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Season 16, Episode 1 — Originally aired on June 8th, 20092009-06-08T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
- Tiff and Jason pit the Ford Focus RS and the Mitsubishi Evo X against each other
- Jonny drives the Audi R8 V10 to see if it’s the perfect supercar for a beginner
- Tim spends a week driving a banger as his daily car
- It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Tom examines the first diesel Porsche Cayenne
- Tiff meets up with Formula 1 driver-turned-TV pundit David Coulthard for an extreme van-driving challenge
- Jonny finds a bargin version of the Audi R8 V10 in the form of a Volkswagen Corrado VR6
- Tom Ford examines the new Citroën C3 Picasso from the point of view of a true 21st-century family man
- A short summary of the Fifth Gear Stunt Special where stuntman Steve Truglia attempts a loop-the-loop in a car
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Season 16, Episode 2 — Originally aired on June 15th, 20092009-06-15T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
- Shootout: Jason compares a manual gearbox to a flappy paddle (PDK) gearbox using a Porsche Cayman
- Tim sees how accurate manufacture’s claimed MPG ratings are by doing some real world testing
- It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Jonny examines the new Audi A5 Cabriolet
- Tiff heads to Maranello, Italy to test the Ferrari 599 HGTE and gives Sir Stirling Moss a ride around the Ferrari test track
- Jason sets out to help Olympic rower Matthew Pinsent find his perfect sports car
- Jonny looks for a cheap alternative to the Ferrari 599 HGTE
- Tom and Tiff enter the Ilkley Trial in Yorkshire on a motorcycle with a sidecar
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Season 16, Episode 3 — Originally aired on June 22nd, 20092009-06-22T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
- Shootout Rematch: the latest generation BMW Z4 takes on the latest generation Porsche Boxter
- Tim examines how good the £2000 old car trade-in deal is and sees if you can beat it even without the trade-in
- It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Tom checks out the Peugeot 308 CC and compares it to the Volkswagen Eos
- Tiff heads to France to test the new Nissan 370Z
- Stand-up comedian Ross Noble spends a day with the renowned motorcycle trials rider Dougie Lampkin, MBE
- Jonny looks for a cheap alternative to a Porsche Boxster
- Tiff, Jason, and Vicki set out to reproduce two of the stunts from the original The Italian Job
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Season 16, Episode 4 — Originally aired on June 29th, 20092009-06-29T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
- Shootout: Mini Cooper S Cabriolet versus Mazda MX-5
- Tim looks into self-service garages where you rent the lift and tools to work on your own car
- It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Tom tests the Toyota Urban Cruiser
- Jonny takes a replica (I assume) Ghostbusters ambulance, the Ecto-1, on a drive with television medium Derek Acorah
- Tiff drives the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage
- Cheapskate Alternative: Jonny suggests an older Jaguar XJS V12 as an alternative to the Aston Martin V12 Vantage
- Tom and Jonny compete in a wheelie challenge using cheap cars
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Season 16, Episode 5 — Originally aired on July 6th, 20092009-07-06T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
- Tiff and Jason declare war in a unique tank ‘dogfight’.
- Jonny goes for a spin in the new Golf GTi.
- Tom teams up with DJ Judge Jules to road-test the new Aston Martin DBS Volante.
- Tim inspects the state of Britain’s roads.
- Tiff casts his eye over the first new Lotus in 13 years.
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Season 16, Episode 6 — Originally aired on July 13th, 20092009-07-13T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
- Shootout: Jason pits the new Renault Clio Renaultsport 200 Cup against it’s older version, the 2005 Renault Clio RenaultSport 182 Cup
- Tim helps some random people check their oil since so many cars a year run out of oil and damage their engines
- It’s New, But Is It Any Good? Jonny examines the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class
- Tiff puts the latest Caterham, the Roadsport 175 SV, through it’s paces by using it as a medical courier
- Jason drives the new Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce
- Cheapskate Alternative: Jonny finds a cheap alternative to the Murciélago
- Tom conducts a crash test to see if lowering the rural speed limit by 10 MPH will help save lives or not
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Season 16, Episode 7 — Originally aired on July 20th, 20092009-07-20T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
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Season 16, Episode 8 — Originally aired on July 27th, 20092009-07-27T20:00:00ZF jS, Y
- This week’s show kicks off with an end-of-term shoot-out treat featuring one of the most iconic names in motorsport. Two of the finest examples of the Cosworth racing engine, the Ford Sierra Cosworth and the Mercedes 190E Cosworth, are pitted against each other – but which beefed-up 1980s family car will come out on top?
- Elsewhere, Jason meets celebrity chef and car fanatic James Martin. His impressive collection of motors includes a Formula One car… which no longer works! To help James realise his dream of driving a functioning F1 car, Jason arranges a trip in a 1996 Benetton at Silverstone.
- Tim heads off to the big smoke to investigate the new craze of car-share clubs in London. Under these schemes, drivers rent cars by the hour and can pick up and drop off the vehicles wherever they choose. Tim spends the day getting about using three different clubs. Will he be sufficiently impressed to ditch his own motor?
- Tiff and Jonny have a massive amount of fun with four tiny hot hatches – the 500 Abarth, the Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart, the RenaultSport Twingo and the Suzuki Swift Sport. This new class of cars has grown rapidly, with more traditional examples like the Golf GTI becoming bigger and heavier. Tiff and Jonny devise some driving challenges to find out which of the new breed is the most sizzling.
- Tom and Jonny are offered a drive in a Formula Ford race car, but there is a catch – they have to fit the engine themselves. Since the car uses the same engine as a Ford Focus, the challenge is to remove the family car’s engine, fit it to the Formula Ford car and get behind the wheel before the track closes.
Have the boys met their motoring match?
- Finally, Tom test-drives one of the wildest cars of the year – the brand new Tramontana R. A singleseat car designed in Spain, the Tramontana costs over £300,000 and has a twin turbo V12 engine. Tom heads to historic Goodwood to put it through its paces before unleashing it on the public.
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