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VW Golf vs Toyota Prius: which of these plug-in hybrids is best?

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1125+ words) Uh oh, the price of fuel has shot up and it looks like electricity will too. Fight back with an eco hatch warrior And just think: for every lithium-guzzling BEV, we could have half a dozen or so PHEVs winning…...

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Nichols N1A review: big cube Can-Am attitude with pure analogue feedback Reviews 2026

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (339+ words) It really does look amazing, doesn’t it? Plus, the N1A has a hand-built LS7-based 7.0-litre V8 with 700bhp hooked-up to the stunning six-speed manual gearbox from the first generation Audi R8 V10. The shifter is on the right sill, too. Which gives real ‘60s racecar vibes....

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topgear.com > car-news > big-reads > old-911-more-power-a-bugatti-veyron-meet-gw-f-26

An old 911 with more power than a Bugatti Veyron? Meet the GW F-26

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1482+ words) This isn’t your average restomod - this is a Gunther Werks Around the corner together at a steady 30mph, pass the cones and press go. For a second we’re level, then things go a bit blurry and I discover I’m not sitting…...

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Ferrari 849 Testarossa Spider Driving, Engines & Performance

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (378+ words) On the road, there’s no sense of the 849 engaging in any complicated juggling between power sources, just an utter wall of thrust at pretty much any revs. Short of a few all-electric oddballs, there’s pretty much nothing on the planet…...

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topgear.com > car-news > electric > volkswagen-isnt-done-niche-busting-yet-its-new-baby-ev

Volkswagen isn’t done niche-busting yet: this is its new baby EV

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (398+ words) ID. Cross mixes electric Polo with teeny Touareg toughness – will it help the VW resurrection? As you may have noticed in the news, Volkswagen is in trouble. Word out of Germany is that to stay competitive against the rampant Chinese – and…...

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topgear.com > long-term-car-reviews > bmw > ix3 > 345kw-xdrive50-m-sport-113kwh-5dr-auto-22kw > report-1

BMW iX3 50 xDrive M Sport - long-term review 2026

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (217+ words) BMW iX3 50 xDrive M Sport BMW has much to lose with this long-term test, as the iX3 starts at the top of the mountain. That’s because in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past 12 months and don’t now know…...

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topgear.com > car-news > supercars > nilu27s-new-65-litre-naturally-aspirated-v12-actually-makes-more-power-it-first

Nilu27’s new 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 actually makes more power than it first thought

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (257+ words) Developed in partnership with Hartley Engines in New Zealand, the V12 has been impressing on the dyno Back in 2024, ex-Lamborghini, Bugatti and Koenigsegg designer Sasha Selipanov showed us his vision for a swoopy analogue hypercar with a carbon tub, an open-gate…...

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Denza Z review: one flying lap in Denza’s UK-bound 1,582bhp supercar Reviews 2026

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (574+ words) Busted! You’ve not been paying attention to TopGear.com, have you? This is the Denza Z, and it was unveiled in full just last week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Essentially, it’s an all-electric 2+2 supercar from BYD’s posh sub-brand,…...

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topgear.com > car-news > big-reads > luce-not-act-heresy-a-closer-look-ferraris-first-ever-electric-car

"The Luce is not an act of heresy": a closer look at Ferrari's first ever electric car

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1057+ words) Jony Ive and Marc Newson are walking TG round the Ferrari Luce when we pause to ponder the words we’d ban during dissection of a car’s design. The whole caboodle surely needs to be re-thought. Which is what Ferrari and…...

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topgear.com > car-news > electric > your-first-proper-look-all-electric-alpine-a110

This is your first proper look at the all-electric Alpine A110

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (259+ words) Alpine sends its A110 Future prototype up the hill at Goodwood with Pierre Gasly at the wheel Alpine has gone big for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and alongside some old F1 cars and its 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans winning A442B, it’s…...