27 March 2009 - 12:00
Stig's best bits
Some say he invented Betamax, and its subsequent failure is the reason why he never talks. All we know is there's a free Stig DVD with the latest issue of Top Gear magazine.
It's a tribute to the most epic Stig moments of all time, including the Big Race Across London, the 24-hour race at Silverstone... and that unforgettable Koenigsegg lap. You can't buy it in the shops, either, so this'll be your only chance. Check out this little clip for a taster:
Also in the magazine this month, Jag's awesome new XFR supersaloon leads the BMW M5, Merc CLS AMG and Caddy CTS-V on an epic road trip from Las Vegas to San Francisco. That's a 1,500-mile blast, armed with 34 cylinders and more than 2000bhp, taking in a NASCAR meet, the Rat Pack's secret desert run, Pebble Beach, the Pacific Coast Highway and Laguna Seca. Oh, and a whole bunch of 1970s Trans-Am cars. Yeehaw, etc...
We also get a good look at Lamborghini's hardcore, lightweight Murcielago SV and Ferrari's track-only development weapon, the Enzo-hunting 599XX. Between them they'll muster nearly 1400bhp and set you back over £1.3m, and do all sorts of physics-warping things to your innards for good measure. Good company for the million quid, 700bhp Aston One-77, then, which gets a thorough technical working-over in the hands of our man Paul Horrell.
Plus, the sixth-generation Golf GTI has arrived, and it might just be the best car in the world right now. Not just the best hot hatch. The best car. If, for some inexplicable reason, you're thinking about buying anything else, we've also driven the Audi RS6 Saloon, VW Scirocco diesel, Porsche Cayenne diesel and the very Audi A4-like Seat Exeo.
So that's the April issue of Top Gear magazine, in newsagents now.
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Mine came yesterday in the post you also get a free packet of chewing gum woohoo!!
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got my copy from Tesco yesterday. quite disgusted to this on EBay though.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-TOP-GEAR-BEST-OF-THE-STIG-DVD-FREE-P-P_W0QQitemZ260383344467QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL?hash=item260383344467&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
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Does the DVD contain the complete "24 Hour Race" and "Race Across London", or is it just highlights?
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I'm currently not in the UK and TG mag at the local newsagent is like months behind, I think they're on the Awards 08 issue. :-( But it's funny because I have the January 09 issue. THEY BETTER INCLUDE THE DVD WHEN THAT ISSUE COMES!!! And I can't subscribe because added postage means it ends up costing like 10 quid per issue. D:
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im psyched! it comes with a subscription, im assuming...
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seems to be full version of London race, although Stiggy's ringtone is different to the Challenges DVD. The 24 hour race is only the race, doesn't show them 'building' the car. clearly edited by the same berk who does the DVDs
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Will the DVD come with subscription to Europe? Or it'll be just the magazine without any discs?
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I see The Stig is finally seen without a helmet on the brand new BBC F1 title sequence. How on earth did you persuade it to put a multi-coloured lid on?!
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Great!! Will you put it on bitorrent?
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Damn, got a subscription but I live in Italy and when the magazine arrived on my floor-mat: NON DVD. Bet the postman stole it...
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I live in Finland and I have subscription but I didn't get the DVD just the mag and some gum.... Damn!
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Niusiic[latvia] commented on this article
27 March 2009
oh. I want that DVD, but I can't it buy because I don't live in UK ;(
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