Top Gear UK: Season 18

This season of Top Gear is available for purchase on DVD or by digital download:

SIARPC: Star in a reasonably priced car

Season 18, Episode 1 — Originally aired on January 29th, 2012

The presenters travel to Italy to find what super car is better than the Ferrari 458 – Jeremy in a Lamborghini Aventador, James in a McLaren MP4-12C, and Richard in a Noble M600
SIARPC: will.i.am

Season 18, Episode 2 — Originally aired on February 5th, 2012

Richard goes to Texas Motor Speedway to explore the world of NASCAR racing by driving a pace car, working in the pits, and driving a stock car with Kyle Petty
Jeremy reviews the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, and the Stig takes it around the test track
Jeremy and James go to China to examine the Chinese automotive industry
SIARPC: Matt LeBlanc

Season 18, Episode 3 — Originally aired on February 12th, 2012

James tests the Vauxhall Corsa VXR and Fiat Panda, and the Stig takes the Corsa VXR around the test track
Jeremy and Richard film a climactic car chase for the film adaptation of The Sweeney
SIARPC: Ryan Reynolds

Season 18, Episode 4 — Originally aired on February 19th, 2012

Michael Fassbender

James goes to Florida to test the Fisker Karma and drag races it against Brian Johnson in his 1928 Bentley
Jeremy goes to Sweden to test the Ferrari FF on an ice replica of Silverstone and compares it to the new Bentley Continental GT V8
The presenters each create a cheap mobility scooter and then race them against three wounded soldiers with real scooters

Season 18, Episode 5 — Originally aired on February 26th, 2012

Richard uses a rally car to race Swiss Yves Rossy who uses a back-mounted wing with jets to fly
Jeremy compares the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale to the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series
Jeremy and James take a look back at the history of the now defunct Saab brand
SIARPC: Matt Smith, current star of Doctor Who

Season 18, Episode 6 — Originally aired on March 4th, 2012

The presenters race around Donington in track-day cars – Jeremy in a KTM X-Bow, James in a Caterham R500, and Richard in a Morgan Three Wheeler
Jeremy recreates the Battle of Britain using a classic 1920s Bentley and the German-made Brutus, each with airplane engines
The presenters drive their track day cars to work in cold and rainy weather
SIARPC: Alex James

Season 18, Episode 7 — Originally aired on March 11th, 2012

Richard drives the new BMW M5 — is it better or worse than the old one?
James drives radio personality Chris Evans’ £5.6m ($8.77m) Ferrari 250 GT California Spider
The guys go rallycross racing using inexpensive cars
SIARPC: Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen and musician Slash