REPORTS CIRCULATING this morning suggest that popular UK automotive variety show Fifth Gear has been cancelled, however no official announcement has been made.

Launched after the short-lived cancellation of Top Gear in 2001,  Fifth Gear grew to become a popular alternative to the reborn Top Gear series - although perennially in ’second place’ to [...]

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While the Top Gear lads have been busy thinking up new Stig introductions, Fifth Gear has managed to get a bum on a seat in the 2009 Focus RS - Jason Plato’s in fact.

Fifth Gear claims that this is the first TV drive of the Focus RS.

Has Ford managed to pump 224kW (300hp) and 440Nm through [...]

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Having received its fair share of flack on the styling front, the new 2008 WRX STi has a bit to prove on the track.

Tiff doesn’t get quite as excited as usual. He also doesn’t find too much that is wrong. He just leaves you feeling a bit confused about what his conclusion really was. [...]

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“We like it…we like it a lot”. Thats Jason Plato’s verdict on Nissan’s R35 GT-R. Despite the fact that the GT-R likes to understeer a little on the test tracks long sweepers, Fifth Gear’s Jason Plato determines that there is little to fault.

The perfect performance car then? We think its a shoe-in for that crown.

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Here is our first look at a road test of the Audi RS6 Avant - Tiff Needel style. Audi have managed to stuff their Lamborghini derived 5.0-litre V10 under the hood of this rather tame looking family wagon. They even added a couple of turbos and the result is 426kW/580hp and 650Nm.

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Tiff Needel might not have Jeremy Clarkson’s biting wit but damn he can drive. Watch as Tiff takes the Aston Martin DBS out on the track and gives it a sound flogging. He comes away impressed…impressed enough to suggest that this one Aston he would choose over a comparable Ferrari.

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There is a new Top Gear test track champion, unofficially at least, with the Caparo T1 road registerable completely insane race car breaking through the fastest time by an astonishing seven seconds to post a 1 min 10.6 second lap. The previous record is held by the Koenigsegg CCX.

The Caparo weighs less than a Formula [...]

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We were told that the 430 Scuderia was to make an appearance at the Sydney Motor Show but that particular container appeared to be diverted to Tokyo. We wanted to see it because it is being widely hailed as one of the great Ferraris of our time. Click throught the link to see Fifth Gear’s [...]

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A great first look at the super successful new Fiat 500 by Fifth Gear. Winning only praise there is even suggestion that it is a contender for Fifth Gear car of the year. If you like the little Italian then it is certainly worth checking out the video.

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The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione may be my choice of Italian style in a sporting coupe but the new Maserati Gran Turismo runs it a close second. Simply stunning! It would seem that Tom Ford from Fifth Gear thinks the Maser GT is a bit of alright as well.

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Just when we thought Top Gear had it all over Fifth Gear, Tiff Needell comes out with arguably the best Veyron review to-date. The first video runs for 3:48 and gets straight to the good stuff. Tiff takes the Veyron to a skid pan and gives it a hiding.

If you’re a Veyron freak like [...]

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By now you have all seen Vicki Butler Henderson from Fifth Gear drive the Vauxhall VXR8. This time its Car Magazines turn to smoke the tyres. Interestingly the two VXR8’s featured are wearing Victorian number plates.

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