Fifth Gear Recharged

[BruceT]

Anybody else watch it? And what did you think?

 

[5teep]

Watched the first episode and it's ok. I've always preferred the fifth gear approach to others (top gear) being a bit more about the cars and not the personalities.
We'll need a few more episodes down the line to see how well they are doing though.

 

[BruceT]

Watched the first episode and it's ok. I've always preferred the fifth gear approach to others (top gear) being a bit more about the cars and not the personalities.
We'll need a few more episodes down the line to see how well they are doing though.

Yes absolutely prefer their approach, top gear was always too 'laddie'
I hope they get away from the "how fast is it" and track times, personally I think most EV owners tend to be practical people, and not care that "My EV can go from 0 to 200 in a third of a nanosecond and can go round the Nurburgring in 2 minutes." And care more that they can drive 200 miles on a charge and can actually recharge when and where they need to.

 

[5teep]

I dunno, VBH's first drive is a Lamborghini

 

[BruceT]

Yes, but at least it was a hybrid! positively frugal.

 

[EVsince2016]

s31 ep2 of Top Gear is caravanning with EVs. Quite funny actually and not an EV piss take

 

[ging353]

Watched the first episode....reserving judgement until a few more episodes. Much prefer the cars that the man in the street will buy rather than the way above our heads Lambos etc.

 

[Gomev]

Shouldn't really compare Top Gear and Fifth Gear. 2 totally different types of show. The former is an entertainment programme, the latter a motoring programme