Best Automotor Podcasts (2025)

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New Hyundai Santa Fe vs New Zealand 40:36

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Here at Top Gear Magazine, we take customer service seriously. So seriously, in fact, that to celebrate our SUV of the Year, we decided to hand-deliver our latest issue to every single subscriber in… New Zealand. All of them. From the misty peaks of the North Island to the windswept southern tip of the South, Rowan Horncastle and Ollie Marriage thr…

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Ferrari 12Cilindri vs Aston Martin Vanquish 36:44

1y ago36:44

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You wait ages for an 800+ bhp super GT, then two turn up at once. It’s the Aston/Ferrari showdown we’ve all been waiting for: 12 Cilindri vs Vanquish. In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, Jack Rix, Rowan Horncastle, and Ollie Marriage grill Ollie Kew about his latest adventure to Italy, where he and Jethro Bovingdon spent a day testing…

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Jaguar Type 00: The Car, Rebrand, and Chaos 40:43

1y ago40:43

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Jaguar, a 102-year-old British car company, has just revealed a new concept car: the Type 00. Nothing unusual there – car companies frequently create eccentric models to preview their future offerings. However, what Jaguar has done has sparked a massive, fiery online debate that has spilled over into politics, the evening news, and the culture wars…

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The 2024 Top Gear Awards! 1:05:05

1y ago1:05:05

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It’s back – the most important automotive event of the year : The Top Gear Awards. This is where we name the best cars in the world, slap shiny TG rosettes on them, and remind you why being a petrolhead is still worth it. The votes are in, the arguments are down to a low simmer, and the winners? Oh, they’re spicy. This year, we’ve got hybrid hyperc…

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How To Do 282mph… With No Roof 52:41

1y ago52:41

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There has never been an open-top version of the Chiron, as there was with the Veyron. But we’re not sad, because rather than merely cutting a hole in the roof to make one, Bugatti has instead given us this: the W16 Mistral. The jaw-dropping exterior is bespoke, just 99 will be made, and the price for admission is £5m. Production starts right about …

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Restogods Remastered 49:24

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A few years ago, TG got an Eagle E-Type, Alfaholics GTA-R, Singer 911, GTO Engineering 250 SWB, and Bond’s DB5 in the same place, at the same time. Our insurers are still rocking back and forth to this day. Since then, the whole scene has exploded. But has it gone too far? In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, Ollie Marriage explains Re…

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Speed Week Part 2 46:51

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Jack, Rowan, Ollie and Jethro discuss the cars and inside stories from the best week of the year... driving the 12 top performance cars of 2024 on road and track in Spain for a week... and there can only be one winner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Speed Week Part 1 47:20

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Jack, Rowan, Ollie and Jethro discuss the cars and inside stories from the best week of the year... driving the 12 top performance cars of 2024 on road and track in Spain for a week... and there can only be one winner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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New Porsche GT3s with Andreas Preuninger 30:58

1y ago30:58

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Not one but two new Porsche 911 GT3s are upon us, both a regular be-winged car and the more subtle Touring model. And for once, the headline news isn’t the power, the peak revs or the Nürburgring lap time, but how practical it is. That’s right, because for the first time in the 25-year history of the GT3, it’s being offered with back seats. It’s on…

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New Ferrari F80! Live From The Launch Event 41:14

1y ago41:14

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Jack Rix and Jason Barlow are invited into Ferrari's inner sanctum to learn all about the once-in-a-decade new hypercar. How on earth do you follow up the 288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo and LaFerrari? Here's how... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Live From The Tesla Robotaxi Launch! Feat. Marques Brownlee 42:32

1y ago42:32

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Tesla has revealed its long-awaited autonomous 'Cybercab' at an event in Los Angeles, we were there to soak up the insanity, take a ride in the driverless EV and bump into our good friend Marques Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Ultimate Boss Chat... The Rematch! 1:04:10

1y ago1:04:10

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Christian von Koenigsegg, Mate Rimac, John Hennessey... names don't get bigger in the world of hypercars. So we brought them together at Sonoma Raceway in California to share ideas... and drive each other's latest cars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Are Retro EV City Cars... The Future? 33:15

1+ y ago33:15

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We all know EVs tend to work best in cities, we also know most EVs are a bit boring... enter a wave of retro-styled EV city cars designed to save us from mundane motoring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Future Ferraris! Hypercars, Hybrids, EVs And Retro Remakes 34:13

1+ y ago34:13

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New models are coming thick and fast from Maranello, the team fires up the crystal ball and discusses a LaFerrari successor, new F40, first full EV and an even faster 296 GTB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Ask Us Anything! The TG Pod Team Answer Your Questions... 57:52

