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WELCOME

@jack_rix editor@bbctopgearmagazine.com His name is Thommie and I’m

LOTUS REPOSITION

Hot on the Eletre’s heels, the Emeya is another EV and the first four-door Lotus since the Carlton

COFFEE BREAK

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

BMW 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO

IMAGE: MANUFACTURER What was peak niche? This is

GTI CANDY

Hot damn! The new ID.GTI Concept delivers VW’s legendary badge to the future

ASTON MARTIN VALOUR

Just because your 1 of 110 V12 Aston

PLAY LIST

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

TICK TICK BOON

Whether your seconds hand ticks or sweeps says a lot about your watch... or does it?

PLAY

GAME OF THE MONTH

BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSOUND 2 FERRARI EDITION

To create this special ‘Ferrari Edition’ home speaker,

THE KNOWLEDGE

Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

POINTLESS BUT FUN MOTORISED GIMMICKS

01 Bentley’s rotating Toblerone screen It costs almost

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE...

TESLA MODEL 3

ELECTRIC

TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

HARD DRIVE

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

CHRIS HARRIS

There is a new contender for a Formula One hall of fame star, says Chris... and it’s not who you might imagine

THE MIDDLE LANE

So TGTV’s Sam Philip thought charging an EV at Cornwall’s favourite theme park would be easy...

FUTURE PROOF

Will we reach the point a car is deemed too big and too heavy? Horrell shares his thoughts

The big test: Lamborghini Revuelto

Lamborghini’s new hypercar retains its predecessor’s V12 and adds a healthy dose of electricity. Does more power mean more fun?

Middle class

6/ 10 Combine C-Class trimmings with E-Class dimensions

Batteries included

7/10 Six generations of CR-V, who’d have thought.

Rocking horse

8/10 Ferrari hasn’t made a front-engined Spider since

Southern comfort

THIS A PROPERLY FAST AND GRIPPY THING that

MUST TRY HARDER

THE SMART #1. REALLY? YOU’RE GOING TO INSIST

Shock therapy

8/10 It’s hard not to drive a Range

The overrun

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

MEET THE CONTENDERS

THE SCIENCE

It’s all well and good calling this a cleaner, greener Speed Week, but what did we actually do to deserve it? DEPLOY THE MATHS!

WELCOME TO THE GOTLAND

This is our base for Speed Week 2023. They call it the Gotlandring. We call it... the Beige Hell 

STIG DRIVER

Getting the cars from Dunsfold to Gotland in one piece required some out the box thinking...

FRYERS

Fasten your harnesses and prepare for flappy cheeks... it’s time to meet the winged stars of this year’s Speed Week

FORMULA WEEEEEEE

Is Formula E still on the rise? We buckle into its harder, faster GenBeta prototype and send Ollie Kew for a spin...

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

You wait a lifetime for a supercar that’s as much fun off the beaten track as it is on it... then two come along at once

SEPARATED AT BIRTH

Choosing between M siblings has never been so hard... especially when they’re cut from the same cloth

BEHIND THE SCENES

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BEGINNER - INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED

Three rear-drive sports cars with varying degrees of performance. Ready, player one?

50 SHADES OF WAHEYYYY!

Is the hot hatch disappearing or simply diversifying? This motley crew suggests it’s the latter...

IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

We’ve whittled it down to three, plus a wildcard that couldn’t be left behind... time for a roadtrip to separate the best from the rest

WHEREFORE ART THOU ROMEO?

Is the new Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale supercar a love letter to the past or a lazy tribute? Let’s discuss...

SAAB 9-X, 2001

The thing with concepts is they’re supposed to

WE’RE BUILDING A CUSTOM ROYAL ENFIELD

Report 6: CTG

RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 39 This month Mark invests in some immaculate parts from Ukraine

(2002)PORSCHE CAYMAN 2.7 vs PORSCHE 718 GT4 RS (2013)

The hard-topped Boxster bookends – entry level OG meets 9,000rpm run-out special

TRACK CAR PROJECTS

LESS THAN £1K FORD KA (2003) Price now:

MIDTOWN MADNESS

PC, 1999

GARAGE

TOPGEAR’S LONG-TERM CARS. TESTED & VERIFIED

Alfa Romeo Tonale

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Volkswagen Multivan

GOODBYE £59,545 OTR/£65,521 as tested/£665 pcm WHY IT’S

Mazda CX-60

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WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

This month: the Sandero’s phone holder

DACIA SANDERO

REPORT 3 £14,795/£15,445/£213 WHY IT’S HERE It’s no

BMW i4

ELLIOT ROBERTS SHOOTING REPORT 3 £54,075 OTR /£63,795

VW ID.BUZZ

REPORT 3 £62,995/£66,607/£680 WHY IT’S HERE Is the

Peugeot 408

HELLO £34,825 OTR/£36,625 as tested/£458 pcm WHY IT’S

WHAT ELSE WE’RE RUNNING

REPORT 4 RANGE ROVER Which has the greater

Audi TT Final Edition

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Ora FunkyCat

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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DACIA

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

EV HOTLIST

PERFORMANCE EVs

For when money’s no object and the sky’s the limit on car performance

SPECIAL MENTIONS

The EVs that have caught our eye, for all the right reasons. Who said they aren’t cool?

“I’VE BOUGHT ONE! WHAT NOW?”

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

EV GLOSSARY

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

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