Fifth Gear: Season 18
Season 18 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Fifth Gear Season 17.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
Series 18, Episode 1
Oct 8, 2010 · 60 min
Tiff and Jason put the sportier versions of BMW M3 and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG head-to-head. Ex-Stig Ben Collins goes drag racing in a mid-level dragster. Vicki drives the Bent
Series 18, Episode 2
Oct 15, 2010 · 60 min
Jason continues his racing lessons on the track with newbie petrolhead Comedy Dave from BBC Radio 1, using an Aston Martin Vantage N420 Roadster. Jonny gets a ride in Europe's fas
Series 18, Episode 3
Oct 22, 2010 · 60 min
Tiff offers a unique behind-the-scenes glimpse of the final British Touring Car Championship race of the year as Jason attempts to clinch the title. Elsewhere, Vicki reveals everyt
Series 18, Episode 4
Oct 29, 2010 · 60 min
Tiff tests a Vauxhall against an Audi. Vicki takes a closer look at the new luxury SUV. Jason test drives an Audi supercar whilst Jonny enters his first ever competitive trackday e
Series 18, Episode 5
Nov 5, 2010 · 60 min
Tiff and Jason team up with F1 aces Johnny Herbert and Karun Chandhok for the ultimate dogfight. Vicki reveals all about Vauxhall's new compact MPV.
Episode 6
Nov 12, 2010 · 60 min
Jason experiences a cutting-edge Formula One driving simulator, Ben and Jonny perform a two-wheel driving stunt, Tiff races two stylish coupes and Vicki gets behind the wheel of th
Episode 8
Nov 26, 2010 · 60 min
Ben Collins competes against Jason on the track. Robert Llewellyn tests the eco-friendly Nissan Leaf. Tiff test drives two green yet fast coupes. Vicki takes a drive in the Volvo S
Episode 9
Dec 3, 2010 · 60 min
Jonny and Ben perform a two-wheel driving stunt, Vicki puts a radical new four-door Mini through its paces, Jason teaches ex-rugby player Matt Dawson wet-weather driving techniques
Series 18, Episode 10
Dec 10, 2010 · 60 min
Vicki Butler-Henderson introduces the motoring show's annual awards ceremony honouring the best cars of the year. Tiff Needell, Jason Plato and Ben Collins have a three-way contest