Fifth Gear: Season 2
Season 2 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 1.
- 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 2 Progress Shield
Series 2, Episode 1
Oct 7, 2002 · 60 min
Vicki Butler-Henderson, Adrian Simpson, and Tom Ford visit the Paris motor show. They look at many of the new models revealed, including the Porsche Cayenne and Bentley Continental
Series 2, Episode 2
Oct 14, 2002 · 60 min
Tiff Needell travels to California to test Nissan's new 350Z sports car. Is it a worthy successor to the company's 1970s 240Z? And is it as good to drive as it looks? Tiff thinks s
Series 2, Episode 3
Oct 21, 2002 · 60 min
Adrian Simpson test drives Volvo's new off-roader. He concludes because of their attention to safety, the environment, and the family-size accommodation, Volvo has created a differ
Series 2, Episode 4
Oct 28, 2002 · 60 min
Quentin Willson, Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, and Adrian Simpson visit the British International Motorshow. They look at some of the cars they didn't see at the recent Par
Series 2, Episode 5
Nov 4, 2002 · 60 min
Tiff Needell tests a comprehensive selection of the latest hot hatches including the new and long-awaited Ford Focus RS. He rules out the MGZR, the Mini Cooper S, and the Renault C
Series 2, Episode 6
Nov 11, 2002 · 60 min
Tiff Needell poses the question, "What's the best GT car you can buy for £90,000?" He tests the top contenders which both come from Stuttgart - the Mercedes SL55 AMG and the Porsch
Series 2, Episode 7
Nov 18, 2002 · 60 min
Multi-millionaire John Caudwell, the boss of a mobile phone company, has a budget of £500,000 to spend on new cars and he's come to Fifth Gear for some advice on what motors to cho
Series 2, Episode 8
Nov 25, 2002 · 60 min
Tom Ford tests Nissan's new Micra. He finds it well-made and easy to drive. Adrian Simpson goes in search of haunted cars. He starts by being very skeptical that haunted cars can e
Series 2, Episode 9
Dec 9, 2002 · 60 min
Tiff hosts a GT Face-Off, the Porsche 911 v the Mercedes SL55 AMG, Vicki burns some rubber on a Ducati, we test drive the Aston Martin Lagonda and Tom has a go in the Smart Crossbl
Series 2, Episode 10
Dec 16, 2002 · 60 min
Tiff and Quentin help millionaire John Caudwell purchase his new car, Tom checks out the Nisan Micra and Adrian does the speed awareness course.