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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…

The Alfa we waited literal decades for – stunning to behold and with a stonking engine, and every bit as good to drive as its German rivals – the appeal of the Giulia Quadrifoglio has only grown over the years, as said rivals have become heavier, more complicated and magnitudes more gopping. Sadly, the Quad’s…

A gentleman named Michael Whiddett has revealed his intention to install a rotary-powered engine into a 1986 March F1 chassis in a bid to create the world’s first ever Formula One drift machine. Of course, keen motorsport enthusiasts will say any Formula One car can be turned into a drift machine with the right mix…

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.…

Well, this could shake up the establishment a little. Just a day after Peugeot pulled the covers off the production spec e-208 GTi, another Stellantis brand has let slip that its own hot hatch could be on the way. And before you get your hopes up… no, it’s not Alfa Romeo. It is instead Chinese…

Here’s TopGear.com’s roving correspondent, Cory Spondent, with his weekly, mostly incorrect exclusives Xbox’s 2027 Games Showcase will be a full 4K remaster of the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase, sources have revealed. The full livestream will be released in sparkling 4K fidelity, and will feature updated controls more in tune with modern viewers’ sensibilities. These will…

The Ford Escort is back. With one or two changes. Including a better power to weight ratio than a Porsche 911 GT3, a more power dense engine than an Aston Martin Valkyrie and dampers from the same firm that supplies them for the GMA T.50. Safe to say this isn’t a blue collar hero anymore.…

Audi is readying a Really Big Car called the Q9 that offers up to seven seats, but before that, here’s another Really Big Car that might just undermine it a tad. It’s the new, third-generation Q7. As you can see, it Big. And it will offer up to seven seats, including for the first time…

Audi is readying a Really Big Car called the Q9 that offers up to seven seats, but before that, here’s another Really Big Car that might just undermine it a tad. It’s the new, third-generation Q7. As you can see, it Big. And it will offer up to seven seats, including for the first time…

It’s the R2, the latest vehicle from the rugged overlanding EV automaker, Rivian. After launching with the highly regarded (and Top Gear Award-winning) R1T pickup and its SUV variant, the R1S, it’s second album time. All eyes are on Rivian’s sophomore offering, particularly now that it’s priced to appeal to a broader consumer base instead of just techbros…