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Old August 24th, 2007, 01:01 PM   1 links from elsewhere to this Post. Click to view. #1
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Fifth Gear conducts an intriguing crash test this week, posing the question: are you safer in a big old car, or a small new one? The team crashes a 15-year-old Volvo 940 estate – for many people the epitome of a solid and safe family car – into a three-year-old Renault Modus, notable as the first small car to earn a maximum five star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP). Which car will emerge in one piece? The surprising results show that only one of the drivers would have stood a strong chance of survival.

Meanwhile, Jason Plato puts the car of the moment, the Audi R8, through its paces by racing it against Tiff Needell in a Porsche 911. Which of these two super coupes is quickest, and which handles the best?

Elsewhere, Jonny Smith road tests the ultimate cabriolet: the £330,000, 207 mph Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Roadster. This carbon-fibre supercar is made in Woking, at the same factory that produces Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One car.

Also this week, the show follows comedian and ‘Phoenix Nights’ star Patrick McGuinness as he takes his motorbike test. Paddy’s usual line in bravado and banter makes way for genuine nerves. Will this Easy Rider-wannabe pass the real thing?

Plus, Vicki Butler-Henderson finds out if – as Peugeot claim – their new 207 GTi is as exhilarating to drive as the 20-year-old hot hatch grand master, the 205GTi. She takes to the glorious twisting roads of Wales to drive an immaculately restored example of the classic 205, before sliding behind the wheel of its successor – with fascinating results.
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They should seriously lose the celebrity bit and concentrate on cars.
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Plus, Vicki Butler-Henderson finds out if – as Peugeot claim – their new 207 GTi is as exhilarating to drive as the 20-year-old hot hatch grand master, the 205GTi.
No, it just won't.
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They should seriously lose the celebrity bit and concentrate on cars.
images/smilies/plus1.gif Its the worse bit of the Fifth Gear, they could review a car in the space they spending talking to some half-assed celebrity about utter bollocks!
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I'll give it a chance - R8 is ALWAYS good to see pushed. Pug test will be OK too and the bike thing I am not too upset about as there is some relevance. I like Patrick McGuinness as it happens, too.
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Old August 24th, 2007, 05:55 PM   #6
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Why didnt they give the SLR to Tom instead of giving it to Mrs. Smith????

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Jonny must be shitting himself... I would be if I got to drive all these amazing cars less than a year into the job.
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Viki in a 205 GTI? Now this I gotta see!

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Pity she doesn't look like that any more haha
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Elsewhere, Jonny Smith road tests the ultimate cabriolet: the £330,000, 207 mph Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Roadster. This carbon-fibre supercar is made in Woking, at the same factory that produces Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One car.
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Man, so far this season looks great. Let's hope the reviews last more than 5 minutes.
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my god, two good episodes. Tiff vs. jason will be awesome.


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Jonny must be shitting himself... I would be if I got to drive all these amazing cars less than a year into the job.
Erm... not quite a new experience for him I guess. He's been a motoring journalist for years before starting on Fifth Gear.
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Crash test, could be interesting. images/smilies/cool.gif

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I am looking forward to that Volvo-Renault thing!!
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