Jeremy drives the Chrysler Crossfire, Richard drives the Smart Car, which has been tuned by Brabus and the Honda Civic Type R. He also drives the Honda NSX which Stig also drives on the Top Gear track.

Cars from different eras are compared this week. Jeremy drools over the Mercedes 280SL from the early 70s and compares it to the modern Audi TT. The new Nissan Micra which costs £9,000 is compared to a Boeing 737 private jet worth £38m. James takes a nostalgic look at the Aston Martin Lagonda and there's the first look at the new Aston Martin DB9.

As usual the boys are squabbling about cars. This time they can't agree on which British car is the best. Jeremy says it's the Noble M12GTO, Richard can't see past the Morgan Plus 8 and James, in a moment of utter madness, makes the case for the Rover 75.

The car most likely to… be modified, the Citroën C2 is driven by Jeremy; he also drives the Vauxhall Monaro - sideways mostly. Richard drives two new cars: the Renault Mégane CC and the Peugeot 307 CC... and hates both of them.

Jeremy drives the Mazda RX8 and James drives the new Fiat Panda and is quite surprised when it doesn't fall to bits. Richard looks at some modern classics, the Volkswagen Corrado VR6 and the Mercedes 190E 2.5 16 Cosworth.

This week's programme marks the 40th anniversary of Lamborghini. To mark the occasion, Richard drives the Miura, Jay Kay drives his Miura; James drives the Countach LP400 S - something he's waited 20 years to do - and Jeremy drives the Gallardo.

The Bentley Continental GT is taken for a leisurely drive through Devon by Jeremy, while James drives the new Subaru Legacy. Richard tries not to drown himself when he is dropped into a huge water tank whilst sitting behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Carlton. This is done as an experiment to show what can happen should you drive your car into water.

There is a BMW frenzy on the Isle of Man. The new M3 CSL and some BMW classics: the M1, BMW's one-and-only mid-engined car to date, the M5 series 2 and the classic M3.

Jeremy drives the new Ford GT40 in Detroit and a diesel VW Lupo around the M25. James drives the new-look BMW 5 series and Richard drives a new Porsche GT3- but it looks like every other Porsche.