New Top Gear magazine stars McLaren 570S vs 911 Turbo vs Audi R8

In the December issue of TopGear magazine, we discover whether the new 562bhp ‘baby’ McLaren 570S can defeat two of the planet’s best sports cars in a world-exclusive showdown.

Can the ‘entry-level’ British sports car – which just happens to be as fast as the McLaren F1 – compete with the mighty Audi R8 V10 Plus and Porsche 911 Turbo S on Portugal’s best roads? Ollie Marriage referees.

December’s TG mag also includes a free tech guide, featuring 56 mind-blowing gadgets you’ll definitely want on your Christmas list.

As BMW reveals its pugnacious new M2, we also chart the glorious history of M-cars, and explain why we’ve been fascinated with them since the early Seventies. Any excuse, really, to drive the iconic BMW 2002 Turbo and give you our guide to the best M-car investments today.

We also set the new Mazda MX-5 its toughest challenge yet: a war on three fronts against a new wave of varied opposition, in the form of the Ford Fiesta ST, Audi TT and Toyota GT86.

Elsewhere, we visit Italy to drive the stunning twin-turbocharged Ferrari 488 Spider – tough day in the office and all that – before investigating the Volkswagen scandal, and watching a Jaguar F-Pace drive upside-down in Frankfurt.

In his month’s news, we take a first look at the Ferrari F12tdf and Toyota SF-R, we find out if BMW can really justify charging £120k for the M4 GTS and check out Tesla’s Model X SUV.

Plus we drive all the new cars that matter, including the Toyota Mirai, Lexus GS F, Cadillac CTS-V, Peugeot 308 GTI 270, Audi A4 Avant and Subaru Levorg.

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