BBC Top Gear Magazine

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BBC Top Gear Magazine

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Quentin Willson 1957-2025 • Much loved former TopGear presenter and motoring journalist had passed away aged 68. We look back at a life well lived

Surprise package • We went expecting a hot performance line… we left wowed by a twin turbo V8 engined supercar

HIT or MISS • Two titans of the editorial team have it out

COMMENTS CITROEN ELO CONCEPT

NEXT BIG THING • CELL TO BODY BATTERIES

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE… • ASCARI A10

Stay strapped • The 1970s innovation that makes the bracelet part of the watch, rather than an add on

EPIC FAIL 2001 DODGE SUPER8 HEM1 CONCEPT

THRILLS WITHOUT THE BILLS • Fast[ish] cars you can actually afford

SELF-DRIVING DIARIES • Robert Underling, chief engineer at British robotics firm TrustUs Laboratories, brings exclusive updates from the autonomous tech front line

HOT OR NOT? • Frank Stephenson critiques car designs

9 TOP CROSSOVERS WE ACTUALLY WANT TO OWN…

PLAY MIKE'S CHANNE • Q: IS iRACING'S DOMINANCE UNDER THREAT?

GAME OF THE MONTH

BOV • Two recent startups offer hope for Jaguar, says Jethro

PINKS • Lando Norris is as honest as champions come, says Natalie

THE 26 HOTTEST CARS OF 2026 • GTs, EVs, off roaders, soft roaders, saloons, supercars, superminis and more. The only cars you need to care about… and used options you can actually afford

01 Toyota GR GT • Toyota, better known for flogging Corollas in their millions, just dropped a twin turbo V8 supercar… this we had to see for ourselves

TRACKING DEVICE: THE GR GT3

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! • Oh yes - the Lexus LFA will return too, as a cutting edge EV. Bye bye V10, hello solid state batteries

02 Honda Super-N

03 Hyundai Ioniq 3

04 Audi RS6

05 New Jaguar

06 Baby Defender

07 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ

TOWER OF POWER • FJ too diddy? We take the full size Land Cruiser on a full size adventure… to the Svan Towers in Georgia

08 Bentley Supersports

09 SMOOTH OPERATOR • There's a new baby Ferrari in town, and it's got the potential to make us forget its predecessor altogether WORDS OLLIE KEW PHOTOGRAPHY

10 Bentley EV

11 BMW M3

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AMERICAN PSYCHIOS • Stratospheric V8 power, big downforce and proper motorsport pedigree… clear the track, Mustang GTD and Corvette ZR1 are ready to brawl

13 Cupra Raval

14 Polestar 5

A HIGHER POWER • Two EV mega GTs with bottomless grunt and weight issues, but which to go for — the Polestar or the prancing horse?

15 Ferrari Elettrica

16 Renault Clio MAN FOOD • The Clio is back to save the petrol powered supermini from extinction… can it handle a pastry run in one of Europe's most stressful cities?

17 Porsche Cayman/ Boxster EVs

18 GMA T.33

19 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

20 Porsche Cayenne Electric

21 Alpine A110 EV

22 Mercedes AMG GT EV

23 Range Rover EV

24 Aston Martin Valhalla

25 MClaren W1

“SO, WHERE DO YOU MAKE THE DRINKS?“ • No, this isn't that Red Bull factory. Welcome to the skunkworks where the most extreme track hypercar ever will be forged – and TG exclusively has access all areas

26 Red Bull RB17

GUESS WHO'S BACK? • No classic is safe from the clutches of the restomod movement… now its the Lotus Esprit's turn for an Encor

The big picture • WE VISIT KANDY...