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EVGLOSSARY

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

WELCOME

@JACK_RIX Editor @jack_rix editor@bbctopgearmagazine.com S upercarsare silly. They

BMW ’S BRAVE FACE

Either the Decepticons have landed or BMW has revealed the new 7-Series, complete with pure electric i7 version. And just wait until you see the interior...

COFFEE BREAK

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

HONDA CR-Z

IMAGE: MANUFACTURER You know that sinking feeling when

SPITTIN’ CARS

Genesis has come up with this fancy coupe concept just because it can

CAR CONTROL... WITH CATIE

#4 JUMPS

THE BRIGHT STUFF

Want to be noticed? Nothing makes a statement like a splash of colour on your wrist

MATT GOSS

The Bros singer turned solo artist on everything from Datsuns to Astons

MERCEDES EQS SUV

As nightfollowsday,soabigelectricSUVfollowsabigunderbody,poweringeithertherearwheelsaloneintheEQS electricsaloon. This is the Mercedes EQS

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GAME OF THE MONTH

THE KNOWLEDGE

Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

CARS NAMED AFTER RUNNING

01 Plymouth Road Runner Arriving at the end

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE...

FERRARI 296 GTS

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

EV UPDATE

NOW NUMERO UNO Meet the Smart #1, a

CHRIS HARRIS

Have you heard the boring story about the man who went out and tried to buy a car for his son, asks Chris

THE MIDDLE LANE

Not everything was better in the old days, says TGTV script writer Sam Philip. But chocolate was

FUTURE PROOF

As a man of strong principles, Paul Horrell has questions from the car industry he needs answered

The big test: plug-in saloons

A low tax, aspirationally badged company car, you say? Mercedes and BMW are locked in combat to do it better

New era

7/ 10 £41,845 FOR Lovely cabin, lots of

Mehserati

7/10 £90,000 (est) FOR Good space, nice interior

Weekend warrior

8/ 10 £2,692 (plus existing MkIV Focus ST)

Volt upright

6/ 10 £53,610 FOR A proper seven-seat EV

MUST TRY HARDER

ALPINE A110 S

Priced possession

6/ 10 £55,550 FOR Stupendous acceleration, zen interior,

AUDI

Q7 55 TFSI e

VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC R-LINE

6/ 10 £33,095 FOR Improved looks, cabin quality

HONDA CIVIC 1.0T EX SPORTLINE

7/ 10 £28,055 FOR Tenth-gen car has been

RENAULT CLIO E-TECH

6/ 10 £25,690 FOR Tidy to drive, very

CLAIM OF THRONES

The Range Rover has the queen of all celebrity endorsements: our monarch chooses to drive one. Is the latest example worthy of royal assent?

100% BRITISH BRIEF

YOUR A–Z STATUS REPORT ON THE BRITISH CAR INDUSTRY

ARCTIC ROLLS

By 2030 every Rolls-Royce will be electric... but the ice cool Spectre is the first

V12

This is the end, the last ever Aston Mar tin Vantage to carry VANTAGE a V12, bringing a unique line of fantastically over endowed spor ts cars to a close. Going, going, gone

THE RETURN OF MAVERICK

Buckle up and prepare for take-off: the Top Gun sequel has its wings

BLOOD SPORT

No batteries, no e-motors, just engines behind you and one goal – pure driving thrills. We know the MC20 is good, but now it’s got a fight on its hands...

JEFF!

We hitch a lift in BMW’s latest art car with the artist who created it. You might have heard of him...

TOP 9 BMW ART CARS

Alexander Calder, 3.0 CSL An engineer turned sculptor,

HEADLINER: BIZZI RASCAL

Bizzarrini, the connoisseur’s Italian carmaker, is back. We blag a go in the ‘new’ 5300 GT Corsa

RENAULT SCENIC, 1991

We know not to hope for too much

RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 22: Mark’s bought (yet) another set of wheels for the S-Class. If the shoe fits...

(2003) KIA SPORTAGE vs KIA SPORTAGE (2022)

Kia’s glow-up shows no sign of slowing, as the fifth-generation Sportage illustrates

DAYTONA USA ARCADE, 1993

For our money, Daytona USA is the greatest

GARAGE

TOPGEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO JAGUAR

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

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

Jaguar XKR-S Convertible / 2012–2014 / £60,000–£75,000

EV HOTLIST

“I’VE BOUGHT ONE! WHAT NOW?” You have

OOOO

Hankook

BBC STUDIOS, UK PUBLISHING

WWW.BBCSTUDIOS.COM

ALPINE

alpinecars.com/en/wltp/ .

RADO

RADO.COM

KEF’s 60 YEARS

MARLOE WATCH COMPANY

www.marloewatchcompany.com

WORX

worx-uk.com/pressure-cleaner

Husqvarna

Husqvarna.com/Automower

RECYKO CHARGE 10

BOTB

BOTB.COM

ALL-ELECTRIC

SUBSCRIBE

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BBC Top Gear

bbctopgear.com

TOP GIFTS FOR FATHER'S DAY

MANSCAPED

MANSCAPED.COM

VITABIOTICS.

vitabiotics.com/CBD

SWEVEN PLATES

WWW.SWEVEN-PLATES.CO.UK

EMERALD STRUTS

WWW.EMERALDSTRUTS.COM

mini model shop

WWW.MINIMODELSHOP.COM

WE POWER YOUR CAR

www.wepoweryourcar.com

ROAD ANGEL

ROADANGELGROUP.COM

zun sport

www.zunsport.com

MAKING IT HAPPEN

SANTAPOD RACEWAY

WWW.SANTAPOD.COM

The SEAT Arona

seat.co.uk/Arona