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Fifth Gear, contents of season 1 - 18. source
| Date | Serie | Contents |
| 2010-dec-10 | 18-10 | No review posted yet. |
| 2010-dec-03 | 18-09 | Jason teaches rugby player Matt Dawson how to drift in an Audi R8 V10 convertible. Vicki looks at the new Mini Countryman. Shootout: Tiff races two sporty green cars, the hybrid Honda CR-Z and the Citroen DS3 HDi. Jonny and Ben compete to see who’s the best at driving a car on two wheels. |
| 2010-nov-26 | 18-08 | No review posted yet. |
| 2010-nov-19 | 18-07 | Tiff and Jason put the new Porsche Cayenne Turbo head-to-head against the Audi Q7 offroad in a quarry. Jonny goes to Spain to drive the supercharged Lotus Evora S. Vicki drives the new Jaguar XJ. Jason drives Porsche’s most powerful and fastest road car ever, the GT2 RS. |
| 2010-nov-12 | 18-06 | Jason visits Red Bull F1 Racing’s headquarters to race driver David Coulthard in a F1 car simulator. Vicki drives the real James Bond Aston Martin DB5 complete with working gadgets from Goldfinger and Thunderball and that went recently sold at auction for $4.7m dollars. Shootout: Tiff puts the Audi S4 up against the Vauxhall Insignia VXR. Jonny investigates if it’s safer to be in the front or the back of a car during a high speed crash. |
| 2010-nov-05 | 18-05 | Ex-F1 driver Johnny Herbert and current F1 driver Karun Chandhok join Tiff and Jason to compare the Porsche Panamera Turbo to the Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG to find out which is the faster 4-door. Vicki takes a look at the Vauxhall Meriva. Jonny finds some great deals on used cars. Ex-Stig Ben Collins goes buggy racing in an Autograss event. |
| 2010-okt-29 | 18-04 | Jason sets a new production car lap record on the new Silverstone layout using the Noble M600. Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti is finally coming to Europe and Vicki reviews the Infiniti FX30d. Shootout: Tiff compares the stock BMW 320d against an Alpina tuned one called the D3 BiTurbo. Jonny enters the rookie Track Day Trophy racing series in a Porsche 944 S2 to see how hard or easy it is to be a racing driver. |
| 2010-okt-22 | 18-03 | Tiff takes a look back at the Pagani Zonda and drives the insane US$1.6m Pagani Zonda R. Vicki inspects the Renault Wind. Jonny drives the Audi RS5 on the highest road in Europe in the French Alps. Tiff goes to cheer on Jason as he became the 2010 British Touring Car champion. |
| 2010-okt-15 | 18-02 | Jason continues his racing lessons with Comedy Dave from BBC Radio 1 using an Aston Martin Vantage N420 Roadster. Vicki visits the Paris Motor Show and shows us the top 5 cars of the show. Shootout: Tiff puts the Porsche Cayman head-to-head against the Lotus Evora. Jonny goes drag racing in Europe’s newest fastest street legal car. |
| 2010-okt-08 | 18-01 | Tiff and Jason put the sportier versions of BMW M3 and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG head-to-head. Ex-Stig Ben Collins goes drag racing in a mid-level dragster. Vicki drives the Bentley Continental SuperSports Convertible on -one of the best roads in Europe- in Northern Ireland. Jonny attempts to set some small engine speed records using a Skoda Fabia vRS. |
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| 2010-aug-12 | 17-10 | Jason and Tiff put the Nissan GT-R and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution FQ-400 head-to-head. Jonny reviews the new Audi A1. Tiff drives the electric Tesla Roadster S. Vicki judges some cars at the Salon Privé supercar show. |
| 2010-aug-05 | 17-09 | Jason drives the Morgan Aero SuperSports. Jonny goes to Germany to drive the Nissan Juke. Shootout: Tiff races the Volkswagen Golf R against the SEAT León Cupra R. Vicki looks at Gordon Murray’s new car, the T.25. |
| 2010-jul-22 | 17-08 | Jason goes powersliding in the Chevrolet Camaro SS. Shootout: Tiff compares the Peugeot RCZ to the Volkswagen Scirocco. Vicki looks at the new Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe. Jonny and Tiff participate in the Ilkley Classic Trial again. |
| 2010-jul-15 | 17-07 | Tiff drives the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG really fast on the no-speed limit roads of the Isle of Man. Jason races Ferrari’s fastest road car ever, the 599 GTO, around the Ferrari test track in Italy. Vicki takes a look at the latest Lotus Elise. Jonny and Vicki put the Toyota Landcruiser and the Land Rover Discovery head to head offroad. |
| 2010-jul-08 | 17-06 | Tiff goes powersliding in the incredibly expensive Lexus LFA. Vicki reviews the new BMW 5 series. Shootout: Jason races the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG against the Audi RS6. Jonny heads to Volvo’s crash facility in Sweden to witness the crash of a Volvo S60. |
| 2010-jul-01 | 17-05 | Jason drives the ultimate Porsche 911 — the GT3 RS. Vicki examines the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class convertible. Jonny tests the new Audi A8 in the south of France. Tiff, Jason, adventurer Charley Boorman, and comedian Ross Noble compete in a series of off-road challenges. |
| 2010-jun-24 | 17-04 | Shootout: Jason pits the Nissan 370Z Roadster against the BMW Z4. Jonny compares the Skoda Superb Estate to other estates the Mercedes-Benz W124, the new Mercedes-Benz E250, and the Volvo 850R. Tiff drives the 4 door Aston Martin Rapide. Vicki drag races the new Rolls-Royce Ghost. |
| 2010-jun-17 | 17-03 | Vicki drives the new Maserati GranCabrio from Paris to Monaco. Shootout: Citroën DS3 DSport versus the Alfa Romeo MiTo Cloverleaf. Tiff and Jonny sees if electric cars are finally practical using the Mitsubishi i MiEV. Jason tries to break 200 MPH in the Noble M600 supercar. |
| 2010-jun-10 | 17-02 | Tiff and Jason compare the Porsche 911 and Audi R8 V10 convertibles. Vicki examines the Nissan Cube in a new segment called -Need To Know-. Jonny reviews the very economical Volvo S80 DRIVe. Jason goes to the Italian Alps to drive the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera. |
| 2010-jun-03 | 17-01 | Jason drives the beautiful new Ferrari 458 Italia, the replacement for the F430. Tiff and Vicki do a hot hatch showdown comparing the Ford Focus RS, Volkswagen Scirocco R, amd Renault Megane Renaultsport 250 Cup. Jonny sees how well the old Mini holds up against the modern Smart Fortwo and Toyota iQ. Jason catches up with Lewis Hamilton to talk about the upcoming McLaren MP4-12C. |
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| 2009-jul-27 | 16-08 | This week’s show kicks off with an end-of-term shoot-out treat featuring one of the most iconic names in motorsport. Two of the finest examples of the Cosworth racing engine, the Ford Sierra Cosworth and the Mercedes 190E Cosworth, are pitted against each other - but which beefed-up 1980s family car will come out on top? Elsewhere, Jason meets celebrity chef and car fanatic James Martin. His impressive collection of motors includes a Formula One car- which no longer works! To help James realise his dream of driving a functioning F1 car, Jason arranges a trip in a 1996 Benetton at Silverstone. Tim heads off to the big smoke to investigate the new craze of car-share clubs in London. Under these schemes, drivers rent cars by the hour and can pick up and drop off the vehicles wherever they choose. Tim spends the day getting about using three different clubs. Will he be sufficiently impressed to ditch his own motor? Tiff and Jonny have a massive amount of fun with four tiny hot hatches - the 500 Abarth, the Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart, the RenaultSport Twingo and the Suzuki Swift Sport. This new class of cars has grown rapidly, with more traditional examples like the Golf GTI becoming bigger and heavier. Tiff and Jonny devise some driving challenges to find out which of the new breed is the most sizzling. Tom and Jonny are offered a drive in a Formula Ford race car, but there is a catch - they have to fit the engine themselves. Since the car uses the same engine as a Ford Focus, the challenge is to remove the family car’s engine, fit it to the Formula Ford car and get behind the wheel before the track closes. Have the boys met their motoring match? Finally, Tom test-drives one of the wildest cars of the year - the brand new Tramontana R. A singleseat car designed in Spain, the Tramontana costs over £300,000 and has a twin turbo V12 engine. Tom heads to historic Goodwood to put it through its paces before unleashing it on the public. |
