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BBC Top Gear Magazine

Sep 01 2025
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Top Gear is the worlds most exciting Car magazine bringing you up to date news, the latest drives and stunning features.

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The telly car power couple • Meet the Rosses, the mechanical and logistical brains behind some of TopGear telly’s best loved stunts

Pop art • Is this the new sweet spot in Singer’s reimagined 911 range? Who cares, it’s got pop-up lights

HIT or MISS • Two titans of the editorial team have it out

COMMENTS • KOENIGSEGG SADA IR’S SPE AR

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Sands of time • Desert bashing is all the rage right now, but what about if you need a fancy wristwatch to match?

EPIC FAIL • JOHAMMER J1

THRILLS WITHOUT THE BILLS • Fast(ish) cars you can actually afford

SELF-DRIVING DIARIES • Robert Underling, chief engineer at British robotics firm TrustUs Laboratories, brings exclusive updates from the autonomous tech frontline

HOT OR NOT? • Frank Stephenson critiques car designs

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BOV • Is Verstappen the most polarising man in F1, ponders JB

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PINKS • Brad Pitt’s F1 film has arrived – and our Natalie has a cameo

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Half blood • A Ferrari hypercar with half the cylinders… we know the F80 is cutting edge, but can it bring the drama?

Famous five • To understand where the F80’s going, we need to meet the bloodline. You might have heard of them…

LONE RANGER? • Why is Hyundai the only company capable of nailing a fast EV? And here comes another…

Now, Edward has been recreated… • In 1990, McLaren was developing the F1 road car in secret. Two mules from kit car company Ultima called Albert and Edward were used. Then destroyed.

THREE-PEAT • We’ve seen the McLaren F1’s past, but what about the future? Meet the new, F1-influenced Lanzante 95-59

Monsters, Inc. • No other country is as deeply steeped in myth and legend as Iceland… anyone for a bit of troll hunting?

Downtown Abbey • Trying to drive a car that dwarfs most stately homes through the heart of the capital is a fool’s errand. All part of the service for our man in the chauffeur’s cap

CZING AND A PRAYER • You’ve heard the name, you’ve seen the lap records tumble, now Californian startup Czinger’s 3D printed 21C hypercar is ready for its final examination

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HEADLINER FACE OFF • The new face of Bentley is apparently inspired by a car named after a race with a train. But is this radical experiment on the right track?

The big picture

#68 Porsche Challenge • PLAYSTATION, 1997

LUXURY ELECTRIC SUVS • Polestar’s new 3 SUV meets BMW’s facelifted (and now less controversial) iX. Who builds the best posh electric SUV?

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

GARAGE • TOYOTA LAND CRUISER · VOLVO EX30 · HONDA CIVIC TYPE R · RENAULT 5 · JAECOO 7· BMW M5 · MINI COUNTRYMAN · RICCI’S GARAGE · MG CYBERSTER · VW ID. BUZZ ASTON MARTIN DB12

Riccis GARAGE REPORT 61 • THIS MONTH: MARK’S HAVING A CLEAR OUT, DIFFICULT DECISIONS MUST BE MADE…

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