''Fifth Gear'' is a British motoring television magazine series which has been broadcast since 2002. Originally shown on Channel 5 from 2002 to 2011 (and branded as ''5th Gear'' until 2005), it began as a continuation of the original version of the

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show '' Top Gear'', which ran from 1977 until being cancelled in 2001. It moved to the

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in 2012, then in 2015 to

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; since 2018 it has been broadcast on

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. The show is currently presented by Vicki Butler-Henderson and

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, with Rory Reid, Grace Webb and Jimmy de Ville featuring in some episodes. Its former presenters include

Quentin Willson Quentin Willson (born 23 July 1957) is an English television presenter and producer, motoring journalist, author and former car dealer. He was a presenter of the motoring programmes '' Britain's Worst Driver'', '' Fifth Gear'', and the original ...

Adrian Simpson Adrian James Simpson, (born 24 April 1971) is an English television presenter, presenting on Sky News on the overnight programme. Simpson was born Carshalton, Surrey, he started his television career as a presenter on the BBC's ''Top Gear (19 ...

, Jonny Smith, former racing driver

Tiff Needell Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell (born 29 October 1951) is a British racing driver and television presenter. He is a presenter of '' Lovecars'', and formerly served as co-presenter of '' Top Gear'' and '' Fifth Gear''. Biography Needell attende ...

and '' Car SOS'' host Tim Shaw.

History

''Fifth Gear'' was first broadcast on 8 April 2002, featuring the same format and many of the same presenters, including Willson, Needell, Butler-Henderson and Simpson, as the BBC's ''Top Gear''. Channel 5 originally wanted to carry on using the ''Top Gear'' name, but the BBC refused as it still operated the ''Top Gear'' magazine; the BBC relaunched ''Top Gear'' with a drastically revised format later in 2002, placing a strong focus on comedy and general entertainment. ''Fifth Gear'' has been referenced in ''Top Gear'', such as when a barn fire damaged ''Top Gear'' property, host

Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English television presenter, journalist, farmer, and author who specialises in Driving, motoring. He is best known for hosting the television programmes ''Top Gear (2002 TV series), T ...

satirically claimed that ''Fifth Gear'' had "burned our furniture." Needell announced ''Fifth Gears cancellation on 24 May 2016. On 14 June 2018, Needell announced on his official Twitter account that he had been doing some filming work for a new series of Fifth Gear which aired in September 2018 on

, but by 2019 had left the show to join Lovecars.com and their

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programme ''On the Road''. Following a 2021 relaunch, with an emphasis on electric cars, it was rebranded as ''Fifth Gear Recharged''. ''Fifth Gear Recharged'' was presented by Vicki Butler-Henderson, Sid North, Karun Chandhok and

with Grace Webb and engineer Jimmy de Ville also involved in reports. In 2024, North One scrapped the all-EV format, with the programme reverting to being ''Fifth Gear'' and with Rory Reid rejoining the presenting line-up. Repeats of ''Fifth Gear'' also started being broadcast on

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channel

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in April 2008 and later on Discovery Turbo, with early episodes of the show being streamed '24/7' via the British feed of

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in 2019.

Format

The first seven series consisted of a 23-minute programme, not including approximately seven minutes of adverts. The eighth series returned in the autumn of 2005 in a longer format of 45 minutes, and the ninth series (which went to a 13-week run) was increased to a one-hour airtime slot (approximately 46 minutes excluding adverts). For series 17, the show had reverted to the original format of 23 minutes, which including adverts takes the show to half an hour. In Series 21, the show reverted to the previous one-hour airtime slot.

Locations

At the start of series 10, the show introduced between-feature links filmed at the Ace Cafe in London. In previous series, these links were filmed at the production company offices in

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. Originally produced by

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Television, the Birmingham offices were situated on the top floor of the headquarters of 100.7 Heart FM (also, at that time, a Chrysalis Radio company), near Birmingham's Five Ways area. The team moved out when Chrysalis sold its television division to

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in September 2003 (the section which later produced Fifth Gear is now known as North One Television, part of the All3Media group). In series 14, a location change from the Ace Cafe meant link sequences were filmed instead at the Millbrook Proving Ground, along with some of the vehicle testing features.

Presenter line-up

* Vicki Butler-Henderson (2002–2016, 2018–present) *

(2004–2014, 2018–present) * Rory Reid (2021–2022, 2024) *Grace Webb (2021–present) *Jimmy de Ville (2021–present)

Former presenters

(2002–2016, 2018) *

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(2002–2009) *

(2002–2006) *

(2002–2004) * Jonny Smith (2006–2016, 2018–2019) * Karun Chandhok (2021–2024, previously seen on the programme as a guest) *Sid North (2023)

Short-lived stints

In 2005, the show's producer, Jon Bentley, also became a part-time presenter for a year before he went back to being solely the producer.

