WELCOME

@jack_rix editor@bbctopgearmagazine.com I t’sthe week before Christmas, the

EV GLOSSARY

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

CARSCOPE

carscope.co.uk

A STIFF G&T

Welcome to Ford’s final ever GT, an 800+bhp limited edition track special. Should see it out in style, then

LEAGUE

Thought the GT40 story began and ended with

COFFEE BREAK

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

CHRYSLER SEBRING

“Well Chad, looks like we’re all done here.

PRANCING PIXELS

Ferrari finally joins the Vision Gran Turismo party. Knocks it out of the park...

PLAY►LIST

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

WAR OF THE WATCH

In the absence of electronics, the wristwatch played a crucial role in World War Two

HUGH BONNEVILLE

The Earl of Grantham and Paddington Bear’s foster father talks childhood Volvos and EV living...

Inertial Drift: Twilight Rivals

GAME OF THE MONTH

PORSCHE TEQUIPMENT ROOF TENT

Want to add a more adventurous feel to

THE KNOWLEDGE

Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

SUPERCAR-INSPIRED SPEEDBOATS

01 Riva Aquarama ‘Lamborghini’ Built in 1968, this

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE... ABARTH 500e

A handful of facts on Abarth’s luridly eye-catching first ever electric model

HARD DRIVE

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

ELECTRIC

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

CHRIS HARRIS

There is no such thing as a zero emission vehicle, so stop perpetuating the myth please, says Chris

THE MIDDLE LANE

Stop compiling your driving tunes playlist, TGTV’s Sam Philip has some serious advice for you all

FUTURE PROOF

With the new car market in turmoil, drivers are increasingly investing in used buys, says Paul Horrell

The big test: hybrid SUVs

Want a luxury sporting SUV with plug-in capability to limit the guilt? Not ready for full electric? Time for a heavyweight contest

Fast and the family

We’ve been looking forward to this one.

Fantastic beast?

BST doesn’t stand for anything. This isn’t

Feline fresh

If you’ve assumed a horrific spelling error

Over kill

The Ranger has had a comprehensive makeover, and

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R 20 YEARS

THE 20 YEARS IS HERE TO CELEBRATE TWO

Style guru

Right, let’s clear this one up nice

The overrun

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

THE HOT LIST 2023

Welcome to the Hot List – a collection of all the new cars and things that matter in the coming year... and a few that don’t. All the knowledge you need for a successful 2023

A QUIET PLACE

What better way to enjoy the BMW i7’s built in cinema, than watching a scary movie in the middle of nowhere... in the dead of night

GUESS WHO’S BACK

Will the second coming of a BMW legend be everything it’s cracked up to be? There are some issues...

*KOREA HIGHLIGHTS

To understand the rise of Hyundai, you need to explore where it comes from... in two of its polar opposite new products

WILD HYBRID

A complex name for a very complex car. AMG’s core sports saloon matures from a V8 hot rod to 4cyl hybrid tech overload. Is less really more?

GO LOOOOOONG!

A new member of the Defender clan arrives this year, and it has room for you and seven friends

CAMERA LIGHTS REFRACTION

The new Pagani Utopia is a staunchly analogue V12 hypercar. Only fitting then, that we shoot it with a camera that feels the same way

SAND STORMER

Not content with ripping up racetracks in your 911? Then you want this...

WHAT’S THE BUZZ?

There’s no question the new Volkswagen ID.Buzz looks the part, but what about the rest? Time for a thorough investigation

IS IT A FITTING REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL?

vs eDUB CLASSIC T2

IS IT PRACTICAL FAMILY TRANSPORT?

vs VOLVO XC90

ALPINE A110R

WHAT IS IT? It’s the Porsche RS treatment

DACIA DUSTER

WHAT IS IT? Dacia’s gamble to keep its

TESLA CYBERTRUCK

WHAT IS IT? Three years since its reveal

WHAT’S NEXT ELON?

WILL THE MUSKMAN CONTINUE HIS SPREE?

DELTA BRAVO

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

MAZDA MX-81, 1981

CONCEPTS THAT TIME FORGOT The long history of

STRANGE SEATING CONFIGURATIONS

STOUT SCARAB The precursor to many boring MPVs,

RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 30 Mark’s Ferrari mechanic is getting hot under the collar again

(2022) VW GOLF ALLTRACK vs VW GOLF COUNTRY (1990)

Two rounds of Golf designed to get you out of the rough. Does either one make par?

12-CYLINDER GERMAN BARGES

BMW 760Li (2004) Price now £5,750 Harrissays We

QUARANTINE PC, 1994

REMEMBERING RETRO GAMING THE CLASSICS There have been

Renault Megane E-Tech

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Cupra Born

HELLO £43,735 OTR/£45,100 as tested/£490pcm WHY IT’S HERE

BMW iX

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HONDA CIVIC

REPORT 2 £32,995/£33,820/£410 WHY IT’S HERE Maybe the

CIVIC NUGGETS

Nice to get 50-ish mpg out of a

Audi S3 Sportback

HELLO £39,045 (£47,370 for Vorsprung ed.)/£49,030 as tested/£794

Alpine A110S

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DS 9

REPORT 6 £46,100 OTR/£50,415 as tested/£686 pcm WHY

DACIA JOGGER

REPORT 6 £18,745/£19,640/£313 WHY IT’S HERE Can the

Volvo XC40 Recharge

HELLO £45,750/£48,085/£761 WHY IT’S HERE Is Volvo’s electrified

Bentley Bentayga

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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO TESLA

From greatest hits to lowest moments, everything you ever wanted to know... and a fair bit you didn’t

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

Tesla Model S / 2012–present

EV HOTLIST

“I’VE BOUGHT ONE! WHAT NOW?” You have