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In this Fifth Gear segment, England rugby captain Phil Vickery teams up with Jason Plato for an interesting off-road challenge. Do they make it out unscathed? Find out after the break.

Volvo's V70 has been the best selling car in Sweden for a while, but how does the new all-wheel-drive XC70 stand up to mother nature? Fifth Gear's Tom Ford performs a series of tests to find out. Continue reading to watch.

Fifth Gear's Jonny Smith pits the Citroen C-Crosser against Citroen's first car, the 2CV. They compete in a series of tests, including a downhill time trial. Video after the break.

In this Fifth Gear segment, Vicki Butler-Henderson pits the Vauxhall VXR8 against the classic Lotus Carlton. Continue reading to find out which car comes out on top.

Fifth Gear's Jonny Smith takes the all-new 2008 Mazda2 out for a road test in this segment. Find out how it fares when Britain's strongest man becomes a passenger. Continue reading to watch. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Power is provided by either a MZR 1.3-liter four-cylinder producing 75 hp, the "High-Power" version that shovels out 86 hp or the 1.5-liter four which makes 103 hp. All models are sold with a five-speed manual transmission, including the 1.4-liter MZ-CD diesel.

Fifth Gear's Tom Ford spends a day testing both the Land Rover Freelander 2 and Nissan X-Trail, but which one does he prefer? Continue reading to find out.

In this Fifth Gear segment, the Renault Clio 197 R27 is pit against a R180 RT Rage Buggy in a shootout. Find out which vehicle comes out on top after the break.

In this Fifth Gear segment, Vicki Butler-Henderson shows how stunt engineers safely film barrel rolls in car crash scenes. Does she leave unscathed? Find out after the break.

Fifth Gear's Vicki Butler-Henderson pits the Brabus Vito X against Volkswagen's Sportline, which actually took on the A-Team van in a previous episode. Find out which vehicle comes out on top after the break.

In this Fifth Gear segment, Tom Ford takes the Unimog, a "range of multi purpose four wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz," out for a road test. Video after the break.

Unimogs have very high ground clearance - greater than the Humvee - made possible by portal gears that allow the axles and transmission to be higher than the tires' centers. Unimogs also feature a flexible frame that allows the tires a wide range of vertical movement to allow the truck to comfortably drive over extremely uneven terrain, even boulders of 1 metre in height