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Old 04-08-2006, 03:38 PM   #1
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Default 5th Gear : S9 EP1 : 10th April, 2006 - Discussion

Kicking off the new series tonight, our resident playboy racing driver Jason helps a jackpot lottery winner choose a supercar. After scooping the top prize a couple of years ago, this motor mechanic is now ready to realise his ultimate dream. But should he buy a Porsche, a Bentley, an Aston Martin or a Lamborghini? After Jason shows him £5 millionworth of cars, the choice is narrowed down to two, an Aston Martin, and a Ferrari. After a back-to-back test drive, which one will he choose? It’s a unique insight into the purchasing process when money is no object.

Elsewhere, Tiff takes the new Jaguar XK to some of the best driving roads in the world, in sundrenched South Africa. It’s the first TV report on the car of the moment. Tiff delivers the definitive verdict on this awesomely stylish coupé.

Meanwhile,Tom sends us a video diary from the Geneva Motorshow. Highlights include an abundance of leggy promo girls, spectacular new cars, an amusing industrial epsionage incident with a Chinese woman spying on rival manufacturers, and a question-and-answer session with FormulaOne driver Jenson Button. Tom and Jenson evenend up cuddling!

Vicki is at the Anglesey circuit doing what she does best: racing. She pits two Subarus head to head – the rally-bred Impreza, and farmer’s favourite the Forester. Surely the estate car can’t win… can it?

And if buying a new car just seems too expensive, then don’t panic. Jon, the much-loved consumer champion of the team, goes undercover to test a revolutionary new type of ‘pay as you go’ car hire scheme. You book on the internet, use a swipe card to start the engine, and press a button on the dashboard to speak to the control centre – but does this new fangled hi-tech system actually work?
Looks interesting, but why is Jon Bentley still on? he still does the same old boring stuff.
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