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BBC Top Gear Magazine
May 2022
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COFFEE BREAK
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SUZUKI CELERIO
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FLYING HIGH
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CAR CONTROL... WITH CATIE
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PLAY
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GENIUS RACING LOOPHOLES
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5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE...
MASERATI GRECALE
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ELECTRIC
TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING
Columns
CHRIS HARRIS
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THE MIDDLE LANE
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FUTURE PROOF
OTA updates are all well and good, but not at the detriment of driving dynamics, says Paul
Drives
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Budget deficit
Is this the first hint of Skoda having
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Waited average
Ignore the techno-disco livery, because underneath the ‘camouflage’
The overrun
Small but perfectly formed reviews. The best of the rest from this month’s drives
Features
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HYUNDAI / GRANDEUR
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POLESTAR/1
CHRIS’ PICK
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AUDI RS Q/E-TRON
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INSIDER TRADING
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MISCELLANEOUS
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BEST NOISE
PORSCHE/TAYCAN SPORT TURISMO
The people have spoken... and they’ve spoken well.
BUZZTNG
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OVER/ TO THEM
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POWER/GRID
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Electric Family Cars
THE REALLY QUITE BIG TEST
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RENAULT/ MEGANE E-TECH
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Retro
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RICCI’S GARAGE
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INTERESTING FAMILY CARS
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DANNY SULLIVAN’S INDY HEAT
ARCADE, 1991
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Exhaust
BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO VOLVO
BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
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