克拉克森在执行一项任务：在法国的保罗·里卡德赛道发现他今年最喜爱的车。备选车辆为：排量6.3升，V12引擎的法拉利FF；法拉利F458；迈凯轮的MP4-12C；最新款尼桑GTR；保时捷GT2 RS；570匹马力的兰博基尼·盖拉多-性能版和一辆为驾驶乐趣而制造的宝马 M1。斯蒂格有一级方程式赛车明星卡鲁恩·查铎帮忙。克拉克森也尝试了由Mugen改装的混合动力引擎版本田CR-Z；鹰速(见十七季第一集)；詹森·截击机 R和一辆强大的布鲁特斯古董老.

Clarkson is on a mission to find his favourite car of the year, and among the contenders at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France, are a pair of Ferraris - the V12, 6.3 litre FF and the 458 - McLaren’s MP4-12C, the latest Nissan GTR, Porsche's GT2 RS, the 570-horsepower Lamborghini Performante and the built-for-fun BMW 1M. The Stig is on hand along with Formula One star Karun Chandhok to help. Clarkson also tries the hybrid-engined Mugen Honda CR-Z, the Eagle Speedster, the all-new Jensen Interceptor R and the mighty Brutus...a vintage car fitted with a flame-spitting BMW airplane engine. It’s not all about track performance as Clarkson takes to the road in the Citroen DS3 Racing, the pocket rocket Abarth 500C and the dinky Renault Clio Cup.