http://www.topgear.com/News from Top Gearen-GB© Copyright 2000-2010 Top GearTop Gearhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/clarkson-greatest-car-manufacturers-2009-11-22?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/clarkson-greatest-car-manufacturers-2009-11-22?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingJeremy ClarksonSun, 22 Nov 2009 21:20:53 ZIf you saw the telly show tonight (Sunday, November 22) you’ll know about Clarkson’s plea to the nation for votes on the car manufacturer that has made the most great cars over the years. Well, here’s the place to stick your contenders. Remember, he’s not looking for the beshttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ford-fiesta-s2000-2009-11-19?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ford-fiesta-s2000-2009-11-19?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingFord Fiesta S2000 rally car roars in to shake up the WRC. Bring it on…Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:27 ZSay a big-arched, ripsnorting hello to the new Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car, the coolest looking racer we’ve seen this year. See more pictures of the Ford Fiesta S2000 in this gallery. Built by Malcolm Wilson’s M-Sport team, the Fiesta S2000 will debut next year in a host of internationhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/subaru-forester-dakar-2009-11-18?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/subaru-forester-dakar-2009-11-18?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingScooby’s SUV gets ready to take on the world’s most brutal rally raceWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:37 ZIt may no longer be held anywhere near Dakar, but the Dakar rally is still genuinely, genuinely mental. If you’re going to take the 6000-mile assault across South America – an assault crossing some of the most brutal terrain on earth, including the Atacama desert and the Andes &ndashttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/luca-di-montezemolo-beach-ferrari-2009-11-18?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/luca-di-montezemolo-beach-ferrari-2009-11-18?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingWatch Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo ditch Alonso and Massa in a gravel trapWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:09:10 ZAs Ferrari chairman, what could be more pleasant than a gentle drive around the Valencia race track in a shiny red California, with your two F1 drivers perched happily on the back?  A chance for you – Luca di Montezemolo, for that is who you are – to show off Fernando Alonso and Felhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/maserati-gc-2009-11-17?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/maserati-gc-2009-11-17?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingWe’ve got all the figures on Maser’s gorgeous new convertible, and an exclusive photoshoot. Enjoy…Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:51:13 ZMaserati has released UK prices for the GranCabrio - the four-seater soft-top favoured by every octogenarian female! - and, as you doubtless guessed, it is Not Especially Cheap. Prices start at just over £95,000 for the gorgeous convertible, a hefty wedge of cash that gets you a 4.7-litrehttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/finns-crashing-2009-11-17?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/finns-crashing-2009-11-17?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingEveryone loves a good rally crash, but no one more than those crazy FinnsTue, 17 Nov 2009 11:13:46 ZRemember, a couple of series ago, when James headed to Finland to find out what makes Finnish drivers so damn quick?   Well, we think we've figured it out.   Crashing. Lots of crashing.   An enterprising soul on YouTube has put together this most excellent compilation of Finnish rallyhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bugatti-crash-2009-11-16?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bugatti-crash-2009-11-16?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingYes, the clip of the Veyron plunging into a Texan lagoon has hit in the internet. Watch and wince…Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:28:13 ZLast week, we showed you a tragic video of a Bugatti Veyron drowning slowly in a Texan lagoon. This video made us sad. Now, improbably, footage has surfaced of the million-quid hypercar actually plunging into the water. (Thanks to all those who tipped us off, by the way.) We can't decide whether ihttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bugatti-veyron-sunk-2009-11-13?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bugatti-veyron-sunk-2009-11-13?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingWatch a hapless Texan ditch his million-quid Veyron into a nice salty lagoonFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:49:40 ZIt is Friday the 13th. It is damp (well, it is if you’re in the UK). It’s still over a month until you can look forward to getting embarrassingly drunk at the office Christmas party.But cheer up: at least your day is going better than this gent’s day.This gent drives a Bugatti Veyrhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/CGI-pantural-2009-11-12?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/CGI-pantural-2009-11-12?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingAzerbaijani designer creates amazing CGI renderings of American metalThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:21:22 ZWhen the creative director of Top Gear magazine mails a link around the office with the subject line, ‘The future is this stuff', you'd be silly not to sit up and pay attention. The link points to a YouTube page featuring some awesome CGI work from an Azerbaijani designer called PanTural. Ifhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-m3-gts-2009-11-11?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-m3-gts-2009-11-11?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingBMW takes its lightweight, hotted-up CSL successor for a spin round the circuitWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:39:38 ZIf, for some inexplicable reason you weren't excited by BMW's announcement last week of the M3 GTS - the spiritual successor to the lightweight, hardcore CSL - we have just the tonic. Here's a quick video of the GTS spinning on its SEMA show stand - and, more importantly, spinning around a des