1+ y ago57:52

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We asked you for questions, and you lot delivered. Rowan, Jack and Ollie Kew answer your burning questions including how to get a job at TG, is Ferrari cool and our favourite biscuits... bizarrely Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Driving the McMurtry Spéirling 46:45

1+ y ago46:45

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Looks like a miniature Batmobile, sounds like a TIE fighter from Star Wars, goes like the absolute clappers. And we’ve finally got behind the wheel of the McMurtry Spéirling – the car last seen kicking up dust and shredding hillclimb records at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. But it has been tinkered with and is now available to buy for a cool £984…

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Living With An Ineos Grenadier And Other Things 49:32

1+ y ago49:32

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In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, we’re talking long term test cars. Ollie Marriage has just returned from a 3,000-mile trip in an Ineos Grenadier and we want to know if he and it survived. Ollie Kew proves how the new Mini is a bit of a fake and Rowan Horncastle is sad at the loss of driving a Porsche Cayenne S daily. And has anyon…

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Live From Monterey Car Week 35:58

1+ y ago35:58

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Don your chinos and join Ollie Kew for a special episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast as he wanders around the poshest part of California for Monterey Car Week. Don’t worry if you haven’t got access to the exclusive Quail lawns, as our Deputy Editor can sneak you and your ears behind the red velvet rope to get live reactions to the latest, grea…

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Riding A Monkey Bike Off A Remote Scottish Island 31:55

1+ y ago31:55

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In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, we’re talking Venturos: the mini adventure monkey bike with a novel delivery method – it’s buried in the middle of nowhere and you have to go and find it. Having battled his way to and off the Isle of Jura, Rowan is back in the studio to talk about his, and other adventures with Ollie Marriage and O…

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Are Aero Cars Cool? 36:02

1+ y ago36:02

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In this week’s episode of Top Gear Magazine Podcast, we’re talking slippery cars. Having come back from Audi’s ‘Windkanal’ (that’s a wind tunnel, to you and me) Top Gear Magazine’s Deputy Editor, Ollie Kew, is our guide. He went to see just how far aerodynamics have come in nearly a century, so took the Auto Union Type C ‘Stromlinie’, the innovativ…

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Koenigsegg Chimera Christian's Craziest Car Yet? 32:53

1+ y ago32:53

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Christian von Koenigsegg is a glutton for engineering punishment. His Swedish hypercar company currently builds the Jesko (which has just set the 0-400km/h-0 record) and it’ll soon start delivering the new CC850 and Gemera to customers. That’s three distinct models, each with their own head-scratchingly complex innovations. And yet, amongst all thi…

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Manual Gearboxes Are Back! 38:19

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Aston’s 110th birthday present to itself is a machine so old school it has a wooden gearlever and recycled geography teacher upholstery. Analogue heaven, or expensive anachronism? We discuss that and the rise of the expensive manual gearbox with the help of the 911 S/T, GMA T.50 and Pagani Utopia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi…

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Billionaires' Club: McLaren Solus vs Ford GT Mk IV 41:23

1+ y ago41:23

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Looking for the ultimate flex at your local track day? Then we’ve got the consumer advice you need. In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, Jethro Bovingdon details the pros and cons of the McLaren Solus GT (a lightweight, single-seat V10 of pure violence) against Ford’s long-tail tribute to the ’67 Le Mans-winning GT40 Mk IV, and the mos…

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The 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed 51:41

1+ y ago51:41

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Join Top Gear magazine's Jack Rix and Rowan Horncastle as they guide you around this year's incredible mix of motors at the Duke of Richmond’s posh car garden party, the Goodwood Festival of Speed. So, whether you’re in the car, at work or walking the dog, pop your headphones in and prepare for an hour-long audio tour that takes in the latest and g…

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Christian Von Koenigsegg New Factory Tour! 49:33

1+ y ago49:33

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On this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, Christian von Koenigsegg gives us a full tour of his brand new factory. This meaty conversation brings in plenty of juicy topics, including topping 300mph in the near future and why he thought of the Tourbillon name before Bugatti... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic…

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Listen To The 1,800bhp V16 Bugatti Tourbillon 42:10

1+ y ago42:10

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Can you hear that? That's the sound of Bugatti and Cosworth's new V16 being dyno'd. In this exclusive podcast, Jack Rix, Rowan Horncastle, Ollie Marriage, Ollie Kew and Tom Ford discuss the rare breed of cylinder counts: the V16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Bugatti Chiron Successor feat. Mate Rimac 45:07

