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SPEEDSTER FEVER • The second model to emerge from Lambo’s Squadra Corse division, the SC20 promises performance to match the looks
COFFEE BREAK • What we’re watching/listening/doing, while we should be working
REVA G-WIZ
RAISING THE R NUMBER • The most powerful Golf yet, and it’s gained a new hooligan drift mode
DANNY RIC’S PHONE PICS • Every issue, F1’s smiliest driver reports in with a set of his own snaps
RIGHT ON TIME • You can only be as punctual as a German if you have a well-crafted timepiece…
BLOW THE BUDGET
MAJOR TIM PEAKE • One astronaut’s journey from a Mini Clubman to the International Space Station
AZNOM PALLADIUM
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GARMIN CATALYST
THE KNOWLEDGE • Need-to-know nuggets of automotive news
VOLVO’S BRILLIANT MOMENTS OF MADNESS
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE… BMW iX • A handful of essential facts on BMW’s, ahem, striking new flagship EV
ELECTRIC • TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING
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CHRIS HARRIS • What determines whether a car becomes a collectors’ item, ponders Chris, as he revels in the new GR Yaris
THE MIDDLE LANE • Tiny, little, small-minded, autocratic pieces of plastic… join us in the revolt against cones
FUTURE PROOF • TopGear financial advisor Paul Horrell talks us through the Lynk&Co ‘free’ car scheme
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The big test: small premium SUVs • Premium badge, room for seven, a smattering of off-road ability and – more importantly – a decent package for in-town use. Let’s ride
Wacky races
Brave face
Plug in and grey
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The overrun • Small but perfectly formed reviews. The best of the rest from this month’s drives
WELCOME TO THE AWARDS 2020 • It’s been a bumpy year, but if anything can fix it, it’s this lot. Time to meet the solid gold stars of 2020. Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding for your award winners…
TRACK AND RACE • Toyota has a new rally-honed hatch on the block, but the old guard has upped its game, too. Time for a shoot-out on the TG track
BMW M3
PORSCHE 911 TURBO S
ELECTRI CITY • Created to be salve for your conscience and delight for your fashion sense. City cars are officially cool
JAGUAR XJ220
ASTON MARTIN DBX
GHOST OPULENCE • Bling is a thing of the past, says Rolls. We don a tracksuit and take its new Ghost for a post-opulent roadtrip in the great British countryside
The New People’s Car
MR NIPPY
LOUD NOISES!!! • The end of an era? Who knows, either way, we’re still going to savour every glorious note
ELECTRIC STORM • Looking for a sensible plug-in hybrid to get you from A to B? Put a Ferrari on your shortlist
GROWING UP • Once a coupe driven by Steve McQueen, now a sporty SUV wannabe. And yet, the Puma ST… works
FEELING GENEROUS? • There are Aston DB5s to suit every budget this Christmas. Other things too, if Astons won’t do
CONSOLE WARS • Will Santa’s sack be bulging with the latest advanced offerings from Sony or Microsoft?
PLAY: RACING GAMES
CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCES
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