The best of this month's new Top Gear magazine

In the latest issue of Top Gear magazine, it’s not about power, speed or expense… it’s about smiling.

We visit the TG Track with Rory Reid for the ultimate fun group test, featuring the Ariel Atom and Nomad, Audi R8 V10 Plus, Mazda MX-5, Dodge Challenger Hellcat, Volkswagen XL1, Porsche Cayman GT4, TG TV’s Rallycross Mini, and many others, including a fair few surprises.

In addition to our Joy Machines group test, we also take a first look at the stunning AM-RB 001, a new hypercar created by Aston Martin and the Red Bull F1 team. Forget what you thought you knew; the supercar design manual has been ripped up.

Our group test sees a battle of the spiders, as the roadster versions of the Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 488 and McLaren 650S slug it out to see which is the ultimate drop-top supercar. Meanwhile, we’ve driven to Le Mans not just in the Ford GT, but the iconic GT40 which came 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966. That’s one heck of a road trip...

This, plus much, much more...

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Us Brits aren’t meant to show our feelings. Try telling that to Rory Reid when he lets loose at Dunsfold.

A stern battle awaits any manufacturer that enters supercar-infested waters. It’s Ferrari vs McLaren vs Lamborghini in the war of the spiders...

The beautiful result of Adrian Newey from the Red Bull F1 team and Aston Martin’s Marek Reichman tearing up the supercar design manual.

In 1966 the Ford GT40 gained automotive immortality at Le Mans. Now we’ve been entrusted to take it and its Ford GT successor down to the 2016 race.

How do they turn a supercar into a pixelated plastic model? Allow us to explain...