| 2009-jul-20 | 16-07 | Unknown |
| 2009-jul-13 | 16-06 | Shootout: Jason pits the new Renault Clio Renaultsport 200 Cup against it’s older version, the 2005 Renault Clio RenaultSport 182 Cup. Tim helps some random people check their oil since so many cars a year run out of oil and damage their engines. It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Jonny examines the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Tiff puts the latest Caterham, the Roadsport 175 SV, through it’s paces by using it as a medical courier. Jason drives the new Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. Cheapskate Alternative: Jonny finds a cheap alternative to the Murciélago. Tom conducts a crash test to see if lowering the rural speed limit by 10 MPH will help save lives or not. |
| 2009-jul-06 | 16-05 | Tiff and Jason declare war in a unique tank ‘dogfight’. Jonny goes for a spin in the new Golf GTi. Tom teams up with DJ Judge Jules to road-test the new Aston Martin DBS Volante. Tim inspects the state of Britain’s roads. Tiff casts his eye over the first new Lotus in 13 years. |
| 2009-jun-29 | 16-04 | Shootout: Mini Cooper S Cabriolet versus Mazda MX-5. Tim looks into self-service garages where you rent the lift and tools to work on your own car. It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Tom tests the Toyota Urban Cruiser. Jonny takes a replica (I assume) Ghostbusters ambulance, the Ecto-1, on a drive with television medium Derek Acorah. Tiff drives the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Cheapskate Alternative: Jonny suggests an older Jaguar XJS V12 as an alternative to the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Tom and Jonny compete in a wheelie challenge using cheap cars. |
| 2009-jun-22 | 16-03 | Shootout Rematch: the latest generation BMW Z4 takes on the latest generation Porsche Boxter. Tim examines how good the £2000 old car trade-in deal is and sees if you can beat it even without the trade-in. It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Tom checks out the Peugeot 308 CC and compares it to the Volkswagen Eos. Tiff heads to France to test the new Nissan 370Z. Stand-up comedian Ross Noble spends a day with the renowned motorcycle trials rider Dougie Lampkin, MBE. Jonny looks for a cheap alternative to a Porsche Boxster. Tiff, Jason, and Vicki set out to reproduce two of the stunts from the original The Italian Job. |
| 2009-jun-15 | 16-02 | Shootout: Jason compares a manual gearbox to a flappy paddle (PDK) gearbox using a Porsche Cayman. Tim sees how accurate manufacture’s claimed MPG ratings are by doing some real world testing. It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Jonny examines the new Audi A5 Cabriolet. Tiff heads to Maranello, Italy to test the Ferrari 599 HGTE and gives Sir Stirling Moss a ride around the Ferrari test track. Jason sets out to help Olympic rower Matthew Pinsent find his perfect sports car. Jonny looks for a cheap alternative to the Ferrari 599 HGTE. Tom and Tiff enter the Ilkley Trial in Yorkshire on a motorcycle with a sidecar. |
| 2009-jun-08 | 16-01 | Tiff and Jason pit the Ford Focus RS and the Mitsubishi Evo X against each other. Jonny drives the Audi R8 V10 to see if it’s the perfect supercar for a beginner. Tim spends a week driving a banger as his daily car. It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Tom examines the first diesel Porsche Cayenne. Tiff meets up with Formula 1 driver-turned-TV pundit David Coulthard for an extreme van-driving challenge. Jonny finds a bargin version of the Audi R8 V10 in the form of a Volkswagen Corrado VR6. Tom Ford examines the new Citroën C3 Picasso from the point of view of a true 21st-century family man. A short summary of the Fifth Gear Stunt Special where stuntman Steve Truglia attempts a loop-the-loop in a car. |
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| 2009-feb-23 | 15-08 | Tiff pits the Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v against the Ford Escort RS Turbo, two classic 80’s hot hatchbacks. Tim compares various speed camera alerting devices. Jonny tests Honda’s new hybrid, the Insight. Vicki helps adventurer and motorbike enthusiast Charley Boorman improve his 4-wheeled lap times. Jonny attempts to make a profit by buying a scrap car and then selling it’s parts at an autoparts sale. Jason drives the brand new Ford Focus RS in Spain. Tiff heads to Abu Dhabi to get a ride in and watch Aero GP planes compete. |
| 2009-feb-16 | 15-07 | Tiff and Jason compete in a series of quad bike races. Tim finds out if diesel cars are still as economical as they used to be with the current gas prices. Vicki pits the new Alfa Romeo Mito against the Mini to see how it stacks up. Jonny attends a personalized license plate auction where -1 HRH- is being sold. Tom reviews the Hyundai i20. Jason takes sailing gold Olympic medalists Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, and Pippa Wilson out on Silverstone in a Ferrari F430 Scuderia. Tiff heads to the U.A.E. in the Middle East to drive what’s claimed to be one of the greatest driving roads in the world. |
| 2009-feb-09 | 15-06 | Shootout: Tiff pits Renault’s hot hatch, the Mégane R26.R, against a Caterham CDX. Tim gives some advice on how to prevent car theft. Jonny reviews the new Ford Ka. Tom and Tim test out hands free cell phone devices. Jason challenges Olympic medal-winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins to a speed competition with both a bike and a car. Tom reviews the new Fiat Qubo. Vicki sets out to prove that the BMW 330d can keep up at a track day. Tiff drives the flappy paddle version of James Bond’s new car, the Aston Martin DBS. |
| 2009-feb-02 | 15-05 | Tiff and Jason pit the Volkswagen Scirocco and the Mini Cooper S head-to-head on the track. Tim tests a variety of car polishes with some extreme tests to simulate a year of abuse. Jonny heads to the action house to see just how much prices have fallen for used SUVs. Tom examines the new Renault Laguna Coupe. Tom attempts to squeeze into the tiny Toyota iQ. Jason helps Comedy Dave of Radio 1 recreate a Ford Capri car chase scene from the 1970’s TV show 'The Professionals'. |
| 2009-jan-26 | 15-04 | Tiff and Jason race each other in a monster truck. Jonny 'tests' the new Renault Mégane by having paint ballers shoot at it. Tom examines the new Audi Q7. Tim sees if super diesel produces more horsepower than standard diesel. Vicki challenges 17-year-old Tom Cave, an up and coming rally star, to a bit of rally racing. Tom drives the new BMW 7-series. Tom compares the voice recognition software in an expensive Merecedes-Benz against the one in a Ford Fiesta. A recap of the Race of Champions which Jason competed in. |
| 2009-jan-19 | 15-03 | Diesel Coupe Shootout: Audi TT TDI versus BMW 123d. Jonny looks into low budget convertibles which go for low prices during the winter. Tom checks out the new Kia Soul which is designed to be a cool car. Due to the current economy, Tim sees if you can get a discount off what used to be an undiscountable car, the Mini Cooper. Tom sees if the new Seat Ibitha can match up to the Ford Fiesta. Vicki introduces comedian Bill Bailey to Fifth Gear’s 'chip fat' powered Mercedes. Tiff uses his jaw dropping driving skills to take the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 for a spin on a frozen Italian ice track. |
| 2009-jan-12 | 15-02 | Shootout: a modern Renault Sport Twingo 133 versus its hot-hatch ancestor, the Renault 5 GT Turbo. Tim takes the driving test again to see if the test really is getting harder or not. Jason and Tom see if launch control can make an average Joe out accelerate a professional racing driver. Vicki tests the new, more economical Smart MHD city car by delivering flowers. Olympic swimmer and Strictly Come Dancing star Mark Foster is competes against Jason in an auto-test routine. Jonny attends a Firecracker Banger race where classic cars get sent to their death. Tom enlists Apprentice star Raef Bjayou to compare the Vauxhall Insignia, the replacement for the Vectra, against the Ford Mondeo. Tiff drives the latest Porsche 911, the Carrera S PDK. |
