Season Guide
Top Gear — Season 5
Season 5 Review
Season 5 of Top Gear premiered 2004-10-24 and ran 9 episodes through 2004-12-26.
Episodes
1
SummaryThe power of the new Porsche 911 Carrera S is put to the test on the track, Jeremy has to eat more than his words about the Vauxhall Astra and…
2
SummaryRichard road-tests the new Ford Focus and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason lends Jeremy his new Ferrari F60, but he decides to also put some 15-20 year-old supercars through their…
3
SummaryWe look at 4x4s to see which really can go off-road, but Jeremy takes it too literally and decides to drive a Land Rover Discovery up a Scottish mountain. Also,…
4
SummaryRichard heads for the south of France, via the Alps, in the Pagani Zonda roadster, Top Gear gets its hands on steel cable and cranes for a fun filled game…
5
SummaryRichard drives the Morgan Aero 8 GTN, and invents a new sport: racing people carriers. James celebrates 50 years of the Mercedes SL Gullwing. Jeremy tests the diesel engine in…
6
SummaryCan you buy a decent Porsche for under £1,500? The presenters are each sent out to buy one, but which will perform best in our tests? Also in the show,…
7
SummaryJeremy discovers the Toyota Prius is like a lethargic teenager, Richard takes a Mustang on a road movie across Lincolnshire and a four-door saloon (the Evo) goes head to head…
8
SummaryWho can reach the ski slopes of Verbier in Switzerland first: Jeremy by road in a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, or Richard and James in a plane? In Lillehammer, there's another…
9
SummaryJames drives the controversial new BMW 1 Series hatchback. Richard splashes about in a 25-year-old supercharged Mercedes G-Wagen. The Fiesta ST is pitted against the Citroen C2, and Jeremy has…