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WELCOME

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MAKING IT HAPPEN

WHAT: FERRARI PUROSANGUE WHERE: NEWBURY, UK Come on

GODZILLA’S GONE ELECTRIC

Nissan’s new electric supercar concept gets AWD, solid-state batteries and massive performance. Yep, it’s an eGT-R

THE MIDDLE LANE

TGTV’s Sam Philip has seen the signs, and he has a new idea on how to make our roads much safer

FUTURE PROOF

A ride in an experimental autonomous Nissan has got non-indicators in Horrell’s sights

The big test: family supercar

FERRARI PUROSANGUE £313,360 / £411,619 as tested

Ferrari Purosangue vs Aston Mar tin DBX 707

Who would want to go up against the Purosangue? Aston Martin went where others feared to tread

Rotary club

MAZDA M X-30 R-EV

Last chance saloon

VOLKSWAGEN ID.7

Forward facing

VOLVO EX30 EX TENDED RANGE ULTRA

Attention Zeekr

ZEEKR X PRIVILEGE AWD

MUST TRY HARDER

VAUXHALL CORSA ELECTRIC ULTIMATE

Cayenne pepper

PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO E-HYBRID

The overrun

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

THE AWARDS ISSUE

Take a deep breath, calm your beating hear t and prepare to be armed with automotive knowledge. These new cars are the best of the best. It’s time to reveal the winners of the world-famous TG Awards

Robo-chop

Tesla’s stainless steel, armoured pickup truck was pure sci-fi fantasy... until now. TG gets access all areas

Lamborghini

Lambo’s recent moves have been red rags to everyone else, which shows the carmaker at the top of its game

Spring Rolls

The world’s poshest electric car spends a day out with the cheapest... and there are more parallels than you might think

GMA T.50

Let’s put the title of this award to

BMW M3 Touring

There was a suspicion about the M3 Touring,

Industrial revolution

Toyota Land Cruiser

Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Admittedly, the monstrous swan neck mounted wakeboardsized wing

Aston Martin DB12

On the surface it’s hard to see what

GOOD YEAR/BAD YEAR

IT,S BEEN A GOOD YEAR It’s been a

Miscellaneous

The other important things we’ve liked this year. Or not

Wall of Fame

Five who reached TopGear hero status in 2023

Family Unit

Kia EV9

Ford Mustang GTD

Ford boss Jim Farley is a proper petrolhead.

Honda Civic Type R

The most fun you can have for £50,000?

Stick shift

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR Koenigsegg CC850 Engage Shift System

Volvo EX30

Turns out it’s not en ough to simply go electric to be an eco warrior. Rest of the world, take note of what Volvo’s up to ...

Adrian Newey

For the past three decades or so, if you’ve wanted to win titles in F1 then you’ve needed to get this man on your team. With his RB19 dominating everything, what better time to celebrate a career still at its apex

GAME FACE

CAR OF THE YEAR 2023

THE REALLY WILD SHOW

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

PEUGEOT 407 ELIXIR, 2003

All carmakers seem to have premium pretensions. Even

WE’RE BUILDING A CUSTOM ROYAL ENFIELD

Report 8: paint

RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 41 Mark’s invested in some new shoes for the Pajero, because priorities

(2003) BENTLEY CONTI GT vs BENTLE Y CONTI GT SPEED (2023)

The car that relaunched Bentley turned 20 this year. But has it actually gone anywhere?

BEACH CARS

Honest Harris' Bargain Corner

V-RALLY

PLAYSTATION/PC, 1997

GARAGE

TOPGEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MG

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

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

MGB / 1962–1980

EV HOTLIST

“I’VE BOUGHT ONE! WHAT NOW?” You have a

TG’S BIG EV GLOSSARY

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

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