We’ve all heard about Top Gear’s visit to Romania and how they’ve driven the exotic cars underneath Casa Poporului (second largest building in the world), how they were stuck in Bucharest traffic for hours and how they were in awe at the amount of luxury cars in Mamaia (seaside resort recently dubbed “new Ibiza”). But most of all, we were proud to hear Jeremy Clarkson say Transfagarasan is the “best road in the world”.
All in all, the show was good, but the road is even better, and the drive is breath-taking. For the person being driven there, it’s a beautiful view, a great break from the urban clogging and a breath of fresh air. However, for the person driving there it’s an adrenalin rush, an amazing drive, and most of all a challenge for both the driver and the car.
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