Fifth Gear (2002)
Fifth Gear is a British motoring television magazine series. Originally shown on Channel 5 from 2002 to 2011 and Discovery since 2012, the show is currently presented by Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Jason Plato and Jonny Smith. Fifth Gear's rival show is BBC Two's Top Gear. Fifth Gear was first broadcast on 8 April 2002 as 5th Gear, and as a continuation of the original incarnation of the BBC show Top Gear, which was cancelled in 2001. Top Gear was relaunched later that year; Channel 5 originally wanted to carry on using the Top Gear name, but the BBC refused. Several of Top Gear's ex-presenters, including Quentin Willson, Tiff Needell, and Vicki Butler-Henderson were hired by Channel 5 to present Fifth Gear. The show was renamed as Fifth Gear in 2005. Repeats of Fifth Gear also started being broadcast on UKTV channel, Dave in April 2008 and later on Discovery Turbo.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2018-09-06Jason and Tiff test two saloons against each other on the track, the Mercedes AMG C63 S and Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Guest star Ronnie O'Sullivan tests the DS 7 Crossback.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2018-09-13Jonny Smith visits Kia's top secret test facility to investigate how far manufactures will go in the pursuit for reliability. Plus, the team reviews the electric Nissan Leaf.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2018-09-20Jason Plato is joined by former F1 driver Karun Chandhok to see who will be crowned king of the hot-hatches. The team test the first Mercedes pick-up truck, the X-Class.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2018-09-27Jason Plato reviews the Audi S5 and the Kia Stinger to see which offers the better deal. Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan test drives a hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2018-10-04Jonny Smith and Vicki Butler-Henderson go head to head as they review two 4x4 off-road vehicles. Plus, Vicki looks at some of the best deals to be found on SUVs.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2018-10-11Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok returns to battle Jason Plato on the track in two of the most sought-after super cars, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the Nissan GT-R Nismo.