Top Gear – Lotus Exige vs. Ford Mustang speed racing from Top Gear – BBC

by on 2010/02/13


Jeremy takes some time out to review the Lotus Exige - and he pits it against the all-American Ford Mustang. Find out which speed racer dashes across the finish line first in this free auto video from BBC Worldwide.

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moneywagon February 13, 2010 at 11:41 AM

Well the ford does have a drivetrain and suspension from the 1800′s

micah1116 February 13, 2010 at 11:53 AM

It’s funny how they put cars that are more than double the price of a mustang, and then trash talk when the mustang loses! How about he puts that car against a GT500 or rousch, even then, the mustangs are much cheaper!

goodcheesema February 13, 2010 at 12:05 PM

the mustang needs an irs. bad. if you ever drive in one, you know what i meen.

frontier1001 February 13, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Lotus has a Toyota engine right..? So maybe thats why the Lotus seems so fast It’s that sticking Toyota gas pedal…Recall the lotus’es !!

coandcaiv February 13, 2010 at 1:34 PM

nope…

iknowmy3table February 13, 2010 at 1:51 PM

@dntnhemi exactly, its a cramped piece of plastic on aluminum with moderate horsepower which sounds cheap, but instead the beefy big engined comfy muscle car is the most affordable,

saudim46 February 13, 2010 at 2:39 PM

He does it for fun. lol he enjoyed the Ford GT a lot thou…

dntnhemi February 13, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Lotus USA MSRP $74,000
Ford Mustang GT $28,000

Why not put a Shelby 500 up against it, the Shelby would smoke it, thats why.

awhite181 February 13, 2010 at 2:46 PM

@VexomniaVT1 he mentions that it is a toyota engine at 1:37

NickPwnsUTube February 13, 2010 at 3:21 PM

£33,000.
not $33,000.

VexomniaVT1 February 13, 2010 at 3:49 PM

Even though i like Top Gear, I must say Jeremy Clarkson is extremely biased and the show is far from fair reviews.

Clarkson Would call the Mustang ‘Un-American’ if the paint for the door handle comes from China.

But he dosen’t mention a thing about the Lotus’ whole Engine being a Toyota…

Just a bit unfair if i say so myself.

flinchey February 13, 2010 at 4:45 PM

@p10ghost the lotus cost $33,000 pounds he said

the mustang only cost $11,000? haha not likely, $11,000 pounds is the price of a family econo car like a corolla.

turboz1k February 13, 2010 at 4:56 PM

better be careful until Toyota recalls the Lotus engine…

p10ghost February 13, 2010 at 5:18 PM

its a shame that the lotus costs 3 times what that mustang costs. i love lotus though

danielkabuto February 13, 2010 at 5:43 PM

toyota engine.

rempieo February 13, 2010 at 6:38 PM

name of song at 1:04 please ????

wd1000 February 13, 2010 at 7:26 PM

@ratchet20751
ix-nay on the “Mustang is built better than a Corvette”. Just aint true. Oh I left out the apostrophe in aint on purpose. Please don’t yell at me.

Snookenas February 13, 2010 at 7:31 PM

@ElteeMullet I found this quite, talk about repetative writing, and it failed to have any point at all :p On the other hand you do know how to say fuck but you shouldnt really call people stupid when they talk about cars since you clearly don’t have a clue either.

MANUALmobile February 13, 2010 at 7:38 PM

Haha I so agree. Thats a good one.

cowboytk February 13, 2010 at 8:25 PM

yea and the fact that it was 2000lbs and is supercharged with 250hp..of course its gonna beat a car thats 3600lbs and 260-270 hp. and of course a supercar can outperform a street car v8, but do you see 4cyls in lemans cars no..

thefootballmaestro February 13, 2010 at 8:35 PM

@liveincardboardboxes lmao hahahaha, if they can drive!

puerrico February 13, 2010 at 8:53 PM

British engineering…and has a Toyota engine. Anyway. Mustang Vs Lotus is like comparing Yamaha R6 and a Kawasaki ZX14…Both great cars when used for what they’ve been built….

liveincardboardboxes February 13, 2010 at 8:56 PM

mustangs are redneck sports cars. :P

Revaris February 13, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Lol, this was such a one horse race, which is ironic considering that it’s the mustang that has a horse for it’s logo.

Epic show all the same.

ElteeMullet February 13, 2010 at 10:02 PM

@ratchet20751 Stupid kid that doesnt even own a fucking car worth a shit shut the fuck up….

The Exige is a street built race car due to the fact it has next to 0 creature comforts you dumb fuck. Do you even have a clue about anything? Even clarkson said its not worth a fuck in any kind of weather and has next to 0 creature comforts. Sounds like a street built racecar to me…..

Also shut the fuck up about fast cars as you do not, and will not ever own one….

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