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BMW’S BIG GAMBLE • Not the i4 itself – a 523bhp, 373-mile electric saloon we’re fully on board with – but that grille…
COFFEE BREAK
HUNT, LAUDA AND PETERSON ON THEIR BIKES
GO-FASTER GOLFS • Behold the new Golf GTI/GTE/GTD. Now with Predator-style foglights
GOLF DONE FIVE WAYS
BELIEVE THE HYPE • Koenigsegg’s made a plug-in hybrid four-seater for the whole family… with 1,700bhp
WHY YOU SHOULD BE FOLLOWING… @RICHARDPARDON
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CRAIG DAVID • The UK garage sensation on what’s been in his actual garage
CRAIG’S DREAM GARAGE • The garage star’s favourite vehicles…
MAX POWER GIULIA • More power, less seats and WING. Hardcore Alfa is quite something
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
THE GRILL • THE QUESTIONS THEY REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO BE ASKED…
GOOD OLD DAYS • Technology marches on, but every now and then, it’s good just to watch it go by
THE BEST WOOD IN CARS
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TONY STEWART’S SPRINT CAR RACING
ON THE RECORD
HERO ZERO • The other stuff making us deliriously happy or horribly sad this month…
FUTURE • IT’S COMING. FORTUNATELY TOPGEAR IS HERE TO HOLD YOUR HAND
“ELECTRIC CARS ARE EXPENSIVE”
MIGHTY MORPHOZ
CHRIS HARRIS • Terrible roads, unsafe ‘Smart Motorways’… the time has come to address our infrastructure issues
THE MIDDLE LANE • TGTV script editor Sam Philip examines the link between, er, cars and infidelity
FUTURE PROOF • EVs are exceptional in town, says Horrell. But for long journeys? Um, not so much
The big test: small crossovers • The once maligned small crossover is here to stay. So which gen-2 product has upped its game most?
Gran designs
GRAN OLA • How the 2GC differs from a 1-Series hatch
On a charge
Revolution not evolution
VETTE IN DETAIL • Diving deep into the world of the Corvette Stingray
Twin test: cheeky French coupes • Siblings go head to head for victory. Will sharper and stiffer be better?
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE • Small details… big differences
Socket and see
MUST TRY HARDER
Doing the basics
The overrun • Small but perfectly formed reviews. The best of the rest from this month’s drives
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA
MERCEDES-AMG A35 SALOON
BMW M340i TOURING
CHELSEA TRACTOR • You’ve decided about the looks, but can the new Defender handle life on the farm and traffic in town? Proper British conditions
TOUGH MUDDER • Enough of dreary Britain and the reality of the daily drudge. This is what the Defender was made for – to take on Africa and win
ANATOMY OF AN EXPEDITION DEFENDER
OPEN FOR BUSINESS • The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. Time for car companies to cash in with roofless efficiency
SAVING UP FOR A RAINY DAY?
SHOCK VALUE • When a pillar of the tuning community starts taking notice, you know this EV thing has got legs
IS THE MOTOR SHOW DEAD? • Has the bare-faced cheek of the motor show run its course? And if it has, does it actually matter?
TOP FIVE MOTOR SHOW MOMENTS
IF IN DOUBT FLAT OUT • They say you should never meet your heroes, ‘they’ don’t know what they’re talking about
CIRCUIT THEORY • The age of the electric hypercar is upon us, well almost. First, a taster in a prototype of the car sent to destroy combustion engines – the Rimac C_Two
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