The first seven series consisted of a 23-minute programme, not including approximately seven minutes of adverts. •
Jason Plato (2004–2014, 2018–present) •
Rory Reid (2021–2022, 2024) • Grace Webb (2021–present) • Jimmy de Ville (2019–present)
Former presenters •
Tiff Needell (2002–2016, 2018) •
Tom Ford (2002–2009) •
Adrian Simpson (2002–2006) •
Quentin Willson (2002–2004) •
Jonny Smith (2006–2016, 2018–2019) •
Karun Chandhok (2021–2024, previously seen on the programme as a guest) • Sid North (2023)
Short-lived stints In 2005, the show's producer,
Jon Bentley, also became a part-time presenter for a year before he went back to being solely the producer.
Tim Lovejoy was hired in September 2006 for series 9 and 10. In August 2008,
Tim Shaw became a presenter on the show for series 14. In October 2010,
Ben Collins, formerly
The Stig on BBC's
Top Gear, came to
Fifth Gear for series 18. Sid North, joined the presenting line-up for the all-electric
Fifth Gear Recharged format in 2023, but was replaced by a returning Rory Reid in 2024.
Shoot-outs Fifth Gear claimed to be 'world renowned' for its 'infamous' shoot-outs, between similarly priced, similarly powerful cars, or, recently, cars versus bikes. These shoot outs took place at the
Anglesey Circuit on the Isle of
Anglesey close to
Aberffraw. During the refurbishment of Anglesey, shoot-outs were switched to
Castle Combe Circuit.
2002 (Series 1 and 2) •
Ford Focus RS vs.
Honda Civic Type-R vs.
Seat León Cupra R
2003 (Series 3 and 4) •
BMW Z4 (E85) 3.0i vs.
Porsche Boxster •
Radical SR3 vs.
Ariel Atom •
Nissan 350Z vs.
Audi TT 3.2 Quattro •
BMW M3 CSL vs.
BMW M3 2004 (Series 5 and 6) •
Citroën C2 GT vs.
Ford SportKa •
Ford Transit 125 T280 vs.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 213CDI •
Škoda Fabia vRS TDi vs.
Mini Cooper •
Lotus Elise 111R vs.
Vauxhall VX220 Turbo
2005 (Series 7 and 8) •
Ducati 999 vs.
Lamborghini Gallardo •
Honda Civic Type-R vs.
Renaultsport Clio 182 Cup •
Vauxhall Monaro VXR vs.
MG ZT260 •
MINI Cooper S Convertible vs.
Smart Brabus Roadster Coupe •
Mosler MT900S vs.
Ducati 999 •
Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG vs.
Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG •
BMW X5 4.8is vs.
Porsche Cayenne S •
Noble M400 vs.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400 •
Porsche 911 Carrera S vs.
Lotus Exige 240R •
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR vs.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX FQ-320 •
Westfield XTR4 vs.
Suzuki GSXR1000 •
Ford Fiesta ST150 vs.
Mitsubishi Colt CZT •
Mazda RX-8 vs.
Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 •
Nissan 350Z vs.
Audi TT Sport Quattro 240 •
Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG vs.
Jaguar XJR •
Subaru Legacy 3.0 R spec. B Sports Tourer vs.
Volvo V50 T5 SE AWD •
Lancia Delta Integrale vs.
BMW M3 e30.
2006 (Series 9 and 10) • 2006
Mazda MX-5 vs.
Mazda MX-5 MkI •
Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type-UK vs.
Subaru Forester STi •
Vauxhall Astra VXR vs.
Ford Focus ST •
Mercedes-Benz A200T vs.
Toyota Corolla Verso T180 •
BMW M6 vs.
BMW M5 •
Škoda Octavia vRS vs.
Volkswagen Golf GTI •
Volkswagen Golf R32 vs.
BMW 130i M Sport •
Nissan Navara vs.
Mitsubishi L200 •
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR FQ-360 vs. Stunt Plane
2007 (Series 11 and 12) •
Renaultsport Clio 197 vs.
Vauxhall Corsa VXR •
Mini Cooper vs.
Suzuki Swift Sport • White van Megane shoot-out:
Renaultsport Megane 230 F1 Team R26 vs.
Ford Transit Connect X-press • Hire car shoot-out:
Vauxhall Astra 1.6 vs.
Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec •
BMW 335i vs.
