Fifth Gear

Ferrari F12 vs. Aston Martin Vanquish (with Karun Chandhok); Jaguar Mark 2 by Callum; Alfa Romeo 4C

Tiff Needell and rally driver Mark Higgins set Olympic Skeleton Bob gold medallist Amy Williams and World Pentathlete champion Samantha Murray a track challenge. Expect car damage and the closest ever finish to a Fifth Gear celebrity contest. Vicki Butler-Henderson drives Aston Martin’s most powerful Vantage and Porsche’s most powerful 911 to find out which is quickest around a track. The Fifth Gear team test BMW’s first ever front wheel drive car, the Active Tourer. Tiff goes off-road in Fiat’s little Panda Cross, and finds out if it can keep up with the king of 4x4s, the Land Rover Defender. And Vicki looks at three UK built Restmods, classic cars you can use all year round.

Tiff Needell and Formula E racing driver Karun Chandhok put two supercar fast limos up against each other on the track - the Mercedes S63 AMG and Jaguar XJR. The presenting team test the Citroen C4 Cactus, a car with airbags on outside, and find out how well it can stand up to some abuse. Vicki Butler-Henderson drives the BMW i8 and decides if it’s the future of supercar design. And Tiff drives a forty year old Formula Ford racing car with a special story to tell, then finds out if it can beat a modern day Lotus with twice the power.

Poland Special Tiff and Vicki enjoy Warsaw in December; Tiff participates in 52nd Barbórka Rally; Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet vs. Bentley Continental GTC Speed

Ferrari 458 Speciale vs. Porsche 911 GT3 at Castle Combe (with Chris Harris); Jonny tries to beat a fully automated Audi RS7 at Ascari Circuit in Spain; Bargain buy performance coupés

Tiff participates in Exeter Trial (with Rebecca Jackson); DB Speedback GT; Caterham 620R vs. Ariel Atom 3.5R