Tim Lovejoy Timothy Paul Lovejoy (born 28 March 1968) is an English television presenter best known for hosting Saturday morning football programme '' Soccer AM'' with Helen Chamberlain for over a decade and ''BT Sports Panel'' on Saturday mornings. He ...

was hired in September 2006 for series 9 and 10. In August 2008, Tim Shaw became a presenter on the show for series 14. In October 2010, Ben Collins, formerly ''

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'' on BBC's '' Top Gear'', came to ''Fifth Gear'' for series 18. Sid North, joined the presenting line-up for the all-electric ''Fifth Gear Recharged'' format in 2023, but was replaced by a returning Rory Reid in 2024.

Shoot-outs

''Fifth Gear'' claimed to be 'world renowned' for its 'infamous' shoot-outs, between similarly priced, similarly powerful cars, or, recently, cars versus bikes. These shoot outs took place at the

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on the Isle of

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close to

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. During the refurbishment of Anglesey, shoot-outs were switched to

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2002 (Series 1 and 2)

* Ford Focus RS vs.

Honda Civic The is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1972. , the Civic is positioned between the Honda Fit/Honda City, City and Honda Accord in Honda's global passenger car line-up. The first-generation Civic was introduced in July 1972 ...

Type-R vs.

Seat León The SEAT León (), also spelled Leon in some other languages (named after the city of León, Spain, León, which also means "Lion" in Spanish), is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since October 1999.ETKA The first ...

Cupra R

2003 (Series 3 and 4)

BMW Z4 (E85) The first generation of the BMW Z4 consists of the BMW E85 (roadster version) and BMW E86 (coupe version) sports cars. The E85/E86 generation was produced from 2002 to 2008. The E85/E86 replaced the BMW Z3, Z3 and is the third model in the BMW ...

3.0i vs. Porsche Boxster *

Radical SR3 The Radical SR3 is a race and sports car produced by Radical Sportscars, which has been built in Peterborough since 2002. The vehicle is considered a further development of the Clubsport 1100. History Designed by race car designer Mike Pilbeam, t ...

vs. Ariel Atom *

Nissan 350Z : The Nissan 350Z (known as Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) in Japan) is a two-door, two-seater sports car that was manufactured by Nissan, Nissan Motor Corporation from 2002 until 2009 and marks the fifth generation of Nissan's Nissan Z-car, Z-car line. ...

vs. Audi TT 3.2 Quattro *

BMW M3 The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH. M3 models have been produced for every generation of 3 Series since the E30 M3 was introduced in 1986. The initial mod ...

CSL vs.

2004 (Series 5 and 6)

* Citroën C2 GT vs. Ford SportKa *

Ford Transit The Ford Transit is a family of light commercial vehicles manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1965, primarily as a panel van, cargo van, but also available in other configurations including a large passenger van (marketed as the Ford ...

125 T280 vs.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dodge, ...

213CDI *

Škoda Fabia The Škoda Fabia is a series of passenger cars produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It is the successor of the Škoda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001. The Fabia was available in hatchback, estate (named Fabia Combi) ...

vRS TDi vs.

Mini Cooper Mini Cooper may refer to: *Performance Cars of the original Mini series with uprated drive train and brakes, called the "Mini Cooper", made by the British Motor Corporation and also the successors 1961–1971, and 1990–2000 *Cars of the Mini (mar ...

Lotus Elise The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. A two-seater Roadster (automobile), roadster with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the Elise has a fibregl ...

111R vs. Vauxhall VX220 Turbo

2005 (Series 7 and 8)

Ducati 999 The Ducati 999 is a sport bike made by Ducati from 2003 to 2006. It superseded the Massimo Tamburini designed Ducati 916, Ducati 996 and Ducati 998 range of superbikes. This motorcycle enjoyed great success in World Superbike, and was raced ...

vs. Lamborghini Gallardo *

Type-R vs. Renaultsport Clio 182 Cup * Vauxhall Monaro VXR vs.

MG ZT The MG ZT is a car which was produced by MG Rover Group, MG Rover from 2001 to 2005. It was offered in saloon and estate versions, the latter designated as the MG ZT-T. Styling is similar to the Rover 75, upon which it was based, although variou ...

260 *

MINI Cooper Mini Cooper may refer to: *Performance Cars of the original Mini series with uprated drive train and brakes, called the "Mini Cooper", made by the British Motor Corporation and also the successors 1961–1971, and 1990–2000 *Cars of the Mini (mar ...

S Convertible vs. Smart Brabus Roadster Coupe * Mosler MT900S vs.

* Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG vs. Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG * BMW X5 4.8is vs.

Porsche Cayenne The Porsche Cayenne is a series of automobiles manufactured by the German company Porsche since 2002. It is a luxury crossover SUV, and has been described as both a full-sized and a mid-sized vehicle. The first generation was known within Por ...

S * Noble M400 vs. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400 * Porsche 911 Carrera S vs.

Lotus Exige The Lotus Exige is a sports car made by the British company Lotus Cars from 2000 until 2021. Originally a coupé version of the Lotus Elise roadster, since the Series 3 the Exige has been the larger-engined model of the family, featuring a V6 ...

240R * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR vs. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX FQ-320 * Westfield XTR4 vs. Suzuki GSXR1000 *

Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car that was marketed by Ford from 1976 to 2023 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and had been positioned below the ...

ST150 vs.

Mitsubishi Colt The Mitsubishi Colt is a nameplate from Mitsubishi Motors that has been applied to a number of automobiles since 1962. It was first introduced with a series of Kei car, kei and subcompact cars in the 1960s, and then for the export version of the ...

CZT *

Mazda RX-8 The Mazda RX-8 is a sports car manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda between 2003 and 2012. It was first shown in 2001 at the North American International Auto Show#2001, North American International Auto Show. It is the direct s ...

vs. Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 *

vs. Audi TT Sport Quattro 240 * Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG vs.

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R *

Subaru Legacy The is a mid-size car built by Japanese automobile manufacturer Subaru from 1989 to 2025. The maker's flagship car, it is unique in its class for offering all-wheel drive as a standard feature, and Subaru's traditional boxer engine. The Leg ...

3.0 R spec. B Sports Tourer vs.

Volvo V50 The Volvo V50 is the station wagon version of the Volvo S40 small family car first unveiled at the 2003 Bologna Motor Show, both assembled at Ghent, Belgium. Sharing the Volvo P1 platform with the European Ford Focus and the Mazda 3, the V50 ...

T5 SE AWD *

Lancia Delta The Lancia Delta (stylized Lancia Delta (letter), δ) is a small family car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Lancia in three generations. The first generation (1979–1994) debuted at the 1979 Frankfurt Motor Show#1979, Frankfurt Motor ...

Integrale vs.

e30.

2006 (Series 9 and 10)

* 2006

Mazda MX-5 The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight two-person sports car manufactured and marketed by Mazda. The convertible is marketed as the or in Japan, and as the Mazda Miata () in the United States, and formerly in Canada, where it is now marketed as the ...

vs.

MkI * Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type-UK vs.

Subaru Forester The is a compact crossover SUV that has been manufactured by Subaru since 1997. The first generation was built on the platform of the Impreza in the style of a taller station wagon, a style that continued to the second generation, while the ...

STi *

Vauxhall Astra The Vauxhall Astra is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) that has been sold by Vauxhall Motors, Vauxhall since 1980. Over its eight generations, it has been made at several GM/Opel/Stellantis plants around Europe - however most versio ...

VXR vs.

Ford Focus The Ford Focus is a compact car (C-segment in Europe) manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1998 until 2025. It was created under Alexander Trotman's Ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact vehicle worl ...

ST * Mercedes-Benz A200T vs. Toyota Corolla Verso T180 *

BMW M6 The BMW M6 is a high-performance version of the 6 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand from 1983 to 2019 (with a hiatus from 1990 to 2004). Introduced in the coupe body style, the M6 was also built in convertible and fastback sedan ('Gra ...

vs.

BMW M5 The BMW M5 is a super high-performance variant of the BMW 5 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand. It is considered an iconic vehicle in the sports saloon category. The M5 has always been produced in the saloon (sedan, US English) body s ...

Škoda Octavia The Škoda Octavia is a small family car (C-segment) produced by the Czech Republic, Czech Automotive industry, car manufacturer Škoda Auto since the end of 1996. It shares its name with an Škoda Octavia (1959–71), earlier model produced b ...

vRS vs.

Volkswagen Golf The Volkswagen Golf () is a compact car/ small family car ( C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplate ...

GTI *

R32 vs. BMW 130i M Sport * Nissan Navara vs. Mitsubishi L200 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR FQ-360 vs. Stunt Plane

2007 (Series 11 and 12)

* Renaultsport Clio 197 vs. Vauxhall Corsa VXR *

vs. Suzuki Swift Sport * White van Megane shoot-out: Renaultsport Megane 230 F1 Team R26 vs. Ford Transit Connect X-press * Hire car shoot-out: Vauxhall Astra 1.6 vs. Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec * BMW 335i vs. Audi S5 *

Honda Civic Type R The is a series of hot hatchback and sports sedan models based on the Honda Civic, Civic, developed and produced by Honda since September 1997. The first Civic Type R was the third model to receive Honda's Honda Type R, Type R badge (after the ...

