Top Gear - Season 8

Run Time: mins
Air Date: Tue, 7 Sept 1982
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.9 (107 votes)
BBC Two6 Episodes

Episode 1
Season 8 - Episode 1
Frank Page reports on two new ideas for public transport in West Germany. Sue Baker investigates new transport concepts in overcoming some o...

Episode 2
Season 8 - Episode 2
In the next few years the technical changes in lorries are likely to be considerable and this week William Woollard reports on quieter, heav...

Episode 3
Season 8 - Episode 3
Britain's best-selling car, the Cortina, is replaced by the Ford Sierra. Frank Page traces the story behind the launch of this new multi-mil...

Episode 4
Season 8 - Episode 4
Chris Goffey highlights some of the pitfalls of buying a secondhand car and gives advice on how to avoid buying a 'pig in a poke'. From Japa...

Episode 5
Season 8 - Episode 5
This is the first chance for the French public to see the new Ford Sierra and compare it with a new Citroën. Frank Page reports the highligh...

Episode 6
Season 8 - Episode 6
How do they make the best car in the world? William Woollard looks at the British craftsmanship that goes into making a Rolls-Royce. Judith ...