Top Gear - Season 5

Top Gear - Season 5

Season 5

The fifth series of Top Gear began in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2004 and concluded on 26 December 2004. The series contained 9 episodes. The series was subsequently followed by one "Best Of Top Gear" special, which aired 2 January 2005, charting the best moments from Series 4 and 5.
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Episodes9
DatesOct 24, 2004 - Dec 26, 2004
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Episodes

The Colonial Invasion on the Beach
Season 5Episode 160 min

The Colonial Invasion on the Beach

The 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 the Brits take on the Americans and Australians in a three car challenge.

Oct 24, 2004
Ferrari Enzo and Supercars of the Past & Present
Season 5Episode 260 min

Ferrari Enzo and Supercars of the Past & Present

Richard 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 paces.

Oct 31, 2004
Dodge Viper
Season 5Episode 360 min

Dodge Viper

We 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, the Dodge Viper SRT-10 slithers around the Top Gear test track.

Nov 7, 2004
Caravan Conkers
Season 5Episode 460 min

Caravan Conkers

Richard 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 of caravan conkers and there's a clash of titans on the test track.

Nov 14, 2004
Jaguar S-Type Diesel Lapping the Nürburgring
Season 5Episode 560 min

Jaguar S-Type Diesel Lapping the Nürburgring

Richard 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 the Jaguar S-Type by driving it as fast as he can around Germany's notorious Nürburgring.

Nov 21, 2004
£1500 Porsches
Season 5Episode 660 min

£1500 Porsches

Can 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, Jeremy tests the VW Golf GTI and we find out how fast a blind man can drive round the Top Gear track.

Dec 5, 2004
Murcielago vs. Evo VIII
Season 5Episode 760 min

Murcielago vs. Evo VIII

Jeremy 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 with a Lamborghini.

Dec 12, 2004
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti vs. Jet Plane
Season 5Episode 860 min

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti vs. Jet Plane

Who 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 contest: who can get down a mountain fastest - James in a Mitsubishi rally car, or Richard in a bobsleigh?

Dec 19, 2004
Ariel Atom
Season 5Episode 960 min

Ariel Atom

James 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 his face pulled off while driving the Ariel Atom.

Dec 26, 2004

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