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Trouble in U.K. TelevisionLand: Has Fifth Gear been canceled?

News coming out of the U.K. today suggests that everybody's second-favorite British motoring television show may be facing the axe. According to the Daily Mail, Fifth Gear, which has never quite mustered the following of rival Top Gear, has been put on ice. Or has it? A quick check on FinalGear.com indicates that the report from DM may not be entirely accurate. Fifth Gear's own Jonny Smith has fired off a series of Tweets from his personal Twitter account, and he suggests that reports of the show's demise are somewhat exaggerated, saying ... Read more →

VIDEO: Fifth Gear exercises the outlandish Tramontana R Edition Jonny Lieberman

You've seen the Tramontana before, and now, you can see it in motion. This Spanish made beast sports a 100% carbon fiber chassis, a twin-turbocharged AMG 5.5-liter V12 that makes 720 hp and 811 ...

VIDEO: Tiff Needell and actor John Barrowman crash Subaru rally car on Fifth Gear Noah Joseph

In 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 ...

VIDEO: Fifth Gear pits Ford Focus RS vs. Mitsubishi Evo X Chris Paukert

Yesterday, 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 ...

VIDEO: Blue By You - Fifth Gear samples the stunning Audi R8 V10 Chris Shunk

The 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 ...

Fifth Gear attempts world's biggest loop-the-loop 6 months ago on Autoblog

We'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 Aygo through a 40-foot loop for the (other) British motor show, Fifth Gear. The stunt was ...

VIDEO: Jason Plato's firey review of the Caparo T1 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Fifth Gear takes the MINI Clubman for a spin 2 years ago on Autoblog

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: ...

Jason Plato injured when Caparo T1 bursts into flames at 150 mph 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Fifth Gear host injured while drifting A-Team van 2 years ago on Autoblog

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, ...

VIDEO: Fifth Gear takes on the Vauxhall VXR8 (aka the Pontiac G8) 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Autoblog Night Watch: Needell hints at Veyron 'vert, 5th Gear pegs Audi A5 vs. BMW 335i 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Autoblog Night Watch: Needell flogs the GT3 RS, Clubsport 2 years ago on Autoblog

Tiff Needell has solidified his place in our minds as the be-all, end-all of motoring show presenters. Sure, Jezza's wit and rhythm is second-to-none, but it wouldn't surprise us to learn that his skills behind the wheel are more a product of clever post-production rather than outright talent. With ...

VIDEO: Audi R8 screams through the Las Vegas Speedway 2 years ago on Autoblog

The guys over at Fifth Gear get some pretty sweet work assignments, but few match up to Tiff Needell's task of driving the brand-new Audi R8 through cones at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. If you're a fan of Top Gear, you know how well-produced their spots are, and the video enclosed after the jump ...

MINI GP slower than an R/C car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Fifth Gear recently took advantage of having a MINI GP to run their own mini GP. That is a race between a MINI GP and the fastest tiny vehicle they could find that might be a real challenge to the MINI. After thinking through the list of would be competitors for this 218 hp, lightened and stiffened ...

Fifth Gear award goes to... a Corvette? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Striking us as perhaps something out of Shaun of the Dead, where bizarre news reports keep filtering in through a world-wide crises, we have a somewhat garbled missive from abroad that seems to indicate that the British TV program, Fifth Gear, has awarded the Chevrolet Corvette its Fast Car of the ...

Autoblog Night Watch: Driver Training with Tiff Needell 3 years ago on Autoblog

Say what you will about Fifth Gear, the highlight of almost every episode is watching Tiff Needell's masterful, yet seemingly effortless, driving technique. In this hour long movie, Tiff takes the time to explain how certain advanced car control skills are performed on a variety of vehicles, ...

2007 MINI Cooper S review on Fifth Gear 3 years ago on Autoblog

The blokes over at Fifth Gear got their hands on the new MINI Cooper S and gave it the thorough once over. Contrary to other reports, Tom Ford maintains that the 'go-cart' handling characteristics that made the last model so popular among drivers are still alive and well. Styling-wise, Ford ...

Mini's new interior revealed 3 years ago on Autoblog

The upcoming Mini Cooper has already made its debut with our friends across the pond, but amidst all the coverage of the new vehicle's engine, chassis and cosmetic upgrades (or lack thereof), one question remained. What's up with the interior? As this seemed to be a particularly common criticism of ...

VIDEO: Perfecting the powerslide 3 years ago on Autoblog

Whether you call it drifting and do it with a Nissan Silvia or powersliding and perform it in a Corvette Z06, maintaining control of your car in a state of extreme oversteer is not an easy thing to do. Miguel sent us a link to this YouTube video in which Tiff Needell, ex-host of the BBC's Top Gear ...

Video: Audi RS4 vs. BMW M3 CS 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here's a great video of the new Audi RS4 and the BMW M3 CS going head-to-head on the U.K.'s "Fifth Gear." It's over 12 minutes long, but there's lots of energetic sideways driving to make it worthwhile. Much more fun than the inevitable enthusiast magazine track comparison. [Gear6 via LeBlogAuto] ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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