(UK specification) vs. Honda Civic Type R (Japanese specification) * Audi TT 2.0T S-tronic vs. Audi TT 2.0T manual *

Ford Gran Torino The Ford Torino is an automobile that was produced by Ford for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. It was a competitor in the intermediate market segment and essentially a twin to the Mercury Montego line. Just as the Ford LTD ...

vs.

Dodge Charger The Dodge Charger is a model of automobile marketed by Dodge in various forms over eight generations since 1966. The first Charger was a show car in 1964. A 1965 Charger II concept car resembled the 1966 production version. In the United Sta ...

2008 (Series 13)

* Week 1: Lotus Exige S 240 vs. Caterham CSR 260 Superlight * Week 2: Renaultsport Clio 197 vs. Rage Buggy R180RT * Week 3: Vauxhall VXR8 vs.

Lotus Carlton The Lotus Carlton (also called Vauxhall Lotus Carlton, Lotus Omega and Opel Lotus Omega) is a version of the Vauxhall Carlton/Opel Omega A saloon upgraded by Lotus in order to be a high performance sports saloon. Like all Lotus vehicles, it w ...

* Week 4: VW Transporter Sportline vs. Mercedes-Benz Vito X * Week 5: Fiat Panda 100HP vs. Renault Twingo GT * Week 6: Mini One vs. Fiat 500 1.4 * Week 7: Ford Fiesta ST vs. Vauxhall Corsa SRi * Week 8: Porsche Cayenne GTS vs. BMW X5 4.8i * Week 9: Volkswagen GTI vs. Subaru Impreza WRX * Week 10: Ford Escort RS Cosworth vs. Ford Focus RS

2009 (Series 14)

* Week 1: Mitsubishi Evo X FQ300 vs Subaru Impreza WRX STi * Week 2:

* Week 3: Volkswagen Passat R36 vs Audi A4 3.0 TDI * Week 4: Honda Civic Mugen RR vs

Honda S2000 The Honda S2000 is a Mid-engine design, front-mid engine Roadster (automobile), open top sports car that was manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda, from 1999 until 2009. First shown as a concept car called the SSM at the Tokyo Mo ...

* Week 5: Vauxhall Astra Nurburgring vs Ford Focus ST * Week 7:

MCW Metrobus The MCW Metrobus is a two and three-axle double-decker bus manufactured by Metro Cammell Weymann (MCW) between 1977 and 1989. The Metrobus was conceived as a semi-integral product manufactured completely by MCW in both MkI and MkII variants, but ...

2010 (Series 17)

* Week 1: Ford Focus RS vs Renault Mégane Renault Sport vs VW Scirocco R * Week 3: Citroën DS3 DSport vs. Alfa Romeo MiTo Cloverleaf * Week 4: Nissan 370Z Roadster vs. BMW Z4 * Week 6: Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG (525 hp) vs. Audi RS6 * Week 8: Peugeot RCZ vs.

Volkswagen Scirocco The Volkswagen Scirocco is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive, sport compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen in two generations from 1974 to 1992 and a third generation from 2008 until 2018. Production ended without a ...

* Week 9: Volkswagen Golf R vs. SEAT León Cupra R

2010 (Series 18)

* Week 1:

Competition Pack vs. Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Development Pack * Week 2:

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vs. Lotus Evora * Week 4: BMW 320d vs. Alpina D3 BiTurbo * Week 6: Audi S4 vs.

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VXR * Week 9: Honda CR-Z vs. Citroen DS3 HDi

2011 (Series 19)

* Week 1: BMW 535d M Sport vs. Jaguar XF diesel S * Week 2:

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GTS, Citroen DS3. Tiff tries to break a record in a 911. Jason reviews a Saab 9–5. * Week 3: Ferrari FF, BMW 535D M-Sport, Jaguar XF, Nissan Micra. Jason goes drag racing in Abu Dhabi. * Week 4: Nissan GTR vs. Porsche 911 Turbo S * Week 5: Porsche 911 Carrera vs. Lotus Evora S * Week 6:

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, Aston Martin V8 Vantage S, Lexus CT200h. Tiff and Jason race in hovercraft. * Week 7: BMW 1 M,

Titanium,

Jaguar E-Type The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British FMR layout, front mid-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars, Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974. Its sleek appearance, advanced technologies, ...

, Allard J2X * Week 8: McLaren MP4-12C vs. Ferrari 458 Italia * Week 9: Lamborghini Gallardo Performante, Volkswagen Phaeton, Porsche Cayman R,

Smart Roadster The Smart Roadster (W452) is a two-door, two-seater sports car classified in the S-segment in Europe. It was first introduced in 2002 by Smart GmbH. The Roadster and its variant, the Roadster Coupe, Coupé, enjoyed mostly successful sales during ...

