The folks with the other ‘Gear’ show have gotten behind the wheel of the Tramontana R Edition, a supercar designed by engineers who previously worked for Volkswagen, BMW and Lamborghini. Refresher: Power for the two-seater supercar comes from a Mercedes-Benz 5.5L V12 engine making a total of 550-hp. A twin-turbocharged version is also available producing 720-hp with a [...]
While we’re huge fans of Top Gear, once in a while we love ourselves some Fifth Gear. The UK TV program recently got around to testing the new 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage hosted by none other than Tiff Needell. Refresher: Power comes from a 6.0L V12 engine that makes 510-hp with a maximum torque of [...]
The 300-hp 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec engine under the hood of the 2009 Ford Focus RS definitely gives it an edge over many of its rivals. The folks at Fifth Gear think that the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X can definitely give the Focus RS some strong competition so they decided to put the two cars [...]
Waiting for the next season of Top Gear? Well, there’s just one day until it starts but to keep us patient and busy in the meantime, Fifth Gear’s Johnny Smith is bring us his review of the new 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI quattro. Refresher: Power comes from a 5.2L V10 producing a total of [...]
The not so Top Fifth Gear drove the new 2009 Ford Focus RS this past weekend. Their take on Ford’s high-performing hatch? “This is gotta be one of the best hot hatches in the world – if not the best. But do yourself a favor, buy it in blue.” Refresher: Power comes from a 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec [...]
Toyota says that the packaging of the Toyota iQ can fit twice as many people than the Smart ForTwo while being just 29 centimeters longer and and 12 centimeters wider. How does Toyota do it? Find out as Tom Ford explains the 6 steps Toyota took to offer all that space in its tiny little [...]
Tiff Needell and Fifth Gear headed to the Italian Alps to see how the powerful all-wheel-drive Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 performs in the snow. The Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 is powered by a 5.2-liter V10 with 552 horsepower allowing for a 0 to 60 mph time in 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 202 mph. However, as Needell explains, when [...]
Earlier this morning we saw Fifth Gear’s review of the 2009 BMW 7-Series. We now have their review of the new Kia Soul. The 2010 Kia Soul will go on sale in the U.S. later this year with prices starting at $13,995 for the entry level 122-hp 1.6 4-cylinder model. Pricing will run all the [...]
Tom Ford of Fifth Gear recently got behind the new 2009 BMW 7-Series – or 2009 750i to be exact. The 2009 7-Series will be available in the U.S. in two variants including the 750i and the 750 Li with prices starting at $81,125 and $85,025 respectively. Power for the 2009 BMW 750i comes from [...]
Earlier today we saw Fifth Gear getting behind the 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco. Now Fifth Gear gives us the first video review of the beautiful (if you’re into the muscle car thing) 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. We just had a big smile on our face when Tom said “This modern day muscle car isn’t being sold [...]