| 2009-jan-05 | 15-01 | Tiff and Jason put two track day cars head to head - the KTM X-Bow and the Lotus 2-Eleven. Tim does some tests to figure out which time-saving car wash method is best for your car’s paint. Jonny checks out the Volkswagen Golf Mk6. Tom sees if the new Skoda Superb can live up to a car like a Mercedes-Benz. Tiff meets undefeated lightheavyweight champion of the world Joe Calzaghe and his glamour model girlfriend Jo-Emma Larvin who go compete off-road in a Bowler Nemesis. Vicki takes the sexy new Ferrari California for a drive in southern Italy to find out if it’s a true Ferrari or not. Tom conducts a rear-ended crash test to find out how safe that third row of seats is in a 7-seat minivan. |
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| 2008-sep-29 | 14-08 | Vicki tests the new Honda Jazz by using it as a support vehicle for The Tour of Britain, one of the United Kingdom’s biggest cycling events. Tim finds out if he can service a modern car instead of paying to have a dealership do it. Tom compares Renault’s new Laguna GT sporting four wheel steering to the Ford Mondeo. Tiff and Jason race head-to-head in seriously quick go-karts. Tom checks out the Fiat Grande Punto Abarth, a little hot hatch. Jonny with help from Dirk “Face” Benedict of the A-Team compare a brand new Mercedes-Benz S-Class to a second hand one. Jason sees if the top pilot of the Blue Eagles helicopter aerobatics squad is as good in a car as he is in his Lynx helicopter. |
| 2008-sep-22 | 14-07 | Jonny updates a Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk2 to more modern standards. Tim compares how different prices tires affect stopping distances. Tom drives the new Mk7 Ford Fiesta. Simon Pavey puts Tiff and Vicki through a series offroad motorcycle challenges. Jonny helps Light Welterweight boxer Ricky Hatton restore his Reliant Robin van used in the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. |
| 2008-sep-15 | 14-06 | Tom drives the new Volkswagen Scirocco around Wales. Jonny compares the Hyundai i800 to the Chrysler Grand Voyager. Tim investigates people who call up car sellers offering to help sell their car for a fee. Jason teaches Moto GP star James Toseland to drift in the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Jonny finds out if new Jeep Wrangler is better or worse than a Willys Jeep from World War II. Vicki in the brand new Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder and a last-generation Porsche 911 Carrera 2. Tiff attempts to set an alternative-powered quarter mile record in a Lotus Exige 270E TriFuel. |
| 2008-sep-08 | 14-05 | Tiff and Jason put the BMW M3 and the Lexus ISF head-to-head to see which is faster and more exciting with some help from some girls. Tom sees if the new Subaru Forester is as good as the Land Rover Freelander 2, the benchmark in small SUVs. Bruno Senna, nephew of F1 driver Ayrton Senna, is a special guest presenter this week and compares the Porsche 911 Turbo to the Nissan GT-R on the track. Vicki participates in the Subaru convoy in tribute to the late Colin McRae. Tom drives the Dodge Challenger SRT-8. Vicki in the Vauxhall Astra Nurburgring and the Ford Focus ST. Jason teaches John Prescott to drive a race spec Jaguar XKR. |
| 2008-sep-01 | 14-04 | Jason pits the Honda Civic Mugen RR, imported from Japan, against the Honda S2000. Tim shows some loopholes in the new 2009 UK car tax code. Jonny sees if the new Volkswagen Passat CC can match the Mercedes-Benz CLS 500 in terms of refinement. Tom drives the new seemingly-pointless BMW X6. Jonny examines the new Citroen Berlingo Multispace’s practicality by turning it an ice cream van at an amusement park. Vicki heads to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to race the electric Tesla Roadster and the Breckland Beira. Tiff in the crazy looking KTM X-Bow. |
| 2008-aug-25 | 14-03 | Jason puts two powerful wagons head-to-head, the Volkswagen Passat R36 and the Audi A4 3.0 TDI. Vicki investigates how Kia’s new hatchback, the Pro Ceed, stacks up against the popular Volkswagen Golf. Jonny heads to the Ulitmate Street Car Show to judge the customized car entries. Tiff takes on Formula One driver Jarno Trulli in a competition to see who can get best fuel economy out of a Toyota Prius. Tim sees if he can match the 0-62 MPH times claimed by car manufacturers. Tom drives to Ireland in the new Honda Accord Tourer to deliver parts for the Honda motorcycle team. Jonny sees what kinda luxury car you can get for £1,000. Tiff heads to the Belle Vue Speedway (a dirt track) to race world champion Jason Crump in motorcycle versus car races. |
| 2008-aug-18 | 14-02 | Tiff puts the latest Mazda RX-8 against the Nissan 350Z. Tim investigates why it can cost up to £200 just to change a headlight bulb on a Renault Mégane. Vicki spends a day with Lewis Hamilton at the Brooklands Motoring Festival. Jonny sees what kinda car you can get if you swore off drinking alcohol for 3 years and saved the money up instead. Jason goes powersliding in the new Porsche 911 GT2. Tom drives the new Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG. Tom crash tests a second-hand convertible in a rollover crash. |
| 2008-aug-11 | 14-01 | World snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan asked Fifth Gear to help him choose a new car to spend his winnings on, so Vicki takes him out onto the track in a Mercedes C63 AMG and a BMW M3. Tiff and Jason put the Mitsubishi Evo X FQ300 and the Subaru Impreza WRX STi head-to-head on the track. Tom tests Ford’s new SUV, the Kuga, by driving it on snow, road and mud. Jonny investigates if cars are worth more as scrap than as a functioning car. Tiff tries out the world’s first underwater car, the Rinspeed Squba, which was inspired by James Bond’s white Lotus Esprit in “The Spy Who Loved Me”. |
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| 2008-mar-24 | 13-10 | Ford Focus RS versus Ford Escort Cosworth. Tiff sideways in the brand new Subaru WRX STi. Jonny heads to the Geneva Motor Show. Tom joins a Welsh mountain rescue team for the day to put the Hummer H3 through its paces. Tiff and Jason pit the Mini Cooper S Works and the Renault Clio Cup against each other to find out which is best. |
| 2008-mar-17 | 13-09 | Volkswagen Golf GTi versus Subaru Impreza WRX. Jonny tries to find some sexy coupes for less than £1500. Vicki pushes Bentley’s fastest ever production car, the 200 mph Continental GT Speed, to the limit. Tiff drives a NASCAR race car around a track. Tom Ford tests Jaguar’s make or break executive saloon, the XF. Jason finds out if the Lotus Elise SC, the first model to be fitted with a supercharger, is the best version ever. |
| 2008-mar-10 | 13-08 | Porsche Cayenne GTS versus BMW X5 SE. Jason takes British downhill skier Chemmy Alcott offroading in a Group N rally car. Tom Ford drives the new Citroën C5 in Lisbon. Tiff and Jonny go behind the scenes of the 50th NASCAR Daytona 500. |
| 2008-mar-03 | 13-07 | Ford Fiesta ST versus Vauxhall Corsa SRi. Jason goes offroading with England rugby captain, Phil Vickery. Vicki compares the new electric powered Smart ED to it’s gasoline powered counterpart, the Smart FourTwo. Tom Ford heads up to the Arctic Circle for some extreme testing of the new Volvo XC70. Tiff takes the all new the Lexus IS F out onto a track. |
| 2008-feb-25 | 13-06 | Mini One versus Fiat 500. Volkswagen camper van comparison: Tom and Jonny test the retro Danbury Rio against the modern Volkswagen California. Jason on the track in the new Nissan GT-R. Tom finds out what happens when a 5 star crash rating car crashes into a tree. Tiff in Audi’s most powerful production car, the Audi RS6 Avant, a station wagon. |
