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Fifth Gear Tonight: Audi RS4, Used Sports Cars, Hot Hatch Showdown & F1 science

Fifth Gear tonight has Tiff Needell & Kris Meeke testing Hot Hatches, Vicki in the Audi RS4, Jonny in an F1 simulator & Jason on used sports cars. The weekend saw a Top Gear adventure to Africa in cheap estate cars, so tonight’s episode of Fifth Gear should give some proper car insight for those missing Top Gear’s views on cars this week. Jason Plato gets to play at the other end of the sports car scale than the one he’s used to this week with a look at the best used sports cars you can buy for just £5,000.

Maserati looking at LaFerrari for MC12 successor

Maserati is looking into building a successor to the MC12 Stradale supercar based on the Ferrari LaFerrari, according to a report from Autocar. Maserati boss Harald Wester didn't confirm it to the British magazine, but admitted there is an opportunity. The new car would use the chassis and suspension components from the LaFerrari, but not its electric motor and KERS system.

Reliant Robin now a classic vehicle

THE RELIANT ROBIN, a vehicle popularised by Del Boy Trotter in the Only Fools And Horses TV show, is now classed as a classic vehicle thanks to changes in the Budget. Chancellor George Osborne announced that a rolling 40-year vehicle excise duty (VED) for classic cars will come in on April 1 this year. Until now, only cars built before January 1 1973 were exempt from VED.