I LOVE this show. If it was on Netflix id watch every episode. Especially the Retro Reviews. Keep em comin man.

9:23 "The Lotus seems to respond to your thoughts!" Your thoughts: this thing is gonna break any second

"Chances are it will end up as one of the most sought-after production cars we've ever seen" (Referring to the 959). She couldn't have been more right. 30 years on and those 959s are still the stuff that dreams are made of.

I was 11 when this show first aired and I wanted that Lotus more than anything; finally bought an '85 a few years ago and it's glorious.

I really wish they tested todays cars this same way. Watching the cars zig zag and stopping tests and all the rest are so much more entertaining to watch...

I swear that Lotus's interior looked like it was the upholstery guys first day on the job. 🤯

The interior of that Lotus looks like a padded cell.

The 959 was my unicorn as a kid in the 80s. I loved that car. The performance was amazing and the car was beautiful. Hats off to Porsche always building some incredible machines.

Oh, how I could have sat and talked about exotic cars with the lovely Ms. Beth, all the happy day long! 🤗🏎️🚗🚙

The Jalpa! A fantastic little V8 Lambo. Underrated.

If I was just listening to the part about the Porsche and didn’t know the year, I’d be like, that sounds high-tech!

With the amount of great videos the people of MotorWeek post on this channel you would think this channel would a million subscribers already!

My favorite retro episode so far. I love the Lotus Espirit Turbo.

"Shifts are smooth" nearly brakes his arm while using the gated shifter. You gotta love a gated shifter

When I see that black Lamborghini Jalpa, I just wanna drive it fast on the highway while the song "No Easy Way Out" from the Rocky IV soundtrack is playing.

the 959 is insane. even by today's standards.

STP = Scientifically Tested Product Hilarious. Also, love the 'disco' era music!

Thank you for putting all of the retro reviews on here. I remember watching these as a very young kid and this show is what made me a gearhead.

Thanks Beth

Feels weird but good, watching good car content without ads.

The pre '87 Esprit looks just so good.

Wow. That 959 is still my dream car all these years later. Beautiful.

I just love the enthusiasm 17:12

I love this show, each episode is so timeless

This is the best retro review video yet.

The 959 was my go to choice on Test Drive II.

I got a 1984 Lotus Turbo Esprit, looks exactly like the red one in the video but black interior and with twin carbs... when maintenance is done and done correctly without being cheap, it's an amazing car! Everyone gazes at you, you are the parade!

I love the 959❗

One of the best MotorWeek of all time

The 959 was WAY ahead of anything up until prob 2007. Especially the tire pressure monitoring. This was also during the time they were developing and implementing the PDK transmission for the 962 race car. They are still making headway with the 918 and soon with the Taycan

The Ferrari 328 remains me of Rad Racer or (License to Drive) in 1988.

Pronounced 'Halpa' I believe. Not Italian but Spanish and a breed of fighting bull.

Flashback central i remember watching this as a kid every episode and little did i know id be owning this some of the cars from my generation so its making me feel nostalgic how things work out

Love the Maryland birds chirping

Epic! Thank you for uploading the whole episode. Gotta love Craig lol!

The Ferrari 328 is one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

It's a unicorn fart of 80's goodness

17:15 "Ciao, baby, ciao!" was probably the best part of the review so far.

We had this car three days drove it 70 miles and it didn't break down wow that's a hell of an accomplishment

I think the most interesting thing about this video is that each exotic car had a full size spare, which would be unthinkable today.

i love how the ferrari looks back and front but cant believe how little power the v8 makes

Awesome video!! Pretty cool cars!! Please make more videos!! Motor week is my favorite!!

This is the very first episode I ever saw in the 80s. The GTS looks great even for today, and the 0-60 is still respectable. $63K?!

I love that esprit, wedge shape at its best

These old episodes NEVER get old! 💕

Great time machine. Amazing how technology has improved. A Ford 5.0 of today is double the horsepower of this era.

Gunmetal/burgundy colour combo my favourite. (328). Classy

I always had a soft spot for the Lotus Esprit. I loved how quirky it was - supercar looks, supercar speed, supercar price - and a 4 banger under the hood. Why be normal?

I bought a brand new 85 Mustang GT back then. It ran a 14.8 quarter mile time and had the same engine and transmission as the Autokraft AC MkIV. I actually raced a Ferrari 308 in San Francisco and beat him but he still drove off

It's amazing that at the time, a standard assembly line Corvette would've beaten nearly all of these highly exotic/high-end cars for less than half the price. They ran 0-60 in 5.5 seconds and quarter mile in high 13s. Now-a-days you can pick one up for $5,000 USD

Man porsche really led the way for future cars.

I love these videos

Yeah, I'm with U. This show it's good to watch 👌😁.

