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The Bugatti Mistral is officially the world’s fastest convertible automobile, having clocked 282mph back in 2024. How then, do you elevate such a machine? Largely, this: it’s the Mistral ‘La Perle Rare’. As with every Bugatti ever built, it’s a ‘one-of-a-kind’, conceived back in 2023 when Bugatti met the owner of this W16 record-breaking leviathan…

The latest addition to Dubai’s white’n’green tourist police patrol fleet is a 900bhp Lotus Eletre R, which will be able to catch crims travelling at 62mph in less than three seconds. Hooray for electricity! In a press release, the force said that the Eletre would “bolster its security presence in key tourist sites such as…

Continent-crushing. This has, in recent years, become the descriptor of choice for a car that’ll smash big miles at big speed with minimum fuss. And, fair’s fair, it’s a pretty good descriptor. But we need to talk about degrees of crushing. Because while some continent-crushers merely give their continent a firm squeeze, others mercilessly compress…

It’s not clear why Porsche named this 1970 concept after the Italian word for a snouty jungle mammal. There were two sets of gullwing doors: one for the passenger cabin and one for the luggage compartments. It was displayed at motor shows, but never made it into production.  This 1964 concept looked nothing like the…

Forza Horizon 6. Three words – alright, two words and a number, you pedants – which will dominate our year in games throughout 2026. And while we’ll probably get sucked into ranked PvP like we always do, it’s in the career mode where we’ll all probably be spending the most time. This sixth instalment has…

Good news! Dacia has announced it is introducing a new hybrid 4×4 powertrain to its Duster and Bigster SUVs, fresh off the back of its Dakar Rally success. If it’s good enough to win in the desert, then it should handle a spot of green laning no bother. Mind, it’s not quite the same setup…

Due to the unique way deadlines and publishing schedules work, I’m writing about how my Christmas holidays went – but to avoid the report feeling outdated or tinged with nostalgia, let’s actually not mention presents or question why I packed the family into the Passat and spent a fortnight visiting parents, parents-in-law or Center Parcs.…

TopGear.com is dusting off an old record for this instalment of Living With A Fast Electric Volvo Hatchback, and it’s one we intermittently return to: cars are not like mobile phones and so don’t need massive touchscreens. Buttons and dials: really rather good, as it turns out. As the three or four of you out…

Imagine running into someone scary down a dark alleyway, only for them to tell you you’re looking especially pleasant today and have you lost some weight? This is the M600. With 650bhp and no electronic assists, you might rightly anticipate a fight on your hands. In fact, the sheer poise of the thing makes it…

The upside of pouring money into F1 is that your road cars reap the tech benefits. At least, that’s what Renault tells the accountant. The Twizy RS F1 is a bonkers £1million showcase of KERS energy recovery that more than quadruples the standard car’s power. Add slicks, carbon everything and it’s job done. (Not for the…