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Ferrari has filed patents for an upside-down, twin-supercharged, hydrogen-powered straight six engine. Our brains hurt.
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The Artisan GT-R is the R36 Skyline we've been seeing in our dreams.
Based on the R35, just 36 will be made and each will cost from £369,000.
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Reports in Japan are suggesting the Toyota Celica will return as an all-wheel-drive, 400bhp coupe.
No electric motors here, either. It's believed power will come from a new 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
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Didn't think the Toyota GR Corolla could get much cooler?
Well, Varis has had something to say about that:
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This is the 670bhp, 9500rpm Subaru WRX 'Project Midnight'.
It's been built especially to take on the Goodwood hillclimb at this week's Festival of Speed. Oh boy.
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Shock horror, there's a new Pagani Huayra.
This is the Epitome, and it's the first Huayra to come equipped with a manual gearbox:
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Seat manufacturer Recaro has filed for bankruptcy.
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A new Toyota Supra GRMN is on the way with a 503bhp M3 engine and a manual gearbox...
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Ford CEO Jim Farley has committed to building V8s even if it's the "only one on the planet" left to do so.
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Laguna Seca is saved.
The Friends of Laguna Seca have reached an agreement with the Highway 68 Coalition, which had attempted to have it closed, to continue operations:
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Toyota, Subaru and Mazda have jointly-announced the trio will develop a new generation of combustion engines.
Confusingly, they're not doing it together, but rather in 'friendly competition'.
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“Driving around every day in an electric vehicle weighing 2.5 tonnes is clearly an environmental nonsense,” says Renault's CEO Luca de Meo, who's come out in praise of the Japanese Kei car...
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The Honda Prelude Concept is heading for production, and it'll be available in Europe:
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The frog-eyed Renault Twingo is back, and it's going to be one of the cheapest new EVs you can buy.
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If reports in Japan are to be believed, the upcoming new Toyota MR2 could borrow the GR Yaris' three-pot engine.
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We're dropping our original score of TDU Solar Crown from 3/5 to 1/5 following the disastrous 'early-access' launch caused by ongoing server issues. It highlights the shortcomings of always-online gaming.
Right now, do not buy this game. You can read our original review, still.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is finally here, but has the long wait been worth it?
Check out our full review here:
Any questions about the game? Ask below and we'll do our best to answer.
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Remember the Volkswagen Golf W12?
With a 641bhp Bentley W12, the rear axle of a Lamborghini Gallardo and a few Audi RS4 bits sprinkled in, it may well have been the ultimate parts bin special. We're still sad it never made production.
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Nobody will remember:
- Your salary
- How “busy” you were
- How many hours you worked
People will remember:
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The £750,000 HWA EVO is on the way with a full carbon body and a twin-turbo V6.
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Gran Turismo 2 has been remastered by a community of modders and it could well be our game of the year.
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Back in 2002, Mazda showcased this rotary-powered, MX-5-based throwback to the Cosmo. Oh, what could've been...
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This is the SARD MC8, the forgotten V8-powered GT1 homologation special based on the Toyota MR2.
We spoke to its owner:
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A film about Group B starring the same guy who played Lauda in Rush? Sign us up!
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Suzuki Ghana is encouraging its customers to trade an old banger in towards a new Baleno.
However, it seems its idea of an old banger is a Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 2. Hmm.
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Gerhard Berger's Ferrari F512 M was stolen from the paddock at the at the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix.
Now, 29 years later, it's been found.
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This is the Audi Skorpion, a concept for a potential road-going version of the R18 Le Mans racer.
Audi had kept the project wraps for years, but now the design study has unexpectedly appeared in a German museum.
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It only took him 5 years, but
@autoalex
finally got
@harrismonkey
to admit that Phil the MX-5 is cool.
You can hear more of his thoughts on this, and life on Top Gear, in our podcast.
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Jeremy Clarkson has said The Grand Tour is ending because he's "unfit and fat and old".
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There's a crash-damaged Lexus LFA for sale. How much would you pay for it?
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The updated Toyota GR Yaris has landed with 300bhp, functional design changes and a clever new automatic gearbox option.
Oh, and you can spec an intercooler sprayer now. Very retro.
