[1] The show premiered on 13 November 2014 on the network Shanghai Dragon TV.
• Parkour vs. BMX vs. Chevrolet Cruze • Wingsuit flying vs. drifting (Subaru BRZ) in Tianmen Mountain • Travel to the Top Gear test track and Waddesdon Manor in vehicles with Chinese connection (Benelli electric bicycle • TX4 • Chang'an Eado) • Race to Goodison Park in British lightweight sports cars (Morgan 3-Wheeler • Caterham Seven • Radical SR3 SL) • hot hatch face-off (Volkswagen Golf R • Renault Mégane RS) • Off-road SUV challenge (Toyota Land Cruiser Prado • Ford Everest • Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara) on the Hulunbuir Prairie The first attempt at a Chinese Top Gear was in 2011.
[12] In May 2014, BBC announced that it has signed a deal with Honyee Media to produce a local version of Top Gear in China.
[13] On 13 November 2014, the first series of the Top Gear China premiered on Shanghai Dragon Television, presented by Cheng Lei, a veteran Chinese TV presenter, Richie Jen, a Taiwanese singer and actor, and Tian Liang, a former Olympic gold-medalist in diving.
[13] Filming took place in various locations, such as: Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Chongqing, Guizhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Wuxi.