, Audi A2 TDi, Honda Insight. Jonny shows us 3 of the cheapest to run cars in existence. * Week 10:

GTS, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Piaggo MP3 Yourban (three wheeled scooter). Highlights from the last 10 years.

2011 (Series 20)

* Week 1: The presenters conduct a crash test. They also compare two of the most powerful Jaguars ever made. They also take a look at the Range Rover Evoque. * Week 2: Tiff chats to British rally driver Mark Higgins. The presenters take a look at a new Mercedes convertible. Vicki races a new

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around

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. Jonny begins a journey of a lifetime in a very unlikely car. * Week 3: Tiff test drives the Lamborghini's new Aventador hypercar. Vicki makes her way through Italy's snowy mountain roads in Mini's brand new coupe. Jonny finds out about vehicle wrapping. * Week 4: Vicki makes her way to Italy to drive a new convertible version of the Ferrari 458. Tiff takes part in a shootout between two ultra-powerful coupes. The team test drive the most economical car available. * Week 5: Tiff takes a look at the last ever Porsche 911. Vicki travels to Portugal where she takes on the role of a beach lifeguard in a brand new VW pick-up truck. Jonny attempts to make Renault's battery powered car go as far as possible on one charge. * Week 6: Jonny finds the best driving road in the world. Vicki takes the new VW Amarok pick-up for a test drive on a beach in Portugal. The driving skills of Roy Keane are tested by Tiff at the

Nürburgring The () is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long configuration, built in the 1920s ...

. The presenters take a look at the new Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. * Week 7: Tiff takes a drive through France's

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's newest convertible. Vicki is the umpire in a race between two England cricket stars. Jonny takes a look at two off-road bargains to help see us through the winter. * Week 8: The presenters get the chance to drive the latest version of the Jeep. Cricket legend Jimmy Anderson is put through his paces around the gruelling

race track by Tiff. * Week 9: Vicki drives through the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...

in the new

. Jonny travels to

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

to take a look at the

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's new city car. Tiff is joined by rally driver Mark Higgins to test drive Renault's new hatchback. * Week 10: Jonny takes a look at some exciting cars at the

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Ian Botham Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham (born 24 November 1955) is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords, a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017 and charity fundraiser. Hailed as one of ...

is taught how to drive around the legendary

racing track. Vicki learns some evasive driving techniques from the police who chauffeur the Royal Family.

2012 (Series 21)

* Week 1: Tiff tests the Porsche 911 Carrera S. Jonny Smith gets a high-speed truck rally driving lesson and the team also test a

Volkswagen Beetle The Volkswagen Beetle, officially the Volkswagen Type 1, is a small family car produced by the German company Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003. One of the most iconic cars in automotive history, the Beetle is noted for its distinctive shape. Its pr ...

. Jason invites Suzi Perry to test, if you tweak ECU, change tyres etc. have better time. Vicki is on a mission to refill during driving. * Week 2: Jason and Tiff test Mercedes SLS AMG against an Aston Martin, a Jaguar and a Bentley. Johnny goes to Sweden to drive new Audi A1 quattro with Stig Blomqvist. * Week 3: Vicki tests the dynamic performance management system in the Lotus Exige S against ex-Lotus F1 driver Karun Chandhok. Tiff conducts an investigation into the advantages of electronic stability control (ESC) and Jonny Smith recommends some used cars with ESC fitted as standard. Team test of the

Suzuki Swift The is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by Suzuki. The vehicle is classified as a B-segment marque in the European single market, a segment referred to as a supermini in the British Isles. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applie ...

Sport. Jonny tests sat-navs at three price levels. Vicki attends the Monaco Motor Show and drives the

Fisker Karma The Fisker Karma is a luxury vehicle, luxury plug-in Range extender (vehicle), range-extended electric sports sedan produced by Fisker Automotive between 2011 and 2012. The cars were manufactured at Valmet Automotive in Finland. The United St ...

on the Grand Prix track as well as a Hunton XRS 43 powerboat. * Week 4: Tiff takes to the Italian F1 circuit in the hope of qualifying for the Lamborghini Series, and the team reports whether different types of petrol affect a car's performance. * Week 5: Team test: Mini Cooper convertible. Tiff tries drifting with new

Bentley Continental GT The Bentley Continental GT is a grand touring car manufactured and marketed by the British company Bentley Motors since 2003. A two-door coupé or convertible, and has four seats, it was the first new Bentley released after the company's acqui ...

