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February 4, 2008

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Fifth Gear - S13 - E3

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. Shootout: an eighteen year old Lotus Carlton versus it’s modern day equivalent, the Vauxhall VXR8.

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Fifth Gear: Season 13 - 10 Episode s

13x1 - Episode 1
January 21, 2008
Tom heads to an auction of Bernie Ecclestone’s private car collection. Jonny takes a Citroën C-Crosser and a Citroën 2CV to a field to see how the two fair offroad. Jason takes Mercedes-Benz CLK 53 AMG Black Series to Silverstone. Tiff teaches TV chef Heston Blumenthal how to powerslide his BMW M5. Shootout: Vicki puts the Lotus Exige S against the Caterham CSR at Anglesey.
13x2 - Episode 2
January 28, 2008
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. Shootout: Renault Clio 197 R27 versus Rage Buggy R180RT.
13x3 - Episode 3
February 4, 2008
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. Shootout: an eighteen year old Lotus Carlton versus it’s modern day equivalent, the Vauxhall VXR8.
13x4 - Episode 4
February 11, 2008
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. Shootout: fast van shootout with the Volkswagen Transporter Sportline against the Mercedes Vito X.
13x5 - Episode 5
February 18, 2008
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. Shootout: Renault Twingo GT versus Fiat Panda 100HP, two entry-level hot hatches.
13x6 - Episode 6
February 25, 2008
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. Shootout: Mini One versus Fiat 500.
13x7 - Episode 7
March 3, 2008
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. Shootout: Ford Fiesta ST versus Vauxhall Corsa SRi.
13x8 - Episode 8
March 10, 2008
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. Shootout: Porsche Cayenne GTS versus BMW X5 SE.
13x9 - Episode 9
March 17, 2008
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. Shootout: Volkswagen Golf GTi versus Subaru Impreza WRX.
13x10 - Episode 10
March 24, 2008
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. Shootout: Ford Focus RS versus Ford Escort Cosworth.

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13x10 - Episode 10

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