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0VIDEO: Tiff Needell and actor John Barrowman crash Subaru rally car on Fifth Gear 1248393660
Click the image above to view the video after the jumpIn case Richard Hammond's spectacular jet-car crash wasn't enough to convince you of the inherent dangers of filming British television's top car shows, the presenters of Fifth Gear have given us another startling reminder. Barrowman, who plays ... -
VIDEO: Fifth Gear pits Ford Focus RS vs. Mitsubishi Evo X 1244834940
Click above to watch the video after the jumpYesterday, we showed you Fifth Gear's take on the new Audi R8 V10 - notable more for their footage of the gorgeous blue test car than for much in the way of actual performance driving and analysis. In an effort to correct that oversight, we've found ... -
VIDEO: Blue By You - Fifth Gear samples the stunning Audi R8 V10 1244764620
Click above to watch the video after the jumpThe 16th season of the hit British motorcar show Fifth Gear is just getting off the ground, and it's starting in style with a review of a stunningly beautiful Audi R8 V10. Unfortunately, Fifth Gear didn't appear to really wring out the 522 hp, V10 ... -
Fifth Gear attempts world's biggest loop-the-loop 1242763200
Stuntman Steve Truglia attempts what is believed to be the tallest loop-the-loop by a real carWe've heard that 'Ring times have become the de facto benchmark for performance cars of late, but this is ridiculous. Not so much a ring as a loop, stuntman Steve Truglia just attempted to drive a Toyota ... -
VIDEO: Jason Plato's firey review of the Caparo T1 1192734180
Earlier this month, Fifth Gear presenter and British Touring Car Championship driver Jason Plato was hurt behind the wheel of the high-performance Caparo T1 supercar while filming a segment for the UK television show. In this video footage of the incident, all looks swell as Plato takes the car ...
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Fifth Gear takes the MINI Clubman for a spin 1192489020
The MINI Clubman isn't a major breakthrough over the current Cooper but it does have one glaring distinction worth taking a closer look at and that's the suicide-style rear opening door. Fifth Gear's Johnny Smith shows us all there is to like and loathe about the new car in sunny Madrid. [Source: ...
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Jason Plato injured when Caparo T1 bursts into flames at 150 mph 1191958140
Jason Plato, BTCC champion and Fifth Gear presenter, found himself in the midst of a Caparo T1 barbeque while testing the new supercar at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire. According to Plato, he noticed a loss of power while traveling upwards of 150 MPH. He checked the outside ...
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Fifth Gear host injured while drifting A-Team van 1190932260
Is it just us, or are more high profile folks having more high speed encounters with large, high density objects? Next up in the queue is Tom Ford, presenter for Fifth Gear, who crashed while drifting a van. And not just any van, but a van painted like the A-Team van, home to Hannibal, Murdock, ...
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VIDEO: Fifth Gear takes on the Vauxhall VXR8 (aka the Pontiac G8) 1189438080
Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear crew aren't the only car show on British television. In fact Top Gear was canceled by the BBC and the producers relaunched it as Fifth Gear before the Beeb eventually revived Top Gear as well. Fifth Gear is still around and they recently got a chance to spend some ...
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Autoblog Night Watch: Needell hints at Veyron 'vert, 5th Gear pegs Audi A5 vs. BMW 335i 1189047420
We found a couple great Fifth Gear videos for you from the new season, so we decided to put both into one post. First (above), Vicky Butler-Henderson pits two of the hottest luxury sport coupes, the all-new Audi S5 and the BMW 335i. These two vehicles show just how far the sport coupe market has ...