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Rotary-powered McLaren 'P1' anyone? Say hello to Mad Mike's new whip!
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HKS is making a stroked GR Yaris crate engine! What would you put one of these in?
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Did you know, in its independent days, AMG dabbled with a few cars beyond Mercedes?
Like this, the Mitsubishi Galant AMG. Based on the GTi, extensive engine changes took power from 141bhp to 168bhp.
It's thought 500 were made, but good luck finding one:
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There's a Honda NSX for sale, but this one is especially special.
It was the personal car of Ayrton Senna, provided to him by Honda following his involvement with its development. Yours for £500,000.
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This one-of-11 Tommy Kaira R-Z is up for grabs and could end up as one of the most expensive Nissan Skylines ever.
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Ever heard of the Subaru Impreza S201?
Built as a send-off for the GC8, it came with 296bhp from the factory - officially breaking the Japanese Gentleman's Agreement.
With just 87 documented as being built, is this the ultimate Impreza?
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RIP Andrew Lee, the awesome guy who fought terminal Cancer with his astonishing LW GT-R
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Tom's has paid tribute to the TRD 3000GT with this Supra 'restomod'.
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A Swiss dealer has stepped in to fill the Rallye-shaped hole in the Peugeot 208 line-up.
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Shelby has livened up the Ford Mustang's 60th birthday party with the 830bhp Super Snake, its first take on the S650 'Stang.
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Meet the G90 BMW M5, which arrives with a 717bhp, 4.4-litre V8 hybrid engine.
It's quite a hefty thing, though, weighing in over 2.4-tonnes. Thoughts?
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Yet again, there's a new 'final' Pagani Zonda.
This is the Zonda Arrivederci, and it's like a greatest hits of the supercar.
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Fire up the rumour mill, Ford has just trademarked 'RS200'.
Will it return for a proper sports car, an electric crossover or just be an exercise in IP protection?
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The three-cylinder Koenigsegg Gemera is dead, because everyone wanted it with a V8.
However, Koenigsegg still hopes to use the 'Tiny Friendly Giant' in the future:
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A patent suggests Toyota could offer a 14-speed manual 'gearbox' in its future electric cars. Yes, it's as strange as it sounds.
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257bhp, a rear-biased all-wheel drive system, and a unique body. Hell yes!
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The Ford Capri is back and it's... an electric SUV. Of course.
Based on VW's MEB platform, it's available with a 335bhp dual-motor setup at least.
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Volkswagen's legendary VR6 has seen some incredible uses, but also a few strange ones.
Yes, that includes a forklift.
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A forgotten FB Mazda RX-7 Group B rally car is currently at auction.
Just seven are thought to have been made, and this one has never been used in a competitive rally.
Rather, it was wheeled out by Mazda Rally Team Europe for demo runs.
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Mercedes is even putting a four-cylinder in the AMG GT now.
This is the GT43, with 415bhp and 369lb ft. If those figures sound familiar, it's because it matches the A45 S.
It's slower than the hatchback, too. Albeit that's because it's RWD.
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2006: "Imagine where we'll be in 10 years. Flying cars, unlimited energy, world peace..."
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Richard Hammond has confirmed The Grand Tour will continue with a new line-up of presenters.
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Forget the Bugatti V16, BMW had a crack at building one three decades ago.
This prototype BMW 750iL V16 'Goldfisch' built in 1990 has suddenly emerged from somewhere deep within Bavaria.
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Toyota has built a fully-functional version of the Cat Bus from Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbor Totoro. Seriously.
And yes, its eyes even glow.
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The Hyundai i20 N and i30 N are officially dead in Europe. A moment of silence, please.
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Porsche is reportedly killing its 3.0-litre twin-turbo in favour of a new naturally-aspirated 3.6 boxer for the upcoming 992.2 911.
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This wild Ford F-150 Lightning will be taking on Pikes Peak later this month.
It makes 2.7 tonnes of downforce, and will be driven by Romain Dumas:
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Nearly half of BMW M3 buyers in the UK picked a Touring last year. Long live the fast estate.
