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It's a rainy day when Jack Rix gets to take this hot hatch out for its SpeedWeek 2021 debut. Immediately we can tell, this is unlike any MINI that's come before.

If you have a need for speed, there was no shortage of new performance cars to hoon around in this year. We...

Top Gear drives the insanely powerful Pininfarina around downtown Miami before taking it on the track.

Limited production speedsters like the McLaren Elva, Aston Martin V12 Speedster, and Ferrari Monza SP2 are aimed at the lucky few who can afford them. They are also real head-turners and among the most striking supercars released in recent memory. Recently, Top Gear managed to bring the trio together for a road test, heading to the Scottish Highlands and putting each of them through their paces. While the weather didn’t play ball for the entirety of the test, presenter Jack Rix does talk us t...

Tesla’s Model S Plaid Orders Paused Prior To June 3 Launch By Dawn Geske A Tesla car is pictured. Tesla (TSLA) quietly stopped taking orders for the Model S Plaid on its website over the weekend, just days after CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter there would be a delivery event for the EV on June 3. In Thursday’s Twitter post, Musk wrote that the event would take place at its California factory, also noting the Model S Plaid’s ability to 60 mph in under...

The Lotus Evija has been named as ‘The One to Watch’ in Top Gear’s second ever Electric Awards. The all-electric hypercar was recently tested

There’s a certain amount of romance to the City Turbo II. Not only was it a pocket-sized hot hatch, but it also came with a motorized scooter in the trunk. There are reasons that idea didn’t take off, though. The Honda City Turbo II was the mobility solution for last-mile trips, promising easy transportation to the city’s edge with a way to get you the last mile to the office. With a Honda Motocompo scooter packing a 49cc engine that made 2.5 hp, it could get you up to 18 mph. Although t...

Hot on the heels of Chris Harris driving the limited-edition Lamborghini Sian FKP 37, Top Gear Magazine editor Jack Rix had the chance to check out the car for himself and talks us through some of its cool details. While the Sian is based on the Aventador SVJ, it is more than simply an Aventador with a bodykit. In fact, it is Lamborghini’s first hybrid production model and not only that but it is also a hybrid unlike any other currently on sale. You see, rather than supplementing the 6.5-lite...

YouTube tech titan Marques Brownlee, better known to his 13 million subscribers as MKBHD, has been known to dabble in supercar reviews -- alongside his regular tech-focused programming -- having launched an Auto Focus series on his channel in 2018, which has provided a glimpse under the hood at Teslas, Porsches, McClarens, and more across six episodes to date. Now, Brownlee has caught the eye of Top Gear, the BBC’s longstanding auto-focused magazine and hit car review TV series, which has tap...

Toyota has hit a home run with the 257 hp, all-wheel drive GR Yaris hot hatch.