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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 28 Mar '21
Bentley announces the new Conti GT Speed and we drive the Hyundai i20N
Welcome to the road-going version of Aston’s F1 safety car
"You didn’t think Aston Martin would spend all that time, money and effort turning the Vantage into an F1 safety car – by adding power, a big wing and redoing the chassis/suspension – and not stick it on sale to the general public too, did you? Good, because that’s exactly what it’s done."
Advertisement - Page continues belowThe BRM V16 continuation's engine has come to life
"This particular engine dates back to the 1950s and is running for the first time since 1999, when it was accidentally over-revved by an original BRM team driver, then 77-year-old Jose-Froilan Gonzalez, during an anniversary event. Engineers described it as ‘comprehensively lunched’."
Mitsubishi is auctioning off its entire heritage fleet
"You’re probably aware by now that Mitsubishi isn’t planning to bring any new cars to the UK, and the only ones it’ll bring to Europe at all will be born from a partnership with the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Sadly, that decision means Mitsubishi UK is now selling off the entirety of its 14-car heritage fleet. And what a collection it is."
Advertisement - Page continues belowReview: Jaguar F-Type Convertible
"Time is starting to tell for the Jaguar F-Type. Old school driving experience isn't without charm, but sophistication is lacking"
Seat and Cupra will launch a new small EV in 2025
"Remember Seat and Cupra’s plan to ‘electrify Spain’ with little urban EVs that we first heard about back in February? Well, that plan is progressing behind the scenes, and company president Wayne Griffiths has now confirmed that the main product behind that drive will be a small, Arona-sized EV crossover. "
Review: Mazda MX-30
"Another interesting EV, albeit one not quite as deft to drive as its name suggests"
Review: Skoda Kodiaq
"A Top Gear award winner in 2016, and rightly so – Skoda’s big crossover is all things to all families"
Advertisement - Page continues belowChris Harris drives the restogods
"Eagle, Alfaholics, Singer, GTO and Bond’s DB5: they all contain lessons modern supercars can learn from"
This is the spaceship-inspired Hyundai Staria MPV
"This is the Hyundai Staria, and it is a new motor vehicle with an exterior design “resembling a spaceship”. This is the kind of design TopGear.com can fully get on board with."
Advertisement - Page continues belowHold up, Dacia’s new EV starts from €10,920 in Germany
"Sadly, there are still no plans for the Spring to make it to the UK, but let’s have a quick recap of the specs anyway. It combines a 27.4kWh battery with a 44bhp electric motor (no, that’s not a typo) for a WLTP range of 143 miles. Plenty for a cheap and cheerful, jacked-up city car, no? For what it’s worth, the Spring also manages a top speed of just 78mph and takes a glacial 19.1 seconds to get from 0-62mph."
The Lexus IS500 'Performance Launch Edition' is nat-asp V8 forbidden fruit
"With every day that passes we get more and more upset that Lexus isn’t bringing the IS500 F-Sport to the UK and Europe. Remember this is a small, BMW 3 Series-sized saloon (or ‘sedan’) with rear-wheel drive and a 472bhp, 395lb ft nat-asp V8. It’s a manual gearbox and an estate version shy of on-paper perfection."
This is the new 208mph Bentley Continental GT Speed
"Think of the two former generations of the Bentley Continental GT Speed. Think of the two Continental Supersports and 2014’s wild-looking, motorsport-inspired GT3-R. Now forget all of those, because Bentley says this new GT Speed is the most performance-focused model in its 101-year history."
The big German carmakers are changing the way they build cars
"Deep inside the German car companies, something very big indeed is shifting. Inside five years, they’ll drastically reconfigure how they design, develop, build and sell."
Renault boss: Alpine will stay in Formula One 'for eternity'
"They have to work to win races, to create a profitable business model, to generate a good image for the company. But one of the clear messages from my side is that we are here, let’s say, for the eternity. F1 is the backbone of Alpine."
Triumph's electric motorbike has a next-gen Williams battery
"Anyone in the mood for a 180bhp motorbike developed by the brightest minds at Williams, Triumph and an actual university? Yeah, thought you might be."
This is Helm's new-old Series 1 Jaguar E-Type
"This, as we’re sure you’re aware, is an E-Type Jaguar. And it is a very clean and tidy-looking Jaguar, you’ll admit, but not perhaps the most noticeably restomodded E-Type you’ve ever seen. Especially if you’ve ever clapped eyes on an Eagle Speedster."
Jaguar F-Pace PHEV review: facelifted SUV plugs in
"Alright, settle down – no one’s making you wear sandals. The nice thing about something like the F-Pace giving you the plug-in hybrid option is that you can have your gigantic SUV cake and scoff it."
An electric Wrangler heads up Jeep’s Easter concepts
"It’s nearly Easter, which means it’s nearly time for a bunch of eye-pleasing Jeep concepts. It’s a moment fast becoming as symbolic as chocolate eggs adorning almost every aisle of the supermarket."
Review: Range Rover Velar
"The Velar majors on style but it's still a useful car. It's roomy enough for a family, not so big it's awkward in cities, and capable of unusual off-road feats"
Meet the 201mph Alpina B8 Gran Coupe
"Today is officially A Very Good Day, for it begins with news of a new Alpina. More specifically the gorgeous Alpina B8 Gran Coupe – a subtler, rarer, altogether cooler and softer-edged alternative to BMW’s own M8 Gran Coupe."
Lando Norris: "A lot of people are expecting great things"
"During the new F1 car’s test days at Silverstone we had a little bit of a race, though it was slightly unfair: me in a McLaren GT, Zak Brown in a 620R and Daniel in the 720S. We had a bit of fun there. I know Daniel got to drive the Artura at Brands Hatch a few months ago and I drove the Elva at Silverstone; that was nice"
Meet Australia's Toyota GR Yaris rally car
"The Toyota GR Yaris is the road-going interpretation of a rally car. Well, Toyota Australia has turned it back into a rally car again. Meet the Toyota GR Yaris AP4, or the Toyota Gazoo Racing Yaris Asia-Pacific 4WD if you want the longhand."
Video: Top Gear's Hyundai i20N review
Welcome to one of 2020’s easiest-to-understand new cars, the Hyundai i20N: a 201bhp little hot hatch with big potential. Will it be a match for a Fiesta ST? Top Gear magazine’s head of testing, Ollie Marriage, hits the road and track to find out.
Review: Hyundai i20N
"Taut, direct and surprisingly old-school hot hatch from a very forward-looking company"
Review: Mercedes E-Class
"Mercedes has thrown everything it knows into the new E-Class. You can really tell"
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