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Spy photographers stake out car factories and test tracks for weeks to get a picture of a new prototype, and car magazines are willing to pay thousands for the right photo.Tonight, Vicki goes undercover with Britain’s leading spy photographer as he goes on the trail of the elusive new Aston Martin to be used in the next Bond movie. When they attract some unwanted attention from security, can they talk themselves out of trouble?

Meanwhile, Tom reports from a remote island off the south coast of Japan about the car of the future. Yakushima Island has been used for two years by Honda to test the FCX – a car that runs on hydrogen, and whose only emission is water. This island is motoring’s Jurassic Park – it’s basically a huge lump of rock populated by 7,000-year-old trees and some inquisitive monkeys. However, the range of extreme weather it experiences makes it ideal for developing a car. Tom files the first-ever TV road-test of this experimental road car, which is worth £1 million.

Nick Freeman is the lawyer celebrities turn to when they’ve been charged with speeding. He counts David Beckham, Sir Alex Ferguson and Dwight Yorke amongst his clients. We get an exclusive ‘access-all-areas’ pass to his working day, get the inside line on his recent case with footballer Lee Bowyer, and find out how Nick is now planning to make it easier for members of the public to benefit from his legal expertise.

Resident speed demon Tiff is in the South of France test driving a new 200mph Corvette – and also racing the Volkswagen Golf GTi against a Skoda Octavia vRS… backwards!

Jason Plato tests the eagerly anticipated Volkswagen Eos – a brand new coupe with a retracting hard roof – around the Olympic marathon course of Athens.

yes.... it is the C6 Z06 Vette

The Z06 corvette test should be good, but I'm still waiting to see it on Top Gear. Although watching Tiff drive it should be a treat with his skills.

:twisted: The Z06 tested by Tiff, I hope it will be good :wink:

Z06 should be good. but I'm waiting for that photogrpahy feature, hunting for the new DBS. It might not be all that hard, because Daniel Craig got to test drive it on the roads near the factory in Gaydon.

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Originally Posted by yg60m

:twisted: The Z06 tested by Tiff, I hope it will be good :wink:

Propably will. Looked serious in the teaser.. The rest of this episode doesn't sound that exciting.

From Fifth Gear website, a more detailed preview

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Double 'Oh' VBH
Vicki Butler-Henderson goes undercover with Britain's leading spy photographer as he hunts for secret prototypes. Hiding out in trees and lay-bys near the Aston Martin factory, they attract some unwanted attention from the security guards - will they be able to talk themselves out of trouble?

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VW Eos
Jason Plato is in Athens to try out the new VW Eos. It's a little bit bigger than a Golf and a little bit smaller than a Passat, and this coupe has a folding hard top. Jason takes the 2.0 litre turbo petrol car on a Greek marathon, through coastal rounds, congested streets, villages and mountains to tell you what the car is really like to live with.

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Honda FCX exclusive
Tom Ford will be reporting from a remote island off the south coast of Japan about the car of the future. Yakushima Island has been used for two years by Honda to test the FCX, a car that runs on hydrogen, and whose only emission is water. This island is motoring's Jurassic Park - it's basically a huge lump of rock populated by 7,000 year old trees and some inquisitive monkeys. However, the range of extreme weather it experiences makes it ideal for developing a car.

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Gumball 3000 Mission 1 startline
Chris Evan's former breakfast show radio sidekick, Holly Samos, joins the team and reports from the start line of the Gumball 3000. It's a celebrity-packed 3000 mile driving challenge, and Holly interviews the stars as they prepare to depart Pall Mall in a convoy of supercars worth £5 million. DJ Tim Westwood gets flirty, Maggot from Goldie Lookin' Chain shows off his replica A-Team van and the police get angry about the 18 Ferraris, 17 Porsches and 11 Lamborghinis as they smoke their tyres through

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The new Corrrrrvette
Tiff Needell is in the South of France test driving the new 200mph Corvette - the car that Chevrolet claim lapped the Nurburgring quicker than a Pagani Zonda F. The Z06 has a magnesium roof, a floor made of balsa wood, and the paint on the carbon fibre wings weighs more than the wings themselves! Is this the car to finally convince Tiff that the Americans can build a supercar...?

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Shootout - series 9, week 7
In next week's shootout, Tiff is racing the Volkswagen Golf GTi against a Skoda Octavia vRS. The new GTi has 200bhp, a 0-60 time of 7.2 secs and it cost's £20,835. Despite being three grand cheaper, the Skoda is built on the same chassis and has the exact same engine inside... but it is bigger. So which of these will lap our track at Anglesey quickest... backwards?