Richard, James and Jeremy admire the efficient, practical and fun features of VW Polo GTI, Ford Fiesta ST and Toyota Yaris GRMN, attempting to make hatchbacks appealing to young people. Later, they compare Lamborghini Countach and Ferrari Testarossa.

To find the best grand touring car for a fish enthusiast, James, Richard and Jeremy drive an Aston Martin DBS, a Bentley Continental GT and a BMW M850i taking a journey from the salty Black Sea in Georgia to the freshwater Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan.

Jeremy drives modern versions of a Lancia, a Delta Integrale and the legendary Stratos; James looks back at the history of the memorable racing car, Porsche 917; Richard and Jeremy try to reinvent air travel luggage handling.

Jeremy, Richard and James struggle to survive in the vast wilderness of Mongolia with just some basic ration. Their only chance of getting back to civilization is to construct an escape vehicle using the flat-packed parts given to them.

Jeremy, Richard and James pay tribute to one of the bedrocks of British life, the medium-sized Ford saloon, starting with the Cortina of the 1960s and '70s, moving onto the Sierra of the '80s and ending with the Mondeo.

The team trade in four wheel travel in favour of boats while exploring the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May journey through Madagascar in search of buried treasure.