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Old 03-08-2008, 01:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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too bad its not there anymore...
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I could not find it at the TopGear site either.
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I can not go these since they are blocked at where I work. Try this
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i hate fifth gear...like a lot
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I agree with the comments made, it's set up too safe meaning not enough front grip and long wait between gear changes.
I know the chassis has lot's of potential on both the roadster and fortwo with bigger tires in the front.
The fortwo was not intended to be a hot little sports car but the roadster just beggs for a manual transmission or a dual clutch automated one.
Both the roadster and the fortwo can easily be tunned for better handling.
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I hope it is OK that I linked one of these to Roadster performance enhancement - Page 10 - smartmaniacs

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well ive seen those many times but i want to see top gears test against the mini
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