Richard drove the new, 218mph, £400,000 Pagani Zonda Roadster in Switzerland, one of only 40 that will be built. He compared it to the Wally 118 - a £14 million pound boat made of lightweight material such as carbon fibre. There's a game of Caravan Conkers between Richard and James; they also spent 24 hours in a Smart car. This was because the makers described the interior of the car as 'lounge concept'. Unable to leave the car, they relied on passers-by to get them things such as: tea, pasties and newspapers. They spent the night parked in the Screaming Woods in Pluckley, the 'most haunted village in England'.The village 'boasts' 12 ghosts including: the Highwayman, the Screaming Man and a monk. Jeremy drove the new Aston Martin Vanquish S and the Ferrari 575 with, Steve Coogan.

Richard races the new Mazda MX5, worth £18,000 against a greyhound worth £25,000. Jeremy compares driving a Honda NSX around Laguna Seca in a video game to the real thing. The Austin Healy Sprite and modified Peugot 306 go head-to-head on the Prescott Hill Climb course to see which is best and there's the Top Gear Awards, where James is awarded the Golden Cock. David Walliams is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Carr: Jimmy Carr takes us on a short tour of the Top Gear production offices, green room, make-up, etc.

Challenge: Clarkson, in an Audi RS4, vs. speed mountain-climbers, at a gorge in France, from Series 7, Episode 2

Carr: Jimmy tours The Stig's room, then goes to the track, where Walliams is doing his laps, and interview The Stig

Challenge: Hammond joins Sabine Schmitz at the Nürburgring, where she attempts a lap of less than ten minutes, in a Transit van, from Series 6, Episode 7

Carr: Jimmy tours the car park, commenting on the cars held therein. He then interviews May, who relates a tale of being "the other guy".

Challenge: Clarkson drives the Mercedes SLK55 AMG and Porsche Boxster S around a deserted village, whilst being shot at be an elite 8-man sniper squadron, from Series 6, Episode 5

Reviews: Hamster and Slow play "Road Test Roulette", reviewing the cars of drunk people, from Series 6, Episode 9

Carr: The crowd is interviewed, and The Stig bothered.

Review: Clarkson tests the Aston Martin Vanquish S in a race against Steve Coogan, driving his Ferrari F575, from Series 5, Episode 4

Jeremy tests the Koenigsegg CCX and Stig is doing his best to kill himself in it. James drives the new Honda Civic and Richard is relegated to driving a most embarrassing convertible: the Nissan micra C+C. The Renault Espace is turned into the world's first convertible people carrier by having its roof sawn off.

The motoring magazine returns with the action kicking off in New Zealand, as Jeremy Clarkson and James May race a car against a boat in a nail-biting battle up the beautiful coastline to the very tip of the North Island. The boat is a state-of-the-art America's Cup yacht, while the car is of a type many are familiar with yet have never before seen on Top Gear. Meanwhile, back in the UK, Richard Hammond attempts to find a hot hatch hero from a trio of newcomers, the Renaultsport Clio 200, Peugeot 208 GTI and Ford Fiesta ST, and a cavalcade of top stars assemble at the track to welcome a brand new Reasonably Priced Car.