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F1’S RETURN

Remember that Netflix soap opera where some cars occasionally race each other? Well, it’s time for a new season, and TopGear is making some bold predictions...

FIAT 124 SPIDER

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PUFF PIECE

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PLAY LIST

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DO THE ROBOT

Clockmaking and robotics have more in common than you’d think...

PHIL TUFNELL

Tuffers talks us through his Ford Cortinas, Jaguar XKRs and sponsored Vauxhalls...

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THE KNOWLEDGE

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ELECTRIC BIKES

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5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE...

HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC

ELECTRIC

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

HARD DRIVE

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

CHRIS HARRIS

After driving the Mercedes-AMG One and Aston Martin Valkyrie, Chris has had a revelation – he’d have neither

THE MIDDLE LANE

It’s time we started appreciating those who spend big on new car companies, says TGTV’s Sam Philip

FUTURE PROOF

Research into substitute fuels is great, but we need to be cutting carbon now, says Paul

The big test: electric family cars

The five-seat crossover EV is going mainstream, with new contenders arriving every month. Can Japan wrestle honours back from the Koreans?

Sacre bleu

One could approach this sceptically. The A110R is

Urus Performante vs Cayenne Turbo GT

Usual super SUVs not your thing? These tauter, more extreme 4x4s are as mad as family cars get (for now...)

MUST TRY HARDER

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The overrun

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

DISTURBING THE PEACE

It’s got numberplates alright, but is the Valk too extreme for the public road? Bring it back in one piece, Ollie

GROUND CONTROL

Enough bimbling about on the road, let’s take things up a notch shall we? Chris, light the afterburners

GO PRO

Road-going Valkyrie not quite extreme enough for you? You’ll be wanting the AMR Pro then

HAMMER TIME

Barrett-Jackson is a car auction like no other – and you don’t have to be a buyer to enjoy the show

Burly horse trials

The new four-door, four-wheel-drive Purosangue is the most controversial Ferrari yet. Fortunately, it’s also the most versatile...

RACING REFUGEES

Racecars don’t really work outside the racetrack, so why are the Japanese so obsessed with making ’em road cars?

IN SPECTRE

TG crashes hot weather testing in South Africa... and tries not to get in the way. Here’s seven things we learned driving the Rolls-Royce of EVs

OVAL RACING

One of the most successful engine makers in history returns to the grid in 2026... here’s why Ford in F1 matters

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RICCI ’ S GARAGE

Report 32 Mark’s Brabus W126 has gone in for a quick service... and come out needing a new engine

(2023) HONDA CIVIC vs HONDA CIVIC (1975)

Over half a century separates the first and latest gen Civics – what’s changed?

ROVER TAT

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GARAGE

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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SEAT

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

What is Seat and when did it start making cars?

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Seat’s greatest hits

01 Seat 1400 Seat’s first ever car. The

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

Building small cars has always been a marginal

FACTOID

You probably already know this, you smarty pants,

What is Seat’s fastest car?

The fastest production Seat that has been built

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Where are are Seats Minis built built, and and how howmany are doesold it build a year?a year?

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

Seat isn’t really known for outlandish concepts, but

What was Seat’s best moment?

It’s fair to say that Seat doesn’t have

What was Seat’s worst moment?

From a diesel high to a diesel low.

What was Seat’s biggest surprise?

Seat left a lot of heads being scratched

LOGO EVOLUTION

1953 The wings on Seat’s first emblem were

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

Seat Ibiza MkII / 1993–2002 The Honda Civic

EV HOTLIST

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

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