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BBC Top Gear Magazine

Feb 01 2022
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 • There’s more than one way to consume the world’s best car content

Top Gear

REMEMBERING SIR FRANK WILLIAMS • We look back at the incredible history of a true Formula One pioneer and legend

DEFINING MOMENTS • SIR FRANK WILLIAMS’ BIG FIVE

COFFEE BREAK • What we’re watching/listening/doing, while we should be working

CLIO RS MK IV

RANGE TOPPER • The Merc Vision EQXX is the 1,000km EV we’ve all been waiting for

PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4 RS • The 9,000rpm 493bhp super Cayman is a very mouth-watering prospect, but heck, you can royally sod it up by adding the blue rims. We’d go sensible and drop £387 on the gold wheels instead.

LANDO & DANNY’S F1 DIARY • McLaren’s dynamic duo pull back the curtain on the life of an elite driver

ON YOUR MARKS • These days chronographs are aplenty, but their origins are more interesting yet

JESSICA HAWKINS • The Bond film stunt driver and W Series racer on dealing cars and diesel BMWs

BMW CONCEPT XM

PLAY • GAME OF THE MONTH

SURFING SLICKS

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

WEIRD PLACES TO STORE YOUR SPARE WHEEL

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE… PORSCHE VISION GRAN TURISMO • Some fascinating snippets on Stuttgart’s new virtual racing car

ELECTRIC • TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

EV UPDATE

CHRIS HARRIS • The F1 finale may not have finished quite how we wanted, but it’s time to halt the hate, says Chris

THE MIDDLE LANE • TGTV script writer Sam Philip discusses the unwritten rules of driving in the UK

FUTURE PROOF • The joy of keeping things simple is a very deep pleasure of life, declares consultant editor Paul

The big test: hyper hatches • How did we arrive in a world where two family hatchbacks offer 800bhp and cost a combined £120,000? Let’s go soul-searching, in Wales

One trick pony

Chop top

Smooth operator

TECHNICAL BRIEFING • Delving deep into the techy world of the SL

People pleaser

MUST TRY HARDER • LEXUS RXL 450h

Night rider

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

5 ISSUES FOR £5

WHERE WE’RE GOING WE DON’T NEED ROADS… • Four of the world’s toughest off-roaders, one vast Welsh wilderness and tarmac only in the rear view mirror. Let the adventures begin

MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS

FORD BRONCO

JEEP WRANGLER

LAND ROVER DEFENDER

LET’S OFF ROAD • TG’S ROUGH GUIDE TO OFF-ROADING

HOW TO DO OFF-ROAD • Every great off-roader is nothing without his spotter. That is, if you can understand the hand signals

TOOL FOR THE JOB • How much off-roader do you need?

HOW THE TECH WORKS • Confused by all the off-road manufacturer jargon? Allow us to explain in layman’s terms

DRIVE OFF-ROAD LIKE A PRO…

ESSENTIAL KIT • The best off-road accessories

THE FUTURE OF OFF-ROAD • Concerned our electric future is going to be the end of off-roading? Think again…

OFF-ROADING AROUND THE WORLD • Off-roading can take in many different terrains – here’s how to navigate them

EXTREME OFF-ROAD RACING • The wackiest off-road races going

WEIRD OFF-ROADERS • Looking to make more of a splash than in a mainstream off-roader? Head this way

FERRARI UNPLUGGED • Ever wondered what a retro-fied LaFerrari without all the hybrid bits would be...


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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 • There’s more than one way to consume the world’s best car content

Top Gear

REMEMBERING SIR FRANK WILLIAMS • We look back at the incredible history of a true Formula One pioneer and legend

DEFINING MOMENTS • SIR FRANK WILLIAMS’ BIG FIVE

COFFEE BREAK • What we’re watching/listening/doing, while we should be working

CLIO RS MK IV

RANGE TOPPER • The Merc Vision EQXX is the 1,000km EV we’ve all been waiting for

PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4 RS • The 9,000rpm 493bhp super Cayman is a very mouth-watering prospect, but heck, you can royally sod it up by adding the blue rims. We’d go sensible and drop £387 on the gold wheels instead.

LANDO & DANNY’S F1 DIARY • McLaren’s dynamic duo pull back the curtain on the life of an elite driver

ON YOUR MARKS • These days chronographs are aplenty, but their origins are more interesting yet

JESSICA HAWKINS • The Bond film stunt driver and W Series racer on dealing cars and diesel BMWs

BMW CONCEPT XM

PLAY • GAME OF THE MONTH

SURFING SLICKS

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

WEIRD PLACES TO STORE YOUR SPARE WHEEL

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE… PORSCHE VISION GRAN TURISMO • Some fascinating snippets on Stuttgart’s new virtual racing car

ELECTRIC • TOPGEAR’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING

EV UPDATE

CHRIS HARRIS • The F1 finale may not have finished quite how we wanted, but it’s time to halt the hate, says Chris

THE MIDDLE LANE • TGTV script writer Sam Philip discusses the unwritten rules of driving in the UK

FUTURE PROOF • The joy of keeping things simple is a very deep pleasure of life, declares consultant editor Paul

The big test: hyper hatches • How did we arrive in a world where two family hatchbacks offer 800bhp and cost a combined £120,000? Let’s go soul-searching, in Wales

One trick pony

Chop top

Smooth operator

TECHNICAL BRIEFING • Delving deep into the techy world of the SL

People pleaser

MUST TRY HARDER • LEXUS RXL 450h

Night rider

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

5 ISSUES FOR £5

WHERE WE’RE GOING WE DON’T NEED ROADS… • Four of the world’s toughest off-roaders, one vast Welsh wilderness and tarmac only in the rear view mirror. Let the adventures begin

MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS

FORD BRONCO

JEEP WRANGLER

LAND ROVER DEFENDER

LET’S OFF ROAD • TG’S ROUGH GUIDE TO OFF-ROADING

HOW TO DO OFF-ROAD • Every great off-roader is nothing without his spotter. That is, if you can understand the hand signals

TOOL FOR THE JOB • How much off-roader do you need?

HOW THE TECH WORKS • Confused by all the off-road manufacturer jargon? Allow us to explain in layman’s terms

DRIVE OFF-ROAD LIKE A PRO…

ESSENTIAL KIT • The best off-road accessories

THE FUTURE OF OFF-ROAD • Concerned our electric future is going to be the end of off-roading? Think again…

OFF-ROADING AROUND THE WORLD • Off-roading can take in many different terrains – here’s how to navigate them

EXTREME OFF-ROAD RACING • The wackiest off-road races going

WEIRD OFF-ROADERS • Looking to make more of a splash than in a mainstream off-roader? Head this way

FERRARI UNPLUGGED • Ever wondered what a retro-fied LaFerrari without all the hybrid bits would be...


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