Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Tiff Needell stacks Aston Martin's new Vanquish up against it's main rival, the Ferrari 550M, and Vicki Butler-Henderson thrashes Honda's mad hot hatch, the Civic Type R.

Production code: NBHQ018B

Also in the programme, Adrian Simpson checks out a classic car auction and gives out the Top Gear Verdict on the Citroën C5 Estate. Plus, Jason Barlow compares BMW and Mercedes-Benz's funky compact coupés, to see if the Germans should stick to their executive saloons.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Aston Martin Vanquish vs Ferrari 550M
08:10 Classic Car Auctions
12:42 Still to come... (end of part 1)
12:58 Honda Civic Type R Road & Track Test
17:53 Top Gear Verdict: Citroën C5 Estate
21:11 Funky German Compacts
28:21 Outro