《TopGear》是英国BBC电视台出品的一档汽车节目,虽然是一个汽车节目,但它相对于平时我们在电视上看到的"汽车杂志"之类的广告或节目有着天堂与地狱之间的差.思维跳跃的编导,好莱坞水平的专业摄影,匪夷所思的试车创意,还有那三个闻名世界的大嘴和一位从不说话的神秘试车手Stig.观看TopGear,你不仅是在看一个单纯的汽车节目,很多时候更像是在欣赏一部令你热血沸腾的大制作电影 《TopGear》是英国BBC电视台出品的一档汽车节目,虽然是一个汽车节目,但它相对于平时我们在电视上看到的"汽车杂志"之类的广告或节目有着天堂与地狱之间的差.思维跳跃的编导,好莱坞水平的专业摄影,匪夷所思的试车创意,还有那三个闻名世界的大嘴和一位从不说话的神秘试车手Stig.观看TopGear,你不仅是在看一个单纯的汽车节目,很多时候更像是在欣赏一部令你热血沸腾的大制作电影! SeriesEighteenstartsairingon29January2012withsevenepisodes(notincludingtheIndiaSpecial),[1]followingonfromthe2011Christmasspecialwhichairedon28December2011.[2]InthespecialtheytakearouteacrossIndia,thefirstofthemanycountriesTopGearplanstovisitoverthecourseofthenewseries,accordingtoJeremyClarkson.ShootinginIndiabeganon2October,withthefirstlegoftheshootingbeginninginsuburbsofMumbai.[3][4]TheshowwasalsoseeninLecce,ItalywithaNobleM600,McLarenMP4-12CandaLamborghiniAventador.[5]HammondannouncedduringtheTopGearLiveshowsinBirmingham,thatadditionalrecordingsforthenewserieshadbeendoneintheUSA.TheJanuary2012editionofTopGearMagazinefeaturedapreviewofwhattoexpectinseries18.[6]ItincludedapiecewhereRichardHammonddrivesaNASCARsafetycarforarealrace,latergoingontodriveanactualNASCARracecar.Themagazinealsofeaturedapartofsomeofthepowerteststoexpect,includingJeremyClarksondrivingaMercedes-BenzC63AMGBlackEdition,aMercedesSLSAMGRoadsterandaMaseratiGranTurismoMCStradale.Hammondmeanwhilewilldrivea2012BMWM5F10,andMaywillhaveaVauxhallCorsaNürburgringEdition.AnotherfeatureisgoingtoChinatotestdriveChinesecars,Italyin3super-cars,LamborghiniAventador,NobleM600andaMcLarenMP4-12C.AlsoJamesMayistakingatriptoUSAtotestsportshybridsupercarFiskerKarma,meetAC/DCfrontmanBrianJohnsonanddrivehis1928BentleyVandenPlasLeMansTourer.AccordingtoTopGearExecutiveProducerAndyWilman,Clarkson,HammondandMayaregoingtonorthernSwedenaswell,wheretheywillracethenewFerrariFFacrossaSilverstoneCircuit-shapedicetrack.AlsoJeremyClarksonandRichardHammondwillattempttofilmacarchasesequenceforTheSweeney. Series17oftheworld’sbiggest,silliestandmostexplosivecarshowseesJeremyClarkson,RichardHammondandJamesMayre-inventpublictransportwithacar-basedtrain,smashdownbuildingsusingsurplusmilitaryequipmentandcelebratethe50thbirthdayoftheJaguarE-type.ThepresentersalsoheadtoMonacotoracefasthatchbacksaroundthelegendaryGrandPrixstreetcircuit,createatitlesequenceforanimaginary1970sdetectiveshow,andfindthingstodoinLincolnwhilstyouwaitforyourelectriccartorecharge.TheStigisletlooseinsomeseriouslyhardcorehardwareincludingtheAstonMartinVirage,theMcLarenMP4-12C,theLamborghiniAvantadorandtheBMW1-seriesM.Andasifthatwasn’tenough,AliceCooper,SebastianVettelandSimonCowellareamongstthesensationalstarsintheReasonablyPricedCar.——from:http://itunes.apple.com/gb/tv-season/top-gear-series-17/id446384289 TheboysattempttoturnanoldRenaultEspacepeoplecarrierandturnitintoaconvertiblepeoplecarrier.RichardroadtestsapinkNissanMicraconvertible.JamesroadteststhefunkynewHondaCivic.JeremyroadtestSweden’soutrageoussupercar,theKoenigseggCCX.TheboyssaidgoodbuytotheSuzukiLianaandwelcomethenewChevroletLacettiasthenewReasonablyPriceCar. 
