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

Episode 6
Thumb 1Thumb 2Thumb 3Thumb 4 Jeremy Clarkson reviews some classic Golfs. Cheap Porsche Challenge board. Clarkson behind the wheel of a VW Golf. Paul Anderson's Porsche 928 prior to filming.
Prod. code	GFGA690F
No.	45 (since 2002), 607 (since 1977)
Runtime	59:36
Viewers	4.87 million
Prev ep.	Series 5, Episode 5
Next ep.	Series 5, Episode 7
Airdate	UK: 5th December, 2004 US: 30th August, 2010
International Airdates WO: 19th January, 2005 PL: 22nd January, 2005 NL: 22nd April, 2005 RU: 1st May, 2005 CA: 4th December, 2005 AU: 16th January, 2006 PR: 26th March, 2006 BE: 7th October, 2006 FI: 10th June, 2007 HU: 17th August, 2009 EE: 26th August, 2009 CZ: 12th September, 2009 ES: 5th July, 2010 DE: 8th May, 2011 IT: 4th February, 2013 JP: 27th January, 2014 Dates may not be 100% accurate.

Series 5, Episode 6 of Top Gear aired on the 5th December, 2004. It was the sixth episode of [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 5|Series 5]]; the 45th episode of Top Gear since the show's 2002 reboot and the 607th episode overall, including compilations. It was the 598th episode since Top Gear entered national broadcasting in 1978, and was the 21st programme to air in 2004 out of a total 24. Series 5, Episode 6 was originally broadcast in 576i at a 16:9 Widescreen aspect ratio on British television channel BBC Two. The episode was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, alongside The Stig. Cliff Richard was the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car, in addition to blind army veteran and land speed record holder Billy Baxter also taking the Suzuki Liana around the track, with Clarkson as co-driver.

This episode is perhaps best-known for featuring Top Gear's second Cheap Car Challenge, the £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

FinalGear

On FinalGear, Series 5, Episode 6 was critically acclaimed, placing sixth in the FinalGear Best Episode Poll held from 2004 - 2006 to determine the best episodes of Top Gear at the time. The episode received 8 of the 231 votes cast.

Topgearbox Poll

In September 2015, Series 5, Episode 6 would be voted as the 94th greatest Top Gear episode of all time. According to Sean McKellar, the episode features "the ultimate cheap car challenge" and is a must-see episode.