GT-R Launch Control, Pagani Zonda R, Citroen DS3, Bangle and BMW I, Infiniti FX50 - 02/06/2009

Turn the volume down and squint during the FLD Tours and Mike Spinelli could pass for James May's stunt double!

ooooo the DS3 looks like some sweet sauce! and FLD Tours was pretty darn good. Good work you troopers!

hey double D.  How about you add a fifth car in there.  I suggest going for a BMW 335i slightly used (few thousand miles) with certified with a 100k warranty which is a lot more miles than you factory warranty. Now you've got a car you can fit someone with who has legs in the backseat and your getting 300 hp twin turbo charged.  Then if you have a grand or two left over you can visit me in SC (15 mins from BMW factory and the performance center) and we'll go do a day course at the performance track.  Just a thought...let me know

That Pagani look like sex on wheels!!, I love FLD

Stop pronoucing citreon wrong. Its so annoying

why did he say "a nice fall day"? isn't it february last time i checked?

Of course the Infinity FX50 has a built in camera, just take a moment to think who this car will be driven by. The same people who drive the X5 and Discoveries which means that they will be able to do the following:
1. Use the rearview mirror to put on make-up at 50 MPH
2. Drive one handed whilst attending to a child in the back and talking on the phone about shoes or PMT at the same time

But they are unable to:
1. Park
2. Drive throught a gap that isn't at least 3 times wider than the actual vehicle

Hence the camera.
I rest my case! :-)

Lol nice one mike - out to pick up soccer mums in Greenwich....... pity they all drive bmw X5's......

Nice one with the clock GM - i think if DD gets the solstice he should replace that panel on the car with clock panel - be a bit original. But big ups to GM for the thought. And ford should start calling their customers, unlike BMW who still haven't figured out that if you dont have customer car parks.... the customers cant even come and buy a car.

I like that new Citroen DS3 concept, hope that's how it'll look like in the production version.

 That artist's rendering for the small BMW i looks very very similar to Subaru's R1 ( japanese "Kei" car - google it up... ).

 Best looking SUV that Infinity FX50.

 I think it'll definitely be the Solstice for you Derek, which is quite tragic... BMW's nice but for the money it's the GTI.

Hateraid...awesome reply to the COW.  I think Ford, GM and Chrysler are making an effort to do better, and we as Americans need to do better.  We need to support one another and whether we like it or not we are all in this together.  By the way great episode FLD!
Keep the good news comming.

How about reviewing vehicles that might interest the show's demographic?   Here's a hint: we're not wealthy soccer moms.  We're young single males who like sports cars.

Looks like GM is trying to win you over... Stick with the BMW (insert jedi mind power arm swing here)

Was that a carbon fiber steering wheel? And I think those were carbon fiber paddle shifters? Wow. It must make you turn and shift faster too... :p

Cool walk-around camera. I would have expected that from Mercedes or BMW, but infiniti? That's some pretty cool stuff. That's almost as cool as the (I'm completely lazy and can't drive my own car) auto parallel park feature from Lexus.

Tug, your prize is that you have been officially nominated to be the lamest individual to comment on this page.  

Is this a little foreshadowing DD?  A clock from the side panel a Pontiac Solstice?

BMW...Bangle Butt.

With the price of fuel back on the rise, how about you guys test out some fuel efficient compact cars in FDLTours?