British car vs the rest of the World

[jamesbrown]

You canny change the laws of physics.

I admire your ambition, scootie, but you need to master the laws of arithmetic first.

[northernladyuk]

It's not, but we make the finest products in the World, exports are booming since YOU KNOW WHAT

Record high export orders drive British manufacturing boom

We will soon have an export led economy that leaves Germany in the dust.

Makes yer proud.

My Scirocco has better fuel efficiency than that McLaren.

[Paddy]

It's not, but we make the finest products in the World, exports are booming since YOU KNOW WHAT

Record high export orders drive British manufacturing boom

We will soon have an export led economy that leaves Germany in the dust.

Makes yer proud.

Most of the components were designed and engineered in Uruguay.

[scooterscot]

I admire your ambition, scootie, but you need to master the laws of arithmetic first.

I prefer to bend the rules, unlike them Euclidean individuals!

[AtW]

Not for long with 700% import duties.

Exactly - they'd use instead them free trade engines from Lada

HTH

[NigelJK]

Such a pity Jag canned the CX-75 (the proto version, the production version is tame in comparison).

[bobspud]

Is Aston Martin still British? I can never keep track of which Chinese company owns which piece of our motoring heritage.

I don't think the ownership is a problem anymore. Not with the way globalisation works anyway. The important and nice part is knowing that its been built by craftsmen in this country. For all the nay-saying that we have going on,

Most of the top marques in the motoring world are designed and built in this country using supply chains around the world.

Aston Martin
Bentley
Jaguar
Range Rover and Land Rover
Mclarren
Rolls Royce

Soon
TVR will be back as well.

Can anyone name another country that has more prestige builders?

[mattfx]

Aston Martin
Bentley
Jaguar
Range Rover and Land Rover
Mclarren
Rolls Royce

Soon
TVR will be back as well.

I'm sorry bob but Italy have us beaten hands down:

Pagani
Ferarri
Lamborghini
Alfa Romeo (their early stuff that was actually pretty - oh - and the 8C)
Lancia (the delta DOMINATED rally)
Maserati

If only Bugatti had been born a few hundred kilometers south. Shame.

I am a massive fan of British sports and super cars but the Italians are a class above.

[mattfx]

Also you missed the small niche players like Noble, Ariel, Marcos, etc

[bobspud]

I'm sorry bob but Italy have us beaten hands down:

Pagani
Ferarri
Lamborghini
Alfa Romeo (their early stuff that was actually pretty - oh - and the 8C)
Lancia (the delta DOMINATED rally)
Maserati

If only Bugatti had been born a few hundred kilometers south. Shame.

I am a massive fan of British sports and super cars but the Italians are a class above.

None of those are in the same class as the English stuff. Yes they look nice but the engineering of all of them have been shocking for years. I can still remember sitting in a pub consoling one of my ex colleagues after Maserati had just phoned him to let him know that his B service included a new clutch and there was some rust in is passenger well. Also know a few guys that have worked on engineering for Ferrari and Lambo's and they are shall we say a little temperamental.

For looks? I agree they are some of the nicest designs.