Jeremy Clarkson looks at the bling-bling Continental GT and the changing face of Bentley. James May takes a spin in the new Subaru Legacy, while Richard Hammond gives Top Gear's safety experts something to do when he investigates the best way to escape from a submerged car. This week's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is Welsh actor/comedian Rob Brydon (Marion & Geoff, Gaving & Stacey).

Clarkson tests Toyota's Hillux pick-up truck to destruction with a series of extraordinary tasks, James May puts the new Alfa Romeo 166 through its paces and Richard Hammond looks at some classic cars in waiting: the Mercedes 190E and the VW Corrado. Clarkson also takes Mazda's latest sports coupé, the Wankel Rotary powered RX3, to the limits on Top Gear's Test Track. And this week's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is The X Factor judge, Simon Cowell.