New issue of TG mag out now: Porsche Taycan vs Tesla Model S

Welcome to the battle for EV supremacy. In this month’s issue of Top Gear magazine - which comes with a free 42-page watches supplement - we take the fastest Tesla Model S (until Elon gets the tri-motor Plaid setup working) on a road trip to meet its new German rival.

Whilst there, Jack Rix and Ollie Marriage will guide you through this brave new world of performance. There’ll be twisting country roads, an airfield drag race, a charging race at a service station and plenty more tests for both contenders to, well, contend with.

Also in December’s Top Gear mag is an exclusive interview with Christian Bale and Matt Damon - the stars of the new big-screen dramatisation of Ford’s epic endurance racing battle with Ferrari, Le Mans ’66.

This issue also features our first drive of the new 750bhp Shelby Mustang GT500 and a tour of the coolest and most bonkers creations in the Fiat Group’s archives. You’ll need to prepare yourself for the latter – there’s a one-off Lancia, Abarth record cars and Fiat concepts galore.

But that’s not all. We also take on the autonomous Devbot 2.0 racer in a man vs machine one lap race, as well as getting profoundly lost in some very scenic wilderness in Jeep’s Wayout concept.

As usual we’ll also bring you Chris Harris’ column, plus drives of the latest and greatest new cars. This month sees a hot hatch group test of the Ford Focus ST, the Renault Megane RS 300 Trophy and the Hyundai i30N Performance. Pick up your copy now to see which takes the victory. There are full reviews of the Aston Martin Vantage AMR, the Kia XCeed and the new Peugeot 208 too.

For all of that and much more, click these blue words now and have a copy delivered direct to your door. It couldn’t be any easier.