The Top Gear/Fifth Gear thread

[Rabbit GTI]

i used 2 watch the original top gear back in the 90s. it was only really clarksons stuff i watched though, the others were a bit boring when they got all techy. tiff did a review of a 91 honda civic and it was just so scientific.

now its more entertaining.

yeah it was...just watched a review of a toyota camry circa 1992, and they loved it, but it was extremely technical...the major complaint was about the round knobs for adujsting the seats...but this was during the days of william woolard and such, no entertainment value, just told it like it was...which wasn't necssicarliy a bad thing, but much different than it is now.

 

[damo]

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Thank you:thumbsup:

 

[bennylenny88]

thanks matey! getting my speed tested right now!

 

[Kirium]

So it was good to see the .:R32 kicked BMW arse again. The .:R was also faster around the TG track, so that's 2 from 2 for the peoples car... :thumbsup: I wonder who won a nice new R32??

Also, the latest episode of Fifth Gear is now available. Click here to get it...

Tiff finds out in typically dramatic style which is quicker off-road – a 4x4 or a motorcycle. He goes head-to-head with Simon Pavey, the hard-as-nails Dakar racer who taught Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman how to ride. The race is fast and furious, but Tiff’s effort to keep up is rather too enthusiastic – nearly rolling down the side of a cliff!

Meanwhile, Jason is on the B3018 in Wiltshire – recently dubbed Britain’s bendiest road. He drives the Brooke Double R – a lightweight road car styled like a 60s Grand Prix car – that happens to be the quickest car we’ve tested this series.

Vicki road-tests the new Ford S-Max – the sevenseater MPV that’s surprisingly fun to drive. After skidding it round like a sportscar, Vicki decides to put its credentials to the ultimate test. Filling the car full of pensioners, she embarks on an unusual land speed record attempt – for the furthest distance travelled in one hour by seven people in an MPV!

Tiff puts his reputation on the line at the first round of the new D1GB Championship – a new series designed to find the best drifters in the UK. We’re used to seeing Tiff powerslide the most expensive cars in the world, but how will his skills cope when he’s under the intense pressure of doing it in front of a crowd against the hottest young drivers in the UK?

We’ll also have a report from behind the scenes of 'The Fast and the Furious – Tokyo Drift’, revealing how the amazing cars were prepared and stunts performed.

And Tom flies out to Austria on Alan Sugar’s private jet to test the TT on the picturesque snow-lined roads of the Alps.

Discussion to follow in this thread

FYI, Top Gear is back on this coming Sunday night :thumbsup:

 

[Kirium]

Well the new Audi TT looks very nice. I love the interior. Looks very comfortable and sporty. The Ford S-Max was quite a surprise too. Watching a mini MPV drifting around a track looked weird, but it uses the 2.5 Turbo from the Focus ST, so it's got a bit of power.

Looking forward to the new Porsche 911 Turbo review next week. :thumbsup:

 

[gti5dr06]

i did enjoy top gear's review of the mkv gti and r32 comp vs the bmw 130i but i just can't stand jeremy clarkson and find myself liking Fifth gear so much more as they have real racing drivers and none of the bickering that seems to go on every other episode between the three...oh and about the last ep there was nothing about FF3 in there

haha i read someone mentioning the technicalities that tiff goes over..the funny thing is that jeremy is the engineer and yet he seems a bit well stupid sometimes...and tiff on the other hand he appreciates the technical details even though he's a race car driver first

 

[zerogt86]

i did enjoy top gear's review of the mkv gti and r32 comp vs the bmw 130i but i just can't stand jeremy clarkson and find myself liking Fifth gear so much more as they have real racing drivers and none of the bickering that seems to go on every other episode between the three...oh and about the last ep there was nothing about FF3 in there

haha i read someone mentioning the technicalities that tiff goes over..the funny thing is that jeremy is the engineer and yet he seems a bit well stupid sometimes...and tiff on the other hand he appreciates the technical details even though he's a race car driver first

Actually, im pretty sure jeremy isnt a real engineer. I believe Tiff however did go to school for civil engineering, and somehow did the whole pro racing thing...

 

[Kirium]

Jeremy's doctorate was completely honorary... He famously received a cream pie in the face while receiving it. :laugh:

 

[gti5dr06]

Actually, im pretty sure jeremy isnt a real engineer. I believe Tiff however did go to school for civil engineering, and somehow did the whole pro racing thing...

lol that would explain a lot actually

 

[newtogolf]

top gear was back tonite! the caravaning was legendary.

 

[gti5dr06]

you're talking about that ridiculous convertible minivan right?

 

[bennylenny88]

no no no.. when he set that caravan on fire!!! haha best bit has to be the unlimited point turn :biggrin:

 

[bennylenny88]

can someone find me episode 7 of top gear that was shown today on a torrent site??
thanks ppl!

 

[07mkvgti]

go 2 www.car2max.com and click on topgear and yea...those r basically all the vidz 4 top gear and fifth gear.

 

[bennylenny88]

your a star!