307 CC
Richard Hammond's Porsche 911 left-hand drive


Uncool:
Caterham R400
Ford Street Ka
Citroën Berlingo
Citroën C2 GTR
Citroën C3
Daihatsu Copen
Renault Vel Satis
Honda Jazz
Suzuki Liana

Seriously Uncool:
Chrysler PT Cruiser
Ford KA
Audi A2
Audi A3
Kia Sedona
VW Beetle Cabriolet
VW Golf Diesel
Ford Fusion
Ford Galaxy


And thats what I think. I also believe that Jeremy Clarkson should listen to Richard Hammand more often, because he knows what is cool and what is not. Jeremy is off his rocker. For example Jeremy said that the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti was seriously uncool because it was designed by a man named Ken, but we all know that this is a very cool car.
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guys, you miss the point of it.

It's Top Gear presenters opinion and they dont' have logic to most of it
It's meant to be a light-hearted humourous item in the program and typical of the toungue-in-cheek approach they've taken for the last 5 years !!

So any attempts to justify movement should rightl be met with ....

"I'm jeremy Clarkson, I say car X is Y and that's it. ... next "

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It's Top Gear presenters opinion and they dont' have logic to most of it

ha they put the ferrari 612 in uncool just because it was designed by a guy called Ken


EDIT/ taz i am sure that you have missed a few cars off there and the DB9 isnt in sub-zero it had to have its own firdge built at the end -past sub-zero- with a little container of liquid nitrogen in to make it look cool
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I think most of the people who don't really understand the list will struggle to do so if they don't watch Top Gear.

The basic premise is that a good isn't necessarily a cool car. So the reason Ferraris aren't cool is because they make you look like a footballer, or a sad act poseur. Cars like Evos and WRXs aren't cool because they're all driven by guys called Kevin. So most of it is down to what the stereotypical driver of the car is like. Cars like the Defender are cool because they say little about you. They can be driven by a working class builder, a middle class farmer or an upper class lady of the manor. They're classless. Anything that is thought of as... erm... "compensation for other areas lacking" is instantly uncool.

That said, there's still plenty of cars on there that don't really fit that criteria, due to the law unto himself that is Mr. Clarkson, like Matra said.

It's all in good fun, as is the new Top Gear way. Or at least it will be when it restarts again.
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There's no British car in the uncool list Where's this program from?? Oh... Right...
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Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
guys, you miss the point of it.

It's Top Gear presenters opinion and they dont' have logic to most of it
It's meant to be a light-hearted humourous item in the program and typical of the toungue-in-cheek approach they've taken for the last 5 years !!

So any attempts to justify movement should rightl be met with ....

"I'm jeremy Clarkson, I say car X is Y and that's it. ... next "

Ill never understand british humor....
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There's no British car in the uncool list Where's this program from?? Oh... Right...
Isn't that because the Rover City thingy got put in a dustbin BEYOND the uncool wall ??
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Ill never understand british humor....
you don't say

get that one ?
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I started this thread to see what you guys thought, agree or disagree, it's ok! I don't agree with the entire list either. Let's see what the UCP list of cool and uncool looks like.

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Iv never seen top gear. but I dont totally agree with the list. And whats a Bugatti Veyron Ford Fiesta
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