| 2008-feb-18 | 13-05 | Renault Twingo GT versus Fiat Panda 100HP, two entry-level hot hatches. Travis Pastrana talks about his experiences in Freestyle Motocross and rally racing. Tom tests the Land Rover Freelander and Nissan X-Trail at the Kinnaird estate in Perthshire, Scotland.. Jonny goes looking for the ultimate first car for under £2400, the average spent on such a car. Tiff and Jason put the Porsche Cayman and BMW 135i Coupe head-to-head. |
| 2008-feb-11 | 13-04 | Fast van shootout with the Volkswagen Transporter Sportline against the Mercedes Vito X. Fifth Gear checks out London’s most exclusive supercar rental club, the Segrave Clubparks, and parks three of their cars — a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, a McLaren Mercedes SLR, and a Porsche Carrera GT — on the street for 10 minutes each to see which turns the most heads. Jonny takes a BMW 635d, the world’s first diesel grand tourer, to Poland in search of cheap diesel. Tom goes offroading in a Unimog U500. Tiff tests James Bond’s latest car, the Aston Martin DBS. |
| 2008-feb-04 | 13-03 | An eighteen year old Lotus Carlton versus it’s modern day equivalent, the Vauxhall VXR8. Tom and Jonny enter a 100 year old gruelling 24 hour off-road driving event called the Exeter Trial in an old Volkswagen Beetle. Tiff tests the all-new Audi A3 Cabriolet to see if it can change his opinion of convertibles. Children under the age of 3 can travel in the back of a taxi with no child seat, so Fifth Gear crashes a taxi to find out just how unsafe this practice really is. The new Maserati GranTurismo is coming to the UK, so Jason takes it out for a spin. |
| 2008-jan-28 | 13-02 | Renault Clio 197 R27 versus Rage Buggy R180RT. Tom tests the all new Toyota Landcruiser. Jonny drives the new lightweight Mazda 2. Tiff and Jason put the BMW M3 and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG head-to-head. Vicki learns how a Hollywood-style car barrel roll is done. |
| 2008-jan-21 | 13-01 | Vicki puts the Lotus Exige S against the Caterham CSR at Anglesey. Tom heads to an auction of Bernie Ecclestone’s, the president and CEO of Formula One, car collection. Jonny takes a Citroën C-Crosser and a Citroën 2CV to a field to see how the two fair offroad. Tiff takes Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series to Silverstone. Tiff teaches TV chef Heston Blumenthal how to powerslide his BMW M5. |
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| 2007-oct-22 | 12-08 | To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Tom and Jonny build an armored version of one. Tiff heads to Ferrari's test track in Modena to see if the new Ferrari 430 Scuderia is faster than a Ferrari Enzo. Fifth Gear Awards including best small car, best family car, best fast car, and best overall car of the year. |
| 2005-oct-15 | 12-07 | Shootout: a "General Lee" Dodge Charger vs. a Ford Gran Torino from "Starsky and Hutch". Jonny and Tom build drift cars from a pair of Bedford Rascal vans which ends in a bad crash. Tiff drives the brand new Subaru Impreza and sees if it lives up to it's ancestors. Jason drives the Caparo T1, a street legal race car, which ends in the car catching on fire and burning Jason. |
| 2007-oct-08 | 12-06 | Vicki takes Sally Boazman, Radio 2's traffic announcer, out for a day at Bentley's chauffeur school. Jonny celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Deuce Coupe, the chopped and tuned versions of the 1932 Ford Model B. Fifth Gear crashes the annual gathering of fast cars trying to beat the 0-60 MPH record to see if anyone can beat the current record of 3.07 seconds. Tiff and Jason put the BMW Z4 and Nissan 350Z head to head on the track. Jonny test the new Mini Clubman in Madrid. Tom drives an insane Smart Car monster truck which uses Unimog parts. |
| 2007-oct-01 | 12-05 | Shootout: Vicki drives two Audi TTs -- one with a manual gearbox, one with the semi-automatic double-clutch S-Tronic system -- to see which is quickest around a track. Fifth Gear puts fuel additives to the test to scientifically see if they really do improve engine performance or not. Tom Ford drives the brand new Fiat 500. Tiff takes the £225,000, 224 MPH Gumpert Apollo out on the track. Jason goes offroading in the latest Bowler beast, the Nemesis. Jonny meets up once again (10-04) with the owner of the world's fastest street legal car, a Vauxhall Victor named "Red Victor 1", to see if they can break the quarter mile record. |
| 2007-sep-24 | 12-04 | Vicki finds out if a police driver is as fast as a racing driver by spending a day with a police trainer. Jason takes Sarah Beeny out in a Volvo Globetrotter semi-truck and challenges her to a maneuverability trial. Tiff goes powersliding in the brand new BMW M3. Jonny finds out if some of Britain's cheapest cars can make it to the top of Britain's steepest road when fully loaded. Tom gets his hands on the keys to a Phantom Drophead Coupe and offers the car's services out on a local radio station to good causes. |
| 2007-sep-17 | 12-03 | Australian cricket player Shane Warne gets a track driving lesson from Jason. Fifth Gear Shootout: Vicki races the UK spec Honda Civic Type R against the harder core Japanese version. Tom and Jonny put the new Mini Cooper D (diesel) against the petrol version to see which is better. Tiff races the new Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera head-to-head against British superbike racer Leon Haslam on a Ducati 1098. |
| 2007-sep-10 | 12-02 | Vicki compares the new Peugeot 207 GTi against a classic Peugeot 205 GTi to see if it really does live up to the old car. Jonny road tests the new £350,000, 207mph Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Roadster. Tiff and Jason put the Audi R8 and the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S head-to-head. Fifth Gear meets up with Paddy McGuinness once again as he prepares for and takes his motorcycle test. Man looks at what happens when a big, 15 year old Volvo 940 estate crashes into a small, light, 3 year old Renault Modus which has a 5 star Euro NCAP safety rating. |
| 2007-sep-03 | 12-01 | Shootout: Vicki races the brand new Audi S5 against the BMW 335i. Jason teaches Kyran Bracken how to drive on a track and then lets him have a go in an open-wheeled Formula Palmer Audi race car. Tom drives the new Maserati GranTurismo coupe on some beautiful roads in Italy. Jonny drives the incredibly small, but expensive, 4-door Mitsubishi "i" and then tries to get the same thing for less money by bolting two Smart cars on top of each other which ends in a hilarious result. Tiff heads to the French chateau where the Bugatti Veyron is assembled and gets to drive one on both the streets and the track where he gets it a bit sideways! |
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| 2007-jul-02 | 11-10 | Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff trashes two rental cars around, a Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Focus, to see which is faster. Tom spends a day with wheel clampers to find out ways to beat them. Vicki drives the latest generation Nissan 350Z. A very short Q&A with John Travolta about his passion for cars. Jonny, under the cover of darkness, fills in a pothole himself. Tiff and Jason take four car loving cast members of the British soap opera Hollyoaks out for a series of boys vs. girls challenges. Various motorcycle stunts in the cafe's parking lot including stunts by Shane Lynch. |
| 2007-jun-25 | 11-09 | Fifth Gear Shootout: Renault Sport Megane 230 F1 R26 versus one-off Ford Transit Connect X-press. Yvette Fielding, British televesion presenter and owner of 3 Aston Martins, gets to drive her dream car, a Chesil Speedster -- a replica of the rare Porsche 356 Speedster. DTM driver Susie Stoddart races her DTM Mercedes-Benz race car against her company car, a Mecedes-Benz CL63 AMG. Jonny races the Fifth Gear chip-fat powered Merecedes-Benz against a Jaguar powered by methane created from rotting apples. Jason tests the brand new Lotus 2 Eleven, a very, very quick track day car. Tom finds out what happens when a Limo crashes into a concrete barrier. Vicki tests the latest BMW X5 by towing a wakeboarder. |
