To celebrate 30 years of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen have clearly cracked open several bottles and consumed the contents. How else could you explain the 640bhp Golf GTI W12?



A road trip to find to best driving roads in Europe sees the boys driving some serious automotive exotica: Jeremy has a Lamborghini Gallardo Superlagerra; Richard has a Porsche 911 GT3 RS and James has an Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24. Their journey begins in Monaco and takes them to Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

More amphibious fun with the TG3, as they attempt to cross the Channel to France in their amphibious vehicles from series 8 (episode 3). Richard has a new redesigned 'Dampervan' and Jeremy's 'Toybota' is replaced by a 'Nissank'.



Jeremy drives the rather sexy Audi R8 on the track, while Richard prefers the Porsche Carrera 2S. These will most likely be the only vehicles not to sink this week.



Jools Holland is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Have you ever wondered which would win in a race between a Typhoon jet fighter and a Bugatti Veyron driven by Richard? Neither have I but it should be a giggle. As should the self-parking Lexus LS600h - a demonstration of which could well end in more headlines. The new Lamborghini Reventn - the new limited-edition model based on the Murcilago LP640 - will also be in the studio.



James drives the new Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead and Jeremy gets to play with the new Ferrari Fiorano 599 GTB; he also drives something much smaller and less sophisticated. This doesn't mean he will be getting a piggy back from Richard, he'll be driving something called the Peel P50.



Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

African Special: The boys travel to Africa with a mission (or two): they must each buy a car but not a 4x4 for no more than 1,500. They must then drive the cars they buy across fairly unforgiving terrain in Botswana - including the Makgadikgadi salt pans, raging rivers and game reserves. Game reserves thats where big carnivorous animals live, isnt it? Hmm...



Also, Stigs African cousin makes an appearance.

Jeremy, James and Richard race each other using a bike, a boat and a car to find the fastest way across London. The Stig drives the 'potato baking' Caparo T1 on the track in an attempt to beat the long-standing fastest time set by the Koenigsegg.



After the excitement of commuting across London, Richard regains the will to live by racing an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster against a man on roller-skates... with rockets strapped to his back.



Simon Cowell - a man who is liked by some people, is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Jeremy finally shows concern for the environment by suggesting a replacement for 4x4s sort of he compares the AMG Mercedes E Class estate - which has 507 bhp, with the BMW M5 Touring which only has 500 bhp. Richard and James try their hands at a new motor sport Motorhome Racing. In the studio; Jeremy has a 750,000 motor home called the Performance; it comes with its own car a Wiesman MF3.



The new Honda Civic Type R is tested and driven by the Stig; James drives the Alpha Romeo 159 and 'rugger bugger' Lawrence Dallaglio is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

To celebrate 40 years of British Leyland, Jeremy, James and Richard find three cars made by B.L. that weren't that bad after all. Surely that is one of the most ambitious tasks ever undertaken by the boys.



Jeremy drives the the new Aston Martin DBS and Jennifer Saunders is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Richard drives Renault's 2006 F1 car around the Stowe circuit at Silverstone. The Vauxhall VXR8 is tested on the track and there's a BMW which can drive itself.



James Blunt is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Oh, there's some bloke called Lewis Hamilton, too.

Jeremy, James and Richard take part in Britcar 24, a 24-endurance race at Silverstone. James travels to Budapest to race the new Fiat 500 against boys on BMXs and Stig takes the Ascari A10 around the Top Gear track for a Power Lap.



Keith Allen is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

In the last episode of the series, Jeremy James and Richard take three cars to Spain: the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and the Audi RS4. James drives the new Jaguar XF and Richard turns a G-Wiz into a radio-controlled car.



David Tennant is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.