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@jack_rix editor@bbctopgearmagazine.com T hiscolumn is my chance to

THE TELLY SHOW IS BACK!

And the boys have been stateside in an attempt to win some silverware... just not the kind you might expect

PLUS ALL THIS TOO...

BIG HILLYSTYLE The team pays tribute to the

COFFEE BREAK

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

SUBARU LEVORG

FAIL OF THE CENTURY #352

FEELING FLUX?

The Back to the Future star is set to be reborn as an electric sports car

CAR CONTROL... WITH CATIE

#5 LEFT FOOT BRAKING

TIME TO SHINE

Product placement is big business in the film world, especially for watch companies

PLAY

GAME OF THE MONTH

EMBER MUG 2

Picture the scene: you’re in the garage working

THE KNOWLEDGE

Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

TRIPLE TAILPIPE CARS

01 Toyota GRCorolla The hot Corolla isn’t coming

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE...

PORSCHE 911 SPORT CLASSIC

ELECTRIC

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

CHRIS HARRIS

Our future looks increasingly electric, but that doesn’t mean we have to naysay everything else,

THE MIDDLE LANE

These days, car manuals come in all shapes and sizes, says TGTV script writer Sam Philip

FUTURE PROOF

Something is afoot at Ford. And Paul Horrell has a very bad feeling about the whole situation

The big test: mid-engined sports cars

The long-awaited Lotus Emira has finally joined the party, but how does it compare against two supremely talented rivals?

STARS & STRIPS

The seventh-generation Z has arrived... what better way to make its debut than around the new Las Vegas F1 circuit?

BEASTS FROM THE EAST

An explosion of Japanese performance cars is coming. You didn’t think they’d let badges like these lie dormant, did you?

"EXCUSE ME MATE, KNOW THE WAY TO THE DAKAR?"

Audi’s RS Q e-tron was designed to monster the desert... time to venture outside its comfort zone

CSL

Coupe,sport, lightweight. Only two cars in BMW’s history have earned the CSL badge. How does the third stack up?

Updating America...

Gas-guzzlers? Pin-up girls? Time to change your ways, America, and the F-150 Lightning is the truck to do it

SLAB SLOW LOUD AND BANGIN'

Grab some sizzurp and prepare to pop trunk as we deep dive into Houston’s wildest car culture

VOLTE-FACE

BECAUSE THEY DON’TMAKE EMLIKE THEY USED TO

BUGATTI EB218, 1998

CONCEPTS THAT TIME FORGOT

ROAD-GOING ROOF SCOOPS

2000 LOTUS EXIGE S1 Replacing the Elise’s fabric

RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 23 MMark’s Skyline is now just a bare shell, but it’s still worth an eye-watering amount

(2022) ARIEL ATOM 4 vs ARIEL ATOM LSC (1996)

From university project to revolutionary lightweight, the Atom has come a long way

FERRARI ALTERNATIVES

LESS THAN £5K TOYOTA MR2 (1999) Price

ROCK N’ ROLL RACING

SNES/MEGADRIVE, 1993

GARAGE

TOPGEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

BMW iX xDrive M Sport

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VOLKSWAGEN ID.4

REPORT 2 £46,035/£49,400/£659 WHY IT’S HERE It’s the

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

This month: the HR-V’s satnav lady

Ford Mustang Mach-E GT

REPORT 6 £66,280 OTR/£67,430 as tested/£836pcm WHY IT’S

Land Rover Defender

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SKODA ENYAQ iV

REPORT 5 £40,130/£46,850/£595 WHY IT’S HERE Can a

ENYAQNUGGETS

A touch/slide button for the sunroof. Very satisfying

Skoda Fabia

HELLO £19,400 OTR/£21,925 as tested/£273pcm WHY IT’S HERE

Porsche 911

1. C4S was the high point of the

Honda HR-V

REPORT 2 £32,260 OTR/£36,035 as tested/£443pcm WHY IT’S

WHAT ELSE WE’RE RUNNING

NISSAN Q QASHQAI REPORT 5 I go

BMW M3 Competition xDrive

REPORT 8 £78,425 OTR/£95,370 as tested/£1,640pcm WHY IT’S

Fiat 500

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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SUZUKI

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Suzuki’s greatest hits

01 Suzuki Jimny Believe it or not, the

What’s thecheapestcarSuzukibuilds... and what’s the most expensive?

The Ignis is the cheapest car that Suzuki

FACTOID

You had to make a bit of an

What is Suzuki’s fastest car?

A lumbering plug-in hybrid SUV it might be,

NOTABLE PEOPLE

Michio Suzuki Born in 1887 to cotton farmers,

Where are Suzukis Minis built, and how many are sold a year?

2,763,846

What’s the best concept Suzuki’s made?

Google ‘Suzuki concept car’ and you’ll be scrolling

What’s been Suzuki’s best moment?

Suzuki started entering its bikes into the Isle

What’s been Suzuki’s worst moment?

Suzuki has been through the ringer lately –

What’s Suzuki’s most surprising moment?

These days anything and everything is going electric.

LOGO EVOLUTION

1958 Company started in 1909, but it did’t

Now you’re a Suzuki expert, it’s time to buy one...

Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid / 1979–1982 / £4,000–£15,000

EV HOTLIST

READY TO MAKE THE SWITCH?

“I’VE BOUGHT ONE! WHAT NOW?”

You have a home charge point. Don’t you?

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

EV Let’s start with a simple one. EV