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VOLVO v2.0

All hail the new Volvo EX90, a electric seven-seat SUV that’s not just a car, but a “highly advanced computer on wheels”

COFFEE BREAK

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

CITROEN C6

IMAGE: MANUFACTURER The C6 wasn’t a fail. It

VAUGHN GITTIN Jr

The American drifter talks transitioning from a 240SX to a life of Mustangs

CADDY COOL

This electric Cadillac gives luxo-barges a good name

THAT’S SO META

There’s much talk about the metaverse – and watch companies are getting involved, too

PLAY

GAME OF THE MONTH

APL McLAREN HYSPEED

Get the Lando look with these new APL

THE KNOWLEDGE

Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

FORMULA ONE TRACK FAILS

. 01 Korean GP,Yeongam Korea is hardly renowned

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE...

FERRARI 499P

“ENERGY PRICES ARE KILLING EVS”

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

CHRIS HARRIS

The Ferrari 296 GTB is rewriting the fast car rulebook and leaving so-called rivals in its wake, says Chris

THE MIDDLE LANE

The Alpine A110 R Fernando Alonso has left TGTV’s Sam Philip scratching his head

FUTURE PROOF

Startup car company? Try looking at the existing infrastructure first, reckons Paul Horrell

The big test: Maserati GranTurismo Folgore

Say ciao to Maserati’s first fully electric car, the 750bhp, three-motor, £200,000 GranTurismo Folgore

The overrun

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

The smoking hot AWARDS ISSUE

PHOTOGRAPHY WILSON HENNESSEY Turnthe lighting to feelgood neon,

SWIFT PINT?

Delivering Jesko beer to Jesko von Koenigsegg in a Koenigsegg Jesko? Any excuse to drive the maddest hypercar on the planet

ON POINT

While the car industr y loses its head, Kia’s been quietly reinventing itself

TOYOTA GR86

PHOTOGRAPHY MARK RICCIONI Let’s be completely honest

VOLKSWAGEN ID.BUZZ

The MPV needed a reset. A line in

ICON

INSTANT ICON AWARD

MG4

PHOTOGRAPHY JONNY FLEETWOOD F ood up. Heating up.

IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR

It’s a year where high spots have been

MISCELLANEOUS

The other successes (and a few failures) that caught our eye

WALL OF FAME

The six people who kept cars exciting in 2022, and reached TG hero status while they were at it

PAGANI HUAYRAR

Noise.It used to be intrinsically linked with mobility,

FORD F-150 LIGHTNING

PHOTOGRAPHY DAVE BURNETT O n the one

MOMENT OF THE YEAR

Fast was gifted a new meaning when the McMurtry made history going up the hill at Goodwood

THE SIMPLE LIFE

The past few years have made us appreciate the small things in life more than ever – and sometimes it’s not the car we crave, but the sense of freedom it offers

PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4 RS

T he origins of a mid-engined Cayman powered

RANGE ROVER

PHOTOGRAPHY JONNY FLEETWOOD E veryone in the

BULLY BEEF

CAR WE’RE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO DRIVING IN 2023

FERRARI 296 GTB

PHOTOGRAPHY STEFFEN JAHN T his has been a

DACIA JOGGER

Well aren’t you lot clever. Of course you

RETURN OF THE... KING

HOT HATCH OF THE YEAR

FANTASTIC FOURS

California isn’t short of workshops prettifying Porsches. But a peek inside Benton Performance reveals a fascination with something different

JAGUAR KENSINGTON, 1990

Wee would all like to think that in

RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 29 Mark’s Skyline is in for ‘quick’ winter refresh. About that...

(2022) DS 9 vs CITROEN XM (1990)

Two fancy French saloons, each claiming pillowlike comfort. How do they compare?

WINNING RUN

ARCADE, 1988

GARAGE

TOP GEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ROLLS-ROYCE

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

What’s the most Rolls-Royce car in the back catalogue?

Rolls-Royce Phantom VII / 2003–2016

EV HOTLIST

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

EV GLOSSARY

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

Audi e-tron

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Christmas WITHOUT Radiolomes

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