[16x08] July 27th, 2009

TechZ · July 27th, 2009, 9:34 PM

http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/16/8/

ahpadt · July 27th, 2009, 9:38 PM

Leaving the Twingo out on the first test was a huge mistake. It would annihilate them on the slalom.

Posmo · July 27th, 2009, 11:02 PM

Sierra Cosworth = 10.

Jens · July 27th, 2009, 11:09 PM

Loved 190E Cosworth and Sierra Cosworth! Such awesome cars. I wish I could own one one day.

I think the 500's win was deserved, don't like the twingo, but that's just a personal thing I guess (nothing vs Renault, love the clio) Liked the Ralliart too, it looks like a nice car... Now just add AWD and another 100HP images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Would like to see Caparo T1 vs that Tramontana R, the R is more practical and user friendly I guess, but still has lots of power.

Suedschleife · July 28th, 2009, 1:35 AM

I never would have thought an episode of FG could be this enjoyable. No stunts or safety bits that break the flow really does wonders.

Cosworth cars, Formula Ford and Tramontana segments were pretty good, the 4 hot hatchlings segment close to great. I even liked the celebrity segment, which usually is my least favourite.

The only segment that wasn't to my liking was car sharing, but that passed by rather quickly.

Glad to see my crush on the Suzuki Swift Sport isn't as odd as I thought.

Symbotic · July 28th, 2009, 2:56 AM

Good episode but why in the world didn't they give the Tramontana to Tiff. All we got was Tom saying that it was fast. We know that it's fast. Even Plato would have been better.

awdrifter · July 28th, 2009, 5:23 AM

The Sierrra Cosworth vs 190E and the Tramontana R reviews are good. The hot hatchlings is not so much though. Why can't they run all the cars through all the tests then come to a conclusion, there are only 4 cars, they should have enough time to film all of them doing those few tests.

SpiderX1016 · July 28th, 2009, 7:25 AM

I don't know about this episode. It was just another same old episode. Nothing spectacular for a season finale.

I liked the F1 part, surprised me. I thought he would be spinning off the track.

Cobol74 · July 28th, 2009, 8:16 AM

I really enjoyed this much the best episode I have seen in many a long time. There was only one Brit centric thing - the car share stuff which I was interested in as I have to go up to London sometimes. Not cost effective for me yet but I may have to change jobs so who knows?

9/10

Oh and Johnny is really really good presenter - quirky but understandable.

FordGT · July 28th, 2009, 9:08 AM

I gave it a 10/10. I rarely ever do that but I had to! Fantastic episode and I found myself so much more focused and interested at the cars than on Top Gear. Fifth Gear is just getting started with new ideas were Top Gear is running out it seems.

Love the Sierra Cosworth. Brilliant car. The hot hatchling test was surprisingly fun and useful and the 500 Abarth is a great little car. The new Prius bit was good too. The car share bit was good too. My favorite part though was the F1 car drive segment. I would have liked have seen Jason drive a whole lap but otherwise it was excellent.

freefall · July 28th, 2009, 10:50 AM

Big ups to the Sierra owner! Good lad.

Wyvern · July 28th, 2009, 11:35 AM

Good end to a solid series.

Cosworth cars really made me smile and for some reason, the hot hatchlings made me want a Swift. There was no part of this week's show I didn't enjoy. Even the Prius bit was interesting, though I still definitely wouldn't want one of those...

To sum up series 16... by Jove, I think they've got it!

dj.TAKA · July 28th, 2009, 12:41 PM

Merc 190e Cozzy...
Building car in a shorttime...
500 Abarth...
Driving a F1 Car...

All seems fimilar for some reason.

wikkedsnaab · July 28th, 2009, 4:10 PM

Really good ep - easy 9 from me.

Loved the 190E and Sierra Cosworths, two of my fav cars. They should have hunted down an 190E Evo II though, would have been a much closer race.

Tim made the dull interesting, as usual... nice.

Tom's Focus-engined open-wheeler was a little boring until he got into the car and made a few priceless quotes... I love his helmet too.

Good to see Johnny doing more than just his usual cheap car thing with Tiff... I really like the Suzuki Swift... sounds like they should do a turbo version though! Pity he forgot to mention in the Prius review though, that if you buy, drive or stand near one, you'll look like a total f*cktard and people will not only hate you, they'll secretly want to kill you.

F1 bit - a tad TGesque, though I have to say, how come that chef was able to drive one without getting into half the bother Hamster did? No stalls, no tyre lockups, no spins.

