Fifth Gear....spring 2014

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y2blade

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56,091 posts

215 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Heads up

FifthGearTV returns for first of nine new one hour shows tonight 8pm Discovery Sky 520 or Virgin 211.

benny 61

467 posts

184 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Cheers for that, think ill record it and watch it when the wifes out.

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Most excellent news smile

y2blade

Original Poster:

56,091 posts

215 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Bump for the after work crew smile

Billyray911

1,072 posts

204 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Thanks for the reminder!

benny 61

467 posts

184 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Looks to be a good episode too, new 991 turbo Vs GTR Vs Noble M600.
Nice

selym

9,544 posts

171 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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SPOILER ALERT.










The 911 did a job on the 1/4 mile. Let's see how the track work goes.

MG CHRIS

9,081 posts

167 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Watching aston looks lovely.

FourWheelDrift

88,486 posts

284 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Urraco is a V8 not a V6 Vicky.

Megaflow

9,383 posts

225 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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selym said:
SPOILER ALERT.










The 911 did a job on the 1/4 mile. Let's see how the track work goes.
The way that 911 just jumps off the line...

yikes

selym

9,544 posts

171 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Megaflow said:
The way that 911 just jumps off the line...

yikes
One in the eye for the GTR! The Noble was understandably less sprightly off the line, the back wanted to be at the front!

Squadrone Rosso

2,751 posts

147 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Discovery at 8pm (repeated at 9).

My wife's Alfa GT was featured. Looked & sounded great & VBH seemed to be enjoyingbiggrin

13 hours filming for 13 seconds or so airtime though......

Cheers,

Simon

LuS1fer

41,130 posts

245 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Have to say I'm enjoying the first programme - 911 Turbo S vs M600 vs GTR, MINI Works GP vs 370Z, electric car world record and a superficial drive of a rather ugly Bertone Aston estate with a tasteless interior.

selym

9,544 posts

171 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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That was most enjoyable. They seem to have the formula just right, from that episode.

im

34,302 posts

217 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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What a great episode...this is what I miss on Top Gear.

ThunderSpook

3,600 posts

211 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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I guess no free-to-air option again?

Lordbenny

8,582 posts

219 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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I was on the edge of my seat on that last race...real petrolhead telly, superb. smile

Rich_W

12,548 posts

212 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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I don't generally mind 5G. But that was fairly insipid.

3way car test. All cars we've seen before (albeit the 911 was current gen) And I wish they'd stop recapping the previous bits every time they get to back to it. "earlier we saw the 911 win the 1/4 mile" And similarly previewing constantly "later on we'll test cornering" I know that you dicks! I was here 20 mins ago watching the programme! It's so blatantly filler for time. The section could be done and dusted inside 15mins But hey HAVE to drag it out to 35
Aston - Like the idea if not the execution. Rear was fiddly and no improvement of legroom is an opportunity missed
Team Test - ANOTHER fking Mini. Please just fk off with the things. Stop even featuring them. Like Plato said "is anyone else bored of them now" Only fkwits will buy this GP version. Right score though
Alternatives - I get they are all Bertone, but be nice to see stuff that wasn't only Italian. Oh and find a X1/9 in anywhere NEAR that condition for the budget laugh
Drayson - Liked that. Best section of the show IMO. Less than 2 hours to fully charge too. It's a game changer for sure!

5/10

N8CYL

460 posts

150 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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How new is new? I noticed at the end, that the episode was recorded in 2012! MMX11 and yet the cars had 63 plates.

Squadrone Rosso

2,751 posts

147 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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The slot our GT featured in was filmed last August:-

My wife's Alfa GT V6 on Fifth Gear - YouTube