My first gen Viper had no windows and a crappy top too lol. But boy oh boy was it fun to drive - at least until those 335/35/17 rear tires needed replacing every 5,000 miles or so lol. But my heart still aches for an 86 328 GTS. Shame prices are astronomical these days

Would love to get my hands on this vintage a/c Mark IV. Wonder what one would fetch today?

The lotus in this clip sounds like a really amazing car to drive.

The AC convinced me I need to build a cobra kit. toss in a lt1 + 6 speed sign my organ doner card and keep my life insurance up to date.

Love these videos. Where do I get one of the blue Motorweek jackets?!

Most excellent retro!

Roger Moore drove 2 different Turo Espirit in For Your Eyes Only.A Burgunday one that managed to look cool in the snow with a snow ski rack on it.Gold trim.Those were the days.Now I know the closest thing I'll ever have to an exoctic is a 12 year old 325i if I'm lucky.

apparently lotus had kindergartners do the leather work in the esprit.

Man, I'd love to get my hands on a high quality copy of that theme tune.

One's of my all time favs cars, the 959! (17:50)

Geeez that Lotus interior holy cow!

14:57 - forget the steering wheel position, look at the speaker position with both channels placed vertically in the center console, haha

Man, that 959 was SO ahead of its time.

Man those were the days - those of us growing up in this era had posters of these cars on our walls.

The ENGINE IS the radio !

I rode in a black Lamborghini jalpa in 1989....the owner was a man named John fondrisi.....very kind of him to give a young kid in the 5th grade a ride in such cool car.

Hmmm. I want one of those vintage motorweek jackets!

the jalpa has such a wild look

How times have changed. 0-60 times that would put these cars well behind any hot hatch today. And yet, those were exciting cars! Not something we can say today!

John, my man... Jalpa is pronounced "halpa", as Lambo named perhaps 90% of their cars after Spanish fighting bulls and associated things. So, even though Lambo is an Italian brand, most of their car names (barring the recent things like the SE and the Centenario, and older models like the 350/400GTs and Silhouette) are actually Spanish. Kinda like Pagani's ties to Argentina. Yes, peanut gallery, I know this is an over 30-year-old episode of MotorWeek. And I don't care, I'd be remiss if I didn't point it out.

I wasn't aware of the ac mark IV. It's a cobra with mustang drivetrain. I dig it though. it works well enough but I thought it would be faster given the weight of the re~named cobra. I do think it's a trip to see old tech turbo 4 cyl. run as well as anything else... even though I like N/A 8cyl power.

Love the AC MKIV

Beth sure called it on that 959

love the "jujaro" designed shape

Of all the dramatic things John!

Did yall get the birds a microphone too?? I love seeing these retro reviews.

"....Group B racing, that's a category for GLORIOUS INSANITY...." Fix't that for ya.

This pleases me.

Rocky called and he wants his Lamborghini back for another montage.

20:18 Porsche will never make 450HP road car...

Do you have any BMW's from the late 90's or early 00's? Would love to see the E39 M5 make an appearance. =D

In my humble opinion, this is the last (and best) of the "classic" old school Mid-Engine Ferraris. Beautiful, clean lines, relatively simple mechanicals/repairs, good reliability and a gimmick-free, driver-focused interior. BELLISIMA !! :)

Bismillah...Great program from the good old days....!!!!

I'm making my way through all these retro reviews. Thank you so much for uploading them. Never realized the AC was so underpowered. That Lotus put out very impressive numbers. I'd take the Ferrari.

I know it's never fair to compare but comparing the 328's numbers to a 488 is eye opening. I'm sure at the time a 6.8 second 0-60 was fast. Most regular cars were probably doing it in 10-12 seconds, maybe worse. I think it's still a pretty car, not beautiful, but good dimensions

Good Job John Davis

No braking data for the Jalpa?

$63k may have sounded like a lot but adjusted for inflation it would come out to just over $170k. A relative bargin compared to the current mid engined v8 decedent, the F8 (starts at $302k)

Your telling me my 84 Corvette is almost as fast haha 😂💀

For 18k that year a Buick GN would've been the king. My buddy bought one new in 86 and he bought a windsheild suction cup mounted performance computer that accurately gave you 0-60,1/4 mile,braking, and more. We took the GN out when it was 11 degrees outside and got a 5.1 0-60 and 13.67 @ 104 mph 1/4 mile. Stock the car put out almost 18lbs boost.

...reliable enough to, heaven forbid, use everyday. :)

super car among convertibles a legendary car in its class and like put bro

Thanks Beth.

Not necessarily retro but do you have any early 2000s Mitsubishi Eclipse reviews? Loved this one by the way!

Where can I get a blue Motorweek jacket??

My GT4 and RS5 make these cars look very slow. Thanks John.

that ac cobra is one of the most beautiful cars ever.