Season 23

01 Episode 1 Episode 116th September 2013 The team track test the most powerful diesel, the Range Rover V8. Plus, which of the new Cabrios combine supercar speed and movie-star glamour? 02 Episode 2 Episode 223rd September 2013 Jonny is in Spain to test the Jaguar F-type, the spiritual successor to a motoring legend. Jason turns car-doctor for the day, trying to bring a tired engine back to full health. 03 Episode 3 Episode 330th September 2013 Jonny is given unprecedented access to the secret world of 21st century crash-testing before staging a spectacular van vs. car head on smash to reveal which vehicle is safest. 04 Episode 4 Episode 47th October 2013 Tiff Needell is in Los Angeles to look into the new trend of restomodding. Jason takes on Brazilian ace-race Bruno Senna in the new Aston Martin Vanquish. 05 Episode 5 Episode 514th October 2013 Vicky is in the Netherlands to test-drive the countries latest home-grown supercar, the Donkervoort D8 GTO. The team tests the brand-new Jaguar XF Sportbrake. 06 Episode 6 Episode 621st October 2013 The team is joined by German racer “Queen of the Nürburgring” Sabine Schmitz to test-drive road legal extreme-machines, including the Caterham 7 Supersport R. 07 Fifth Gear.S23E07 Episode 728th October 2013 The team is celebrating Aston Martin’s 100th anniversary. What is it really like to be behind the wheel of James Bond’s very own Aston Martin DB5? 08 Episode 8 Episode 84th November 2013 It’s Jonny vs. Swedish touring car champion Frederik Ekblom. Jonny is driving the champion’s Volvo race car while Frederik drives its road car cousin, the Volvo S60 polestar. 09 Episode 9 Episode 911th November 2013 Vicky is at the Nürburgring Grand Prix track in Germany, joining the crews of double European champion Jochen Hahn and former British Truck Racing Champion Dave Jenkins. 10 Episode 10 Episode 1024th February 2014 Tiff and Jason are joined by Bruno Senna for the fastest track test ever conducted on the show, between the new Porsche 911 Turbo, Nissan GTR and the brutal Noble M600. 11 Episode 11 Episode 1118th February 2013 Jason travels to Italy to take the Pagani Huayra sports car for a spin. 12 Episode 12 Episode 1210th March 2014 Jonny heads to the mecca of driving: the Indianapolis 500. Tiff takes on an Aston Martin in Mercs's new explosive hot hatch. Meanwhile Vicky visits a state of the art laboratory to see why it’s important to change a car’s engine oil. 13 Episode 13 Episode 1317th March 2014 Tiff and Jason find out who makes autobahn best storming executive express. Jonny conducts a jumbo-sized test of the brand new Range Rover Sport. Meanwhile, the team find out if the new Seat Leon is the best sporty hatchback you can currently buy. 14 Episode E14 Episode 1424th March 2014 Former marine sniper Aldo Kane teaches Vicky the techniques of special forces driving. Then Jonny checks out a modified home version of a Capri that will challenge a Nissan GTR. 15 Episode 15 Episode 1518th March 2013 Vicki joins Norwegian rally driver Andreas Mikkelsen for a motoring triathlon. 16 Episode 16 Episode 1625th March 2013 Vicki travels to Italy to push the new Ferrari F12berlinetta sports car to the limit. 17 Episode 17 Episode 1714th April 2014 Tiff and Jason take the new vs old Golf challenge, there’s a drag race between the Mercedes E55 AMG and the Mercedes E250 CDI, and the Audi Quattro is pitted against the Audi A5. 18 Episode 18 Episode 188th April 2013 German racing legend Sabine Schmitz joins Tiff for a head-to-head battle between the BMW M6 and the Porsche 911.