The eighteenth series of British motoring programme Top Gear began on BBC Two and BBC HD, on 29 January 2012, preceded by a Christmas special on 28 December 2011, with the usual presenting team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. One segment that was due to appear in the series, which featured May driving a jet plane around the test track, was not broadcast for unknown reasons, although it appeared in the Challenges 6 DVD and it showed it would have been part of the Saab feature in the series.
Release Date
PremieredTop Gear Season 18 released on January 29, 2012.
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Episode 1
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Italy for a supercar shootout featuring the Lamborghini Aventador, the McLaren MP4-12C and the Noble M600.
Episode 2
Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to Beijing for a look at China's ever-expanding car industry and a violent encounter with the Stig's Chinese cousin.
Episode 3
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are on location with the Sweeney movie as they take charge of shooting the film's climactic car chase.
Episode 4
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on an ambitious project to build mobility scooters that can tackle the wilds of the British countryside.
Episode 5
Jeremy Clarkson and James May pay tribute to deceased Swedish car maker Saab. Richard Hammond races a rocket-powered flying man against a rally-spec Skoda.
Episode 6
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May hit Donington in three stripped-out track cars. And Jeremy recreates the Battle of Britain with an aero-engined Bentley.
Episode 7
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to discover if you can go motor racing for less than it costs to play golf. Slash and F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen are guests.
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The eighteenth series of British motoring programme Top Gear began on BBC Two and BBC HD, on 29 January 2012, preceded by a Christmas special on 28 December 2011, with the usual presenting team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. One segment that was due to appear in the series, which featured May driving a jet plane around the test track, was not broadcast for unknown reasons, although it appeared in the Challenges 6 DVD and it showed it would have been part of the Saab feature in the series.
Release Date
PremieredTop Gear Season 18 released on January 29, 2012.
Your Progress
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Sign In to Track ProgressEpisode 1
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Italy for a supercar shootout featuring the Lamborghini Aventador, the McLaren MP4-12C and the Noble M600.
Episode 2
Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to Beijing for a look at China's ever-expanding car industry and a violent encounter with the Stig's Chinese cousin.
Episode 3
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are on location with the Sweeney movie as they take charge of shooting the film's climactic car chase.
Episode 4
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on an ambitious project to build mobility scooters that can tackle the wilds of the British countryside.
Episode 5
Jeremy Clarkson and James May pay tribute to deceased Swedish car maker Saab. Richard Hammond races a rocket-powered flying man against a rally-spec Skoda.
Episode 6
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May hit Donington in three stripped-out track cars. And Jeremy recreates the Battle of Britain with an aero-engined Bentley.
Episode 7
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to discover if you can go motor racing for less than it costs to play golf. Slash and F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen are guests.