Audi S5 •
Honda Civic Type R (UK specification) vs. Honda Civic Type R (Japanese specification) •
Audi TT 2.0T S-tronic vs.
Audi TT 2.0T manual •
Ford Gran Torino vs.
Dodge Charger 2008 (Series 13) • Week 1:
Lotus Exige S 240 vs.
Caterham CSR 260 Superlight • Week 2:
Renaultsport Clio 197 vs. Rage Buggy R180RT • Week 3:
Vauxhall VXR8 vs.
Lotus Carlton • Week 4:
VW Transporter Sportline vs.
Mercedes-Benz Vito X • Week 5:
Fiat Panda 100HP vs.
Renault Twingo GT • Week 6:
Mini One vs.
Fiat 500 1.4 • Week 7:
Ford Fiesta ST vs.
Vauxhall Corsa SRi • Week 8:
Porsche Cayenne GTS vs.
BMW X5 4.8i • Week 9:
Volkswagen GTI vs.
Subaru Impreza WRX • Week 10:
Ford Escort RS Cosworth vs.
Ford Focus RS 2009 (Series 14) • Week 1:
Mitsubishi Evo X FQ300 vs
Subaru Impreza WRX STi • Week 2:
Mazda RX-8 vs
Nissan 350Z • Week 3:
Volkswagen Passat R36 vs
Audi A4 3.0 TDI • Week 4:
Honda Civic Mugen RR vs
Honda S2000 • Week 5:
Vauxhall Astra Nurburgring vs
Ford Focus ST • Week 7:
MCW Metrobus vs
MCW Metrobus 2010 (Series 17) • Week 1:
Ford Focus RS vs
Renault Mégane Renault Sport vs
VW Scirocco R • Week 3:
Citroën DS3 DSport vs.
Alfa Romeo MiTo Cloverleaf • Week 4:
Nissan 370Z Roadster vs.
BMW Z4 • Week 6:
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG (525 hp) vs.
Audi RS6 • Week 8:
Peugeot RCZ vs.
Volkswagen Scirocco • Week 9:
Volkswagen Golf R vs.
SEAT León Cupra R 2010 (Series 18) • Week 1:
BMW M3 Competition Pack vs.
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Development Pack • Week 2:
Porsche Cayman vs.
Lotus Evora • Week 4:
BMW 320d vs.
Alpina D3 BiTurbo • Week 6:
Audi S4 vs.
Vauxhall Insignia VXR • Week 9:
Honda CR-Z vs.
Citroen DS3 HDi
2011 (Series 19) • Week 1:
BMW 535d M Sport vs.
Jaguar XF diesel S • Week 2:
Aston Martin Virage,
BMW M3 GTS,
Citroen DS3. Tiff tries to break a record in a 911. Jason reviews a Saab 9–5. • Week 3:
Ferrari FF,
BMW 535D M-Sport,
Jaguar XF,
Nissan Micra. Jason goes drag racing in Abu Dhabi. • Week 4:
Nissan GT-R vs.
Porsche 911 Turbo S • Week 5:
Porsche 911 Carrera vs.
Lotus Evora S • Week 6:
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG,
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S,
Lexus CT200h. Tiff and Jason race in hovercraft. • Week 7:
BMW 1 M,
Ford Focus Titanium,
Jaguar E-Type,
Allard J2X • Week 8:
McLaren MP4-12C vs.
Ferrari 458 Italia • Week 9:
Lamborghini Gallardo Performante,
Volkswagen Phaeton,
Porsche Cayman R,
Smart Roadster,
Audi A2 TDi,
Honda Insight. Jonny shows us 3 of the cheapest to run cars in existence. • Week 10:
BMW M3 GTS,
Porsche 911 GT3 RS,
Piaggo MP3 Yourban (three wheeled scooter). Highlights from the last 10 years.
