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Check out the coolest, fastest and ultimate rides to have parked in your garage - only on Ignition TV.

Ultimate Rides - Episode Guide
28 & 29 August Rallying icon Armin Schwarz tears through the desert dust in a long-legged monster V8.

The Primm 300 demands the utmost from both man and matter.

Thick dust, deep potholes and 640 HP. This is Armin Schwarz’s new working environment. We accompanied the former European rallying champion on one of his toughest races. The Primm 300 – 482 kilometres through the desert.
04 & 05 September Duel on the Nordschleife – can the new Nissan GTR beat top dog the Porsche Turbo?

Who gets from Munich to Cologne the fastest – Jumbo in a plane or Meci in the six hundred and fifty horsepower MTM Bentley?
11 & 12 September They are the most powerful in their class. We compare three of the best in everyday use.

A new direction… with the Panamera Porsche offers a sports car for the whole family.

Rolls Royce Drophead. Is it a yacht? Ist it a villa? It certainly costs as much… But we took it for a drive…

Rally technology for the street… the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 in our track test…
18 & 19 September A rear wheel drive Samurai versus a German four wheel drive: who has the edge in the showdown?

Five hundred and twenty horsepower, three hundred and fourteen kilometres per hour – fierce to the bitter end, Pierre Kaffer in the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.

op down at three hundred and ten kilometres per hour, the Porsche Turbo Cabrio is not the car for toupee wearers!
25 & 26 September Ten cylinder devil’s work – Patrick Simon under the spell of the BMW M6!

A legendary air-ship – on the road in a Maybach Zeppelin a chequered past.

Extravagant British roadster – the Morgan Aero 8 brings vintage flair to the race track.

The trident legend – once upon a time there were two brothers... the history of Maserati!
02 & 03 October Poison-green projectile – the Ford Focus RS! Patrick Simon gets rally fever with

Resurrection of the Dutch legend – Spyker enters the modern era and strikes back with the C8 Roadster!

Totalitarian twin-turbo: the BMW X6 M! Five hundred and fifty-five horsepower and two point four tonnes of weight defy every consumption and environmental argument!

Sixties design icon – for almost fifty years the Jaguar E Type has been wowing the car world!
09 & 10 October High performance sports cars, luxury cars, and legends – the sixty-third International Motor Show in Frankfurt!

Instant classic – the BMW Z8! Limited handmade vehicles from Munich under the Californian sun!

The wonderful world of Emily – on the road with a 1947Rolls Royce Silver Wraith
16 & 17 October The Porsche 911 Mark Two: Patrick Simon falls for the Turbo sound!

Open, angular and vehement: on the road in the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder!

Coupé legend: the BMW 3.0 CSL still exudes racing flair!

The Enzo Ferrari – an icon – brutal, exclusive, and expensive!
23 & 24 October The Mercedes SLK 55 AMG. This macho-dressed power roadster incites you to put your foot down.

The Lamborghini Gallardo Valentino Balboni. Five hundred and fifty horsepower and rear wheel drive – Bella macchina!

The Melkus RS 1000 was the first street-legal sports car in East Germany. Forty years later, it has a successor – the Melkus RS 2000.

The Aston Martin Vanquish – James Bond’s miracle weapon. Racing driver Mathias Lauda tests the spy’s car for us.
30 & 31 October The Porsche 910 was one of the racing cars of the Sixties. We show you the sharpened up version with a three hundred and sixty horsepower RSR engine.

The most powerful Corvette of all time is the ZR1. Six hundred and forty-seven The Mercedes SLS AMG. The new German superstar in the sports car world is the perfect combination of prestige and performance.

The history of the Audi R8 – from Le Mans winner to uncompromising missile for the road.
06 & 07 November The lightning bolt goes hunting. A turbo V6 engine and four wheel drive make the OPC Insignia the fastest Opel of all time.

Souped-up V8 race cars, any number of speed freaks, and spectacular pile ups...

The look of the Donkervoort D8 RS 06 might take some getting used to, but in performance, no street sports car can touch it.
13 & 14 November The Lamborghini Murciélago is a true fighting bull: five hundred and eighty horsepower ensure a fierce appearance on the race track.

And another Italian sports car: the Ferrari 575 Maranelllo offers pure adrenaline thanks to Formula One genes and a three hundred and twenty-five kilometre per hour top speed.

The Mitsubishi Evo 7 versus the Subaru Impreza WSX STi. We pitted the street versions of the Japanese rally superstars against each other.

The high performance roadster, the Mercedes SL 55 AMG. With seven hundred newton metres of torque, it does nought to one hundred in four point three seconds.
21 & 22 November The 599 GTB Fiorano… Ferrari’s super sport GT… Test driver

Raffaelle di Simoni takes it on the track for us...

The Honda NSX is Japan’s best known super sports car… We found out how good it is on the Nürbugring’s Nordschleife…

To down and a V10 with five litres displacement… Race driver Claudia Hürtgen tests the BMW M6 convertible.

A luxury ride for would-be secret agents… The Aston Martin vanquish convinces us with pure style…

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