Here is great video from Fifth Gear with guest 24 Year old Brazilian Bruno Senna (Ayrton Senna’s Nephew) who test drives the Nissan GT-R vs Porsche 911 Turbo.
Can you guess which car is 0.5 seconds faster around the track? UNREAL!
Perhaps one of the most popular match-ups among car enthusiasts is the Audi RS4 against the BMW M3. It\222s not exactly a fair comparison, because the Audi RS4 is a brand new car and the BMW M3 has been on the market for some time. What\222s more, the RS4 costs a lot more than the M3.
Fifth gear gives the keys to the all new 2008 Nissan GT-R to race driver Jason Plato who takes Godzilla out for a waltz around the racetrack to display lateral cornering forces over 1G !!
The Porsche 997 GT2 remains based on the 3.6 litre flat-6 engine, but now features twin variable geometry turbochargers, which generate 530 hp (395 kW) at 6500 rpm and 505 lb·ft (685 N·m) of torque from 2200 to 4500 rpm utilizing a 6-speed manual gearbox.
Vicki Butler Henderson squeals with delight at the plentiful oversteer action offered up by our E-Series HSV Clubsport R8, sold in the UK as the Vauxhall VXR8. The really good news is that this means a Top Gear review can’t be too far away…
Fifth Gear has a great segment on Paul Dalton, a car detailer in the UK, who charges up to 6,100 GBP for his 61-step wash and wax. The wax that he uses is 6,000 GBP per tub.
Not only is the Lotus Exige 265E the most powerful road version of the Exige ever, it runs on Bio Fuel. The 265E sports a supercharged, 1.8L inline-4 (2ZZ VVTL-i) that produces 264hp @ 8000rpm and 184 lb-ft torque @ 5500rpm — rocketing it from 0-60 in just 3.88-seconds. Fifth Gear’s Tiff Needell takes this car out for a road test.
Fifth Gear features one collector's garage full of supercars, including two Koenigseggs, a Ford GT, a Carrera GT (never driven), a Zonda F, some Ferraris, and some older classics as well. Very impressive.
... and they love the modern design and the technology it comes packed with. It's no longer the econoboxes of the past. Unfortunately, it won't be coming to the US -- perhaps engineering the voice activation to have an American accent is just too expensive.
Japan's culture is definitely different, and sometimes inexplicable -- and cars are no different. Street racing and drifting are almost yesterday's news, and now it's back to just car parties, with more casual hanging out. Fifth Gear takes a look to see what they can learn
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Over the weekend, our good friend Shiv directed us to this video - a video which depicts the Mercedes ML63 AMG being put through its paces by the fine chaps of Fifth Gear.
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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