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JACK RIX EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DEPUTY EDITOR Ollie Kew HEAD

“HEAVY EVs CAUSE BAD AIR QUALITY”

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING MYTH

TG’S BIG EVGLOSSARY

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

FEATHER DUSTER

The third-generation Dacia Duster has definitely grown up – but has it gone too soft?

MASERATI GHIBLI

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

INTERNAL BOLIDE-ING

Take a peek inside the £3.3 million Bugatti Bolide’s interior

PLAY LIST

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

HIDE AND SEEK

Like military chic, or just fond of khaki? Have a look at a camo watch (if you can see them)

PLAY

GAME OF THE MONTH 

WEIRD & WONDERFUL WINDOWS

01 Peugeot RCZ The original TT was a

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE... SMART #3

The name is cringey, but is the swoopier #3 down with the kids?

THE MIDDLE LANE

The days of dad tinkering on the family car on the driveway are long gone, says TGTV’s Sam Philip

FUTURE PROOF

Sometimes it’s best to leave the past in the past says Horrell. Let’s see if that applies to Lancia...

The big test: electric execs

The 5-Series vs E-Class test used to be the big exec saloon prize fight. Who’s had the best rethink for the electric era?

Square dance

7/10 Are you seeing what we’re seeing? A

Quick smart

9/10 No one had a problem with how

Born again

8/10 You remember the AMG GT. Super long

Scenic route

8/10 You can see why they wanted to

MUST TRY HARDER

RENAULT ARKANA E-TECH ESPRIT ALPINE HYBRID 145

Scale model

8/10 Can you separate the art from the

The overrun

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

JOY OF

The Ferrari SF90 XX is the first road legal XX model in the firm’s history... but is it deserving of the badge?

RATED

Only a few Ferraris have earned the right to be in the XX club. We meet the cars that made the cut

T H E F I L E S

TG and XX have histor y. We delve into the archives and gather the evidence

EVERYBODY HERTZ

The Mustang Shelby GT500-H can be rented from your regular Hertz hire of fice, but getting one round New York can be a bit of a marathon

V For Victory

A lightweight, Caterham sports car with a roof and proper handling... where do we sign? Oh, and did we mention it’s electric?

NEED FOR SWEDET

There’s a new car culture emerging in Japan, and it’s not what you might think – because this one involves old Volvo barges

SPIN CITY

F1’s visit to Vegas was a triumph against the odds, but not without incident. We were there to witness the madness unfold

YEAR OF THE RAT ?

Ineos’ successor to ye olde Defender is here, but now the hard work begins. Does founder Sir Jim think it was wor th the bother and billions? We gatecrash his safari holiday to find out

FOR RICHER, FOR PORSCHE

BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE EM LIKE THEY USED TO

TOPGEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

Range Rover LWB GOODBYE £137,435 OTR/£144,175 as tested/£1,650

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO CHEVROLET

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

EVHOTLIST

CITY CARS These small cars are perfect for