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Fifth Gear.S25E03

Fifth Gear · Season 25 · Episode 3
Tiff Needell and Formula E racing driver Karun Chandhok put two supercar fast limos up against each other on the track - the Mercedes S63 AMG and Jaguar XJR.

The presenting team test the Citroen C4 Cactus, a car with airbags on outside, and find out how well it can stand up to some abuse.

Vicki Butler-Henderson drives the BMW i8 and decides if it’s the future of supercar design.

And Tiff drives a forty year old Formula Ford racing car with a special story to tell, then finds out if it can beat a modern day Lotus with twice the power.

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Season
25
Episode
3
Air Date
19/Mar/2015
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
44 min

Overview

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Tiff Needell and Formula E racing driver Karun Chandhok put two supercar fast limos up against each other on the track - the Mercedes S63 AMG and Jaguar XJR.

The presenting team test the Citroen C4 Cactus, a car with airbags on outside, and find out how well it can stand up to some abuse.

Vicki Butler-Henderson drives the BMW i8 and decides if it’s the future of supercar design.

And Tiff drives a forty year old Formula Ford racing car with a special story to tell, then finds out if it can beat a modern day Lotus with twice the power.

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