The main film follows Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond as they test whether these painstaking recreations can handle the rigors of a modern road trip.
: The episode highlights this classic racing technique, which Clarkson must use to match engine revs while downshifting the DB4 GT . "The Grand Tour" Blasts from the Past(2018)
: The car features a dramatic lowering trick enabled by a combination of torsion bars and coil springs with hydraulic actuators. Blasts from the past | The Grand Tour Wiki | Fandom The main film follows Jeremy Clarkson and Richard
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. Blasts from the past | The Grand Tour
: 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 trip concludes at this 1923 banked track near Barcelona, which features extreme 78-degree slopes . Additional Segments
: Drummers Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) and Stewart Copeland (The Police) compete to find the world's fastest drummer from a band starting with "P". Notable Technical Trivia