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. Jeremy,RichardandJamestalkabouteverythingcar-related.Fromnewcarstohowthey’refueled,thisshowhasitall. 
