Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This is the first episode of "modern" Driven, where literally everything changed from that point, featuring touring car champion Jason Plato as the host replacing Jason Barlow, who left Driven to join Top Gear in April 2000.
In this episode, the newly-formed trio tests 3 city cars; the Vauxhall Agila, Mercedes-Benz A-Class and the Audi A2. Jason drives the hardtop version of the Elise; the Lotus Exige, and Mike Brewer tries the Formula One Experience that you can buy.
Unfortunately, it lacks the intro (which would've made this episode even better, given that some of the intro is already available on "The Car Show" BBC4 2009 documentary), but if I get the full episode, I'll upload it here for all of you to watch. This is the longest recording of this episode that I have.
Huge thanks to @matterofapinion for providing this episode.
Timestamps:
00:00 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (intro)
01:06 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (practicality)
04:34 Lotus Exige S1 road test
07:37 Coming up... (end of part 1)
08:03 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (driveability)
11:13 F1 Racing School report
17:06 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (desirability)
18:18 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (summary)
21:32 Outro
This is the first episode of "modern" Driven, where literally everything changed from that point, featuring touring car champion Jason Plato as the host replacing Jason Barlow, who left Driven to join Top Gear in April 2000.
In this episode, the newly-formed trio tests 3 city cars; the Vauxhall Agila, Mercedes-Benz A-Class and the Audi A2. Jason drives the hardtop version of the Elise; the Lotus Exige, and Mike Brewer tries the Formula One Experience that you can buy.
Unfortunately, it lacks the intro (which would've made this episode even better, given that some of the intro is already available on "The Car Show" BBC4 2009 documentary), but if I get the full episode, I'll upload it here for all of you to watch. This is the longest recording of this episode that I have.
Huge thanks to @matterofapinion for providing this episode.
Timestamps:
00:00 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (intro)
01:06 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (practicality)
04:34 Lotus Exige S1 road test
07:37 Coming up... (end of part 1)
08:03 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (driveability)
11:13 F1 Racing School report
17:06 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (desirability)
18:18 Driven 100 - Compact City Cars (summary)
21:32 Outro