The only segment that didn't really cut it was that F1 looking car called the T-spanish wind-somethingorother. Obviously they were on public roads but you just didn't any sense of its power or speed... they really should have taken it to a track.

pepitko · July 28th, 2009, 9:29 PM

btw, why is the poll upside down? The rating stars in the episode link seem to be wrong as a result..

EDIT: quite a solid episode, good choice of segments. The supercar, which name I can't remember, was awesome!

4xsama · August 1st, 2009, 3:35 PM

People who ask banal questions like 'What was the song (Beat's Got a Hold on Me) or something during the cook+F1 segment' should be shot, but anyway, what was that song.

Pretty cool ep. Well done Fifth Gear.

Would have liked to see the Spanish jobbie cop a hiding though.

Cheers

pAuLw85 · August 4th, 2009, 5:17 AM

wooo for colt ralliart!

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July 27th, 2009, 9:34 PM	#1
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: 10:51 AM Location: Bahrain Age: 25 Posts: 2,920 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 200	[16x08] July 27th, 2009 http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/16/8/ __________________ techzonline.net

July 27th, 2009, 11:02 PM	#3
Posmo Joined: Oct 5th, 2007 Last Online: 12:02 PM Location: Finland Age: 19 Posts: 2,546 Car: 1986 Ford Sierra iS Rep Power: 77	Sierra Cosworth = 10. __________________

July 27th, 2009, 11:09 PM	#4
Jens Joined: Jul 12th, 2009 Last Online: 12:39 PM Location: Aalst - Belgium Posts: 103 Car: Fiat GP LFS Status: Rep Power: 8	Loved 190E Cosworth and Sierra Cosworth! Such awesome cars. I wish I could own one one day. I think the 500's win was deserved, don't like the twingo, but that's just a personal thing I guess (nothing vs Renault, love the clio) Liked the Ralliart too, it looks like a nice car... Now just add AWD and another 100HP Would like to see Caparo T1 vs that Tramontana R, the R is more practical and user friendly I guess, but still has lots of power. __________________ Jenson Button - F1 World Champion 2009

July 28th, 2009, 1:35 AM	#5
Suedschleife Subtitling God Joined: Sep 6th, 2007 Last Online: 12:07 PM Location: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, Germania Age: 33 Posts: 605 Rep Power: 31	I never would have thought an episode of FG could be this enjoyable. No stunts or safety bits that break the flow really does wonders. Cosworth cars, Formula Ford and Tramontana segments were pretty good, the 4 hot hatchlings segment close to great. I even liked the celebrity segment, which usually is my least favourite. The only segment that wasn't to my liking was car sharing, but that passed by rather quickly. Glad to see my crush on the Suzuki Swift Sport isn't as odd as I thought. __________________ Team Schrick DMOTOR sub project

July 27th, 2009, 9:38 PM	#2
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 4:07 AM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,565 Rep Power: 57	Leaving the Twingo out on the first test was a huge mistake. It would annihilate them on the slalom.

July 28th, 2009, 2:56 AM	#6
Symbotic Joined: Mar 19th, 2007 Last Online: 7:54 AM Location: Cleveland, OH Age: 24 Posts: 160 Car: 95 Nissan 200sx Rep Power: 18	Good episode but why in the world didn't they give the Tramontana to Tiff. All we got was Tom saying that it was fast. We know that it's fast. Even Plato would have been better. __________________ "Government big enough to supply everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have" ~ Thomas Jefferson

July 28th, 2009, 5:23 AM	#7
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 12:22 PM Posts: 1,956 Rep Power: 47	The Sierrra Cosworth vs 190E and the Tramontana R reviews are good. The hot hatchlings is not so much though. Why can't they run all the cars through all the tests then come to a conclusion, there are only 4 cars, they should have enough time to film all of them doing those few tests. __________________ TP

July 28th, 2009, 7:25 AM	#8
SpiderX1016 Joined: Jun 22nd, 2009 Last Online: August 3rd, 2009 Location: Rosemead, CA Posts: 3 Car: VW Rep Power: 0	I don't know about this episode. It was just another same old episode. Nothing spectacular for a season finale. I liked the F1 part, surprised me. I thought he would be spinning off the track.

