World Superbike leader James Toseland gives Tiff Needell a run for his money when they race the CBR 1000RR Honda Fireblade against the brand new Honda Civic Type R.
They crash a 15 year old Volvo 940 estate, for many people the epitome of a solid and safe family car, into a 3 year old Renault Modus, notable as the first small car to earn a maximum 5 Star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP).
Tom Ford plays in the amazing new Lexus LS460 - a car so clever it can drive itself down a motorway, automatically steering between the white lines. It's laden with impressive technology, but at £71,000 we came to the conclusion you could do better for less.
Jason Plato puts his foot to the floor when he takes the Brabus Rocket, the world's fastest four-door saloon, to the German Autobahn to try and top 200mph.
Jonny Smith tests the new Mercedes C Class. Mercedes reckon this is the safest car in its class and every detail has been designed with military precision - over a period of five years! You can't argue that it certainly has resulted in a few quirky details.
The new smart fortwo is now supposedly more comfortable than ever before and better suited to long journeys. To test whether this is true, Jonny Smith locks himself inside a smart car for 12 hours.
World snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan gets the fright of his life as Vicki Butler-Henderson takes him for some high-speed test drives. Ronnie has asked Fifth Gear to help him spend his snooker winnings on a new car, so Vicki takes him for a spin in the Mitsubishi Evo X, the Mercedes C63 AMG and the BMW M3.
Tom Ford tests the new Alfa Romeo Spider by driving it through the Sahara desert. The Spider is essentially a cabriolet version of the Brera, although there are a few key differences in shape.
In our new feature 'Driven to Destruction', we're going to be carrying out some experiments to find out how much punishment a car will take. Each car's durability is tested in a unique way, and for our first experiment we've plucked a brave Hyundai Lantra from the scrapheap.
Tim Shaw finds ways of spending less money on fuel. As petrol and diesel prices near £6 a gallon, he softens the blow for some lucky drivers in Bedfordshire by personally refunding them while they fill up on the forecourt. Then Tim gets scientific, testing some of the different ways to make cars more economical.
Actor Chris Barrie is this week's special guest, and he gets to drive his dream car - a Jaguar D-Type worth £3 million. Chris's daily driver is a 1983 Jaguar XJ6 and he's a life-long classic Jaguar fan so he should be impressed.
Inspired by how much the average driver spends on alcohol, Jonny Smith embarks on one of his trickiest buying challenges yet. He seeks out three cars the average person could afford to purchase if they swore off buying booze and put the money saved to better use.
![Fifth Gear - Ronnie O\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/7cMVqqs-KYQ/2.jpg "Fifth Gear - Ronnie O\")
