New Top Gear magazine out now: Lotus vs Tesla

In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a new issue of Top Gear magazine on sale now. You probably have noticed that there’s also a new Lotus, and not just because it’s a circa two tonne electric SUV. What was that about simplifying and adding lightness?

Anyway, this month we’ve given the Eletre its first proper test, with Norfolk’s finest (okay, more like Wuhan’s finest) taking on the big player - the Tesla Model X. You can find out how the Lotus fared by picking up the latest issue now. You can order a copy of the latest issue and have it delivered direct to your door by clicking here, or you can start a subscription using this very link.

It’s not just new-age Lotus products this month, as we’ve also held our very own festival of wagons in the USA. Some of the country’s most avid estate fans gathered together to celebrate big boots, and we even brought along an Audi RS6 Avant Performance as a special guest.

Also in the US is TG’s new show set to release on YouTube later this year, and there’s a full preview of ‘TG2 Stars and Stripes’ in this month’s issue of the magazine.

That’s not all. We’ve also put the new, manual BMW M2 up against some of its most fierce rivals. Plus, there’s the full story on The Little Car Company’s Tamiya Wild One Max. Yep, it’s the iconic radio-controlled car brought to life.