El Nacho 💙🇺🇦☠️🦇👻🚀👽RIP Quentin Willson dies 😔 Jeremy Clarkson and James May pay tribute to former Top Gear host #topgear #FifthGear #quentinwillson
EditorMotoring journalist and broadcaster Quentin Willson dies aged 68
In a statement, his family said he passed away peacefully on Saturday 8 November, surrounded by loved ones, following a short battle with lung cancer.
Born in Leicester in 1957, Willson became a household name as one of the original presenters of Top Gear, helping to shape the format alongside Jeremy Clarkson and others as the show grew into a global success. He later fronted Fifth Gear and created popular programmes including Britain’s Worst Drivers and The Cars the Star.
His family described him as “a true national treasure” who “brought the joy of motoring, from combustion to electric, into our living rooms.”
Willson was also known for his campaigning work. Through the FairFuelUK campaign, he lobbied successfully to freeze fuel duty, which his family said saved UK consumers billions of pounds. More recently, he founded FairCharge, pressing for affordable electric vehicles and wider EV adoption.
Long before electric cars became mainstream, he championed the GM EV1 and the promise of cleaner motoring. His family said this showed how he was “always ahead of the curve.”
Away from broadcasting and campaigning, Willson was remembered as a much‑loved husband to Michaela, devoted father to Mercedes, Max and Mini, and cherished grandfather to Saskia, Xander and Roxana.
His family added:
“The void he has left can never be filled. His knowledge was not just learned but lived; a library of experience now beyond our reach.”
#FairCharge #FairFuelUK #FifthGear #motoring #motoringJournalist #Obituary #QuentinWillson #TopGear #tv
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Been watching old 2000s episodes of #FifthGear on their own channel on Plex. Surprisingly, they havenʼt dated as much as you might think. The cars are old, yes, but itʼs shot and directed quite well. #TV #Channel5
🪑Dr Rockstar ♫Watching this show #TopGear not to be confused with #5thGear #FifthGear ... wait. I am watching #5thGear. not #TopGear. anyway. these shows are from circa 2010's i suppose. They're both #British productions which focus on testing vehicles like #Mercedes / #BMW sedans, #Porsche sports cars etc, but you'll see them-- esp "5th Gear" (the lesser $$ cost / celeb prod. vs Joey from Friends),
So this segment is about #smartcar
He said, "If Judge Dredd were #gay , he' drive a #Crossblade "
Stop! I beg your pardon. That's offensive! I've never even seen #JudgeDredd and he's ... wait. It's the #queer part that offended me!
I don't think i fit into the contemporary definition of the word #gay , but replace it with #Italian #Christian #Jewish #straight #scizophrenic ...
It's just rude. I get it. it's supposed to be a fun, and entertaining show.
But where is the cutoff?
It was probably a fun segment to watch! But instead, i spent the entire remainder of the program and more, because i wanted to share that I was disgusted by the commentary enough to turn it off, when I was interested in the content/ subject.
That's terrible. And that's a 15-yr old show.
That's messed up.
https://jalopnik.com/the-smart-crossblade-is-a-quirky-rare-road-legal-conc-1848829637
