http://www.topgear.com/News from Top Gearen-GB© Copyright 2000-2010 Top GearTop Gearhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-x5-barrel-roll-fail?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-x5-barrel-roll-fail?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingWannabe Bond attempts barrel roll in two-tonne SUV. Misunderstands laws of physics…Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:48:15 +0100If you're any sort of Bond aficionado, you will no doubt remember ‘The Man With The Golden Gun', and that famous barrel roll stunt.You will have come away from the cinema thinking, ‘how hard can it be?'After all, you just need a proper run-up, an understanding of ‘gravity' and steehttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ayrton-senna-film-trailer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ayrton-senna-film-trailer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingFootage from upcoming flick chronicling life of Driving God Ayrton Senna. Watch, you must…Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:25:14 +01001993 Donington GP, rain, first lap; 40 seconds of Formula One at its absolute finest.Senna gets caught up in fifth, and then uses The Force to waft into first place in one lap, without even breaking a sweat.This, as Jeremy pointed out in that epic Senna tribute from Series 15, was why the world watchttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ferrari-458-italia-recall?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ferrari-458-italia-recall?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingIt’s official: carmaker announces worldwide recall to correct fire issueThu, 02 Sep 2010 16:06:51 +0100Ferrari has issued an official recall for its 458 Italia following a spate of fires that destroyed a handful of cars.Speaking to TopGear.com, a Ferrari spokesman said the company had investigated the five reported incidents of spontaneous fires in the 458, and traced the problem to materials in the http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-1-series-m-coupe-new-video?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-1-series-m-coupe-new-video?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingNew video of hot baby Beemer teases with tantalising glimpse of bodykit-based cleavage. Drooling, much?Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:27:24 +0100BMW has revealed a tantalising glimpse of the upcoming 1 Series M Coupe, and we're officially tantalised.This sneaky, surreptitious video has the baby 1-er wrapped in some kind of automotive body-bag, with only the heaving cleavage of a bodykitted front wing, alloys and those trademark M Division quhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/citroen-ds4-revealed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/citroen-ds4-revealed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingPosh version of the C4 breaks cover ahead of next month’s Paris motor showWed, 01 Sep 2010 12:26:59 +0100If you thought the new Citroen C4 was awfully staid, here is the bubbly, fun-loving high-fiving sibling: the new DS4.A taller, wider and squatter version of the C4, the new DS4 is a funky five-door which picks up the zesty baton from the fizzy DS3. See more pics of the Citroen DS4Sticking closely thttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/lotus-evora-s-revealed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/lotus-evora-s-revealed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingOne of TopGear’s favouritest sportscars gets a growling supercharger and auto box for Paris motor showWed, 01 Sep 2010 12:26:16 +0100This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Lotus Evora S; a faster, lairier, more sideways version of Hethel's most excellent sports coupe.Addressing a tiny bugbear we've had for some time on the Evora, the S gets a supercharger strapped to its 3.5-litre Toyota V6 loins, upping power to a rather righteous 3http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/gran-turismo-5-karting?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/gran-turismo-5-karting?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingNew video of world’s most anticipated driving simulator reveals karting action. Future Hamiltons queue here…Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:26:03 +0100You will hear a lot of talk in the world of motoring about cars which "handle like a go-kart", blah-blah-blah...Well, we're guessing this bit of Gran Turismo 5 actually does handle like a go-kart. Because, well, it is a go-kart.The latest episode in the ongoing saga of Gran Turismo 5 is this little http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mercedes-e-class-drifting?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mercedes-e-class-drifting?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingClassic Merc wagon gets the sideways treatment on track. But this is no AMG – this be a diesel…Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:25:48 +0100Choosing a good drift car is rather like choosing a coffee in Starbucks: the variety on offer is endless.You could go old school - Mazda RX-7, Nissan 200SX - or nail something newer, like a V8 M3, Monaro VXR etc...But a battered old Mercedes E-Class estate?You better believe it sister. And this one http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-ford-mondeo-revealed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-ford-mondeo-revealed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingFamily favourite gets makeover and high-performance engines. This or a BMW 3 Series?Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:25:24 +0100This is the new, improved Ford Mondeo, now with added ‘zing'.The freshly baked Mondeo gets a lightly altered face (new grille), a lightly altered side profile (chrome window surrounds) and LED daytime running lights. Each of which is not astoundingly obvious to the casual observer, but looks shttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ford-focus-st-paris-motor-show-2010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ford-focus-st-paris-motor-show-2010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingNew Ford Focus and confirmation of ‘exciting performance model’ at upcoming Paris motor showThu, 26 Aug 2010 15:06:38 +0100Gentlemen of Essex, we bring you news of your next Champion - the new Ford Focus ST.Well, sort of. Ford is throwing a rather large ‘Focus' theme party at next month's Paris motor show with the announcement of the next-gen five-door hatch (pictured above) and estate. See more pics of the new F