Top Gear will return for its 19th series at the end of January, it has been confirmed.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will be back for another run of the factual entertainment series on Sunday, January 27 at 9pm on BBC Two

The show will open with a long-awaited Christmas special. Series 19 will follow immediately afterwards.

Features expected in the new series include a road trip across the US in the new SRT Viper, a Lexus LFA and an Aston Martin Vanquish, a race from Wembley to Milan to watch a football match, and James May rallying in a Bentley Continental GT, driven by ex-Mini WRC driver Kris Meeke.

There will also apparently be an Africa special where Clarkson, Hammond and May buy a station wagon and have to drive to the source of the Nile.

About Top Gear Series 19

Top Gear Series 19, will air in early 2013, will continue the popular motoring show’s tradition of blending car reviews, challenges, and humor. Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, this season featured six episodes packed with high-octane adventures and entertaining segments that appealed to car enthusiasts and casual viewers alike.

One of the season’s highlights is the two-part special in which the trio embark on an epic road trip across Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Each presenter chose a used estate car, which they believed would be best suited for the journey. The special was filled with the usual banter, spectacular scenery, and the kind of absurd challenges that Top Gear fans had come to expect.

Season 19 will also included memorable segments like Clarkson test-driving the $1.7 million Pagani Huayra and Hammond taking on the NASCAR experience in Texas. Additionally, the season will introduce viewers to the new Kia Cee’d, the car used in the show’s “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” segment, where celebrities attempted to set lap times on the Top Gear test track.