Wesley at Chrominance perfectly sums up my thoughts about American vs. British attitudes towards cars. Here in LA the Speed channel on cable shows Fifth Gear and Motorweek back to back. The two shows are worlds apart. Fifth Gear is full of life and excitement, you can tell the hosts love what they do. They get into cars and drive the hell out of them, and it looks like they\’re having so much fun. Then Motorweek comes along and they\’re just going through the motions, trying to get through another half hour show without falling asleep.

British car magazines are like this too. Evo is my favorite; excellent writing, photography, and layout. It\’s expensive cause it\’s imported ($10), but it\’s totally worth it. Car and Top Gear are also good, but they\’re not quite as performance-oriented as Evo (they actually review SUVs and minivans!).

You can download Fifth Gear and Top Gear episodes off bit torrent from this site.