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SINGER’S GONE BIG

Thought the DLS was wild? The DLS-T adds turbos... and wing

COFFEE BREAK

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

HONDA UNIBOX CONCEPT

Sure, 2001’s Unibox concept resembled a Meccano project

BIGGER BUZZ

VW’s three-row electric bus has arrived, and it promises room for all the family

VOLKSWAGEN ID.BUZZ

If ever there was a car which didn’t

PLAY LIST

Procrastination ahoy! Six videos worth watching on the web this month

BACK TO BASICS

Raw, uncompromised, stripped back – it’s a formula that works for watches too

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GAME OF THE MONTH

APPLE VISION PRO

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THE KNOWLEDGE

Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

ROAD CARS WITH A CENTRAL DRIVING POSITION

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ELECTRIC

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

EV UPDATE

NOW RING STING Tesla has reclaimed the ’Ring

CHRISH HARISH

It’s time we stopped criticising cars for what they’re not and appreciating them for what they are, says Chris

THE MIDDLE LANE

TGTV’ s Sam Philip reckons he’s stumbled upon a solution to our pothole epidemic

FUTURE PROOF

The EU’s exemption on e-fuels from 2035 isn’t as big a story as it first seems, reckons Paul

The big test: superminis

After nearly 50 years, the Ford Fiesta is dead, so long live the... wait, which of the current crop of superminis should we go for?

Light fantastic

N/A/ 10 You might dimly remember the Noble

Forget me not

8/ 10 Here is a car that celebrates

Sky sports

8/ 10 Maserati is confident. It’s invested a

Sitting comfortably?

6/ 10 Astra. There aren’t many more recognisable

MUST TRY HARDER

VAUXHALL’S NEW PERFORMANCE CAR SUB-brand was announced late

Dull and void

6/ 10 The ZR-V is the first of

The overrun

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

Ghostlusters

While Aston Martin and Bentley make the most of their remaining tanks of petrol, Britain’s poshest marque is whispering its way into the plug-in future. Over to our man in California...

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

The underwhelming DB11 has been given a new lease of life... can the new ‘super tourer’ DB12 right all of its wrongs?

ABSOLUTELY BATURED

Do you find a standard Bentley a bit

24 HOURS... AND COUNTING

ILLUSTRATION HUCKELBERRY MOUNTAIN This year marks the 100th

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

Porsche’s 75th birthday surprise is an EV successor to the 918 Spyder hypercar. It’ll be faster, sure, but more of an event? That’s the million dollar question

FUEL FOR THOUGHT

Where does the electricity that powers our EVs really come from? Paul Horrell and his trusty Megane Electric sidekick investigate

CLIFFHANGER

If you’re paying a visit to Moab in Utah, it’s only right and proper to indulge in a great American tradition. Just don’t look down

HEADLINER GUESS WHO’S BACK

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TOPGEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BUGATTI

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

ELECTRIC

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

TG’S BIG EVGLOSSARY

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

MAKING IT HAPPEN

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