The Five BestAUTO AND CAR TELEV IS ION SHOWS

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Automobiles

Whether you love cars or s imply drive one to work every

day , automobiles have become a huge part of most

people 's ’ l ives . They ’re on the streets , in magazines ,

advert ised in every other commercial , l i t ter bil lboards

everywhere and , of course , are on televis ion . I ’ l l be the f i rst

to admit that a TV show about car might not sound

excit ing , but as the saying goes , don ’t knock i t unti l you try

it .

5. Counting Cars

Start ing off the l i st i s a good carshow for non -car lovers toindulge in–a gui lty pleasure forsome people akin to watchingPawn Stars or other real i tyshows . The premise of CountingCars i s s imilar to that ofAmerican Restorat ion–the grouprestores and customizes class iccars and motorcycles . And , intypical real i ty -tv fashion , theyargue and bicker throughout .Given the more “real i ty tv ”aspect , many car lovers won ’t bedrawn to Counting Cars , but i t ’sgreat lazy TV .

4. Fast N Loud

Coming in third in Ranker ’s l i stof the best TV shows about cars ,

the show ’s name speaks volumes(pun part ial ly intended ) to i tscontent . The premise i s the

norm for auto shows ; f indingold , beat up , run down and

otherwise junk cars andrestor ing them for a prof it . A otof the draw in this show comes

from the characters and theskits they put on in each

episode .

3. Overhaulin'

A new concept on the l i st !Overhaul in ’ i s as much pureentertainment as i t i s a carshow . The synopsis i s fa i r lys imple : the family or f r iends ofsomeone who ’s driv ing an oldjunker enl ists the help ofOverhaul in ’ to “steal ” the car (orhave i t towed by fake pol ice ,seized by repo men , etc ) . Then ,the car i s completelycustomized and restored andthe owner of the car i s surprisedat the end of each episode withthe return of their new car .

2. ConsumerReports

Yes , you ’re r ight , ConsumerReports i sn ’t a televis ion show ,

but the long l i st of videosavai lable on the YouTube

channel provides more thanenough video content .

Consumer Reports i s known forits str ingent and meticulous

reviews of cars with a var iety ofcr iter ia to determine each year ’s

best buys .

1. Top Gear

Did you expect number one tobe anything else? Top Gear i s along -running Engl ish tv showthat has spawned numerousspinoffs including an Americanvers ion . None wil l completelyreplace the original , though . Theconversat ional att itude aboutthe whole ser ies , the hosts ’hilar ity and the chal lenges ,races and specials make TopGear a must watch .

Photo: BBC.co.uk