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A new name, a new role and no V12 for Aston’s core model

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PURE BREAD

Take our money, BMW, and make this Z4-based Breadvan concept a reality

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TIME TO BE A HERO

Heroes need watches too. Preferably something that lights up or is fully submersible

GUENTHER STEINER

The Haas F1 team principal tells TG about his Toyota Tundra trucks and old Alfa Romeos

BOMBS AWAY!

There are those who have never seen a Fast and Furious film. We sent one such man to watch the latest instalment: Fast X

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We download YouTube’s #1 tech expert on whatever he’s been driving this month

CHRIS HARRIS

Enough with EVs... it’s about time everyone acknowledged how brilliant ICE cars are, says Chris

THE MIDDLE LANE

Being involved in a staged crash could be key to preventing real life ones, reckons TGTV’s Sam Philip

FUTURE PROOF

Is our national curriculum to blame for people’s poor road manners, ponders Paul

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The big test: luxury barges Since Karl Benz himself was in lederhosen, Mercedes has built the world’s best luxury saloon. Can BMW finally upset the Apfelkarren?

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CITROEN e-C4 X WELL, THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR, HUH?

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Small but perfectly formed reviews. The best of the rest from this month’s drives

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BULLS OF STEEL

From Miura to Revuelto, supercars don’t get any hairier than mid-engined V12 Lamborghinis. We drive the bloodline

’GHINI IN A BOTTLE...

The distilled essence of 60 years of Lamborghini history all the way from farm to (sales) table

LAMBO COVERS

December 2004 Sobering to think a flagship Lambo

BULL PELT

Indelible Lamborghini moments from the TG team

GET THE LOOK

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COOL WALL

Choose wisely what you’re seen in. Let the arguments commence!

TORO BOSSO

The people who made Lambo’s whole supercar adventure possible

SPEC-SAVERS

What does the spec of your Lamborghini say about you?

LAMBO’S UNSUNG HEROES

Miura, Countach, Murciélago... these are the glamour pusses. But what about the rest?

DISASTER MOVIE

How could new movie Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend be anything but excellent? Um, like this...

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THE CONCEPTS

Thought production Lambos were wild? The concepts are where it really cuts loose

THIS BULL GIVES YOU WINGS

As a tragic marketing video for this car once said, “dust is gold, dirt is for the bold.” All we know is, Lambo saved the best V10 Huracán variant for last

Five other off-road supercar conversions we’d love to see

Porsche Cayman GT4x4 RS Yes, Porsche already has

S3X & MUSK & STOCK & TROLLS

Twenty years. Even though Tesla still feels like

FANCY A CHINESE ?

So far, China’s cars have only appealed to your common sense head, not your enthusiast heart. So should Porsche and the rest really fear the Shanghai backed, British designed MG Cyberster?

RIDE WITH THE DEVIL

Ever wondered what the antichrist would drive? Meet the RWB Baphomet... if you dare

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R ICCI’ SGARAGE

Report 35 Mark will not be beaten in his epic search for a low-slung, gangster Mercedes

BMW M8 COMPETITION vs BMW 8-SERIES (2023) (1997)

Two iterations of Germanic grand tourer, 26 years apart. How has the recipe changed?

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REPORT 6 £39,045 (£47,370 for Vorsprung ed.)/£49,030 as

Ora Funky Cat

REPORT 4 £31,995 OTR/£32,790 as tested/£398 pcm WHY

Vauxhall Astra

REPORT 5 £28,710 OTR/£29,310 as tested/£409 pcm WHY

CITROEN C5 X HYBRID

REPORT 5 £60,300/£60,300/£819 WHY IT’S HERE Has the

CITROEN NUGGETS

The C5 X doesn’t like me ignoring

Skoda Enyaq Coupe vRS

REPORT 4 £54,370 OTR/£54,990 as tested/£774 pcm WHY

Mazda CX-60

REPORT 4 £49,520 OTR/£53,270 as tested/£649 pcm WHY

WHAT ELSE WE’RE RUNNING

REPORT 5 VOLKSWAGEN MULTIVAN After a few weeks

CUPRA BORN eBOOST

GOODBYE £43,735/£45,100/£490 WHY IT’S HERE Can the Born

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

This month: the Mazda CX-60’s gearlever Ollie Kew

Renault Megane e-Tech

REPORT 6 £39,495 OTR/£40,445 as tested/£715 pcm WHY

BMW M8

REPORT 7 £129,750 OTR/£150,050 as tested/3,272 pcm WHY

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What is Toyota and when did it start making cars?

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FACTOID

Ever wonder why the company is Toyota, but

What is Toyota’s fastest car?

The Supra sports car is the fastest of

NOTABLE PEOPLE

Kiichiro Toyoda Company founder, didn’t seem to fancy

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What’s the best concept that Toyota has ever made?

Toyota has been cranking out concept cars since

What was Toyota’s best moment?

Toyota dethroned General Motors in the early Noughties

What was Toyota’s worst moment?

You’d expect the odd misstep from a company

What was Toyota’s biggest surprise?

You might be surprised to learn that Toyota’s

LOGO EVOLUTION

1935 The original logo, with – as the

What’s the most Toyota car in the back catalogue?

Land Cruiser J100 / 1998–2007 Toyota has many

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“I’VE BOUGHT ONE! WHAT NOW?” You have

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