Tag: topgear.com
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Audi A6 review
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…
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Gaming: this classic shooter just got re-released, and you can play it for free
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…
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Lunaz has restored an Aston Martin DB6 and given it a 5.0-litre straight-six
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…
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This secret Mercedes concept reimagines the 6.8-litre 300 SEL ‘Red Pig’
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…
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Watch out, M3 Touring: the 630bhp, *2.3-tonne* Audi RS5 is here, and it’s now a V6 hybrid
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…
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Here are 19 brilliant cars that are cheaper than you think
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…
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Toyota Prius – long-term review
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…
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A new high-riding Polestar 4 estate is coming that finally gives it a rear window
Polestar has announced it intends to release four new cars over the next three years, and one of them will be a new version of the Polestar 4 that finally gives it a see-through rear window. Progress! And it’ll get more than a bit of glass – Polestar said this new 4 variant will combine…
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Kia K4 review
It’s a brand-new hatchback. In 2026! Kia has been on a roll over the last few years with a line-up of cars that look great, drive well, are tech savvy and competitively priced, and things are going so swimmingly the South Korean manufacturer has decided to keep the faith in a segment that has haemorrhaged…
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Star Wars Galactic Racer vs Hypersonic GP: who’ll be the best futuristic racer of 2026?
Sony’s February State of Play was, as ever, rammed full of glossy trailers that refused to tell you very much about the game they were advertising. But among all the Inception trailer-style bwooooars and dramatic quick cuts to black, Star Wars: Galactic Racer showed off just enough gameplay to get us thinking it’s been too long since we martialled…