1+ y ago45:07

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Say hello to the Bugatti Tourbillon, the 1,800bhp V16 hybrid Chiron successor every billionaire has been waiting for. In this exclusive podcast, Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix tells you everything you need to know about this next-generation Bugatti with the help of Bug’s new boss, Mate Rimac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com…

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Where Have All The Small Cars Gone? 25:56

1+ y ago25:56

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Just us or is everything getting fatter these days? And where have all the small cars gone? Well here comes the new Kia Picanto flying the flag for a leaner, simpler approach to modern life and Tom Ford taking it for a mega road trip to the skinniest roads in the world. In this episode we discuss all things diddy cars and what it's like doing thous…

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Learning To Drive In A Lamborghini Revuelto 36:44

1+ y ago36:44

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Modern supercars are so good natured that they can cope with anything, right? How about a driving test at the toughest driving centre in the country? Well, to find out, we recently sent Ollie Marriage to retake his driving test in Lamborghini’s 1,000bhp hybrid hypercar: the Revuelto. In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine podcast, Jack Rix, Rowan…

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Pagani Utopia 30:48

1+ y ago30:48

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Zonda. Huayra. A succinct but epic bloodline for the next Pagani hypercar to follow. And there’s much promise too, for the new Utopia: a twin-turbo, AMG-supplied V12 with 846bhp; a carbo-titanium monocoque; even the option of a manual gearbox. Only 99 will be built, each costing around £2.2m a pop. But is it a piece of automotive art, too delectabl…

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Stig vs AI - Is Stig Faster Than An Autonomous Race Car? 32:34

1+ y ago32:34

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AI is taking over. But is motorsport under threat? Recently, A2RL held the world's largest autonomous race at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Rowan Horncastle and Jack Rix out to the desert to check it out. And Stig showed up to see if there's life in real race cars yet. Here's what happened live on the ground. Learn more about your ad …

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Can The Tesla Cybertruck Really Off-Road? 38:16

1+ y ago38:16

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Tesla's Cybertruck has grabbed The Internet's attention. But can it jump? Rock crawl? Survive whoops? Conquer the sand dunes? In short, can the Tesla Cybertruck REALLY off-road? Viral videos of it struggling on mild inclines tell us ‘no’. But Top Gear Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Jack Rix, and Head of Car Testing, Ollie Marriage have been in the USA…

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The 2024 Electric Awards! Feat. MG Cyberster, Porsche Macan, New Mini And More... 53:46

1+ y ago53:46

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The electric car landscape has changed beyond recognition in the past five years, but we’re still far from the point where petrol, diesel and mild hybrids are being outsold by pure electric and plug-in hybrid models. So Top Gear’s EV Awards is still very much valid. And in this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, Jack Rix, Rowan Horncastle, T…

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Top Gear Tunnel Run Feat. The Stig - New Series Preview! 32:05

1+ y ago32:05

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Ever driven through a tunnel, dropped the windows and given it the beans? Is the Pope Catholic? Now imagine taking that experience to the extreme. Top Gear Tunnel Run is a brand new weekly YouTube Series that you need to check out. If you like the sound of The Stig driving the world’s loudest cars flat-out through a 2.7km railway tunnel… you’re goi…

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Tesla Design Chief talks Roadster, Cybertruck and 'Model 2' 32:33

1+ y ago32:33

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Jack Rix catches up with Tesla Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen on the Model 3 Performance launch in California. The interview booth? Sitting in the front of Franz's very own matt black Cybertruck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Top Gear Tech Is Live! Feat. Marques Brownlee 39:17

1+ y ago39:17

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Top Gear is launching a new digital magazine, available exclusively on Apple News+, the all-you can read subscription-based service, call Top Gear Tech. Here’s why we’re doing it and what to expect, plus we chat with its star columnist Marques Brownlee about Apple Vision Pro, his own Tesla Cybertruck and whether he bankrupted Fisker with his review…

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New Toyota Land Cruiser VS Scottish Highlands 35:09

1+ y ago35:09

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The new Land Cruiser is like every other Land Cruiser - pretty much indestructible off-road. This new one adds something alien into the mix, though, it’s desirable too with its retrotastic exterior. Ollie Marriage spent a weekend with one in the Scottish Highlands and reports back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice…

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Flat Out In The Bugatti Bolide! 37:57

1+ y ago37:57

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The Bugatti Bolide is the maddest track car ever made - the massive W16 powertrain from a Chiron stuffed into a bespoke race car chassis, creating the most violent passenger seat experience imaginable. Jack Rix reports from the Nardo proving ground after being the first person outside the company to experience it in full flight. Can he keep his lun…

