After the ‘first day back at school’ feeling at last week’s filming, we can confirm that the well-oiled Top Gear engine (the first engine to be fuelled by prawn cocktail flavored crisps and lots of lukewarm tea) is back up and running on all 21 cylinders.

And episode two is a busy one. Jeremy drives the fastest Ferrari ever AND Cheshire’s BAC Mono, Hammond puts the world’s taxis through a stringent consumer test, and James gives the BBC’s Television Centre a Top Gear farewell. Not only that, Hollywood director Ron Howard is the first star to have a proper go in our new reasonably-priced car. He’s the man behind the upcoming F1 film Rush, so will he be quick?

To find out you’ll have to tune into BBC Two or BBC HD at 8:00pm on Sunday…