Paired for the first time in a straight-to-DVD release – Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond take the perfect road trip travelling from Venice to the South of France. They’ll strip away all the things that drives them mad – roadworks, Peugeots, speed cameras, James May…

Venice is the starting point, then a stunning drive across Europe and ending in Pau, in Southern France. Pau was the setting for the first ever Grand Prix, the track is still there and they want to drive it. But between then, they’ll be travelling on motorways, mountain roads, rally stages, race tracks, through cities and in each place, Jeremy and Richard will choose what they think is the right mode of transport. The perfect route, the perfect cars, the perfect weather and in short the perfect motoring week!

“Seven days, more than 1,000 miles, 20 cars, two boats, a motorbike and one dream…The Perfect Road Trip. The aim: to select the ideal mode of transport for each leg of a pilgrimage from Venice, Italy to Pau in France – home to a legendary street circuit and the origins of Grand Prix racing. On the way we prepare by taking to the track at Monza – the home of Italian Formula One. We try to get noticed on the road course in Monaco in a Bugatti, a Lamborghini and a Model T Ford. After cruising the canals in Venice we take to the tarmac and things look good – thanks to the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and Mercedes SLS Black. Throw in a Pagani Huayra, Porsche Cayman S and a GT3 as well as the Aston Martin Vanquish centenary edition, Bentley V8 convertible, Rolls Royce Phantom coupe and the face-bending BAC Mono all seems pretty perfect to us. There’s culture too. An all-out effort to get the Birmingham burger-boy to savour the culinary delights of Italy and France – including octopus and an old balcony. Then it’s time to turn up the heat even more with a Top Gear race… and the worst forfeit in television history Finally we head to the historic road course in Pau. Surely nothing could spoil our Perfect Road Trip… Enjoy…!” Jeremy Clarkson & Richard Hammond