fifth gear season 14 episode 8
Added: 2/28/09 6:51 AM
BY: Jack Stephan
Vicki on Tour of Britain cycle race in Honda Jazz. Tiff and Jason battle it out on track in go-karts. Tom hillclimbs the Fiat Punto Abarth at Harewood. Jonny chauffeurs A Team's Dirk Benedict in S-Class.
Vicki on Tour of Britain cycle race in Honda Jazz. Tiff and Jason battle it out on track in go-karts. Tom hillclimbs the Fiat Punto Abarth at Harewood. Jonny chauffeurs A Team's Dirk Benedict in S-Class.
- Vicki on Tour of Britain cycle race in Honda Jazz. Tiff and Jason battle it out on track in go-karts. Tom hillclimbs the Fiat Punto Abarth at Harewood. Jonny chauffeurs A Team's Dirk Benedict in S-Class.
- 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.
- 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
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- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.


















