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GARAGE

TOPGEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

EV GLOSSARY

BAFFLED BY ELECTRIC CAR JARGON? YOUR GUIDE TO DECODING THE FUTURE IS HERE

MAKING IT HAPPEN

WHO: JOHN WYCHERLEY WHERE: NÜRBURGRING, GERMANY We do

THE ELECTRIC CHARGER

EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT

COFFEE BREAK

What we’re watching/ listening/doing, while we should be working

CITROEN C3 PLURIEL

FAIL OF THE CENTURY #088

’SEGG HEAD

Koenigsegg’s new limited run hypercar is a birthday present for the big boss

BENTLEY BENTAYGA EWB

The stretched Bentayga is more colour-sensitive than the

CAR CONTROL... WITH CATIE

#8 THE J-TURN

ROUGH AND READY

Heading off the beaten track? You can now get a wristwatch to match your wheels

PLAY

Turbo Golf Racing We’ve long suspected that the

MOST EXTREME TRACK-ONLY HYPERCARS

IMAGES: MANUFACTURER 01 Ferrari FXX K Evo Ferrari’s

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE...

BUGATTI MISTRAL

HARD DRIVE

HYUNDAI IONIQ5

ELECTRIC

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

CHRIS HARRIS

Fernando Alonso’s latest F1 career move is the latest in a long line of head-scratchers, says Chris

FUTURE PROOF

As you just read, BMW has caused a fuss with its pay-per-month plan. Paul Horrell has his own take

The big test: EV crossovers

Two newcomer EV brands. Two takes on the family crossover. But is Swedish cool better than Korea’s Gangnam style?

Loud and proud

8 /10 £190,000 You’re probably aware of this

Add Astra

7 /10 £27,210 Gets your attention doesn’t it?

Streaming service

9/ 10 £n/a Significant factoid: roughly two-thirds of

Thunder clap

9/ 10 £2.5m (plus tax) AV12 hasn’t powered

MUST TRY HARDER

£19,425 TOYOTA’S AYGO, FLANKED BY ITS BADGEengineered chums

Party’s over

8 /10 £27,245 I knew what a ‘Ford

The overrun

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

THE ONE

Can an F1 engine really work in a road car? Chris packed a pair of brave pants and went to the Nürburgring to find out

SUITED AND REBOOTED

The limited run Batur has a tough job – linking the petrol-engined past to an electric future while holding true to Bentley’s 100-year heritage

YOU WANT FLIES WITH THAT?

Can we master driving Bentley’s continuation Blower in a morning? Will it fit in the drive-through? Stay classy, TG

EVENT HORIZON

The Torsus Praetorian is no ordinary bus, but then again, Mount Etna is no ordinary mountain

THE WHITE COMPANY

Welcome to the place where the world shops for its white Toyotas

FREAKS OFNATURE

We find ourselves in an era of rapidly advancing technology and boundless creativity. When these powers combine, the freaks are born

GIRTH, WIND & FIRE

PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS

ROCKET MAN

ARIEL HIPERCAR

SINGULAR VISION

McLAREN SOLUS GT

PAIN, TRAIN, AUTOMOBILE

COMEBACK KID

BECAUSE THEY DON’T MAKE ’EM LIKE THEY USED TO

PORSCHE PANAMERICANA, 1989

When you reach a ripe age, most folks

FAST AND FURIOUS MOVIE CARS

TOYOTA SUPRA THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS The

RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 26 Mark’s GT-R has had the car equivalent of a designer clothing spree... and it looks good

(2021) NISSAN QASHQAI vs NISSAN QASHQAI (2008)

The original crossover faces off against its newer counterpart

THREE-WHEELERS

LESSTHAN £5K PIAGGIO APE (1966) Price now£3,795HarrissaysFirst going

ROAD BLASTER ARCADE, 1985

You might be looking at the image above

Land Rover Defender

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Alpine A110S

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HONDA HR-V

REPORT 5 £32,260/£36,035/£443 WHY IT’S HERE Does Honda’s

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

This month: the e-Berlingo’s slightly titchy battery

DS 9

REPORT 2 £46,100 OTR/£50,415 as tested/£686pcm WHY IT’S

Jaguar F-Pace SVR

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Citroen e-Berlingo

REPORT 3 £31,995 OTR/£33,870 as tested/£519pcm WHY IT’S

SKODA FABIA

REPORT 4 £19,400/£21,925/£273 WHY IT’S HERE Does relentless

WHAT ELSE WE’RE RUNNING

REPORT 3 AUDI Q4 e-TRON Second trip to

DACIA JOGGER

REPORT 2 £18,745/£19,640/£313 WHY IT’S HERE Can the

Mercedes-Benz EQA

HELLO £44,450 OTR/£54,085 as tested/£894pcm WHY IT’S HERE

Bentley Bentayga Hybrid

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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO LAMBORGHINI

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

What’s Lamborghini and when did it start making cars?

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Lamborghini’s greatest hits

01 Lamborghini 350GT Ferruccio’s first road car was

What’s the cheapest car Lamborghini builds... and what’s the most expensive?

Right now, the cheapest way to get a

FACTOID

Lamborghini had a hand in the Dodge Viper.

What is Lamborghini’s fastest car?

Of the current Lamborghinis in production it really

NOTABLE PEOPLE

Ferruccio Lamborghini Tractor maker is annoyed by his

Where are Lamborghinis built, and how many are sold a year?

8,405 Lamborghinis are popped together in the frankly

What’s the best concept Lamborghini’s made?

Tough category, this. It’s tempting to go with

What was Lambo’s best moment?

The Miura was finished just days before it

What was Lambo’s worst moment?

Did Lamborghini have an inkling of the trouble

What was Lambo’s biggest surprise?

This is a company that seems to relish

LOGO EVOLUTION

1953 Lamborghini tractors get the boss’s initials on

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

Lamborghini Countach / 1974–1990

EV HOTLIST

READY TO MAKE THE SWITCH? WE SEPARATE WHAT’S HOT FROM WHAT’S NOT

Celebrating progress

PORSCHE

CHRISTOPHER WARD

christopherward.com

Amazon

Amazon.co.uk

IONITY

KEF

BBC Top Gear

MAGS DIRECT

MagsDirect.co.uk

LAY-Z-SPA

BBC Top Gear SURVEY

bbcstudios.com/survey

LEGO

LEGO.com

BOTB

BOTB.COM

GP

Amazon

amazon.co.uk

BBC TopGear

magsdirect.co.uk

BBC TopGear

Midland Credit

midlandcredit.co.uk

CASTLE COMBE

castlecombecircuit.co.uk

Morgan’s

morganspomade.co.uk

FANTOM

store.fantomwallet.com

ADRIAN FLUX

adrianflux.co.uk

ROAD LEGAL NUMBER PLATES AND MORE

www.pressednumberplates.co.uk

FRESH FRAGRANCES

WWW.FRESHFRAGRANCES.CO.UK

bsm cartran sport

bsmcartransport.co.uk

DRIVING EXPERIENCES AT THRUXTON CIRCUIT

thruxtonracing.co.uk

MOSS

mossauto.co.uk

EMERALD STRUTS

WWW.EMERALDSTRUTS.COM

ESCUDO

WWW.ESCUDO-WATCHES.COM

WE POWER YOUR CAR

www.wepoweryourcar.com

GARAGE TILE SHOP

www.GarageTileShop.co.uk

ICONI

ICONIXAUTOSTYLING.COM

RIMBLADES

Luxury Detailing Service

www.depthofshine.co.uk

TUFFERMAN

www.tufferman.co.uk

SEAT

seat.co.uk/Arona