They're British TV's two outstanding car shows - but which is the greatest? Clarkson and the gang or Tiff and his team?
Tiff Needell, Chris Ryan, Jason Plato and Vicki Butler-Henderson make for a formidable team, and Fifth Gear consistently provides some of the best car journalism you'll ever see on television. In the other corner, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May from Top Gear serve up candid reviews and cunning stunts. But which is the greatest show? Gape in wonder as two of our Daves argue the toss as to which is the better Gear...
The case for Top Gear
By Dave Rahmdel
Well it's Top Gear, isn't it, clearly? Trying to claim Fifth Gear is better is like saying that you prefer Shakin' Stevens to Elvis. It's legal, yes, but anyone who holds that opinion should clearly be sectioned immediately. As a minimum. Top Gear's been setting the standard for TV motoring for decades, and since its overhaul it's funnier than most sitcoms, more informative than a Stephen Fry voiceover, and it's got the Stig. He once punched a horse to the ground – what more do you want, people?
For wit, explosions, extreme challenges and celebrities making an utter fool of themselves in a car they wouldn't normally get in even if it was full of lifetime membership cards to The Ivy, there's only one show to watch. Clue: it's not Fifth Gear.
The case for Fifth Gear
By Dave Woodlock
Sure, without Top Gear there'd be no Fifth Gear but that doesn't mean it's better. Without Neighbours we'd have seen a lot less of Kylie Minogue's lovely bottom but that doesn't mean tuning into Ramsey St is better than watching the 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head video' on a loop now does it?
Top Gear's all well and good if you want to see a bunch of over-grown teenagers blowing up caravans and insulting the French, but if you want a proper show which is actually about cars, which doesn't waste most of its budget on explosions and fancy foreign jollies, you'll want to stick with Fifth Gear. Tiff's a far better driver than the denim-cladded one, Quentin's got more class in his raised eyebrow than Captain Slow can dream of, and Vicki looks a lot less like a Hamster than Richard Hammond. Top Gear's had its day, we're going into Fifth.
Who's right? Which is the greater Gear? Or are they both right with Top and Fifth tied in Pole Position in some kind of sappy hands-across-the-water, everyone-is-equal, what-have-we-done-to-the-world kinda way?
Comments
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Top Gear would definatly win because jermey is so funny and so is hammond and jermey stop be so horrible to james it is not nice always hitting his car if you ever read this jeremy
i love top gear don't put on fifth gear
fifth gear is an entier copy of top gear the cars, the super cars and the hyper cars are all copies of top gear. top gear has been out longer than fifth gear it has more series's, it has the funniest stuff when it comes to the news and fifth gear is just something that puts you to sleep its just info info info no funnyness or good news and the show only last for half an hour top gear last for 1 hour to 1 and a half of a hour and the best thing is the 14th series has a episode that's 2 hours long so in your face fifth gear.
Where did all the other comments go? Was it because Fifth Gear was getting such a slating? Doesn't matter how many times you restart this list Top Gear will win. Now take the hint (not that 99.9% one way is a hint) and get Fifth Gear off!!!
i love top gear b00000000000000000000000000000! fith gear go somewhere else
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dear dave i am youssef the you took of the list i hate fith gear and i love top gear so there now could you please put me back on regards youssef
top gear is well better than fifth gear top gear for life
TOP GEAR FOREVER 5TH GEAR SUCKS !!!!
Top gear. Fith Gear is a copy
What on EARTH happened to all the other comments?!?! Oh well, Top Gear still gets my vote, and the votes of almost every other person that's going to post here. Please Dave, remove Fifth Gear, it's nothing but a lesser, cheapy rip-off version of Top Gear.
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TOP GEAR! TOP GEAR! TOP GEAR!
top gear was the 1st but fifth gear gives u better info on cars us mear mortals can afford instead of all these £million 9000000bhp monsters.although its gud to see the trips & mad things they do on top gear.fifth gear has better presenters with tiff the madman & vicky the sexy minx & plato the looney toon they can all drive cars the way they shud be driven,Its hard to say which is the best they've both got something for everone keep up the good work bbc & five for all us dave viewers to keep watchin the best shows on tv