Gallery: a sneak preview of series 18

Those who like to keep up with the fast-moving digital age (or watch a lot of BBC2) will have seen our new trailer by now: Ray Winstone, Richard at the NASCAR, James on a rather bizarre lap of Dunsfold, a flying man with wings, Jeremy in a wig blowing up a caravan, a C63 AMG Black in a cloud of tyre-smoke and a new, dapper incarnation of the Stig.

We’re still beavering away on the final pieces but in the meantime, we thought you might like to see what’s been going in our “photos” folder...

Those who hate spoilers, look away now

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Approximately 72% of this series’ budget has now gone on tyres

Floats like a wildebeest, stings like a mild application of Savlon

Jeremy's been learning new dances in the break - here he demonstrates 'the robot'

(l-r): Morgan 3 Wheeler, KTM X-Bow, Caterham R500

20 cylinders, one supercharger, two men in ridiculous clothes

Juan Pablo Montoya dispenses wisdom ahead of Richard's NASCAR debut

Richard's NASCAR pace car: the vehicular equivalent of an antelope  

Auditions for the next reasonably-priced car are still ongoing

It's Stig's Chinese cousin

Forget breaking the air conditioning – this series it’s all about superglue on the bonnets

This probably won’t pass the EU emissions test

Another caravan bites the dust

That’s Ray Winstone…

…and that’s Brian Johnson out of ACDC

Top Gear's Supercar of the Year, 2011

l-r: McLaren MP4-12C, Noble M600, Lamborghini Aventador

It's Italian Stig!