BBC Top Gear Magazine

Top Gear is the worlds most exciting Car magazine bringing you up to date news, the latest drives and stunning features.

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The OG Japanese tuner • From kitchen hand to one of the founding fathers of the Japanese tuning industry. Meet VeilSide founder Hironao Yokomaku

E Honda • Honda’s new retro-futuristic 0 Series SUV and Saloon are here to make EVs interesting

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

VIRAL • Around the world in seven questionable car stories

coffee break • What we’re watching/listening/doing, while we should be working

PLAYLIST • Procrastination ahoy! Six videos you need to watch now

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French fancies • Approximately no one thinks of the French as luxury watchmakers… turns out they are

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THRILLS WITHOUT THE BILLS • Fast(ish) cars you can actually afford

HELP! • The internet’s most searched questions, rudely answered by us

A maxed out Volkswagen Golf GTI MkVIII • We head to Texas to check out BMP Tuning’s Pomelo Yellow GTI…

MYTH BUSTER • “4WD IS THE BEST THING TO HELP YOU TO DRIVE IN A SNOWSTORM”

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BOV • Should you own your hero… if it’s a Citroen SM, asks JB

PINKS • Six new faces should spice up the F1 grid, says Natalie

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THE HOT HATCH IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE HOT HATCH • The hot hatch is at a crossroads, with the old guard being run out and the new electrified era only just being ushered in. Is there hope left?

THE FINAL FIVE

END OF DAYS • If the hot hatch’s halcyon days really are numbered, what better send-off than thrashing our top five on an icy Welsh B-road…

THIS IS YOUR LIFE • Welcome to hot hatch memory lane – making the weekly shop fun since 1963

HOT HATCH HEROES • The pioneers who shaped the genre for us to enjoy

REMEMBER WHEN… • Our all time best hot hatch memories

AFTERMARKET • So you want to mod like it’s the heyday of the hot hatch? Here’s your handy guide…

THE GREATEST OF ALL • Argue between yourselves, but these are the five hot hatches we love the most

USED AND ABUSED • The 10 used hot hatch bargains you need to buy before we do

HOW TO DRIVE A HOT HATCH PROPERLY • Marriage Guidance

HOTA-HATCHO ROUTE ONE • All you need for a roadtrip is a car, a destination and an excuse. Over to our man in Japan to stretch that brief to its limit…

DIARY OF A CES • The death knell has sounded for the traditional motor show, and carmakers are turning to the world’s biggest tech show for launches. We take on the biggest of them all

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH • The Octa is the biggest, baddest version of the Defender yet – conquering the South African wilderness should be a walk in the park…

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4X4 RISING • When it comes to off roaders, the Japanese don’t do things by the book…

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JOY STICK • A road rally along some of the most spectacular Alpine roads celebrating the manual gearbox? We’ve just the car for the...