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The Ferraris used in the Australian Top Gear Live shows recently were not real. According to Drive Magazine in Australia, they where Ferrari shells on top of Toyota MR2s:
Underneath their exotic red panel work, the “Ferraris” were believed to be infinitely less glamorous Toyotas.
The replica Ferraris, reportedly based on Toyota MR2 underpinnings, were produced at a fraction of the cost of the real McCoy. The Ferrari 360, which was discontinued in 2005, sold for almost $400,000, while the MR2 cost less than $50,000 new.
Closer inspection of the slightly blurry image of the “Ferraris” in action shows they appear to be missing an air intake above the rear wheels. Other details, such as the windscreen surround, appear out of proportion with the genuine Ferrari 360 Spider.
Apparently they used the sound of the loud music to drown out the fact that it was a 4 cylinder engine, rather than the 8 cylinder powerhouse.
This comes on top of Stig storming out of the Auckland press conference this week.
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18 responses so far ↓
1 Beater 85 Toyota Celica Rally car // Feb 15, 2009 at 4:49 am
[...] Top Gear Ferraris Not Real Using Toyota MR2 [...]
2 Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Takes on Hong Kong Press // Feb 19, 2009 at 5:35 pm
[...] tour has not been without it’s incidents with Jeremy calling Gordon Brown a one eyed git, Ferraris being Toyotas, Stig storming out of a press conference and Hammond and Clarkson almost being at the wrong end [...]
3 Discount Coach Bags // Mar 6, 2009 at 8:24 am
Great article. This site is awesome.
4 sriraj from The web feed // Mar 11, 2009 at 12:01 am
“Apparently they used the sound of the loud music to drown out the fact that it was a 4 cylinder engine, rather than the 8 cylinder powerhouse.”
Funny!!
5 Shaz from Photoshop Tutorials // May 28, 2009 at 9:58 am
My uncle has a few world records for mr2s i think using it in the place of a ferrari is a cheap move for a trusted entity like top gear tut tut
6 Replica Christian Louboutin // Jun 2, 2009 at 1:43 am
Yes,it’s so funny, I like it very much.
7 angga hendra // Jun 13, 2009 at 11:07 pm
wow, cool..
i like ferarri
8 David from Leadership Skills // Aug 9, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Tut Tut! I don’t think that the UK top gear would’ve ever tried to get away with this! Its simply too popular! It has no budget
…. almost.
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9 Miguel // Aug 30, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Many Thanks for this fantastic article.
10 Mac Jones from free iPhone3GS // Sep 28, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Tickets have just gone on sale for Tog Gear live here in the UK later on in the year – I will be watching the supercars closely and asking for my money back if they look to be fake!
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11 Kelly from beagle dog // Sep 29, 2009 at 5:01 pm
wow lmao thats just sad. Does anyone have a link to a video clip or something? I want to see those “Ferraris” in action. Also why mr2 of all cars? :S
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12 Rob from Used Toyota USA // Oct 12, 2009 at 6:48 pm
There are also kits you can buy for the older Used Pontiac Fiero’s that look like Ferrari’s. Obviously it is nice to hear the V12 engines of a real Ferrari roar!!
13 jan from emo // Oct 13, 2009 at 6:28 pm
what a fake. Seems like really nothing is real on TV
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14 melina // Nov 24, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I wanna buy for me one
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15 Jules from Ferrari // Dec 7, 2009 at 11:29 pm
I would love to be able to have seen these little Ferraris in action. Do you have the video of this “soccer” game? Great blog btw.
16 Audrey Ross // Dec 13, 2009 at 9:04 am
Ferrari is my dream car. However these little ferraris doesn’t look bad. Wish to see them in action. Nice post
17 Adam from How to Lose Weight // Dec 14, 2009 at 2:38 am
That’s hilarious! Those guys at Top Gear are awesome, I love their show!
-Adam
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18 viaggi in spagna // Dec 23, 2009 at 7:43 am
a very interesting article, congratulations!
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