. Vicki goes to Gordon Murray's home to see his history of designing and presents his first electric car, the T27. Jason goes to

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

to drive formula off-road with 2009 champion Hafsteinn Thorvaldsson. Jonny learns how to wash a Rolls-Royce Ghost EWB. * Week 6: Tiff celebrates the

Ferrari F40 The Ferrari F40 (Type F120) is a Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car engineered by Nicola Materazzi with styling by Pininfarina. It was built from 1987 until 1992, with the LM and GTE race car version ...

's 25th birthday, Jason pits the Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series against its BMW rival and Vicki drives a new Land Rover. * Week 7: Jonny takes a behind-the-scenes look at the

Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907 Isle of Man TT, 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the e ...

motorcycle race with John McGuinness, and the

Subaru BRZ The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 (car body style), 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally aspirated boxer engine, Front-engine, rea ...

sports car is tested around the circuit. Tiff searches for his top three car racing games, Vicki tests the Renault Twizy, and the team test the

Ecoboost 1.0 to see if it's more powerful than the 1.6 version. * Week 8: Jonny examines the new Ferrari California, while Vicki explores the world of motorbike speedway in Denmark. * Week 9: Jonny heads to Sweden for an American car show, Tiff tests the KTM X-Bow R trackday car, Jason explores affordable ways to upgrade a car stereo for better sound, and Vicki relives her

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memories with a race.

2013 (Series 22)

* Week 1: Vicki in the new Porsche Boxster S against a jet plane, Tiff tests the difference between used and new tyres. Jonny goes to

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to test

ST. Jason tests Audi S8. * Week 2: Jason tests the brand new

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, Tiff tests the new

Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 model series (pronounced ''Nine Eleven'' or in ) is a family of German two-door, high performance Rear-engine design, rear-engine sports cars, introduced in September 1964 by Porsche, Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Now in it ...

cabriolet to find out if it's quicker than the Audi R8 Spyder. Vicki tests a super car off roader. Johny reveals the three classic cars that could be a better investment than gold. * Week 3: Vicki in the brand new

Porsche Panamera The Porsche Panamera is a Mid-size car, mid to full-sized luxury car (E-segment or F-segment for LWB in Europe) manufactured and marketed by Germany, German automobile manufacturer Porsche. It currently spans across three generations, using a Fr ...

GTS against the all-new Mercedes CLS 63, both cars are tested to the limit. Jason tests a brand new supercar made in the Netherlands. Johny spends a night in the Swiss alps to demonstrate how your car can keep you alive. Tiff tests the Frontline MG LE50. * Week 4: Tiff and rally driver Kris Meeke find the ultimate hot hatch ( VW Golf GTI vs Renault Sport Megane vs Ford Focus ST vs Astra VXR), Vicki is in Germany to test the Audi RS 4, Jonny finds out how the world's most powerful simulator has become F1's secret weapon. Jason reveals the ultimate secondhand sports car you can buy on a budget. * Week 5: Jonny jumps into the world of professional drifting, the team test the Audi S7 to the extreme, Vicki takes part in a world record attempt: the largest parade of Ferraris, Tiff tests filling tyres with nitrogen and Jason tests the new Mercedes SL. * Week 6: Vicki races rally driver Andreas Mikkelsen in three speed challenges, Jason tests the new

, Tiff finds out what the ultimate small car is and Jonny shows the essential DIY skills that will allow you to save money. * Week 7: Vicki tests the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Jonny attempts to become the fastest drag race passenger, Tiff and Jason race each other in a dog fight find to find out which of the latest entry level hot hatches is the greatest, and the team test the latest car safety systems. * Week 8: Vicki visits

Pininfarina Pininfarina S.p.A. (; ; short for Pininfarina Società per Azioni) is an Italian automotive design, car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 ...

headquarters in Italy and tests the

Maserati GranTurismo The Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio are a series of grand tourers produced by the Italian manufacturer Maserati, succeeding the maserati Coupe, Maserati Coupé and Spyder. The first generation GranTurismo (M145) was introduced at the 2007 Ge ...

MC Stradale, Jonny tests the modern-day Morgan three-wheeler, while Jason looks for the best

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gadget to use while driving together with Suzi Perry. * Week 9: Tiff takes on Sabine Schmitz in a battle between the Porsche 911 and the BMW M6, Jason tests the new Morgan Plus 8, Vicki goes off-road with the latest version of the Range Rover Evoque and Jonny is in the lab to test fuel saving gadgets.

2013 (Series 23)

* Week 1: Tiff and Jason test the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, the

Audi R8 The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 2006. Production ended in the first quarter of 2024. The car is ...

