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So absent is the Wrangler from the minds of Brits that even in well-informed motoring journalist land, rarely does Jeep’s big 4×4 crop up when an off-road group test is mentioned. Which, given sales and brand awareness in the US, is more than a little bit silly. Were we not running one as a long-term…

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the car-fan internet… BMW’s got a new shark-nosed EV concept car that’ll ironically pour petrol on the raging fires started by the Mercedes-AMG 4dr EV and the Ferrari Luce. This is the new electric BMW M3. Okay, not officially. Strictly this is merely the…

This is the new and rather exciting Peugeot E-208 GTI. Again! For like, the third time! And now we have another nugget of information! Yes, Peugeot’s rather pleased with its all-electric hot hatch that it says is an heir to a small car it made in the 1980s. Never heard of that one, but there’s…

It’s about as generic a hatchback as you could possibly design. We’ve heard shouts of Volkswagen Golf Mk8, second-gen Seat Leon and even the Porsche Macan Electric when looking at that lightbar out back. Its maker actually claims a “widebody stance” and “coupe silhouette”, but we’re not seeing either of those. Still, at least it’s…

What is it? In the pre-Covid days when tech bro ultra-luxe EVs were definitely, absolutely going to be all the rage, Aston Martin proudly announced the resurrection of the century-old Lagonda name, to be applied to a pair of hyper-futuristic electric flagships: a saloon and an SUV. Did they build any? Only concept models were ever…

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 There’s an Australian website called Global Penfriends which enables people to engage in conversation with others from around the world. It’s a modern take on the…

Although MB&F do make watches, they’d probably push back at the notion they’re a mere ‘watchmaker’. Founded 20 years ago by Maximilian Büsser (and friends), it’s a self-styled ‘horological concept laboratory’ where avant-garde designs are crafted into something wearable. It makes all the sense in the world, then, that their latest creation, the Horological Machine No.12,…

It’s a bit of a cliché in the electric car world, but as the warmer months rolls around, EV owners tend to start getting a little smug and notice improved battery life — and with it, a welcome bump in range. So I hate to get a little smug, but the Audi A6 e-tron is playing this…

As we reach the end of the pit lane, Kimi Antonelli hits the kill switch on the AMG GT2. Gruff, grumbly V8 now extinguished, the car rolls silently to a halt bar some brake squeal. The door opens. “Yeah, we had some aquaplaning,” the driver says, with whatever the Italian equivalent of supreme nonchalance is.…

One common fear over the transition to electric cars is that it’ll be held up by supply restrictions and increasing cost for the minerals needed for batteries and motors. Take neodymium, used in permanent-magnet car motors. Even an average-power car, say a Nissan Leaf, needs 1kg – or £85-worth – of those neodymium magnets. But…