Editing Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 6

{{Infobox Episode
|episode = Episode 6
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Jeremy Clarkson reviews some classic Golfs.
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Cheap Porsche Challenge board.
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Clarkson behind the wheel of a VW Golf.
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Paul Anderson's Porsche 928 prior to filming.
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|prodcode = GFGA690F
|number = 45 (since 2002), 607 (since 1977)
|length = 59:36
|viewers = 4.87 million
|previous = [[Top Gear (2002 TV series/Series 5/Episode 5|Series 5, Episode 5]]
|next = [[Top Gear (2002 TV series/Series 5/Episode 7|Series 5, Episode 7]]
|airdate =
UK: 5th December, 2004<br>
US: 30th August, 2010
| airdates    =
WO: 19th January, 2005<br>
PL: 22nd January, 2005<br>
NL: 22nd April, 2005<br>
RU: 1st May, 2005<br>
CA: 4th December, 2005<br>
AU: 16th January, 2006<br>
PR: 26th March, 2006<br>
BE: 7th October, 2006<br>
FI: 10th June, 2007<br>
HU: 17th August, 2009<br>
EE: 26th August, 2009<br>
CZ: 12th September, 2009<br>
ES: 5th July, 2010<br>
DE: 8th May, 2011<br>
IT: 4th February, 2013<br>
JP: 27th January, 2014
''Dates may not be 100% accurate.''
}}

{{TG 2002 Episode|episodename=Series 5, Episode 6|airdate=5th December|year=2004|xth=sixth|series=[[Series 5]]|number=45th|number77=607th|number78=598th|prognum=21st|totprog=24|resolution=576i|aspratio=16:9 Widescreen|tvorstream=British television|channel=BBC Two}} {{TG 2002 Episode Starring|hosta=Jeremy Clarkson|hostb=Richard Hammond|hostc=James May|stig=[[The Stig#First White Stig|The Stig]]|star=[[Cliff Richard]]|waswere=was}}, in addition to blind army veteran and land speed record holder [[Billy Baxter]] also taking the [[Reasonably-Priced Car#Suzuki Liana|Suzuki Liana]] around the [[Top Gear Test Track|track]], with Clarkson as co-driver.

This episode is perhaps best-known for featuring ''Top Gear''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second {{Cheap Challenge}}, the [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 6/£1500 Porsche Challenge|£1500 Porsche Challenge]], where the three presenters were tasked with finding a used rear-wheel drive [[Porsche]] for £1,500 or less and completing a series of challenges with them.

==Reception==
===Contemporary===
{{FinalGear Poll|episodename=Series 5, Episode 6|criticalreception=critically acclaimed|pollposition=placing sixth in|votes=8}}

===Retrospective===
{{Topgearbox Poll|episodename=Series 5, Episode 6|rank=94th}} According to [[Sean McKellar]], the episode features "the ultimate cheap car challenge"<ref>[https://www.topgearbox.com/cars/entertainment/top-gear/challenges/series-5-episode-6/ Topgearbox - Series 5, Episode 6.]</ref> and is a must-see episode.

==References==