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Who'd like to see
@MrJamesMay
on the Podcast? 🙋🙋
Our £600 former camper van might not look like much on the outside, but after 6 days cutting, sanding and fabricating, we now have a Podcast studio on wheels 😀
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Did you know Proton once competed in a WRC sub-series with a rebadged Mitsubishi Evo?
The Proton PERT, as it was known, went down as the only car not to wear a Subaru or Mitsubishi badge to win a PWRC title.
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Here it is, the new, Chiron-replacing Bugatti Tourbillon!
- 1,775bhp
- N/A V16
- £3.2m price tag
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Lewis Hamilton has once again posted a wicked video of him hooning an R34 Nissan Skyline around Tokyo.
As if his life wasn't already enviable enough.
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The Kimera Evo38 imagines what could've been if Lancia had developed an all-wheel-drive 037 for its Group B project.
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Exciting day in Tokyo, isn't it? Here's the Toyota FT-Se - which could well be the new MR2.
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This one-of-one 1995 Alfa Romeo Castagna Vittoria could be yours for £135k.
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Aston Martin calls its new DBS a 'brute in a suit'. After driving it, we can see why...
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The R35 Nissan GT-R will once again live on for another year with a few engine tweaks and the option of a blue interior.
This could, actually, be the last one though. Maybe.
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Mazda is putting a team together specifically to develop new rotary engines. We're one step closer to the Wankel sports car promised land.
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You know *that* McLaren Senna a YouTuber recently crashed?
Well, it's already found its way to an auction. We'll give it a month before someone starts a restoration video series...
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A hotter Porsche Taycan is coming, and it's just gone nearly 20 seconds faster around the Nürburgring than a Tesla Model S Plaid.
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First Top Gear, now The Grand Tour - according to a new report, the last-ever episode of TGT has been filmed, bringing the show as we know it to a close.
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Hyundai has showcased the Ioniq 5 N Performance Parts catalogue with this new NPX1 concept.
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Try to hold back your tears. The trailer for the final episode of The Grand Tour has just released:
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This is the Porsche C88, a 1994 attempt to make China's 'People's Car' and secure the manufacturer's long-term future.
It never made production, but how different could Porsche of today have been if it had?
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This is a road-legal Ferrari 360 Challenge, and you could buy it.
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Back in 2002, Cadillac toyed with the idea of the ultimate American hypercar — the Cien.
Only, it was more British than American. Prodrive built it, and Cosworth supplied the 750bhp, 7.5-litre V12.
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Sorry to ruin your day, but here's a reminder the Nissan IDx never made production.
Unveiled in 2013, it was Nissan's vision of a return to low-cost, rear-driven coupes.
We look back on what could've been:
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Someone is selling one of the Toyota Aygos used in Top Gear's legendary car football piece.
We genuinely have no idea how much this could go for, and neither does the rather honest seller:
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New NSX
New Supra
Blink 182 just released an album
Pokemon is taking over
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Tell me you drive a Porsche Taycan Turbo S without telling me...
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Do you ever look at things and wonder how they got there?
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-FriEND
-BestfriEND
-GirlfriEND
-Cars
Only cars have no END. Cars will always stay by your side.
RT for awareness
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N24 winner, 'Ring taxi tyre slayer, TV presenter and all-round legend Sabine Schmitz has died aged just 51
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Homologation specials are often rather, err, special.
Some are both that and a bit weird, though. We've picked out some of our odd favourites:
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This Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI RS Monte Carlo Edition is one of just five made. It could soon be yours.
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Meet the Lancia Ypsilon HF, the first hot hatch from the Italian brand in decades. Don't expect a turbo-heavy four-pot though - this one is electric.
Oh, and it's going rallying.
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We'd have the 355 by Evoluto over any modern supercar!
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Back in 2016, Renault toyed with the idea of putting a Megane RS engine into a Clio.
The result was the Clio RS16, with 271bhp on tap.
It never made production, but why? Read about that here:
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Take a moment of silence today for the Audi R8. The final example of the V10 sports car has rolled off the production line.
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There's a Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealer Edition for sale.
One of just 200 made, it's painted Rosso Corsa and has Scuderia shields. Basically the real deal, right?
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Golf- small Passat
Polo - very small Passat
Touareg - lifted Passat
R8 - mid-engine Passat
Veyron - 2 million dollar Passat
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