Fifth Gear

Tiff and Vicki have been challenged to put four of the nippiest hatchbacks on the market to the test. Jonny examines a pair of city cars the Smart ForTwo and the Toyota iQ. Over in Italy, Jason gets behind the wheel of the supercar of the moment the Ferrari 458 Italia. Finally, Tiff talks to 2008 F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton about the British supercar threatening to take Ferrari’s crown.

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.

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.

Ross Noble and Charlie Boorman join Tiff and Jason to play with some offroad toys, Jason drives the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Vicky puts Mercedes' "Air Cap" to the test on an E-class convertible and Jonny drives the Audi A8.

Tiff tests out the Lexus LFA, Vicky shows us some new toys on the BMW 535i, Jason compares the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG to the Audi RS6 and Jonny looks at Volvo's crash test lab.

Which is better, the VW Scirocco or Peugeot RCZ? Tiff finds out. Vicky looks at the Honda CR-Z, Jason hoons in the Camaro SS and Jonny joins Tiff for the famous Ilkley Trial.