Fifth Gear - Season 12 - Episode 5
Shootout: Vicki drives two Audi TTs — one with a manual gearbox, one with the semi-automatic double-clutch S-Tronic system — to see which is quickest around a track. Fifth Gear puts fuel additives to the test to scientifically see if they really do improve engine performance or not. Tom Ford drives the brand new Fiat 500 Tiff takes the £225,000, 224 MPH Gumpert Apollo out on the track. Jason goes offroading in the latest Bowler beast, the Nemesis. Jonny meets up once again with the owner of the world’s fastest street legal car, a Vauxhall Victor named “Red Victor 1″, to see if they can break the quarter mile record.
About Fifth Gear
Title: Fifth Gear
First Air Date: 2002-04-08
Last Air Date: 2024-10-17
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 5.4/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 30
Total Episodes: 285
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