Series 8
(2006)
Overview
The eighth series of Top Gear began on 7 May and concluded on 30 July 2006. The series featured eight episodes. Over 150 complaints were received regarding actions carried out in the sixth episode, ultimately resulting in a caravan being burnt. Clarkson later proclaimed that it was not an 'accident' as first implied, but a publicity stunt to show everyone how much Top Gear hate caravans.
Cast
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as The Stig
Episodes
Episode 1 7.4
May 7, 2006
Jeremy tests the Koenigsegg CCX and Stig is doing his best to kill himself in it. James drives the new Honda Civic and …
Episode 2 8.0
May 14, 2006
The Jaguar XK is driven by Jeremy through the spectacular scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. He also drove the new Corvett…
Episode 3 8.1
May 21, 2006
Jeremy, James and Richard each design their own amphibious vehicle and test it on a Stafforshire reservoir. Jeremy has …
Episode 4 6.3
May 28, 2006
The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is tested in Cyprus against of all things, a Red Devil - a member of the R.A.F.'s freefall …
Episode 5 6.3
June 4, 2006
The Toyota Aygo takes on the VW Fox on the football pitch. Jeremy takes the new Citroën C6 racing at Towcester and the …
Episode 6 6.9
July 16, 2006
The lads take a caravanning holiday in Dorset. The Stig see how fast you can drive an F1 car indoors. The Mazda 6 MPS, …
Episode 7 7.8
July 23, 2006
Family cars feature this week, the Ford S-Max, Vauxhall Zafira VXR and the Mercedes B200 Turbo. The fast exotic car thi…
Episode 8 7.5
July 30, 2006
Richard, James and Jeremy get behind the wheel of their vans to find out which is the best to drive, the easiest to ste…