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Excuse us for starting with one of the very best examples of ten-cylinder road transport. The LFA launched in 2009 after one of the most infamously gestated development programmes in automotive history; to declare the end result ‘worth the wait’ is to condescend the LFA with severe understatement. Production was limited, prices high and its…

Citroën Méhari, Fiat Panda and, yes, Multipla, Lancia Delta Integrale, Maserati Ghibli – the original – and the actor Christophe Lambert jumping a 205 GTI over a ledge in 1985 French movie cult classic Subway… We’re watching a Stellantis sizzle reel, bordering on a fever dream, but also a reminder of the scale of the…

The Noble M12 was built between 2000 and 2008: a wide, squat, 350bhp V6 sports car that firmly established the marque as a presence on the low-volume production market. Whether it could have achieved its modest success without the benefit of rear lights from the saloon version of the MkI Ford Mondeo (1992-96) is anyone’s…

Oh my, we’ve really jumped the shark now… Tell me about it. The latest entry under ‘things nobody wanted’ – right in the slipstream of a global energy crisis and Ye headlining a festival – is a massively powerful and massively quick version of this, erm, massive family SUV. You might remember Kia’s first toe…

The Polaris Slingshot is a three-wheeled, open-air autocycle that has caused much argument among car enthusiasts, largely about whether it should be classified as a car at all. But, silly as it may look, the Slingshot is a blast. Essentially a go-kart for adults that starts around $25,000, it can be specced with more than 200…

In 2012, the AA conducted a poll of 6,000 parents. It found that a third of them were spending up to 49 hours a month ferrying their children around by car. While that survey is fairly old now, I can’t imagine the numbers have dropped — if anything, I’d wager that third is closer to a half…

The Jensen Interceptor will return later this year as – drum roll please – the Jensen Interceptor GTX. TopGear.com is all here for the revival of classic model names and nomenclature. It’ll be an “ultra-high-performance” car that’ll look something like the shady teaser you see above, which is the same shady teaser we were sent…

Normally a car facelift isn’t that exciting. Tweaked headlights, 2.6 extra horsepower, and tweaked alloy wheel spokes you’d need CIA training to spot. But Volkswagen has just pulled off what might be the most comprehensive car facelift of 2026. Maybe ever. Welcome to the ID.3 Neo – VW’s apology letter for the last eight years.…

A new Nissan Skyline is in the works, and it looks like it’ll have plenty of retro design cues. Old-school Skyline script on its rear haunch too, plus GT-R style rear lights. We’re excited. Of course, it’ll likely be a JDM-only model, but the above teasers were shown off at Nissan’s ‘vision’ event where it…

The Honda Integra Type R is widely considered to be one of the finest front-wheel drive performance cars ever built. Which makes this particular example one of the finest of the finest, because it’s been rebigulated by noted rebigulators Tolman. That’s the same Tolman that worked a bit of magic on the Peugeot 205 GTI…