2011 (Series 20) • Week 1: The presenters conduct a crash test. They also compare two of the most powerful Jaguars ever made. They also take a look at the
Range Rover Evoque. • Week 2: Tiff chats to British rally driver
Mark Higgins. The presenters take a look at a new Mercedes convertible. Vicki races a new
Ford Mustang around
Le Mans. Jonny begins a journey of a lifetime in a very unlikely car. • Week 3: Tiff test drives the Lamborghini's new Aventador hypercar. Vicki makes her way through Italy's snowy mountain roads in Mini's brand new coupe. Jonny finds out about
vehicle wrapping. • Week 4: Vicki makes her way to Italy to drive a new convertible version of the Ferrari 458. Tiff takes part in a shootout between two ultra-powerful coupes. The team test drive the most economical car available. • Week 5: Tiff takes a look at the last ever Porsche 911. Vicki travels to Portugal where she takes on the role of a beach lifeguard in a brand new VW pick-up truck. Jonny attempts to make Renault's battery powered car go as far as possible on one charge. • Week 6: Jonny finds the best driving road in the world. Vicki takes the new VW Amarok pick-up for a test drive on a beach in Portugal. The driving skills of Roy Keane are tested by Tiff at the
Nürburgring. The presenters take a look at the new
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. • Week 7: Tiff takes a drive through France's
Champagne region in
Aston Martin's newest convertible. Vicki is the umpire in a race between two England cricket stars. Jonny takes a look at two off-road bargains to help see us through the winter. • Week 8: The presenters get the chance to drive the latest version of the Jeep. Cricket legend
Jimmy Anderson is put through his paces around the gruelling
Nürburgring race track by Tiff. • Week 9: Vicki drives through the
Pyrenees in the new
BMW M5. Jonny travels to
Barcelona to take a look at the
Seat's new city car. Tiff is joined by rally driver
Mark Higgins to test drive Renault's new hatchback. • Week 10: Jonny takes a look at some exciting cars at the
LA Auto Show.
Ian Botham is taught how to drive around the legendary
Nürburgring racing track. Vicki learns some evasive driving techniques from the police who chauffeur the Royal Family.
2012 (Series 21) • Week 1: Tiff tests the
Porsche 911 Carrera S. Jonny Smith gets a high-speed truck rally driving lesson and the team also test a
Volkswagen Beetle. Jason invites
Suzi Perry to test, if you tweak ECU, change tyres etc. have better time. Vicki is on a mission to refill during driving. • Week 2: Jason and Tiff test
Mercedes SLS AMG against an Aston Martin, a Jaguar and a Bentley. Johnny goes to Sweden to drive new Audi A1 quattro with
Stig Blomqvist. • Week 3: Vicki tests the dynamic performance management system in the
Lotus Exige S against ex-Lotus F1 driver
Karun Chandhok. Tiff conducts an investigation into the advantages of electronic stability control (ESC) and Jonny Smith recommends some used cars with ESC fitted as standard. Team test of the
Suzuki Swift Sport. Jonny tests sat-navs at three price levels. Vicki attends the Monaco Motor Show and drives the
Fisker Karma on the Grand Prix track as well as a Hunton XRS 43 powerboat. • Week 4: Tiff takes to the Italian F1 circuit in the hope of qualifying for the Lamborghini Series, and the team reports whether different types of petrol affect a car's performance. • Week 5: Team test: Mini Cooper convertible. Tiff tries drifting with new
Bentley Continental GT. Vicki goes to
Gordon Murray's home to see his history of designing and presents his first electric car, the T27. Jason goes to
Iceland to drive formula off-road with 2009 champion
Hafsteinn Thorvaldsson. Jonny learns how to wash a
Rolls-Royce Ghost EWB. • Week 6: Tiff celebrates the
Ferrari F40's 25th birthday, Jason pits the Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series against its BMW rival and Vicki drives a new Land Rover. • Week 7: Jonny takes a behind-the-scenes look at the
Isle of Man TT motorcycle race with
John McGuinness, and the
Subaru BRZ sports car is tested around the circuit. Tiff searches for his top three car racing games, Vicki tests the
Renault Twizy, and the team test the
Ford Focus Ecoboost 1.0 to see if it's more powerful than the 1.6 version. • Week 8: Jonny examines the new
Ferrari California, while Vicki explores the world of motorbike speedway in Denmark. • Week 9: Jonny heads to Sweden for an American car show, Tiff tests the
KTM X-Bow R trackday car, Jason explores affordable ways to upgrade a car stereo for better sound, and Vicki relives her
karting memories with a race.
