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Brakes. Brakes! BRAAAKES!! The last shouted from the whole chest, fingernails cleaving into the Jesus handle on the Land Cruiser’s centre console. The Stig has literally no self-control.  Or sense of self-preservation. I begin to wonder if it actually has a sense of self. The Stig does not brake. Inevitably the racing line is cut,…

Fun fact: back in 1985 Toyota looked at turning the MR2 into a Group B rally car.  A bunch of prototypes were built just in time for the legendarily wild series to be cancelled. I didn’t think I could love the original MR2 more. And then I discovered this little nugget. And here’s another: Lotus…

The BMW M3 Touring 24H has won its class in its very first outing at the Nürburgring! In a class of… two! Elsewhere, four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen – you may have heard of that guy – won… but was later disqualified. So, a busy weekend down in the Green Hell. About that M3…

This is the new GLC electric (or Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology, to give it its exhaustingly long full name). It’s Mercedes’ answer to Top Gear’s 2026 Car of the Year – the BMW iX3. This is the big one, figuratively as well as literally, because the petrol and diesel powered GLC is Merc’s top-seller…

It’s the electric version of Subaru’s Outback estate. Also called the Trailseeker in the US, which is infinitely cooler. But after that, it gets a bit complicated and probably needs a small explainer of provenance to get everyone up to speed. So. The E-Outback is a sort-of wagon version of the Subaru Solterra, except with…

Top Gear: We heard that many years ago you had sketched a ‘Veyron facelift’ that never came to be. Is that true? Tell us the story. Frank Heyl: Yes, there was an inbetween stage. We were working on the [Veyron] Super Sport with 1,200hp, this is now 2008, 2009. But the engineering team had another…

What is it? That is essentially a Unimog U4023. Except it isn’t, because it’s been subject to the tender ministrations of Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks Division, in collaboration with a company called Hellgeth Engineering. That particular Avengers team-up has produced the ‘most luxurious and powerful Unimog’ ever made, although strictly it’s still a prototype. What you’re…

BMW tuner AC Schnitzer has announced it will soon stop tuning BMWs. Which means a story that began way back in 1987 with a modified E32 7 Series will end in 2026. The company says rising costs in designing, developing and building aftermarket parts have created “competitive disadvantages”. It cites in particular the “extremely long…

“The 3 Series,” says Adrian van Hooydonk, “is the essence of BMW. It’s about driving, sportiness and elegance, combined in a relatively compact format. The 5 Series is geared more towards autobahn driving. The 7 Series looks like you could go fast but don’t really need to. The 3 Series is about agility and precision.…

It’s easy to see the appeal of leasing a brand-new car. Whether it’s a Corsa or Qashqai, Juke or Jaecoo, laying down a modest deposit then circa £200 a month on something shiny and warrantied is clearly a low-risk way to potter about your business. The catch is you must hand it back at the…