Fifth Gear

Season 10 Episode 11

28 SeasonsDec 04, 2006NR1h6.5

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 To...

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Season 10 Episodes:

Episode 1

Aired: Sep 25, 2006

Fifth Gear Jason Plato drives the awesome 500bhp Ford Shelby GT500; Vicki But...

Episode 2

Aired: Oct 2, 2006

Fifth Gear Tom Ford is testing the opulent £225,000 Bentley Azure with some h...

Episode 3

Aired: Oct 9, 2006

Guy Smith, a Le Mans winner, races in a Volkswagen Transporter Sportline agai...

Episode 4

Aired: Oct 16, 2006

Jason Plato is back and he’s teaching England cricketer Kevin Pietersen how t...

Episode 5

Aired: Oct 23, 2006

Jason powerslides an imported Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 around a track. Vick...

Episode 6

Aired: Oct 30, 2006

Jason drives the brand new Lotus Europa S. Fifth Gear pick their top 5 favor...

Episode 7

Aired: Nov 6, 2006

Jason takes to the track in a Litchfield Type 25 Impreza, a highly tuned Suba...

Episode 8

Aired: Nov 13, 2006

Jason finds out if he can find an exciting used car for £9000 and then sell i...

Episode 9

Aired: Nov 20, 2006

Tiff, a die hard German fan, tries to look at the Alfa Romeo 159 in a more It...

Episode 10

Aired: Nov 27, 2006

Jason attempts to sell the car he bought in an earlier episode for a profit. ...

Episode 11

Aired: Dec 4, 2006

Behind the scenes of the Euro NCAP stars and how their crash tests are done. ...

Episode 12

Aired: Dec 11, 2006

Tom drives a 4×4 that is greener than a Mini, the Honda CR-V. Tim learns fro...

Episode 13

Aired: Dec 18, 2006

Tiff drives the very quick 3 wheeled T-Rex. Vicki takes Theo Paphitis out to...

Main Cast

Vicki Butler-Henderson

Creators

Mark McQueen

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Info about Fifth Gear

Current Status: Ended

Network: Channel 5

Genres:Documentary