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@jack_rix editor@bbctopgearmagazine.com “RENAULT’S PRODUCED SOMETHING COOLER THAN LIQUID NITROGEN AND I WANT ONE” Are electric hot hatches actually viable? I want the answer to be an emphatic yes, we all do, right? Because a world without hot hatches in it is like a bacon sandwich without ketchup… not completely unpleasant, but ultimately a bit dry. But hang on, doesn’t an electric version of a pumped up hatch go against everything that made them great in the first place? A hot hatch should be if not cheap, then certainly attainable. As it stands, electric cars still cost more than a petrol powered equivalent. A hot hatch should also be relatively small, nimble and chuckable (usually through the nearest hedge, backwards) whereas batteries are heavy and handling therefore cumbersome. Just ask the…

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Although McLaren says meticulous analysis was done to improve the 720S, a sense of impishness has entered the previously rather uptight Woking lexicon. While the numbers never lie and the 750S’s 579bhp per tonne power to weight ratio is class leading, the new car is definitely more… punk rock. Sharper, sonically enhanced, and more interactive, think of it as more accessible and less intimidating than the knife edge 765LT. The 4.0 twin-turbo V8 now makes 740bhp and 590lb ft, and rockets to 62mph in 2.8secs and 124mph in 7.2. Sure, the 720 was hardly deficient in that department, but a whole load of fine tuning has gone on to liberate a bit more soul. We know what you’re thinking, though. Did McLaren’s design team nip down the pub while their…

Tetris, Apple TV+ In the spirit of retro, we’re watching Taron Egerton tessellate into Henk Rogers, the man who discovered Tetris back in 1988. This film explains how Henk brought the game to the world… but doesn’t explain how Kelly beat my high score at Video Knights in 1996 Vitality Women’s FA Cup Final, 14 May Magdalena Eriksson’s Chelsea vs Katie Zelem’s Man United at Wembley is set to break attendance records. Over 65,000 tickets have been sold so far! Back of the net! TopGear magazine fix You can download the latest edition and back issues direct to your phone or tablet from the App Store. Because when life gives you lemons… settle in and read TG Public Service Broadcasting, The Race for Space Nowt to do with the Beeb,…

It seems the humble city car is spluttering its last. Low profit margins and ever more stringent emissions regulations mean the tiny, cheap urban runabout looks likely to soon go the way of the Wispa Mint (rest in peace, you magnificent chocolatey-toothpastey creation). Car magazine etiquette obliges we must mourn this mass extinction of cheap ’n’ cheerful transport. But, as we enter the city car’s final hours, we must remember that not all of them were midget gems. For every VW Up, there was a Perodua Kelisa. Or a Proton Savvy. Or a Hyundai Amica. Sure, the Amica was cheap. Cheerful? Not so much. The list of positives was as stumpy as its wheelbase. Innovative, minimalist design? No. Pared back practicality? Also no. Peppy urban handling? Very much no. The…

Right, this is it: the MG Cyberster electric sports car in production form. And credit where credit’s due, it looks like the real deal. We say looks like because… we’re still waiting to see the thing in the metal. However, MG has used the Shanghai Motor Show to announce that the Cyberster will go on sale in the UK and Europe in the summer of 2024. Good seasonal timing, as it also happens to be a convertible. Which brings us to the details: there aren’t any. We continue to wait on those all-important performance specs, which means we can only remind you of the initial claims: 0–62mph in less than three seconds and very nearly 500 miles of range. “This is the perfect time to introduce an MG that completely…