| Series: | Top Gear |
| Series No: | 18 |
| Length: | 90 minutes |
| Prev: | Series 17, Episode 7 |
| Next: | Series 17, Episode 7 |
| Episode List: | List of Top Gear (2002 TV series) episodes |
"Top Gear: India Special" is a Top Gear Christmas special first broadcast on 28 December 2011 after which the next series began on 29 January 2012.
The special is an episode featuring a route across India, one 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 2 October, with the first leg of the shoot beginning in suburbs of Mumbai.
This episode was a mission to promote Britain to the Indian public. The opening sequence of the show shows the Top Gear team in Downing Street opening a letter by then Prime Minister David Cameron refusing their request to go to India on an official trade mission and told them to go to Mexico for a fence mending trip. Cameron appears for a separately filmed one-line cameo, telling them to – "Stay away from India!" (the remark caused a controversy in India). Despite this, they decide to go anyway: Jeremy Clarkson in a 1995 Jaguar XJS Celebration, Richard Hammond in a 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sport, and James May in a 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.
See main article: List of Top Gear (2002 TV series) episodes.