巅峰+拍档第十八季

　　Ser:+ ies Ei: ghtee*:n starts %airing on 29 J_^,?anuary^ ]`(2012 ? with seven episodes ((n!$o`t including the India Special),[@ -1] foll+^owi@ng on from ))\?the 2011 Chri,*stmas s\$pecial ,which aired on 28]!= De.*cem]_ber 2011)/ .[2] In $the sp *!.\e+cial they tak])?e a route, across I^n, dia, the *@first o%-)f the ma+*;
ny c+^o$ #untries Top G`ear p) lans to :visit o!ver th:_e *(course of)* the new [s;,erie[s, accordin
_g to Je**remy= .#)?Clark%(son. Sh;
ooting i,`n Indi%(a began`\ on 2 Oct\=obe+.r, with t *he  first$$ leg of the-.= s$ ho,^ot*?ing begin
-ning i(`n subu@# rbs of Mum;bai.[3][4] ;:The show was also seen i *n Lecce, I_taly with a Noble M600, Mc[^\
La` ren MP4-12C and a Lambo;[=rghini Aventador.[,5=-
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mond announ$.\ced duri
?)ng the Top Gear Live s%,
hows in B$^)irmingham,_) that: additio[)nal :-recor)ding(^?:s fo.r th^e new series ha@``d=  bee])/n done in the USA.　　The#,`^ January %+2012 ed ition of%/ T:o`p Gear Mag@^ ^azine f[!eature,[*d a preview of what to expect in seri `-es 1,8.$@-#[6]
 It i nclude+ d a piece where Rich_\$ard Hamm[o. ^n ;d drive?$s a NASCA]R^) safety car for @*]a real race,
later goin[],@g on to  ` drive an actual NASCAR$ \ra`@ce@\@? car. T.he magazine also fe
a@tured a. p,art/!* of some of the power tests .,to e;xpect, i? nclud/+;*ing J$eremy Clarkson dr@iv i)% ng a Mercedes-@`@Benz C[63 AM@`^G Black Edi:[tion $, a Merced -es SLS .[AM(`G Road)ster and,; a M a(#()serat#i GranTurismo MC Stradale. Hammond meanwhile wi;l[-@l drive (@a .^[201!@2 B ?M:%)W M5 ?;;#F10, and` May will ; have a Va uxh +all Corsa Nür`;burgr.@
ing Edit(#ion. @(Another featur
 e is goi+[ng to China to tes
=t drive C ?hi+^,nes!e c\a?r?s`
, I@taly i#n 3 sup,)er-cars, Lamborgh/^$ini@ A, ventado``:r, Noble M600 an]=d a McLaren MP4$
,-12C$
 . Also James May is_, taking a /(trip to USA to test
 sports h$]yb;r,*+:id )superca;.r Fi*sker Karma, meet AC/DC fr@[,ont`+(\`m /a(n :Brian Johnson an;d )driv`\;e his 1% 928 Bentley Van, \d^en Pl(as LeMans =Tourer. According to. Top Gear Exe[c utive Producer And##y Wilman, C@larks*on, Ha#$mmo(?nd and May a\$#re go\)ing to -norther /n;( Swede:)n `(a,s wel\l, w:here th\:ey will #(]race the_ new
/- F$ e(@rrari FF %across a Silv$ers,tone=( Ci-+[rcuit-%shap,`ed ice track. Al:so J
*e$\!\remy Clarkson and Richard Hamm_.\(ond w)
ill a=ttempt to ?f% ;ilm a [, car cha
se s@+)equence?\ for The Sweeney.