Behind the scenes at this week’s Top Gear

It was hot again at the Top Gear studio this week. Hot, and loud. The Stig was having fun making two very special Lamborghini V10s pop and bang around our test track, rock legend Steven Tyler wrung our Vauxhall Astra Techline to within an inch of its life between Aerosmith anecdotes, and Jeremy and James wouldn't stop telling everyone how proud they were of their VERY SERIOUS CONSUMER TEST involving caravans and tow cars.

You can see more this Sunday as usual - including May's ode to a one-off Porsche 911, and Hammond's film on said special Lamborghinis - but for now click on for a glimpse of what happened at Dunsfold...

Pictures: Mark Yeoman 

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James slyly requests the amount of many sugars he'd like in his tea mid-rehearsal.

A herd quietly approaches the boys. They won't notice till it's too late.

Just out of shot, James roasts Richard with a classic ‘pull my finger gag'.

WE'RE NOT WORTHY

James demands that any changes to the menu are radioed through for approval

Tyler learns that there will be a selection of two pies available.

Jeremy lists the number of facts in this week's show

Man and machine

It's a little-known fact that Tyler begins every interview by singing the intro to Elton John's Circle of Life.

If we've told him once, we've told him a thousand times - STOP RUNNING OVER THE STARS, STIG