Fifth Gear - Season 9 - Episode 9
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).
About Fifth Gear
Title: Fifth Gear
First Air Date: 2002-04-08
Last Air Date: 2024-10-17
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 5.3/10 (from 18 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 30
Total Episodes: 281
Network: 5 Quest Discovery Sky History
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Getting viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, second hand bargains and industry tidbits being the focus of this magazine show.
Cast
Vicki Butler-Henderson
Self - Host
Jason Plato
Self - Host
Rory Reid
Self - Host
Grace Webb
Self - Host
Jimmy de Ville
Self - Host
