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BBC Top Gear Magazine

Dec 01 2020
Magazine

Top Gear is the worlds most exciting Car magazine bringing you up to date news, the latest drives and stunning features. Plus of course, the combined talents of TV's Clarkson, Hammond and May.

WELCOME

GET YOUR FIX • We’ve made it as easy as possible for you to get TopGear magazine

Top Gear

LOTUS’ LIGHTBULB MOMENT • Now it’s Britain’s turn to enter the electric hypercar age – we’ve had a ride in Lotus’ £2m speed machine

COFFEE BREAK

MITSUBISHI MIRAGE

MEIN GOTT, BMW’S DONE A GTI • VW unveils its new Golf GTI Clubsport, and BMW launches a suprise hot hatch attack with the 128ti

PORSCHE 911 TURBO S

DANNY RIC’S PHONE PICS • Every issue, F1’s smiliest driver reports in with a set of his own snaps

TIME AND PLACE • Thanks to Greenwich Mean Time, Britain’s historical dominion over the seas lives on

AMY MACDONALD • The Scottish singer on owning everything from Speciales to Continental Supersports

AMY’S DREAM GARAGE • What’s on the singer’s money-noobject list?

DACIA SANDERO

Art of Rally

eCLASSIC RACING CLUB SIMULATOR

THE KNOWLEDGE • Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

CUTEST CARS EVER

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE… GMC HUMMER EV • A handful of essential facts on the biggest EV the world has ever seen

“YOU’LL ALWAYS FALL SHORT OF THE WLTP RANGE”

EV UPDATE

CHRIS HARRIS • Chris has had a one-to-one with a renewable energy specialist… and it went surprisingly well

THE MIDDLE LANE • Ah, the smell of a new car quickens the pulse and widens the eyes… ever wondered why?

FUTURE PROOF • TopGear brainbox Paul Horrell ponders the wisdom of keeping the old as well as the new

SUBSCRIPTION

The big test: hybrid superminis • Where there were once slim pickings is now choice aplenty, and the Toyota Yaris and Honda Jazz are the latest fruits from the petrol-electric tree

Charge code

Twin test: big GTs • Swedish brains versus German brawn – which makes for a better continent muncher?

Muscle ’mentor

MUST TRY HARDER • DS 7 CROSSBACK E-TENSE 4x4 ULTRA PRESTIGE AUTO

Sun king

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

£10k RETRO HEROES • It’s time to embrace the depreciation and grab that car you always promised yourself… for less than you’d think

STYLE CHARIOTS • How to look ridiculously good for less

SPEED DEMONS • When only maximum bhp for your buck will do

SPACE SHIPS • Because carrying people and things can be cool, too

RESTOGODS • These divine classics might be beyond the reach of mere mortals, but they all contain lessons modern supercars can learn from

CLASSICS REBOOTED • Undecided on your favourite? Time for a recap

IS BMW GOING THE WRONG WAY? • Like it or loathe it, the BMW M3’s polarising nasal styling is here to stay. Let’s hope there’s some DNA from the original left underneath

THE WALL OF DEATH • We talk to the team behind one of TopGear TV’s biggest ever stunts

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK • Lighter, faster, harder, you’ve heard it all before. So how does the sixth Black Series differ?

JUST POPPING TO THE PUB, LUV • What better way to escape the 24hr bad news cycle than a quiet pint? We charge up and head to Britain’s most remote boozer in the VW ID.3

DESTINY’S CHILD • The sale of the Williams F1 team in September marked the end of 43 years of family business. TopGear talked with Claire Williams about growing up in the F1 limelight and leading the team

WILLIAMS’ CONQUERORS • From a truly mighty back catalogue we’ve picked five of the most impressive...


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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. Plus of course, the combined talents of TV's Clarkson, Hammond and May.

WELCOME

GET YOUR FIX • We’ve made it as easy as possible for you to get TopGear magazine

Top Gear

LOTUS’ LIGHTBULB MOMENT • Now it’s Britain’s turn to enter the electric hypercar age – we’ve had a ride in Lotus’ £2m speed machine

COFFEE BREAK

MITSUBISHI MIRAGE

MEIN GOTT, BMW’S DONE A GTI • VW unveils its new Golf GTI Clubsport, and BMW launches a suprise hot hatch attack with the 128ti

PORSCHE 911 TURBO S

DANNY RIC’S PHONE PICS • Every issue, F1’s smiliest driver reports in with a set of his own snaps

TIME AND PLACE • Thanks to Greenwich Mean Time, Britain’s historical dominion over the seas lives on

AMY MACDONALD • The Scottish singer on owning everything from Speciales to Continental Supersports

AMY’S DREAM GARAGE • What’s on the singer’s money-noobject list?

DACIA SANDERO

Art of Rally

eCLASSIC RACING CLUB SIMULATOR

THE KNOWLEDGE • Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news

CUTEST CARS EVER

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE… GMC HUMMER EV • A handful of essential facts on the biggest EV the world has ever seen

“YOU’LL ALWAYS FALL SHORT OF THE WLTP RANGE”

EV UPDATE

CHRIS HARRIS • Chris has had a one-to-one with a renewable energy specialist… and it went surprisingly well

THE MIDDLE LANE • Ah, the smell of a new car quickens the pulse and widens the eyes… ever wondered why?

FUTURE PROOF • TopGear brainbox Paul Horrell ponders the wisdom of keeping the old as well as the new

SUBSCRIPTION

The big test: hybrid superminis • Where there were once slim pickings is now choice aplenty, and the Toyota Yaris and Honda Jazz are the latest fruits from the petrol-electric tree

Charge code

Twin test: big GTs • Swedish brains versus German brawn – which makes for a better continent muncher?

Muscle ’mentor

MUST TRY HARDER • DS 7 CROSSBACK E-TENSE 4x4 ULTRA PRESTIGE AUTO

Sun king

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

£10k RETRO HEROES • It’s time to embrace the depreciation and grab that car you always promised yourself… for less than you’d think

STYLE CHARIOTS • How to look ridiculously good for less

SPEED DEMONS • When only maximum bhp for your buck will do

SPACE SHIPS • Because carrying people and things can be cool, too

RESTOGODS • These divine classics might be beyond the reach of mere mortals, but they all contain lessons modern supercars can learn from

CLASSICS REBOOTED • Undecided on your favourite? Time for a recap

IS BMW GOING THE WRONG WAY? • Like it or loathe it, the BMW M3’s polarising nasal styling is here to stay. Let’s hope there’s some DNA from the original left underneath

THE WALL OF DEATH • We talk to the team behind one of TopGear TV’s biggest ever stunts

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK • Lighter, faster, harder, you’ve heard it all before. So how does the sixth Black Series differ?

JUST POPPING TO THE PUB, LUV • What better way to escape the 24hr bad news cycle than a quiet pint? We charge up and head to Britain’s most remote boozer in the VW ID.3

DESTINY’S CHILD • The sale of the Williams F1 team in September marked the end of 43 years of family business. TopGear talked with Claire Williams about growing up in the F1 limelight and leading the team

WILLIAMS’ CONQUERORS • From a truly mighty back catalogue we’ve picked five of the most impressive...


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