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A company that earned its spurs restoring and outfitting classic British motors with electricity has revealed its latest project: a classic British motor with – [gasp!] – a stonking great petrol engine. Lunaz is back, and for its 50th commission has ushered in its old friend, the Aston Martin DB6. But where its previous DB6…

Here’s a not-so-little secret. Mercedes-Benz’s long-serving and now former design boss Gorden Wagener has revealed a never-before-seen showcar that reimagines one of the brand’s most outlandish racers. It’s the return of the ‘Red Pig’. Obviously, it’s a render and unlikely to escape the digital realm, but it’s an interesting idea. Interesting because it softens up…

Audi’s RS cars have always looked angry about something or other, so it’s hard to tell whether this new RS5 is upset that it’s suddenly put on so much weight, that it has to entertain flailing mortal hands, or that it’s partly powered by electricity. Because, yes folks, it’s happened: Audi Sport has fitted its…

In another of its rather wacky marketing ideas for an energy drink, Red Bull just helped pilot Dario Costa become the first person to land a plane on a moving train before taking off again. And yet, there is apparently a motoring link here, because we’re told that in preparation for the stunt Costa trained…

Formula One’s turbo era reached its pinnacle in 1986, with ridiculously boosty, fire-spitting cars producing well over 1,000bhp in qualifying trim. And yet, somehow, they still managed to look absolutely fantastic. Anyone from contemporary F1 listening to this? Perhaps the pick of the bunch visually in the ‘86 season was the John Player Special-liveried Lotus…

Die Another Day, 2002  Brosnan’s final outing as Bond finally got 007 back into Astons. Promptly ruined by absurd invisi-car gadget. 2 Fast 2 Furious, 2003  Well, nothing screams gritty street racing like a stickered-up purple front-wheel-drive Mitsubishi Targa-top. Casino Royale, 2006  Thanks to naff Ford product placement in Bond flicks, Daniel Craig’s debut was…

It’s the new Audi A7! Except it isn’t. You see, Audi’s plan was to name its all-electric models using even numbers, while its internal combustion-engined cars would take on the odd numbers. It’s why the new petrol and diesel-powered A5 is actually a saloon and estate replacement for the old A4. And yes, the two-door…

Dig out that yellow Livestrong bracelet and prepare to re-engage your circle-strafing skills, because 2004 has stopped by and bestowed us all with one of its greatest gifts: Unreal Tournament 2004, patched up so it works on modern PCs, available for free, with the original studio’s blessing. It says something about how fun UT 2004 is that…

What is it?  The modern Puma is the bestselling car in the UK – from £26,580 for the 1.0 EcoBoost Hybrid. But there’s also a Ford Puma from 1997–02. It doesn’t cost £26k.  Why are we interested?  Because you get to be that person that says “not that Puma – the original” at parties. The…

We very nearly didn’t get this Prius. Not ‘we’ as in the Top Gear Garage. ‘We’ as in Europe. See, the Prius was invented to be The Hybrid Toyota. But now, almost all Toyotas, from the little Aygo though the C-HR and Corolla up to the RAV4, are hybrids. It’s only the Land Cruiser, GR…