July 28th, 2009, 8:16 AM	#9
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 10:50 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,592 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	I really enjoyed this much the best episode I have seen in many a long time. There was only one Brit centric thing - the car share stuff which I was interested in as I have to go up to London sometimes. Not cost effective for me yet but I may have to change jobs so who knows? 9/10 Oh and Johnny is really really good presenter - quirky but understandable. __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

July 28th, 2009, 9:08 AM	#10
FordGT Joined: Jan 11th, 2005 Last Online: 2:23 AM Location: New York Posts: 139 Rep Power: 30	I gave it a 10/10. I rarely ever do that but I had to! Fantastic episode and I found myself so much more focused and interested at the cars than on Top Gear. Fifth Gear is just getting started with new ideas were Top Gear is running out it seems. Love the Sierra Cosworth. Brilliant car. The hot hatchling test was surprisingly fun and useful and the 500 Abarth is a great little car. The new Prius bit was good too. The car share bit was good too. My favorite part though was the F1 car drive segment. I would have liked have seen Jason drive a whole lap but otherwise it was excellent.

July 28th, 2009, 10:50 AM	#11
freefall Joined: Sep 1st, 2008 Last Online: 9:25 AM Posts: 493 Rep Power: 27	Big ups to the Sierra owner! Good lad.

July 28th, 2009, 11:35 AM	#12
Wyvern Not A Dude Joined: Oct 4th, 2008 Last Online: 11:20 AM Location: Loughton, Essex Age: 36 Posts: 404 Car: Triumph Herald 1200, not quite as broken as it was Rep Power: 173	Good end to a solid series. Cosworth cars really made me smile and for some reason, the hot hatchlings made me want a Swift. There was no part of this week's show I didn't enjoy. Even the Prius bit was interesting, though I still definitely wouldn't want one of those... To sum up series 16... by Jove, I think they've got it!

July 28th, 2009, 12:41 PM	#13
dj.TAKA Joined: Dec 15th, 2006 Last Online: 11:04 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 427 Car: 98' EP91 Starlet Rep Power: 41	Merc 190e Cozzy... Building car in a shorttime... 500 Abarth... Driving a F1 Car... All seems fimilar for some reason. __________________ DJ.Designz Inc.

July 28th, 2009, 4:10 PM	#14
wikkedsnaab Joined: Oct 10th, 2006 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Posts: 110 Car: Mercedes Benz 190D 2.5, BMW 316i C Rep Power: 17	Really good ep - easy 9 from me. Loved the 190E and Sierra Cosworths, two of my fav cars. They should have hunted down an 190E Evo II though, would have been a much closer race. Tim made the dull interesting, as usual... nice. Tom's Focus-engined open-wheeler was a little boring until he got into the car and made a few priceless quotes... I love his helmet too. Good to see Johnny doing more than just his usual cheap car thing with Tiff... I really like the Suzuki Swift... sounds like they should do a turbo version though! Pity he forgot to mention in the Prius review though, that if you buy, drive or stand near one, you'll look like a total fcktard and people will not only hate you, they'll secretly want to kill you. F1 bit - a tad TGesque, though I have to say, how come that chef was able to drive one without getting into half the bother Hamster did? No stalls, no tyre lockups, no spins. The only segment that didn't really cut it was that F1 looking car called the T-spanish wind-somethingorother. Obviously they were on public roads but you just didn't any sense of its power or speed... they really should have taken it to a track. __________________ Four little words that mean so much: -- "Hello."* - JM "Jaaaaaaaaaaaaag..." - JC "Ollliiiivvvveeeerrr!" - RH {crunch!} - Morris Marina x3

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July 28th, 2009, 9:29 PM	#15
pepitko Joined: Jan 22nd, 2007 Last Online: 10:08 AM Location: Prague, CZ Age: 23 Posts: 633 Car: diesel Skoda & Peugeot scooter Rep Power: 21	btw, why is the poll upside down? The rating stars in the episode link seem to be wrong as a result.. EDIT: quite a solid episode, good choice of segments. The supercar, which name I can't remember, was awesome! __________________ "I don’t really want a Lamborghini Gallardo. But I don’t want to live in a world where it doesn’t exist." - Jeremy Clarkson Last edited by pepitko; July 31st, 2009 at 7:38 AM.

August 1st, 2009, 3:35 PM	#16
4xsama Joined: Aug 1st, 2009 Last Online: August 1st, 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	People who ask banal questions like 'What was the song (Beat's Got a Hold on Me) or something during the cook+F1 segment' should be shot, but anyway, what was that song. Pretty cool ep. Well done Fifth Gear. Would have liked to see the Spanish jobbie cop a hiding though. Cheers

August 4th, 2009, 5:17 AM	#17
pAuLw85 Joined: Aug 2nd, 2007 Last Online: 7:14 AM Location: Campbelltown Age: 24 Posts: 16 Car: 2006 Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart Rep Power: 0	wooo for colt ralliart!