Blasts from the past is the twenty-first episode of The Grand Tour, and the eighth episode of Series 2. It was released on Amazon Prime on the 26th January, 2018.
Segments[]
Film[]
Hammond and Clarkson embark on a tour of Europe's oldest motorsport hotspots in a pair of reborn sports cars from the fifties. However, their fun is interrupted by the arrival of May, who asserts that the modern Honda Civic Type R he has bought is better in every way.
Track Test[]
Clarkson finally gets to put the new Ford GT around the Eboladrome following the Niagara Falls Race. While he once again praises the speed, handling, excitement and drama, he criticises the V6 Engine as well as it's lack of character. At the Eaton, the GT becomes the third fastest car around the Eboladrome with a time of 1:17.6, but is still slower than the cheaper and more exciting Lamborghini Huracan Performante.
Conversation Street[]
Sting: Clarkson and Hammond shoot at each other while May has a knife across his head.
Clarkson mentions that his hometown of Doncaster has come up with names for two of the town's new snowploughs. He also talks about Formula E's publicity shot of an electric race car competing with a cheetah. The presenters then converse on the Lamborghini Urus and start disagreeing on its name. Clarkson brings up Ford's plans to release a hybrid version of the F-150 pickup truck, despite the fact that F-150 fuel consumption is ranked 28th among their buying consideration.
Celebrity Face Off[]
Stewart Copeland from The Police loses with a time of 1:24.2 against Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason's 1:21.3 who becomes the "Fastest Drummer from a band beginning with 'P'" face off this week.