| 2007-jun-18 | 11-08 | Jason tests the recently facelifted Jaguar XJR by dressing up for the part of a common Jaguar owner. Dom Joly, creator of Trigger Happy TV, rents a tank for the day to drive around his home village. Vicki drives the new Vauxhall VXR8 to the limit. Tom and Jonny take two Reliant Robins and modify them to their liking for racing against each other. Tiff finds out which is quicker around Castle Combe, the street legal Porsche 911 GT3 RS or the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car. |
| 2007-jun-11 | 11-07 | Tom drives the latest Land Rover Defender around Iceland to a glacier. Jason and Tiff race a Ford GT against a Formula Ford with 150 horsepower. Driven To Destruction: Vicki chains a car to a heavy truck and trashes it about from a cold start. Fifth Gear visits the home of Alex James, the bass player in Blur, where he goes bungee jumping from a crane. Jonny drives to Italy in a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti to deliver a birthday cake to Ferrari's CEO. |
| 2007-jun-04 | 11-06 | Jonny drives the new Ford Mondeo, the most high-tech Ford you can buy (at least in the UK). Driven To Destruction: Vicki finds out which cars are the most crash worthy by dropping them from a crane. Shootout: Tiff races the Mini Cooper against the Suzuki Swift Sport. Tom drives 1500 miles in the new BMW M5 Touring to Valencia, Spain to deliver some clothing to the Oracle America's Cup team. Olympic sprinter and BMX biker Iwan Thomas is tasked to do a stunt challenge with help from Russ Swift. Jason Plato in the awesome sounding Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster. |
| 2007-may-28 | 11-05 | Tom drives the new Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Vicki sees if she can live without a car for a day. The Fifth Gear Shootout returns with the Renault Clio 197 taking on the brand new Vauxhall Corsa VXR. Jonny drives a Rolls Royce Phantom to Italy for a classic car show at the Villa d’Este on Lake Como. Yorkshire cricket captain Darren Gough goes head-to-head with Jason on an off-road track in a Volkswagen Touareg. |
| 2007-may-22 | 11-04 | Tom and Jonny along with help from Tiff decide which hot hatch they like best -- the Renault Megane F1 Team R26, the Mazda 3 MPS, the Ford Focus ST, the Honda Civic Type R, the Seat Leon Cupra, the Vauxhall Astra VXR, or the Volkswagen Golf Gti. Fifth Gear drives a car to destruction in reverse to test it's gearbox. Comedian Paddy McGuinness does the CBT (Compulsory Basic Training) required for people who want to get a motorcycle permit. Vicki tries to break 200 MPH in an A1 Grand Prix car. |
| 2007-may-14 | 11-03 | Tom checks out the gadgets on the new Lexus LS460 and then sees if he can get the same gadgets for less on an older Lexus. To test the durability of a windshield, Fifth Gear lobs chickens, rocks, and a road cone at one. Jonny spends 12 hours locked in the new smart fortwo to see how comfortable it is. Virgin Radio Breakfast Show DJ Christian O'Connell gets a stunt driving lesson from Russ Swift. Vicki attempts to replicate the infamous C'était un rendez-vous using a diesel powered Citroën C3. Tiff takes the new Bentley Continental GTC out with two models in the back to see if going faster makes their hair get blown around less. |
| 2007-may-07 | 11-02 | Tom drives the Alfa Romeo Spider around the Sahara desert. What happens when you remove all of the oil from an engine? Fifth Gear finds out. World Superbike leader James Toseland and Tiff Needell race around a track with a Honda Fireblade CBR 1000RR and the new Honda Civic Type R. Jonny tests the new Mercedes C Class. A motorcycle stunt team performs in the Fifth Gear parking lot. Actor Chris Barrie gets to drive his dream car, an old Jaguar D-Type worth £3 million. |
| 2007-apr-30 | 11-01 | Jason takes the 230,000 pounds Brabus Rocket, the fastest four-door car on the planet, to the German Autobahn to see if he can crack 200 MPH. Vicki drives the new Fiat Panda 100HP and sees if it's actually faster than a Ferrari (mind you, on a very small and tight track). Jonny crashes a perfectly good Ford Focus into another Focus that had been previously crashed and repaired. Tiff heads to Las Vegas to drive the totally awesome Audi R8. Tom tests the new Kia Ceed by using to become a paparazzo. |
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| 2006-dec-18 | 10-13 | Tiff drives the very quick 3 wheeled T-Rex. Vicki takes Theo Paphitis out to test the £145,000 Mercedes S65 AMG. The Fifth Gear Idol competition winner is revealed. The Fifth Gear Awards 2006 where their top picks for best small car, best family car, best fast car, best overall car, and worst celebrity driver of the year. |
| 2006-dec-11 | 10-12 | Tom drives a 4x4 that is greener than a Mini, the Honda CR-V. Tim learns from stunt driver Russ Swift how to do the handbrake turn parking stunt. Tiff uses an Audi S3 to give some tips on taking your own car to a track day. Jon Bentley talks about how to buy a car wisely when it comes to depreciation. Jonny enters a 0-60 MPH competition in the UK's slowest-accelerating car, an 800cc Chevrolet Matiz. Vicki takes a 15-year-old Daihatsu Charade out on a rally track. |
| 2006-dec-04 | 10-11 | Behind the scenes of the Euro NCAP stars and how their crash tests are done. Tim checks out the Piaggio MP3, a three wheeled scooter. Tiff and Jason decide which is best -- the new BMW Z4 Coupe or the new Audi TT. Vicki gets a lesson from Terry Grant on how to drive on two wheels in a car. Jonny Smith travels to the General Motors test facility in Germany to find out how car manufacturers test airbags by becoming a live test dummy. Tom tries to pull a Boeing 747 with a stock Volkswagen Touareg, at the Top Gear test track and the plane from Casino Royale incidentally. |
| 2006-nov-27 | 10-10 | Jason attempts to sell the car he bought in episode 10-08 for a profit. Jonny Smith sees how fast the vegetable oil powered Mercedes-Benz from episode 10-02 can go. Tom drives the new Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe, a hard-top convertible. Previous winners of the giveaway cars are announced. Tiff visits visits Mercedes-Benz World, the biggest car dealership in the country, and test drives Mercedes' newest and most powerful 4x4, the ML 63 AMG. Tim Lovejoy goes banger racing with comedian Alan Davies. Vicki drives the new Porsche 911 GT3. |
| 2006-nov-20 | 10-09 | Tiff, a die hard German fan, tries to look at the Alfa Romeo 159 in a more Italian way. Tim Lovejoy meets the new Bond star, Daniel Craig to find out more about Casino Royale, the cars in it, and Craig's previous cars. Tom drives the new Land Rover Freelander 2, to the most remote school in Britain. Simon attempts to use the new Citroen C4 Picasso to recreate a famous Picasso painting in the sand. Vicki takes on champion bike racers Leon Haslam, Jamie Whitham, Jamie Robinson and up and coming twins Alex and Sam Lowes in a Mini-Moto (little motorcycles) race. Vicki tries waterskiing behing a motorbike. |
| 2006-nov-13 | 10-08 | Jason finds out if he can find an exciting used car for £9000 and then sell it for a profit. Tiff drives the Lotus Exige 265E, a bio-ethanol powered car that ends up getting 50 HP more due to it's fuel. Tom checks out the new Volvo C30 Sports Coupe. Exclusive behind the scenes of the car stunts in the next Bond movie, Casino Royale. Vicki creates an ejector seat scene similar to the one from the Bond movie, Goldfinger. |
| 2006-nov-06 | 10-07 | Jason takes to the track in a Litchfield Type 25 Impreza, a highly tuned Subaru Impreza WRX STi which is based on a version of the Impreza that's only available in Japan and that's the base for the Group N rally car. Since golfer Ian Poulter's new Ford GT is not yet street legal, Tim Lovejoy arranges for him to test another Ford GT on a track. Vicki takes a look at the Volkswagen Golf GT which has both a turbocharger and a supercharger. Jon Bentley finds out at what speed is the best to go over a speed bump. Tom drives the very quick, but rather bland BMW 335i Coupe. Tiff drives a £170,000 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in Bolivia on a leg of the Ferrari Panamerican challenge. |