2013 (Series 22) • Week 1: Vicki in the new
Porsche Boxster S against a jet plane, Tiff tests the difference between used and new tyres. Jonny goes to
Trollstigen to test
Ford Focus ST. Jason tests
Audi S8. • Week 2: Jason tests the brand new
Pagani Huayra, Tiff tests the new
Porsche 911 cabriolet to find out if it's quicker than the
Audi R8 Spyder. Vicki tests a super car off roader. Johny reveals the three classic cars that could be a better investment than gold. • Week 3: Vicki in the brand new
Porsche Panamera GTS against the all-new
Mercedes CLS 63, both cars are tested to the limit. Jason tests a brand new supercar made in the Netherlands. Johny spends a night in the Swiss alps to demonstrate how your car can keep you alive. Tiff tests the Frontline MG LE50. • Week 4: Tiff and rally driver
Kris Meeke find the ultimate hot hatch (
VW Golf GTI vs Renault Sport Megane vs Ford Focus ST vs Astra VXR), Vicki is in Germany to test the
Audi RS 4, Jonny finds out how the world's most powerful simulator has become F1's secret weapon. Jason reveals the ultimate secondhand sports car you can buy on a budget. • Week 5: Jonny jumps into the world of professional drifting, the team test the Audi S7 to the extreme, Vicki takes part in a world record attempt: the largest parade of Ferraris, Tiff tests filling tyres with nitrogen and Jason tests the new
Mercedes SL. • Week 6: Vicki races rally driver
Andreas Mikkelsen in three speed challenges, Jason tests the new
BMW M6, Tiff finds out what the ultimate small car is and Jonny shows the essential DIY skills that will allow you to save money. • Week 7: Vicki tests the new
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Jonny attempts to become the fastest drag race passenger, Tiff and Jason race each other in a dog fight find to find out which of the latest entry level hot hatches is the greatest, and the team test the latest car safety systems. • Week 8: Vicki visits
Pininfarina headquarters in Italy and tests the
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, Jonny tests the modern-day Morgan three-wheeler, while Jason looks for the best
Bluetooth gadget to use while driving together with Suzi Perry. • Week 9: Tiff takes on
Sabine Schmitz in a battle between the Porsche 911 and the BMW M6, Jason tests the new Morgan Plus 8, Vicki goes off-road with the latest version of the Range Rover Evoque and Jonny is in the lab to test fuel saving gadgets.
2013 (Series 23) • Week 1: Tiff and Jason test the
Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, the
Audi R8 V10 Spyder and the
Maserati GranCabrio to the limit to find out which is the best super cabrio on the market, the team test the new Range Rover Autobiography, Vicki races the
BMW M135i against world super bike rider
Chaz Davies on the BMW HP4 and Jonny drives 1000 km in Europe's cheapest car, the
Dacia Sandero. • Week 2: Vicki and Tiff go head to head with the Renault Sport Megane 265 vs the
Toyota GT86. Jason turns car doctor for the day as he tries to bring a tired engine back to full health. Jonny tests the Jaguar F-Type in Spain. The team test the Mazda6. • Week 3: Tiff tests the
McLaren 12C Spider, Jonny investigates the secret world of crash testing, the team test the brand new
Volkswagen Golf, Jason and Finnish double world champion rally driver
Marcus Grönholm pitch two brand new
Porsche Caymans head-to-head in an automatic vs manual gearbox battle. • Week 4: Tiff is in Los Angeles to reveal the latest petrol head craze: "Restomodding" and tests
Magnus Walker's 1972
Porsche 911 STR, an Icon
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ, and a Singer Porsche 911, Jason tests the new
Aston Martin Vanquish with Brazilian racing driver
Bruno Senna, Vicki tests the latest safety gadgets: dashboard cameras and the team test the brand new
Mercedes-Benz A-Class. • Week 5: Jason and Tiff test three brand new hot hatches: the Renault Sport Clio 200, the Peugeot 208 GTi and the Ford Fiesta ST, Vicki tests the new
Donkervoort D8 GTO, the team test the brand new
Jaguar XF Sportbreak, Jonny is at Bentley's HQ and tests the
Bentley Mulsanne. • Week 6: Tiff and
Sabine Schmitz test the
Caterham 7 Supersport R, the Morgan three-wheeler and the
Ariel Atom 3.5. Jason tests the
Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Vicki competes in a track day with a
Peugeot 205 GTi and the team test the new
Hyundai Veloster Turbo.
Team Test In Series 19, a new segment was introduced, called the Team Test. This is where
Tiff,
Jason,
Jonny and
Vicki all did a group test on an important new car. They all scored the car out of 10, and added their scores together to get the score for the car. ==Show history==