The opening scene cost 3.4 million dollars to produce. In total 150 cars participated, worth 26 million dollars.
When presenting Top Gear, James May always uttered the phrase, "Oh, cock!" whenever something went wrong. Since leaving Top Gear James May has refrained from using this phrase on The Grand Tour as Top Gear have claimed they own the catchphrase due to copyright. Much to the annoyance of James May as this is a regular phrase he would use on an everyday basis.
The show was granted a £160million budget for the 36 episodes ordered, equating to £4.5million an episode; more than 4 times that which was given when the trio presented Top Gear on BBC.
One of the most expensive budgets ever for a tv show with a reported price tag of £160million.
The 'celebrity braincrash' segment is meant for the celebrity guests to do a timed lap on the circuit and compete against other celebrities. However, Top Gear have claimed that if The Grand Tour has too many similarities including their 'star in the reasonably priced car' segment then the BBC will sue The Grand Tour for copyright. This resulted in the celebrity guests having comic 'deaths'.