| 2006-oct-30 | 10-06 | Jason drives the brand new Lotus Europa S. Fifth Gear pick their top 5 favorite Bond car chases with some commentary from Sir Roger Moore. Tom goes crazy in the final Vauxhall Monaro model, the VXR 500. Pete Tong visits the Fifth Gear cafe to do a little off-road challenge in a Land Rover Defender. Wayne Hemingway, founder of the Red or Dead fashion label, goes out on a lake with Tim in a 1960's Amphicar. Tiff and Vicki see who can go faster on the most powerful production motorcycle in the world, the Kawasaki ZZR1400. Jonny Smith sees if he can mow more lawn in a Volkswagen Touareg pulling a mower than the world's largest mower, the £250,000 Claas Cougar. |
| 2006-oct-23 | 10-05 | Jason powerslides an imported Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 around a track. Vicki races a 1050 HP racing semi-truck. Tiff tries out the new Suzuki Swift Sport. Now that Quad bikes are road legal in the UK, Tom tries one out on the road. Tim rides along with some traffic police. |
| 2006-oct-16 | 10-04 | Jason Plato is back and he's teaching England cricketer Kevin Pietersen how to race in a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. Tim Lovejoy hangs out with GQ magazine editor and style guru Dylan Jones to find out what cars are considered cool for the modern man. Tom Ford heads to Barcelona to drive the all-new version of the new Mini. Another installment of "Wreck My Ride", this time with a 1993 Fiat Cinquecento. Jonny Smith checks out the world's fastest street legal car -- a highly modified Vauxhall Victor. Vicki drives the Nissan Murano Grand Tourer Concept, a super sporty SUV that supposedly drives like a sports car. The master Tiff works his magic on the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. |
| 2006-oct-09 | 10-03 | Guy Smith, a Le Mans winner, races in a Volkswagen Transporter Sportline against Tiff in an A-Team GMC van replica (I assume / hope it's a replica). Superbike racer Shakey Byrne goes to Italy to drive the new Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. Vicki teaches her older sister how to race a Lotus Elise S around a circuit. Tim Lovejoy takes to the streets of London in an electric car called the G Wiz in an effort to find out if it's practical or not. Tom Ford drives the very odd looking Skoda Roomster. Jon Bentley investigates how safe the ramped ends of motorway crash barriers are by driving a car into one. |
| 2006-oct-02 | 10-02 | No review listed yet |
| 2006-sep-25 | 10-01 | No review listed yet |
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| 2006-jul-24 | 09-13 | Vicki tests the limited edition BMW 320Si which was made to celebrate BMW's success in the World Touring Car Championships. Jason finds out if the skills of a racing driver will transfer to the cockpit of a aerobatic stunt plane. Tiff drives a race-spec McLaren F1 and a Ferrari Enzo on public roads. Behind the scenes of the Pixar film Cars. Jon Bentley examines a new safety device for motorcyclists, an airbag jacket. Tom drives the new Ferrari 599 1200 miles from Belgium back home to the Ferrari factory in Italy. |
| 2006-jul-17 | 09-12 | Vicki examines all things braking including the differences between different people when it comes to braking and how much worn tires affect your braking in the wet. Jason drives the awesome new Porsche 911 Turbo. Behind the scenes of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Tiff teaches Tom to drive a Lamborghini Gallardo really fast around a track in order to bring his skills up to the Fifth Gear standards. Jon Bentley checks out the top three ultimate car sound systems and evaluates each. Vicki races two small pickup trucks, the Mitsubishi L200 and the Nissan Navara (aka the Nissan Frontier), against each other offroad. |
| 2006-jul-10 | 09-11 | Vicki attempts to set a new world record for the most distance traveled in one hour by seven people in a mini-MPV (minivan). Tiff races a Dakar rally BMW motorcycle with it's BMW X5 support vehicle to see which would win on a known offroad course, the 4x4 or the motorcycle. Jon Bentley gives a 60 second driving review of the Volkswagen EcoRacer. Tom flies to Austria in Alan Sugar's private jet to test drive the new Audi TT on the road up Austria's highest mountain, Großglockner. Conclusion of the Fifth Gear concept car competition where the winner is announced. Tiff learns to drift and enters the UK's inaugural Drifting competition, the D1GP, in a 590 BHP 1991 Toyota Soarer which is fitted with a turbo from a truck. Jason drives the very quick Brook Double R, a brand new British sportscar which is styled like a 60's grand prix racer, on Britain's bendiest road. |
| 2006-jul-03 | 09-10 | Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff races a BMW 130i M Sport against a Volkswagen Golf R32. Tom examines the new Citroen C6 and gets driven around by Tiff while having a flat tire. Vicki does some budget racing in Rallycross. Jason drives the latest generation of the Honda Legend and pits it against it's rivals, the Audi A6 and a BMW 530i. Guest presenter Tim Lovejoy asks Carl and Didz from the rock band Dirty Pretty Things to pass judgement on the new Radford Mini. Tom's final report from Japan where this time he visits the world's largest car dealership which is actually more like a theme park than an actual car dealership. Vicki finishes off the Mercedes E Class from a previous episode (9-8). |
| 2006-jun-05 | 09-09 | Jason drives the Lexus GS450h, the first high performance hybrid. Tom sees if 22 people can cram into the new Fiat Grande Punto, a small city car. An update on the winners of all of the cars given away this season by Fifth Gear. A small teaser trailer of a segment that will shown later in the year of behind the scenes of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, and the new James Bond car, the Aston Martin DBS. Tiff races an Aston Martin DBR9 at Silverstone in the brand new GT3 Championship, against rivals driving Ferraris, Porsches, Lamborghinis, Corvettes, Maseratis, and Ascaris. Jon Bentley looks into what happens if you put the wrong fuel type into your car. Vicki races a gas (petrol) powered Vauxhall Astra VXR against a tuned diesel powered one driven by Paul O'Neill, an aspiring racing driver and brother of former Spice Girl, Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice). |
| 2006-may-29 | 09-08 | Vicki tests out how reliable a 16 year-old Mercedes E Class estate (station wagon) by giving it some very serious punishment. Tom visits a service station in Tokyo where at night, some crazy cars show up for a car party. Behind the scenes of the car stunts in M:I:III (Mission Impossible: III). A look at the day in the life of Nick Freeman, a hugely successful defense lawyer who's been dubbed "Mr. Loophole" because of his ability find holes in the law. Tiff gives the brand new 620 horsepower Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano a thrashing about in Italy. |
| 2006-may-22 | 09-07 | Fifth Gear follows around Britain's leading automotive spy photographer for a day to see what his life is like. Jason drives the new Volkswagen Eos, a hard top convertible, in Athens. Guest presenter Holly Samos reports from the start line of the Gumball 3000. Fifth Gear Reverse Gear Shootout: Tiff races a Volkswagen Golf GTi against a Skoda Octavia vRS, all in reverse gear!. Tom drives the fuel cell powered Honda FCX. Tiff learns that not all American cars are crap thanks to the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. |
| 2006-may-15 | 09-06 | Tiff heads to Italy to drive the latest version of the Maserati Quattroporte, the Sport GT which features a much better gearbox. Jason gives the girls of the pop group Girls Aloud a lesson in driving supercars on a racing circuit which ends in a crash (who woulda guessed?). Jon Bentley investigates how young drivers can get cheaper insurance rates. Fifth Gear Shootout: Vicki races the BMW M5 against the BMW M6. Tom participates in a world record attempt for the most number of cars doing donuts simultaneously. |
| 2006-may-08 | 09-05 | No review listed yet |
| 2006-may-01 | 09-04 | No review listed yet |
| 2006-apr-24 | 09-03 | No review listed yet |