V10 Spyder and the Maserati GranCabrio to the limit to find out which is the best super cabrio on the market, the team test the new Range Rover Autobiography, Vicki races the BMW M135i against world super bike rider Chaz Davies on the BMW HP4 and Jonny drives 1000 km in Europe's cheapest car, the

Dacia Sandero The Dacia Sandero is a subcompact car/supermini (B-segment) car produced and marketed jointly by the France, French manufacturer Renault and its Romanian subsidiary Automobile Dacia, Dacia since 2007, currently at its third generation. It has be ...

. * Week 2: Vicki and Tiff go head to head with the Renault Sport Megane 265 vs the

Toyota GT86 The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 (car body style), 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally aspirated boxer engine, Front-engine, rea ...

. Jason turns car doctor for the day as he tries to bring a tired engine back to full health. Jonny tests the Jaguar F-Type in Spain. The team test the Mazda6. * Week 3: Tiff tests the McLaren 12C Spider, Jonny investigates the secret world of crash testing, the team test the brand new

, Jason and Finnish double world champion rally driver

Marcus Grönholm Marcus Ulf Johan "Bosse" Grönholm (born February 5, 1968) is a Finland, Finnish former rallying, rally and rallycross driver, being part of a family of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland lineage. His son, Niclas Grönholm, is an upcoming ...

pitch two brand new Porsche Caymans head-to-head in an automatic vs manual gearbox battle. * Week 4: Tiff is in Los Angeles to reveal the latest petrol head craze: "Restomodding" and tests Magnus Walker's 1972 Porsche 911 STR, an Icon

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FJ, and a Singer Porsche 911, Jason tests the new Aston Martin Vanquish with Brazilian racing driver Bruno Senna, Vicki tests the latest safety gadgets: dashboard cameras and the team test the brand new Mercedes-Benz A-Class. * Week 5: Jason and Tiff test three brand new hot hatches: the Renault Sport Clio 200, the Peugeot 208 GTi and the Ford Fiesta ST, Vicki tests the new Donkervoort D8 GTO, the team test the brand new Jaguar XF Sportbreak, Jonny is at Bentley's HQ and tests the Bentley Mulsanne. * Week 6: Tiff and Sabine Schmitz test the Caterham 7 Supersport R, the Morgan three-wheeler and the Ariel Atom 3.5. Jason tests the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Vicki competes in a track day with a Peugeot 205 GTi and the team test the new Hyundai Veloster Turbo.

Team Test

In Series 19, a new segment was introduced, called the Team Test. This is where

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Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Med ...

, Jonny and Vicki all did a group test on an important new car. They all scored the car out of 10, and added their scores together to get the score for the car.

Show history

2009 cancellation and return

Channel 5 executives had been quoted as saying, "Five is proud of Fifth Gear's contribution to the channel but after 16 series, feels it's time to try something new." On 27 November 2009,

mentioned on ''

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'' that it was a shame that ''Fifth Gear'' had been cancelled. In late December 2009, however, presenter Jonny Smith suggested via

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that the show could return for another series early in 2010. On 8 January 2010, Smith tweeted: "Fifth Gear IS coming back!", and in his next tweet, he said "Wow, such quick responses! Basically, we all know there's room for two car TV shows. FG will simply be a reviews based visual car magazine."

also tweeted saying "Home to the news that, after much negotiating Fifth Gear looks like it will after all be returning to your screens sometime in the Spring!" and also hinted the show will have a new format in his next tweet "Glad so many of you are delighted by the Fifth Gear news — and, yes the format will be moving away from the stupid ... but still having fun!" On 17 January 2010, Vicki Butler-Henderson and

confirmed at the Autosport International Show that ''Fifth Gear'' will be returning in Spring 2010. The pair featured a car shootout in ''Fifth Gear'' style in the live arena show and said several times to the audience that the show would be back on air in Spring and to ignore the cancellation rumours. The series started on 3 June 2010. The series ran for 10 episodes and the first one had

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as a guest. On 1 October 2010, it was announced that Ben Collins (who played the original White Stig on ''Top Gear'') would join the show.

Second cancellation and return

On 14 May 2016, Tiff Needell announced the cancellation of ''Fifth Gear'' following its last episode repeat airing on

. Following a three-year hiatus, Needell announced the show's return on 14 June 2018, having started filming for a new series to be aired in September 2018 on the

Discovery Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discovery ...

-operated

TV channel. Fifth Gear is now being broadcast in the United States on the MotorTrend channel. Season 27 started on February 15 (episode 2, but episodes 1 and 3 are scheduled on Feb. 22nd).

