Top Gear series 5

Top Gear
Series 5
Starring	Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond James May
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	24 October (2004-10-24) – 26 December 2004 (2004-12-26)
Series chronology

Series 5 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two during 2004, consisting of nine episodes between 24 October and 26 December; a compilation episode featuring the best moments of the series and the previous series, titled "Best of Top Gear", was aired on 2 January 2005, and charted the best moments from Series 4 and 5.

Episodes

Main article: List of Top Gear (2002 TV series) episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Reviews	Features/challenges	Guest(s)	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
40	1	Porsche 911 Carrera S	Can an ice cream van jump a bouncy castle? Best Muscle Car on sale (Chrysler 300C • Vauxhall Monaro VX-R • Jaguar S-Type R)	Bill Bailey	24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)	3.4
41	2	Hatchbacks: (Ford Focus • Vauxhall Astra • Volkswagen Golf) • Enzo Ferrari • Supercars: (Jaguar XJ220 • Pagani Zonda • Ferrari F40 • McLaren F1 • Porsche Carrera GT)	Mountainboarder versus a rally car	Geri Halliwell	31 October 2004 (2004-10-31)	3.8
42	3	Dodge Viper SRT-10	Drive a Land Rover Discovery to the top of Cnoc an Fhreiceadain in Scotland • Find the craziest car in the world • Top Gear survey 2004 results	Joanna Lumley	7 November 2004 (2004-11-07)	4.4
43	4	Pagani Zonda S Roadster • Aston Martin Vanquish S • Ferrari 575M Maranello	24 hours in a Smart Forfour • Playing conkers with caravans.	Jimmy Carr • Steve Coogan	14 November 2004 (2004-11-14)	4.4
44	5	Morgan Aero 8 GTN • Mercedes-Benz 300SL	People carrier racing • Break 10:00 around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a diesel car	Christian Slater • Sabine Schmitz	21 November 2004 (2004-11-21)	4.7
45	6	Volkswagen Golf V GTI	How much Porsche can you get for £1,500? (Porsche 928 • Porsche 944 • Porsche 924) • Blind man doing a power lap	Cliff Richard • Billy Baxter	5 December 2004 (2004-12-05)	4.9
46	7	Toyota Prius • Ford Mustang • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ400	A four-door Evo goes head-to-head with a Lamborghini. Top Gear Awards 2004	Roger Daltrey	12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)	3.4
47	8	Ferrari 612 Scaglietti	Epic race: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti vs Jet Plane to Verbier • Showroom cars vs old race cars • Mitsubishi Evo vs bobsleigh • The Stig attempts a sub-1:00 power lap of the test track in a Renault F1 car	Eddie Izzard	19 December 2004 (2004-12-19)	5.1
48	9	Ariel Atom • BMW 1 Series • Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG	Find a 'pearl' among a collection of cars from the Pacific Rim	Trinny Woodall • Susannah Constantine	26 December 2004 (2004-12-26)	3.3

Best-of episodes

Total	No.	Title	Feature	Original air date
S4	CE	The Best of Top Gear: 2004 #2	Best Moments from Series 4–5	2 January 2005 (2005-01-02)