| 2006-apr-17 | 09-02 | No review listed yet |
| 2006-apr-10 | 09-01 | No review listed yet |
| Date | Serie | Contents |
| 2005-dec-12 | 08-10 | Jason drives the Lamborghini Gallardo SE. Tiff speed tests 3 cars the Nissan Micra C+C, the Seat Leon, and the Mercedes-Benz ML. The Fifth Gear crew tells who's won the content cars so far this season. Jon Bentley reviews some portable satellite navigation systems. Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff races two classic 80's cars, the BMW E30 M3 and the Lancia Delta Integrale. And finally, the annual Fifth Gear Awards where Fifth Gear announces their 'Car of the Year'. |
| 2005-dec-05 | 08-09 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-nov-28 | 08-08 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-nov-21 | 08-07 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-nov-14 | 08-06 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-nov-07 | 08-05 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-oct-31 | 08-04 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-oct-24 | 08-03 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-oct-17 | 08-02 | No review listed yet |
| 2005-oct-10 | 08-01 | A preview of things to come this season on Fifth Gear. Tiff drives the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage and tests it out on a race track, sideways as usual. Tom goes to an exclusive auction held by Ferrari where tons of rare and expensive Ferrari related items were sold off. Tiff examines the Mazda SASSOU concept car. Fifth Gear Shootout: Vicki races the Porsche 911 Carrera S against the Lotus Exige 240R. Jason finds out if fighter pilots make good drivers and if drivers make good fighter pilots by going flying in a Harrier and by taking a pilot around the track in a Ford GT. The premiere of the brand new one-hour show format. |
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| 2005-may-23 | 07-10 | Tiff drives the incredible new BMW M5 to the famous Pau circuit in the South of France. With MG Rover having gone out of business recently, Vicki examines which models are good deals with the serious dealer discounts. Jason goes to Monaco to check out the Top Marques Monaco Motorshow, a motorshow for high rollers featuring tons of really expensive cars including the Pagani Zonda F, Bugatti Veyron, and others as well as a £20 million yacht. While in Monaco, gets an exclusive look at the £300,000 Venturi Fetish, a radical new sportscar, and then bumps into former James Bond and Monaco resident Roger Moore who is interested in buying one. |
| 2005-may-16 | 07-09 | Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff finds out which is quickest, the Porsche Cayenne or the BMW X5. Jon finds out what Britains think the most prestigious car in Britain is. Vicki drives the new Citroen C4 VTS. Tiff follows a competition where the Renault Formula 1 team will choose one young person to become a new engineer on their team. |
| 2005-may-09 | 07-08 | Jason drives the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Vicki drives the 85,000 pound, 207 MPH Superformance Le Mans Coupe, a replica of the Shelby Daytona Coupe. Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff races two hot hatches, the Honda Civic Type-R versus the Renault Clio 182. Jon Bentley examines what happens in crash compatibility problems - where cars with different bumper heights and strengths collide like with a SUV and a small car. |
| 2005-may-02 | 07-07 | Tom examines the new Peugeot 1007 which has sliding doors. Fifth Gear Shootout: Vicki races the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR FQ 400 with its sophisticated electronics against the Noble M400. Jon compares diesel powered cars to those powered by gasoline and explains what the advantages of each are. Tiff teams up with British supermodel Jodie Kidd to go racing in the Maserati Trofeo series. |
| 2005-apr-25 | 07-06 | Tiff and Jason compare the Dodge Viper SRT-10 and the Corvette C6. Vicki drives the new contest car, a classic 1964 Volkswagen Beetle 1300. Tom tests an Ariel Atom 2 that has 300 horsepower thanks to a supercharger and then takes it through a car wash. Jon Bentley examines a new, safer type of lamp post and what happens when you crash into a regular style pole vs. the new style. |
| 2005-apr-18 | 07-05 | Tiff examines the new Range Rover Sport and races it a horse. Vicki sees if her mom can get around the Anglesey race circuit in under 1 minute 30 seconds in the new automatic Lamborghini Murcielago. Tom takes a ride in Frank Mountain's new 500,000 pound Maserati MC12 on a snow-bound circuit and witnesses Frank hit a wall. |
| 2005-apr-11 | 07-04 | Jason checks out the new TVR Sargaris and TVR Tuscan 2 and races them with Vicki. Tom drives the new Fiat Panda 4x4 and races it against a Range Rover. The Fifth Gear crew return to their 200 MPH car project and continue work on their 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 GT. Tiff meets up with the VMax car club and rides with 19 year-old Adam in his dad's RUF Porsche 911 to try to hit 200 MPH. |
| 2005-apr-04 | 07-03 | Vicki drives the new Mercedes-Benz A 200, compares it's quality to the Mercedes-Benz SL 500, and compares it to the BMW 1 Series. Tiff attends the launch party for Gran Turismo 4, drives the Toyota Supra race car from the game a little, checks out how realistic the game is, and then races head to head with the game's designer. Jason goes to Dubai to check out A1 Grand Prix and to race one of the cars around the new race track there. |
| 2005-mar-28 | 07-02 | Jason drives the new BMW 3 series on a 1000 mile, 48 hour road trip through Spain and France. Fifth Gear Shootout: Vicki compares the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG to the Mercedes-Benz SL55. Tiff flys to Northern Sweden to try out some winter driving in a Jaguar and shows how well ABS, traction control, and the electronic stability program (ESP) work. |
| 2005-mar-21 | 07-01 | Tiff drives the new Porsche Boxster and goes against Jason driving his BMW Z4 to compare the two. New presenter, Jon Bentley, looks into GPS based speed camera detectors. Vicki learns how to be a stuntman from a professional. |
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| 2004-dec-13 | 06-10 | Fifth Gear Awards 2004. In this episode: Best small car. Best family car. Best fast car. An overall Fifth Gear car of the year is chosen. I didn't bother saying which cars were featured in this episode as I don't want to give away which cars were up for the award and which won. |
| 2004-dec-06 | 06-09 | Jason does the very first TV review in the world of the Ferrari F430. Fifth Gear Shootout: Not wanting to let a motorcycle be the fastest around the track, Tiff takes a Mosler MT900S around the track. Tom drives the European version of the Nissan Murano. Tiff and Vicki examine what happens when a car his a pedestrian. |
| 2004-nov-29 | 06-08 | Tom does a great review of the new Land Rover Discovery. Fifth Gear Shootout: Smart Brabus Roadster Coupe vs. Mini Cooper S Convertable. Vicki examines a classic Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2. Tiff, Vicki and Jason start working on their project to make a non-supercar reach 200 MPH. Fifth Gear's new sport - Caravan Rallycross. |
| 2004-nov-22 | 06-07 | Jason drives the new Volkswagen Golf GTI. Vicki and Tom make their pick for the best MPV aka minivan. Tiff sits down and talks with Jackie Stewart, a triple World Champion with 27 Grand Prix victories. Fifth Gear Shootout: MG ZT vs. Vauxhall Monaro. Vicki narrates a motorcycle vs. car crash test. |
| 2004-nov-15 | 06-06 | Tiff teaches Chris Ryan, former SAS commando, how to drive quickly around a track and to powerslide. Vicki tries to hit 200 MPH in the new Aston Martin Vanquish S. Adrian drives the new Seat Toledo. |
| 2004-nov-08 | 06-05 | Tiff and Vicki find the best cars built in Britain featuring the new Mini, TVR T350, Noble M12, Bentley Continental GT, Aston Martin DB9, Vauxhall VX220 Turbo, Lotus Elise, Range Rover, Land Rover Defender, Rolls Royce Phantom, and others. |
