[11x10] July 2nd, 2007

SL65 · June 15th, 2007, 11:44 PM

Last ep of the season!

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There are more than 11,000 stretch limousines on UK roads, but not one of them has ever been crash tested... until now. Fifth Gear takes a look at the structural integrity of these enormous vehicles, and explores how safe the contents and occupants would be in a high-speed crash. Revellers rarely use the seatbelts in the back of limos, so what would happen in a collision? The results are spectacular, and are sure to make viewers think twice when planning a party.

Meanwhile, Tiff and Jason are joined by four car-mad cast members from ‘Hollyoaks’. Jessica Fox (Nancy), Gemma Bissix (Clare), Ricky Whittle (Calvin) and Kevin Sacre (Jake) receive some expert tuition from Fifth Gear’s resident racing drivers, before battling it out on the track in a series of high-speed challenges.

Away from the track, Jonny Smith heads out under the cover of darkness to secretly repair the potholes that local councils refuse to make good. Damage from driving through potholes costs British motorists millions of pounds each year, so Jonny reveals which councils are worst at keeping their roads in good condition, and explains how to proceed if you damage a wheel or suspension on an offending road.

Elsewhere, Tiff Needell signs the relevant waiver schemes and puts two rental cars – a Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Focus – head to head on the track. Which car will be quickest?

Also this week, Vicki Butler-Henderson tests the latest version of one of the greatest coupes of our time – the Nissan 350Z.

nomix · June 16th, 2007, 8:12 AM

HOLLYOAKS?!

*Goes into hiding*

napoleondyna · June 24th, 2007, 7:42 AM

Not the best way to end a season... Sound like a yawn minus maybe the limo segment.

Cobol74 · June 24th, 2007, 8:03 AM

Hollyoaks! Bugger, what a let down.

sth · June 24th, 2007, 12:52 PM

No Audi A5/S5-Test in this Season images/smilies/sad.gif

Too bad.

LeMans GTR · June 24th, 2007, 1:04 PM

Maybe it would be better if they swapped 11x09 and 11x10 around.

Tommo · June 25th, 2007, 6:21 AM

But the whole point of a limo is to cruise around town at slow speeds, so how is a high speed crash even relevant?

otispunkmeyer · June 25th, 2007, 1:11 PM

they should test the 8 wheeler stretched hummer we have roaming around here.... and the porsche cayenne turbo stretch i saw the other day.

and..... the stretched town car with the baddly done Rolls Royce Phantom front and rear end conversions. it looks totally daft. the towncar isnt as thick set as the phantom so the conversion looks like they got a phantom front did 0.75x copy and then squshed it a little to give it a wide aspect....whats more the sides of the car are left untouched. so you have the smooth front and rear quarters of the phant...and then sharp rectangular creases of the town car.

pepitko · June 25th, 2007, 2:02 PM

seems it will be a poor ending of the season, nothing about cars really and why giving Tiff a bunch of rental cars???? when he could have been testing something faster and better instead.. in the last episode I was looking forward to the gt3 rs all episode to find that it was like 2 minutes long... what a let down
350z was already tested on both 5G and TG... what about new Fiat Bravo, A5...?

Aiolos · June 28th, 2007, 6:43 PM

yeah, seems like a let-down for sure, just like that dang gt3rs tiff segment from last episode. Grrr, A/S5 or something, a 350Z? boring.... and the rentals cars, wtf? why not a gallardo superleggera? images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

NecroJoe · June 28th, 2007, 6:51 PM

Hmm...I wonder if they'll replace the limo segment with someone thing else, since it was in last-weeks episode.

MadCow809 · July 1st, 2007, 5:27 PM

no new BMW M3 : (

pepitko · July 3rd, 2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MadCow809

no new BMW M3 : (

well the new M3 is coming in Fall, I think its first public appearance should be the Frankfurt Autoshow in September/October..

Viper007Bond · July 3rd, 2007, 8:46 PM

Er, whoops. Torrent's finally out. images/smilies/dry.gif

June 16th, 2007, 8:12 AM	#2
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June 24th, 2007, 7:42 AM	#3
napoleondyna Joined: Jul 27th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 17 Posts: 540 Car: 1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Rep Power: 44	Not the best way to end a season... Sound like a yawn minus maybe the limo segment. __________________ http://final-gear.miniville.fr Click and make Final Gear town grow!

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LeMans GTR Previously Known As CSL Joined: Dec 20th, 2006 Last Online: 6:09 AM Location: Australia Age: 14 Posts: 2,664 Car: Aston Martin DBS (I wish) Rep Power: 37	Maybe it would be better if they swapped 11x09 and 11x10 around. __________________

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Tommo Joined: Jun 13th, 2006 Last Online: 5:19 AM Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 46 Car: 1996 Holden VS Commodore Rep Power: 14	But the whole point of a limo is to cruise around town at slow speeds, so how is a high speed crash even relevant?

June 25th, 2007, 1:11 PM	#8
otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Loughborough UK Age: 23 Posts: 3,337 Car: '03 Skoda Superb (Comfort) 160HP Rep Power: 38	they should test the 8 wheeler stretched hummer we have roaming around here.... and the porsche cayenne turbo stretch i saw the other day. and..... the stretched town car with the baddly done Rolls Royce Phantom front and rear end conversions. it looks totally daft. the towncar isnt as thick set as the phantom so the conversion looks like they got a phantom front did 0.75x copy and then squshed it a little to give it a wide aspect....whats more the sides of the car are left untouched. so you have the smooth front and rear quarters of the phant...and then sharp rectangular creases of the town car.

June 25th, 2007, 2:02 PM	#9
pepitko Joined: Jan 22nd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Prague, CZ Age: 23 Posts: 618 Car: diesel Skoda & Peugeot scooter Rep Power: 21	seems it will be a poor ending of the season, nothing about cars really and why giving Tiff a bunch of rental cars???? when he could have been testing something faster and better instead.. in the last episode I was looking forward to the gt3 rs all episode to find that it was like 2 minutes long... what a let down 350z was already tested on both 5G and TG... what about new Fiat Bravo, A5...? __________________ "I don’t really want a Lamborghini Gallardo. But I don’t want to live in a world where it doesn’t exist." - Jeremy Clarkson

June 28th, 2007, 6:43 PM	#10
Aiolos Joined: May 28th, 2007 Last Online: 5:58 AM Posts: 678 Car: 2005 Toyota Rav4 :-/ (Mom's) Rep Power: 13	yeah, seems like a let-down for sure, just like that dang gt3rs tiff segment from last episode. Grrr, A/S5 or something, a 350Z? boring.... and the rentals cars, wtf? why not a gallardo superleggera?

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NecroJoe Joined: Apr 12th, 2005 Last Online: 5:24 AM Location: San Francisco area, CA, USA Age: 30 Posts: 4,793 Car: 2001 Mercury Cougar V6 Rep Power: 217	Hmm...I wonder if they'll replace the limo segment with someone thing else, since it was in last-weeks episode.

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