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BBC Top Gear Magazine

Nov 01 2026
Magazine

Top Gear is the worlds most exciting Car magazine bringing you up to date news, the latest drives and stunning features.

Editorial

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HOT OR NOT? • Frank Stephenson critiques car designs

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MIKE’S CHANNE • Q: WHO NEEDS A NEW VIDEO GAME CONSOLE?

GAME OF THE MONTH

BOV • The stick shift is back - and we’re all for it, says Jethro

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The FLYING SQUAD • FOUR STANDOUT STARS FROM THE PAST 12 MONTHS; THREE DAYS TO IMPRESS US; ONE WINNER. WELCOME TO TOPGEAR’S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR TEST…

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DRAG BATTLE • Full send down Portimão’s main straight

LAP of HONOUR • Crunching the numbers on our four contenders

THE LONG HAUL • It’s been eight long years in the making but the Tesla Semi truck is finally ready for the world. But is the world ready for it?

TECH TALK • The science behind Tesla’s new big rig

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SPEZIAL ONE • The new Merc-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung is a RWD V8 super coupe that wants to take the fight to the Ford Mustang GTD. The comeback we’ve been waiting for?

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JUST SMOKY THE TECH

GUESS WHO’S BACK • Audi has resurrected its game-changing eco champ as a modern day EV. But will it succeed where it failed with the old one… and actually sell any?

PROOF IN THE PUDDING • Behind the wheel of the Audi A2 prototype

Scooby Stacks • A lifelong obsession with the GC8-series Impreza led one man in Japan to build one of the most enviable collections of Subarus in the world…

HEADLINER JEN X • Apparently there’s no more business case in doing up old Interceptors. So the new Jensen comeback plan is much more ambitious…

The big picture • WE MET THE US GUYS WHO DECIDED TO BUILD THEIR OWN MEGABOT – THEN PICK A FIGHT IN JAPAN

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ELECTRIC SUPERMINIS • Is the Renault 5 unassailable as TopGear’s favourite wee EV? Finally, a worthy opponent has arrived, in a pointy Cupra suit…

IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS

THE OVERRUN • Small but perfectly formed reviews. The best of this month’s drives

GARAGE INCLUDING • ALPINE A390 ▪ CUPRA FORMENTOR ▪ BMW i8 ▪ LEXUS LM ▪ VOLVO ES90 ▪ RICCI’S GARAGE ▪ BMW iX3 ▪ SKODA KODIAQ vRS ▪ VW GOLF GTI ▪ ALFA ROMEO JUNIOR ▪ DS No 8 ▪ HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 N

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI

VOLVO ES90

MERCEDES-BENZ CLA

MERCEDESBENZ CLA

RENAULT 4

Ricci’s GARAGE REPORT 75 • THIS MONTH: RICCI’S BOUGHT A NEW SET OF WHEELS FOR THE LAND CRUISER

HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 N

CUPRA FORMENTOR VZ5

SMART #5 BRABUS

BMW iX3

SKODA KODIAQ VRS

ALPINE A390

MINI COUNTRYMAN JCW

LEXUS LM

ALFA ROMEO JUNIOR IBRIDA

DS No 8

BMW i8

POLESTAR 4

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  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English