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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 11 Oct '20
This week we finally got to drive Merc's most hardcore road car
Review: Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Black Series
"The most harmonious and track focussed Black Series ever. Genuine 911 GT2 RS troubler"
Advertisement - Page continues belowSay hello to the Ford Fiesta ST Edition
"Welcome to the Fiesta ST ‘Edition’ - only 300 will come to the UK, all three-doors, with an RRP of £27,075 a pop. That’s almost £5k more than the standard car."
Volkswagen Tiguan R review: 316bhp SUV driven
"We used to just have the Golf R in its hatchback and estate forms, but recently VW has added the Touareg R, the T-Roc R and this – the Tiguan R – to the family. Oh, and don’t forget there’s the glorious-looking Arteon R and Arteon Shooting Brake R still to come."
Advertisement - Page continues belowHere's why the Dacia Sandero is so cheap
"The new Dacia Sandero is almost hilariously cheap compared with other superminis. So the question inevitably arises - how come? Does Dacia lose a fortune? Are its rivals ripping you off? Or does the Sandero come with untenable gaps in its spec or hopelessly outdated engineering?"
Gaming review: Art of Rally is meditation for petrolheads
"Our experience in most rally games is about 60 seconds of frantic sawing at the steering wheel and stabbing at the throttle before unceremoniously slamming the car into a fir tree and reaching for the reset button. Art of Rally somehow manages to take the exact same sport and present it as a slice of relaxing, zen escapism. It’s like discovering the Dalai Lama can heel and toe in those sandals."
Seven alternative used car buys for less than £1,000
"So, you’ve got £1,000 in the bank to spend on a set of wheels. You could put that money down as a deposit on a Mercedes A-Class or a BMW 1 Series and then sign up for a lifetime of monthly payments and badge snobbery. But no, you’re a maverick. You’re far more interesting than that, so let TG take you through seven alternative buys for less than that thousand pounds."
How to jump start your car
"Maybe you left your headlights on without noticing. Maybe there was a cold snap and you didn’t drive your car for a while. Maybe the electron fairies came in the night and stole all your charge. But if you’re suffering from a flat battery, fear not. Top Gear’s guide to electronic automotive jumpification will have you juiced up and back on the road in no time at all."
Advertisement - Page continues belowHere’s your first look at McLaren’s new hybrid supercar
"Not just another McLaren supercar, but a harbinger of change. This is your first look at McLaren’s upcoming ‘high-performance hybrid’ that’ll be shod of its camouflage and fully revealed next year."
Jaguar's new XF is more sustainably built
"Is the Jaguar XF the best-looking saloon currently on sale? It’s certainly up there, we’d argue. It’s been given a mid-life update, but Jaguar’s had the good sense to keep the surface updates at detail level (tweaked lights, grilles and bumpers) and keep its main fiddling to the oily bits beneath."
Advertisement - Page continues belowHyundai i20N prototype review: can it tackle a Fiesta ST?
"While the family-sized i30N hatch and Fastback slug it out against the Golf GTIs, Cupra Leons, Focus STs and Megane RSs of this world, the i20N is a smaller, souped-up supermini."
The new BMW 128ti is cheaper than the Golf GTI
"The headlines are thus: same 2.0-litre engine as the M135i, but with less power. Same eight-speed auto, too, but no more all-wheel drive. It’s more than just a less powerful, front-drive M135i, this thing – BMW has totally redesigned the rear suspension, messed with the steering and Torsen diff’ and much besides to make the 128ti feel more tenacious than the 80kg heavier M135i."
Review: Cupra Formentor
"Cupra’s first standalone model is a handsome crossover with decent road manners and plenty of space"
This is Aston Martin's V12 Speedster out testing
"This is the wrong way round, right? Seven months ago, Aston Martin showed us its V12 Speedster. An 88-off, £765,000 roofless special in all of its glory. And here it is… as a lightly disguised prototype, testing on British roads. Huh?"
TG Speed Week: Chris Harris vs 2020’s best performance cars
16 contenders, 8,553bhp and a festival to remember: this is Top Gear mag’s Speed Week 2020.
Eight cars that aren't the VW Tiguan R that offer 300bhp+
"The obvious choice here is, of course the hot hatch. You could play it safe with the 306bhp Mk7.5 Golf R, or you could match the Tiguan’s power output with the 316bhp Honda Civic Type R. We know what we’d do."
Ferrari SF90 on Top Gear TV: watch the fastest ever lap
Series 29, episode 1, and we open with an absolute scorcher: the Ferrari SF90 sets the fastest ever lap of the TG track. Ride onboard with The Stig right now...
This Ford Bronco Overland really wants to go off-grid
"This, Internet, is a new Ford Bronco. But not just any ol’ Bronco. This is the Overland Concept, and it wants to go hide away and camp off-grid. We don’t blame it."
The RBW EV Roadster is a £90k plug-in MGB
"You’re looking at a ninety grand MGB. But before you despair about classic car auction prices spiralling into the stratosphere, this is a brand new MGB. And one powered entirely by electricity."
Review: Alpina B3
"Handsome, quick, comfy and ultra exclusive. There's a heck of a lot to like here"
Chris Harris on... the Ferrari SF90 Stradale
It set a lap record in the hands of The Stig at the TG track, but what does Chris Harris make of it? Here's his take on the Ferrari SF90 Stradale.
McLaren 765LT review: how does it handle UK roads?
"Some people will love it, will love the edginess and aggression that put me most in mind of the Ferrari F12tdf. But I don’t think it’s just a matter of taste. I reckon an LT should have more bandwidth, be able to devour the rough as well as the smooth."
Top Gear TV s29, ep2: 200mph supercars and the WALL OF DEATH
"Convinced they’ve found a way of bagging performance cars on the cheap, the presenters each buy a sporty insurance write-off for £6000. After a trio of challenges at the Top Gear Test Track – including the inaugural game of Car Park Musical Chairs – they’re ordered to make their cars road legal, and report to Alexandra Palace, where the Top Gear producers have constructed a monstrous Wall of Death. After conquering their very real fear, the big question is, who can drive fastest on its vertical face?"
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