http://www.topgear.com/News from Top Gearen-GB© Copyright 2000-2010 Top GearTop Gearhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-x1-2009-07-02http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-x1-2009-07-02BMW’s new baby SUV will go on sale in OctoberThu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:01 +0100See more BMW X1 pics After all the blurred teaser shots and industry gossip, BMW has released pictures and info on the new X1. Ignore the girl in the bikini for a moment (still with us?) and take a look at the car. It’s visually similar to the X3 and about the same size. In fact, when thttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/rolls-Royce-yacht-pj-2009-07-02http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/rolls-Royce-yacht-pj-2009-07-02Yes, it’s an actual ship by Rolls. It’s got a swimming pool and pirate cannons and everything…Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:24:02 +0100See more pics of the yacht In all the fuss over the new 'baby Rolls-Royce' – the Ghost/200EX – don’t ignore this new very-big-Rolls: the PJ World Yacht. OK, it’s not strictly a Rolls-Royce – in fact, it’s a Ice Class mega-yacht from shipbuilder Palmer Johnson &nhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mazda3-2009-07-01http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mazda3-2009-07-01Mazda’s Focus rival improves emissions and economy… but there’s no diesel option yetWed, 01 Jul 2009 12:40:12 +0100Because we all occasionally need some sensible, real-worldly car news to offset drifty Gallardos and 700bhp Ferraris, we’re happy to report that Mazda has introduced a new stop-start system on the Focus-rivalling Mazda3. Available on the 2.0-litre petrol ‘Sport’ model, the ‘http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jaguar-xkr-goodwood-special-2009-07-01http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jaguar-xkr-goodwood-special-2009-07-01Jag brings hotted-up XKR Goodwood Special to, er, GoodwoodWed, 01 Jul 2009 11:18:10 +0100Yowch. Lime green. Good on a Gallardo… but on a Jaguar XKR? This is no aftermarket job. This is the XKR Goodwood Special, a one-off version of Jaguar’s usually gorgeous super-coupe, set to tackle the famous hillclimb this weekend. Look beyond the garish paintjob – it’s trihttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bugatti-stratos-2009-06-30http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bugatti-stratos-2009-06-30French designer dreams up futuristic Bugatti concept. For a world without speedbumpsTue, 30 Jun 2009 12:04:23 +0100The French are carving a smart niche in improbable modern supercars. Just look at the Bugatti Veyron - OK, so it's built by the Germans, but Bugatti is a French marque, so we're sticking with it - and the ridiculous Citroen GT (which, we hear, is going to enter very limited production). Could bhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mclaren-f1-gtr-2009-06-30http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mclaren-f1-gtr-2009-06-30Racing version of McLaren’s legendary supercar comes on the market in Japan. We want…Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:43:35 +0100See more McLaren F1 GTR pics Having invested heavily in mobile duck islands and swine-flu preventing face masks, Top Gear's coffers are fit to burst. So we're going to blow it all on this, a 1997 McLaren F1 GTR racer up for sale in Japan. The F1 GTR is the racing version of the legendary McLaren http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/novitec-scud-2009-06-30http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/novitec-scud-2009-06-30German tuner decides Ferrari Scuderia Spider is exactly 186bhp short of power, rectifies situationTue, 30 Jun 2009 10:51:30 +0100It shouldn't be a surprise that it's only taken German tuner Novitec a matter of minutes to get its grubby hands on a Ferrari Scuderia Spider. We've only just driven the awesome drop-top Scud - make sure you find out what we thought of it in the August issue of Top Gear magazine, on sale July 15 - http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/lambo-gallardo-lp5502-2009-06-29http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/lambo-gallardo-lp5502-2009-06-29Lambo turns four-wheel-drive Gallardo into rear-wheel-drive drift monkey…Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:46:07 +0100See more Lambo Gallardo LP550-2 pics Oh yes. It has finally happened. The Lamborghini Gallardo has gone rear-wheel drive. This is the Gallardo LP550-2, and it’s that last little number that’s important. Where all current Lamborghinis are four-wheel drive, the LP550-2 is solely rear-http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/super-snake-2009-06-29http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/super-snake-2009-06-29Longtime Ford tuner reveals hottest-ever MustangMon, 29 Jun 2009 12:22:27 +0100If you thought that 700bhp tuned Mustang we showed you last week was a bit, well... un-muscular, here's the new Super Snake from longtime Ford tuners Shelby. Based on the Mustang GT500, the Super Snake puts out 725bhp from a supercharged version of Ford's 5.4-litre V8, and it looks properly meahttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/aston-martin-cygnet-2009-06-29http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/aston-martin-cygnet-2009-06-29This is not an April Fools. Or even a June Fools. This is the Aston Martin Cygnet. It’s a Toyota iQ. Really, it isMon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:46 +0100This is the Cygnet, Aston Martin's new city car based on the Toyota iQ. Seriously. We're not joking about this one. This is real. At the moment, Aston is describing the Cygnet as a concept, but it seems very, very likely to reach production next year. So what's the idea? Let's ask Aston's chief e