Series 12
(2008)
Overview
The 12th series of Top Gear contained eight episodes, and premiered on 2 November 2008, with the usual presenting team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. Clarkson was injured while filming the series, after crashing a lorry through a brick wall at 56 mph in the first episode's HGV challenge. The running joke regarding the Dacia Sandero continues from series 11, with the alteration that Clarkson is now the one making the announcement with feigned enthusiasm, to utter in…
Cast
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as The Stig
Episodes
Lorries 5.5
November 2, 2008
Jeremy, Richard and James buy second-hand lorries and set about discovering how easy it is to become an HGV driver. The…
Muscle Cars 5.8
November 9, 2008
Jeremy, Richard and James travel to the US to take a road trip from San Francisco to the heart of Utah in three new-gen…
Second-Hand Sports Saloon 5.0
November 16, 2008
Clarkson, Hammond and James take on the challenge of making an ordinary second-hand car lap the test track as fast as a…
Economy Run 5.2
November 23, 2008
Jeremy, Richard and James are challenged to drive from the heart of Switzerland to the north-western coast of England o…
40th Birthday Ferrari Daytona 7.8
November 30, 2008
Richard celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Ferrari Daytona by taking one back to its spiritual home - the Italian R…
Communist Cars 5.8
December 7, 2008
Jeremy asks whether the Eastern bloc countries ever made a good car, and Richard assesses the performance of new German…
Tesla Roadster 6.8
December 14, 2008
James visits California to learn about the hydrogen-fuelled Honda Clarity, and Jeremy assesses the performance of Tesla…
Vietnam Special 8.8
December 28, 2008
Arriving in Vietnam, Jeremy, Richard and James have to travel the entire length of the country in just eight days. But …