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The newest, most powerful, most technical and lightly psychotic version of the legendary Porsche 911 Turbo. Now midway through the 992’s lifespan, it’s been significantly updated. This time there’s only one model, the Turbo S, and there’s a fair bit more stuffed into this car than just the usual twin-turbos and gobs of boost. As…

The world appears to love the new Toyota GR GT. I love it, too. A front engine, rear drive, twin turbocharged V8 powered supercar that channels the Lexus LFA and calls to mind the fabulous Mercedes-AMG SLS Black Series. As I write this column, the Top Gear video presented by my magnificently hirsute colleague Tom…

“It was clear we were losing our core.” Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer is not mincing his words. “VW has always been about cars that became part of people’s lives: reliable, easy to understand. Yes, geopolitics, supply chains and competition [had an effect], but we also had to change our own mindset.” Speaking at a VW…

There’s a lot to like about Screamer, out this week on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. First and foremost, it’s a bold, novel take on arcade racing, the likes of which we haven’t seen attempted for some time. Inspired by classic Japanese anime movies, including the truly phenomenal Redline (which you should seek out immediately), Screamer…

YOU’LL PAY: £45,000 YOU’LL LOOK LIKE: A lottery winner on their way to the Greek pillar emporium Has the 360 finally aged out of its blobby phase and into used Ferrari temptation? Though its curves were never as universally approved as its F355 predecessor (and it was the first V8 Ferrari to shun pop-up headlamps),…

Ollie Kew: TG’s deputy editor is full of praise for Donkervoort’s light approach The original Mr Donkervoort Snr set up his dream car company by importing Lotus Sevens and modifying them for European sale. Steadily, they got beefier and angrier, then his son morphed the company into a supercar upstart. But where Koenigsegg and Pagani…

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 Behold! For the first time in four years the GT-R moves on its own wheels… albeit borrowed wheels, and with some pushing required. But after spiralling…

Good news for those among you who despise a well-crafted performance tyre: Mercedes-AMG has today confirmed a new Black Series GT will arrive, bringing back one of the wildest badges in the car world. And to prove just how wild, it’ll serve as a homologation car for a future Mercedes-AMG GT3 racing car. It’ll be…

Well, it was only a matter of time. No, not that the bright yellow thing in the sky we’ve all been treated to recently would disappear, but the news Mercedes’ facelifted S-Class would receive the Maybach glow up. Taste police, where you at? So, from the top. Or rather, outside, where the Maybach grille is…

The Pinto arrived in 1971 having been rushed through production in twenty-five months, roughly half the industry standard. It showed. In rear-end crash tests, the Pinto’s fuel tank proved vulnerable to rupture at relatively modest speeds — a flaw that would later become infamous. A fix was possible, and inexpensive. Internal Ford documents, later made…