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The best watch in the world

We've been here, but it bears repeating these gems will soon be cheaper than a 1st class stamp

The D-Day Channel crosser

To commemorate his father’s service in World War Two, Nigel Stoate and his son sailed the Channel and back in their 1944 OUKW’ truck

MYTH BUSTER

\"THE GOLF GTI WAS THE OG HOT HATCH\"

PACKAGE

What better way to test the Hyundai Santa Fe's SUV-ness than hand delivering TopGear magazine to each and every subscriber in... New Zealand?

10 mins |

MEANWHILE... IN THE FUTURE

Catching rockets with chopsticks isn't the only autonomous tech going on in Elon Musk's world...

CAR OF THE YEAR - 5 STAR

Yep, Renault's retro-chic new supermini with an optional wicker baguette holder Scoops the grand prix...

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ELECTROMECHANIC

Meet the electric restomod that you can create at home it's so easy you can do the conversion in a day, apparently

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FERRARI'S HALO IS SHINING

Maranello’s so-called Big Five, both individually and as the ultimate set’, are riding out recent market fluctuations

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND ELECTRIC

Newcomer looks to ease the average family SUV driver into EV motoring

BMW X3 20 XDRIVE

Fourth generation of brand's best-seller arrives with base petrol engine

MAZDA CX-80 PHEV

Another look at Mazda's hefty SUV, this time in plug-in hybrid form

Hyperactivate!

1967 Austin-Cooper MkII 998 by Crafted Classics Tuning Glen Waddington

THE DRAMATIC ITALIAN THAT MARKED THE END OF AN ERA

When the Huracán bowed out, the curtain fell forever on Lambo's V10

The quickening

Instant acceleration is part of the appeal of an EV, but is it all getting a bit much for unwary and inexperienced drivers? JOHN EVANS investigates

MASERATI MC20

We bid a sad farewell to a handsome supercar that was easy to live with

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BMW M5

TO THE POINT: THE NEW BMW M5 IS AN excellent car. It's very fast, confident, endlessly configurable and now offers a not inconsequential 40ish miles of electric-only running for happy tax returns.

The world's craziest road race?

Surprising history of the Targa Florio

TOURING PARTY

Lamborghini 350 GT and Aston Martin DB4 Vantage: two 1960s super-GTs with a special Carrozzeria Touring connection. But which thrills the most?

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SAYONARA GT-R

After a remarkable 17-year career, the supercar-humbling Nissan GT-R bows out on a high

HYUNDAI SHOOTS HIGH WITH FLAGSHIP IONIQ 9

Korean giant targets premium Audi and BMW buyers with largest EV yet

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KIA EV9 PUMPED TO 501BHP FOR HOT GT

Dual-motor seven-seater gets simulated gearshifts and sophisticated suspension

De Tomaso Racing Blue Blood

IF THE MARQUE De Tomaso is mainly familiar to you through cars such as the Mangusta, the Pantera, maybe the Longchamps and, if you're next-level classic car geek, racers such as the P70, then the sheer variety to be found in this mammoth tome is going to come as something of a shock. There are literally dozens profiled here, and one or two will probably be news to even the most seasoned enthusiast.

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WHOLE IN ONE

The Volkswagen Golf has been all things to all motorists for half a century. At the wheel of a classic Mk1, VICKY PARROTT charts the eight-generation history of one of the world's most successful cars

7 mins |

THE COLOUR OF VICTORY

This Mercedes 2.0-litre Targa Florio was part of the winning works team on the fabled road race in 1924. Now it's back to tackle those same Sicilian mountain roads a century on

10 mins |

GLORY BE

With the Ferrari 288 GTO, Enzo himself kicked off a series of supercars to reinvigorate his over-gentrified marque. Now, 40 years on, Octane examines a genuine legend

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