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Athletic billionaires of the world, rejoice. You can now have a Bugatti bike to match your new Tourbillon. And it’ll cost you less than painting a stripe down your car. Presumably. This is the Bugatti Factor One, a race bike that’s so radical it’s not actually allowed to race. They should have just called it…

The Mercedes SL. Which generation? Mercedes has a brilliant history of model lines that maintain and justify their reputations for generations. Not just the S-Class, but the E-Class and C-Class too, and their predecessors even before they got those names. So when you realise the SL has been around for a staggering 72 years and…

Renowned photographer Mark has been working with Top Gear for many, many years. When not taking photos he’s buying inappropriate cars. Here he shares his addiction with the world. A few months back I shared an unusually sensible plan of tidying up my Pajero Evolution with the goal of selling it to help finish the…

Frank Stephenson is a car designer with more hits than the Beatles, including the Escort RS Cossie, first BMW Mini, Maser MC12, numerous Ferraris and the McLaren P1. These days he runs his own consultancy – Frank Stephenson Design. Here he shares his views on the Lamborghini Temerario. The Temerario arrived carrying a difficult design…

DS boss Xavier Peugeot arrived at the brand a year ago when it was in trouble, sales struggling. To coincide with the first showing of the DS No7 crossover, he’s been telling us his plan to get things back on track. He drops heavy hints that includes a car that recalls the hugely successful three-door…

Red Bull is building a hypercar. Seriously, Red Bull is building its own hypercar. The RB17 – the machine that promises to put Max Verstappen’s (2025) quali times within the reach of anyone lithe enough to climb inside – isn’t like the Aston Martin Valkyrie or the Ford GT, which were off diary spaceships understandably…

In short, this is the electric version of the most important car BMW has and will continue to build. The very “essence of the BMW brand”. It’s the new BMW i3 saloon – essentially an electric, next-generation 3 Series. And yes, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief because this electric, next-generation 3…

Nvidia, the world’s largest company and the artist formerly known as ‘that graphics card lot’, has revealed a new technology which it calls an “AI-Powered breakthrough in visual fidelity for games”. And which we call “a nightmarish AI effect that makes characters in your games look like they were designed by a Google Gemini prompt”.…

It’s the Peugeot 3008, launched in its current, third generation in 2023, and now available with mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric powertrains. Yep, it’s more electrified than a cattle fence. The previous generation helped turn Peugeot around, thanks to striking design and what was in its day a fine interior. Still is actually. This…

Audi has confirmed its intention to resurrect the spirit – and silhouette – of one of its coolest cars. The brilliant little A2 will return in 2026 as a small, entry-level electric car. “We’ve listened,” said Audi boss Gernot Döllner. “Our customers want electric mobility that impresses in everyday life. The A2 e-tron is our…