<Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The presenters begin by having a year - ending awards ceremony in Conversation Street . Hammond heads to the Eboladrome to test the McLaren 720S after which Eaton sets a lap time . Since The Grand Tour has been criticised for being too "scripted", the presenters head to Zadar county and the island of Pag in Croatia to make a completely "unscripted" film . This results in Clarkson turning up in the Audi TT RS, Hammond turning up in the not at all comparable Ariel Nomad, and May turning up in an old Lada Riva which he turns into a fire engine . They go their separate ways though Clarkson and Hammond end up comparing their cars in a drag race, a rally stage (both of which are won by Clarkson), visiting Maslenica, the Plitvice Lakes National Park, and following the D106 road until running out of road at Žigljen ferry port . Due to a lack of fires, May has to setup his own ones until Clarkson and Hammond setup one that proves too difficult for May, which the real fire brigade manage to put out with a firefighting aircraft, destroying May's Lada fire engine in the process . Michael Ball and Alfie Boe compete in "Celebrity Face Off" with Ball setting the faster time and becoming the "fastest classical singer with some kind of interesting connection to the British motor industry". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Up, Down and Round the Farm" </Td> <Td> Ripsaw EV2, Volkswagen Up! GTI </Td> <Td> Bill Bailey, Dominic Cooper, Mark Higgins </Td> <Td> 5 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 05) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The presenters introduce some of the new cars for 2018 in Conversation Street . Hammond heads to Dubai to test a Sandrail dune buggy in the desert, followed by the Ripsaw "high - end luxury tank", visiting the Dubai Mall . May reviews the Volkswagen Up! GTI at the Eboladrome and in thick fog Eaton records a record slow time . Guests Bill Bailey and Dominic Cooper discuss their shared ownership of old French cars before racing each other in greasy / wet conditions with Cooper becoming the "fastest person who has a failed former career in a band". Clarkson creates a Ken Block - style "Farmkhana" film using an old Subaru Impreza WRX STi around Hare Farm, near Rye, with bullet time photography . Hammond and May show the audience that Clarkson's driving was mostly fake by sharing a "making - of" consisting of outtakes and behind - the - scenes footage featuring rally driver Mark Higgins, producer Phil Churchward, plus camera operator Ben Joiner breaking the fourth wall . Clarkson suggests that the whole thing is like sawing a woman in half during a magic show, and that really the audience don't want to know . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Jaaaaaaaags" </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> Luke Evans, Kiefer Sutherland </Td> <Td> 12 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 12) </Td> </Tr>

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