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Should Electrifying Classics Be A Crime? 38:21

2y ago38:21

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Is there anything wrong with stuffing batteries and motors into a beloved classic car? Plenty of companies are doing it, including Silent Classic and its electrified 240Z we drove recently, but does that make it right? And what makes one old car ripe for conversion and another totally off-limits? Ollie Marriage, Ollie Kew and Jack Rix discuss. Lear…

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Bye-Bye Audi R8 44:14

2y ago44:14

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This year we will see the death of the iconic Audi R8. Which, sadly, means no more howling V8s and V10s. Boo. In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine Podcast, Jack Rix, Rowan Horncastle and Ollie Marriage discuss the history of Audi’s supercar, from driving Will Smith’s iRobot stunt car to the latest, greatest and most hardcore version: the Abt XG…

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Trying To Beat An Uber Record In The New Toyota Prius 37:56

2y ago37:56

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It’s long been the go-to for app-based taxis, but is the new Toyota Prius about to change all that? Jack Rix, Rowan Horncastle and Ollie Marriage speak to Tom Ford picked up The Stig and set the satnav for Scotland (via a racetrack) to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Live From Rivian R2 Reveal Event With CEO RJ Scaringe 32:06

2y ago32:06

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Has Rivian just had its Tesla Model Y moment? We're in Laguna Beach, California for the reveal of two new smaller, more affordable EVs (R2 and R3, both of which will be sold in Europe) and catch up with CEO and Founder RJ Scaringe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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That Time We... Drove India’s Only Supercar 23:49

2y ago23:49

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The DC Avanti mixes Bugatti Veyron (ish) looks and Renault Megane RS power. Here’s the time Jack Rix and Rowan Horncastle hit the stressful Indian streets in one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast

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Down The Pub With The Ineos Fusilier 33:59

2y ago33:59

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After the Grenadier and Quartermaster, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s next adventure is a new, slightly smaller e-4x4. it is exciting for two reasons. Firstly, it’s Ineos’s slightly smaller, fully-electric off-roader, taking the genes of the Grenadier and transposing them into a car fit for the zero- and low-emission future. Second, and perhaps more important…

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The New Renault 5 Is Here! 42:01

2y ago42:01

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The R5 has returned. Yippie! Join Jack Rix, Rowan Horncastle and Ollie Marriage as they discuss the all-new, all-electric £25k Renault 5 E-Tech. Yep, Renault's classic small car returns for the electric age, complete with the single greatest optional extra ever. A ‘porte baguette’ to hold your favourite tubular loaf and stop it shedding crumbs all …

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Inside Lucid Motors 37:28

2y ago37:28

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Lucid is one of America’s brightest electric car start-ups. It’s also burning stacks of cash faster than Christopher Nolan’s Joker. What’s going on at Tesla’s worst nightmare? Ollie Kew sits down with Lucid’s CEO and CTO, Peter Rawlinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Issue 381: Billionaire Race Resorts, Lucid Dreams and Pointless Badges 57:38

2y ago57:38

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In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine podcast, Jack Rix, Rowan Horncastle and Ollie Kew get tucked into the latest issue. Which includes dreaming of a day at Asia's first members-only driver's club, The Magarigawa Club. Wondering if Aston Martin has gone mad. And discuss whether Lucid can be the next big thing. Learn more about your ad choices. …

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Return Of The Japanese Icons! The GT-R, LFA, RX-7 And MR2 Are Back 45:17

2y ago45:17

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In this episode we’re talking juicy Japanese concept cars. Tom Ford has been out in Japan looking at the latest metal from Nissan, Mazda, Toyota and Lexus. Will Nissan blink and retreat to the safety of hybrid for the next GT-R, or go all out on the electrons? Will Toyota tone down the FT-Se’s Transformers styling? Will Mazda manage to get snake hi…

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That Time We Drove A Subaru Impreza In The World's Worst Weather 33:12

2y ago33:12

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Mount Washington in New Hampshire is home to the most inhospitable weather in the world. Ollie Marriage recalls the time he drove to the top of it, in winter, in a Subaru, braving 150mph winds and freezing temperatures armed only with a jar of Marmite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Interview: Ford's CEO, Jim Farley 30:47

2y ago30:47

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Jack sits down with Ford's petrol-head CEO, Jim Farley - who's also steering the company towards EV domination - and asks the big questions: Why has the Fiesta been killed off? Will there be another Ford GT? Is the Red Bull Formula 1 partnership just a vanity project? And is his nickname really Jimmy Car Car? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…