"the Grand Tour" Blasts From The Past(2018) May 2026
: The team begins at this famous street circuit, one of the oldest in the world.
: Clarkson returns to the Eboladrome to give the Ford GT a proper track review, praising its speed but criticizing the V6 engine's lack of character. "The Grand Tour" Blasts from the Past(2018)
: Driven by Clarkson, this is a "continuation" model built by Aston Martin to 1950s designs. : The team begins at this famous street
: The episode highlights this classic racing technique, which Clarkson must use to match engine revs while downshifting the DB4 GT . : The episode highlights this classic racing technique,
The episode " Blasts from the Past " (Season 2, Episode 8) features a unique tour of Europe's historic motorsport locations using "new-old" cars: modern recreations of 1950s classics built to their original specifications.
: Hammond's car utilizes a specialized Dunlop hydraulic system powered by a pump on the mainshaft, which contributed to its mechanical temperaments during the film.
: James May joins the trip in a modern hatchback to prove that contemporary engineering is superior in every practical way. Historic Sites :