JACK RIX

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Mann made machine

Meet the Mannic Beattie, a homemade shed build complete with an auxiliary jet engine

5 to survive

The reborn R5 Turbo gets 536bhp, a massive 3,540lb ft of torque and a rally style handbrake

MORGAN SUPERSPORT

THE GOOD It’s new, but then it isn’t.

NEXT BIG THING

IN WHEEL MOTORS

THE VAPOURWARE FILES

THIS MONTH: KEATING BERUS

THRILLS WITHOUT THE BILLS

Fast(ish) cars you can actually afford

HOT OR NOT?

Frank Stephenson critiques car designs

BOV

What is ‘luxury’ anyway? Jethro suggests it is... a Panda

PINKS

If one man can change Aston’s luck its Newey, says Natalie

LAST ONE W16 BLAST!

Bugatti’s legendary 8.0-litre quad turbo W16 gets one last hurrah... under the skin of a lightweight track only multimillion pound hypercar. Who said anything about going quietly?

“I’ll do a proper, proper E30 restomod, with a V10. Not just the technical stuff, but also design. I don’t know when I will get round to that - it might be my retirement project”

Mate Rimac is a man on a mission. What next for Bugatti?

TG’s rough guide to BUGATTI

Everything worth knowing about the world’s fastest car company

THINK SMALL AGAIN

Volkswagen’s recent history has been... patchy – Dieselgate, annoying touchscreens, you know the rest. Question is, can VW turn its fortunes around by thinking... tiny?

CALIFORNIA FREEZING

The Arctic. Minus 20°C. Sounds just about perfect for a TopGear minibreak in a VW California. Fire up the auxilliary heater...

RESPONSE

Ever had a long wait for a recovery van? Not any more. TopGear is about to come to the rescue. With a slightly reduced toolkit

ALL ABOARD THE MEGA BUS

Whisper it, but there could be an MPV revival under way. Spearheading the renaissance is this, the Li Auto Mega

BORN TO RUST

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

The big picture

THREE VEYRONS IN ABU DHABI

GARAGE

ASTON DB12 · BMW M5 · MG CYBERSTER · VW I D.7 · BMW M135 · PEUGEOT 3008 · S KO DA KODIAQ · RICCI’S GARAGE · LAND ROVER DEFENDER 130 · DACIA DUSTER · CUORA BORN

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