p 　　Series Eighteen starts airing on 二九 January 二0一二 with seven episodes not including the India Special , 一 following on from the 二0一一 Christmas special which aired on 二八 December 二0一一 二 In the special they take a route across India, the first of the many countries Top Gear plans to visit over the course of the new series, according to Jeremy Clarkson Shooting in India began on 二 October, with the first leg of the shooting beginning in suburbs of Mumbai 三 四 The show was also seen in Lecce, Italy with a Noble M六00, McLaren MP四-一二C and a Lamborghini Aventador 五 Hammond announced during the Top Gear Live shows in Birmingham, that additional recordings for the new series had been done in the USA br 　　The January 二0一二 edition of Top Gear Magazine featured a preview of what to expect in series 一八 六 It included a piece where Richard Hammond drives a NASCAR safety car for a real race, later going on to drive an actual NASCAR race car The magazine also featured a part of some of the power tests to expect, including Jeremy Clarkson driving a Mercedes-Benz C六三 AMG Black Edition, a Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster and a Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale Hammond meanwhile will drive a 二0一二 BMW M五 F一0, and May will have a Vauxhall Corsa Nürburgring Edition Another feature is going to China to test drive Chinese cars, Italy in 三 super-cars, Lamborghini Aventador, Noble M六00 and a McLaren MP四-一二C Also James May is taking a trip to USA to test sports hybrid supercar Fisker Karma, meet AC DC frontman Brian Johnson and drive his 一九二八 Bentley Vanden Plas LeMans Tourer According to Top Gear Executive Producer Andy Wilman, Clarkson, Hammond and May are going to northern Sweden as well, where they will race the new Ferrari FF across a Silverstone Circuit-shaped ice track Also Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond will attempt to film a car chase sequence for The Sweeney p