''Fifth Gear Recharged''

In 2021, the show was relaunched as an electric car show under the amended title of ''Fifth Gear Recharged''. Former ''Top Gear'' presenter Rory Reid, joined the presenting team of Vicky Butler Henderson, Jason Plato and Karun Chandhok (with the former Formula One driver and Sky F1 pundit now being part of the core presenting team and not a guest), while consumer journalist Grace Webb and engineer Jimmy de Ville will contribute to the show in guest roles (Jonny Smith has left the series to present ''The Late Brake Show'' webshow). As well as testing purely electric cars such as the

Cupra Born The Cupra Born is a battery electric compact car/small family car ( C-segment) marketed by SEAT through its performance-oriented Cupra marque. Initially unveiled as the SEAT el-Born concept in 2019, the production car was revealed in May 2021 a ...

Hyundai Ioniq 5 The Hyundai Ioniq 5 () is a Battery electric vehicle, battery electric compact crossover SUV produced by Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai since 2021. It is the first product to be marketed under the Ioniq sub-brand, and the first model developed ...

Polestar 2 The Polestar 2 is a Battery electric vehicle, battery electric 5-door liftback marketed by Polestar, an affiliate of Geely Holding and Volvo Cars. Based on the Compact Modular Architecture platform, CMA platform, production began in March 2020 ...

and ATAE Munro Mark 1, the show will also feature hybrids such as the Peugeot 508 PSE.

Episodes

The ''Fifth Gear'' Awards

Each year for a few series, the programme gives out various ''

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'' type awards:

2004

* Best small car –

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* Best family car –

* Best fast car – Porsche 911 Carrera S * Car of the year – Volkswagen Golf GTI

2005

* Best small car – Ford Fiesta ST * Best family car –

* Best fast car –

* Car of the year – Porsche Boxster

2006

* Best small car –

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* Best family car – Ford S-Max * Best fast car – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 * Car of the year – Audi TT

2007

* Best small car –

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* Best family car –

Ford Mondeo The Ford Mondeo is a Mid-size/large family car, large (D-segment) car manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company, Ford since 1993 across five generations for model years 1993-2022. As Ford self-declared world car, the Mondeo was intended to ...

* Best fast car –

* Car of the year – Audi R8

Accidents

During recording for Series 12, Episode 7, two accidents took place while on set. * On 27 September 2007,

broke his foot and several toes when he crashed a modified Bedford Rascal van. Tom Ford was recording a piece about drifting. He and co-host Jonny Smith were racing each other in a D1 Grand Prix style around a private track. After winning the event, Ford was performing a victory drift that went wrong, put his van (painted to resemble the A-Team GMC Van) up on two wheels and into a safety barrier. * On 9 October 2007, BTCC driver

suffered multiple burns when a Caparo T1 he was driving at Bruntingthorpe proving ground burst into flames.''Plato injured as Caparo T1 bursts into flames''
Crash.net News — Accessed 10 October 2007 The car, capable of , burst into flames at an estimated . Plato said: "There was a slight loss of power, I looked in the mirror and saw some smoke, there was a slight smell of oil and then suddenly there was this intense heat. The car spontaneously erupted into a ball of flames and I was sat in the middle of a fireball." The presenter was initially taken to Market Harborough and District Hospital by former BTCC driver

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before being treated at Kettering General Hospital. He later received specialist burns treatment at

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. The incident was mentioned during ''Top Gear''s discussion of the Caparo T1 the next year. Both accidents were shown on the episode.

International airings

''Fifth Gear'' has been broadcast on the

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in the United States for a short period in 2004 to early 2007. It began airing on

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on Wednesdays after '' Wheeler Dealers'' as of 3 October 2012. ''Fifth Gear'' began broadcasting in Australia in November 2009, on

Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...

free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...

digital channel

7mate 7mate is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel, which was launched by the Seven Network on 25 September 2010. The channel contains sport and regular programs aimed primarily to a male audience, with programming drawn from a c ...

(previously shown on 7Two). ''Fifth Gear'' started Canadian broadcast on Discovery Channel Canada in 2008, beginning with 2006 series. This version ran in half-hour format. ''Fifth Gear'' was also telecasted in Asia-Pacific in Discovery Turbo. It aired the 60 minute version.

References

External links

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History

Format

Locations

Presenter line-up

Former presenters

Short-lived stints

Shoot-outs

2002 (Series 1 and 2)

2003 (Series 3 and 4)

2004 (Series 5 and 6)

2005 (Series 7 and 8)

2006 (Series 9 and 10)

2007 (Series 11 and 12)

2008 (Series 13)

2009 (Series 14)

2010 (Series 17)

2010 (Series 18)

2011 (Series 19)

2011 (Series 20)

2012 (Series 21)

2013 (Series 22)

2013 (Series 23)

Team Test

Show history

2009 cancellation and return

Second cancellation and return

''Fifth Gear Recharged''

Episodes

The ''Fifth Gear'' Awards

2004

2005

2006

2007

Accidents

International airings

See also

References

External links