| 2004-nov-01 | 06-04 | Tiff and Vicki talk about the Smart car and how it does in crashes. Vicki drives the Vauxhall Tigra, a hard top convertible. Jason goes to Modena to pick up a Ferrari 575 Handling GTC and then drives it to the Nüburgring for some hot laps. |
| 2004-oct-25 | 06-03 | Vicki, Tiff and Jason find which economical - a diesel, a gasoline, or a hybrid powered car. Tiff drives the new Porsche 911 Carrera S. Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff in a Lamborghini Gallardo vs. Kevin Smith on a Ducati 999 motorcycle. ATV vs. car crash footage. |
| 2004-oct-18 | 06-02 | Tiff reviews the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and drives it on the test track. Jason Plato drives the new Ford Focus. Vicki examines how private enforcement companies are issuing parking tickets in Britain. |
| 2004-oct-11 | 06-01 | Tiff finds out which is fastest - a car, a motorcycle, or a boat. Jason Plato reviews the new BMW 1 Series. Vicki talks about why she loves the Ford Capri and why it's such a good car. Yay! New season of Fifth Gear!. |
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| 2004-may-31 | 05-10 | Fifth Gear checks out the British auto show - the Motor Show at Birmingham NEC. Tom drives the new Volkswagen Beetle convertable. Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff races the Lotus Elise 111R against the Lotus built Vauxhall VX220 Turbo. Adrian trys out Internet auto auctions. |
| 2004-may-24 | 05-09 | Tiff and Vicki go and visit Jay Kay from Jamiroquai (some British band I think) to view his car collection and race around in some buggies. Tom reviews the new Peugeot 407. Fifth Gear Shootout: Tiff races two vans against each other - a Ford Transit T280 and a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 213 CD1. |
| 2004-may-17 | 05-08 | Vicki and Tom head to Italy to test the new Maserati Quattroporte. Tiff talks about car jumps and the science of it followed by a stunt driver trying to break the world record for the farthest distance jumped by a car towing a caravan. |
| 2004-may-10 | 05-07 | Tiff and Vicki find the best 4x4 available in Britain for under 20,000 pound. Returning guest presenter Jason Plato (a British touring car champion) drives the Chrysler 300C which has a Hemi!. Adrian goes and meets Richard Hopkins, one of the top players in "World Rally Champonship 3" for the Playstation 2 who is now trying out real rally racing |
| 2004-may-03 | 05-06 | Tom goes to Maranello, Italy to see Frank Mountain buy and drive Michael Schumacher's 2001 F1 car. Tiff drives the new version of the Noble M12 GTO, the 3R. Adrian visits one of Britain's most secure car parks, the Bold Lane and shows how it works. |
| 2004-apr-26 | 05-05 | Vicki, Adrian and Tom go out and look for the ultimate Mini and come across some very cool mini's. Tiff goes to Malaga in the south of Spain to drive Klaus Vort's supercar, the Ascari KZ1 at his supercar track resort. Tom talks about the new Land Rover Discovery. |
| 2004-apr-19 | 05-04 | Tiff and Vicki show what happens when tires blow, whether run flats are really any good and whether you can race on run flats. Tom reviews the new Mercedes-Benz SLK. Tiff sees which is faster around a track - a Mini Cooper or a diesel Skoda Fabia. Vicki drives that British amphibious vehicle, the Gibbs Aquada. |
| 2004-apr-12 | 05-03 | Tiff talks about some people's fear of driving and with some help from a car psychologist, helps cure a woman of her fears. Tom reviews the awesome Aston Martin DB9, the best Aston Martin yet. Vicki gets some NOS and makes a diesel Golf compete with a Honda NSX driven by Tiff. |
| 2004-apr-05 | 05-02 | Adrian reviews the new Audi A6 in Italy. A lookback at past car versus plane races - includes the race of Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari F1 race car versus a Euro Fighter. Vicki goes to the Geneva Auto Show and checks out some cool cars - BMW Concept M5, Honda Sports Concept (new NSX?), Rolls-Royce 100EX, Land Rover concept Range Stormer; Fiat concept Trepiuno and Maserati MC12. Tiff races a Gazelle helicopter around a track in a Porsche GT3. |
| 2004-mar-29 | 05-01 | Vicky and Tiff find out what happens when you crash an old model of a car into a new model of a car and which fairs better. Guest presenter Jason Plato (a British touring car champion) drives the new Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Tiff finds out which is fastest, the Citroën C2 GT or the Ford Sport Ka. |
| Date | Serie | Contents |
| 2003-dec-15 | 04-11 | The Best Of Fifth Gear (Hour Long Special). In this episode: Head-On Crash: Two remote controlled cars are crashed into each other and the damage analyzed. Vicki goes and plays in dirt with the TVR T350 [From October 27th, 2003]. Tiff tests the then brand, new Ferrari Enzo in Modena, Italy around the Ferrari test track. Adrian learns how to stunt park. Truck Side-Swipe: Collisions between cars and semi-trucks [From November 17th, 2003]. Some dude (dunno his name) reviews the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Exploding Cars: how cars are crashed and blown up during movies. Bonkers Nissan: a heavily tuned Nissan Sunny (sp?) GTI races a Chrysler (or Dodge here in the States) Viper. Tom test drives the Volkswagen V10 Touareg. Vicki drives the Ford Streetka. Offensive Driving: Tiff and Adrian go on the offensive in a SUV. |
| 2003-dec-08 | 04-10 | Britain's Top 10 Favorite Ferraris. In this episode: A short history of Ferrari. Plus, of course, test drives/reviews of the Britains's top 10 favorite Ferraris |
| 2003-dec-01 | 04-09 | Tiff and Tim review the Bentley Continental GT and see how fast it really can go. Tiff talks about the dangers of loose cargo in a car during a crash. Vicki reviews the Peugeot 206 GTi 180. |
| 2003-nov-24 | 04-08 | Tiff compares the BMW M3 CSL to the normal BMW M3. Vicki teaches how to deal with wheel clamps. Adrian teaches about 'Drift Club' aka drifting. Vicki reviews the Maserati 4200 Coupe |
| 2003-nov-17 | 04-07 | Vicki compares the Nissan 350Z to the Audi TT. Tiff reviews the Mazda RX-8. Comparison of the Ariel Atom and the Radical SR-3 by Vicki. Adrian checks out a cool stunt show at Disneyland in Paris. Tiff compares the BMW Z4 to the Porsche Boxster. |
| 2003-nov-10 | 04-06 | Tiff tests the Chrysler Crossfire. The cost savings of driving a classic car. Tom reviews the new BMW 6 series. 'Motorway Truck Sideswipe Problem' - car/truck collisions due to blind spots. |
| 2003-nov-03 | 04-05 | Tiff tests the new 120,000 pound, 612 horsepower Mercedes-Benz CL65 in Monaco. Tom tests the new baby BMW X5, the BMW X3. A segment on the new Aston Martin DB9 - can anyone say James Bond car? :-D. Tiff and Vicki learn to ride motorcyles - features Tiff falling on his ass. |
| 2003-oct-27 | 04-04 | Volkswagen Golf GTI. A bunch of old british cars I've never heard of. Sinclair C5. BMW 323i. Porsche 944 Turbo. A bunch of older cool cars. |
| 2003-oct-20 | 04-03 | Vicki goes and plays in dirt with the TVR T350. Tiff and Adrian find the best car for under 6500 pound. Tom plays with some British military toys. |
| 2003-oct-13 | 04-02 | Pile-Up |
| 2003-sep-26 | 04-01 | The Italian Job Special |
| Date | Serie | Contents |
| 2003-may-21 | 03-09 | Unknown |
| 2003-may-14 | 03-08 | World's Greatest Sports Car |
| 2003-may-07 | 03-07 | Unknown |
| 2003-apr-30 | 03-06 | Road Rage |
| 2003-apr-14 | 03-05 | Bullet Proof Cars |
| 2003-apr-02 | 03-04 | Unknown |
| 2003-mar-26 | 03-03 | Roll-Over |
| 2003-mar-19 | 03-02 | Exploding Cars |
| 2003-mar-12 | 03-01 | Ultimate Crash Test |
| Date | Serie | Contents |
| 2002-nov-25 | 02-08 | Unknown |
| 2002-nov-18 | 02-07 | Unknown |
| 2002-nov-11 | 02-06 | Unknown |
| 2002-nov-04 | 02-05 | Unknown |
| 2002-oct-28 | 02-04 | Unknown |
| 2002-oct-21 | 02-03 | Unknown |
| 2002-oct-14 | 02-02 | Unknown |
| 2002-oct-07 | 02-01 | Unknown |
| Date | Serie | Contents |
| 2002-jun-03 | 01-09 | Unknown |
| 2002-may-27 | 01-08 | Unknown |
| 2002-may-20 | 01-07 | Unknown |
| 2002-may-13 | 01-06 | Unknown |
| 2002-may-06 | 01-05 | Unknown |
| 2002-apr-29 | 01-04 | Unknown |
| 2002-apr-22 | 01-03 | Unknown |
| 2002-apr-15 | 01-02 | Unknown |
| 2002-apr-08 | 01-01 | Unknown |
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