BBC Top Gear Magazine

@jack_rix editor@bbctopgearmagazine.com If Ferrari is your annoyingly handsome overachieving cousin, and Porsche the naturally sporty sibling with multiple PhDs, then Lamborghini is the irresponsible uncle – too many drinks in, talking louder than necessary, on the brink of embarrassing but always the life and soul with a story to tell. What sticks out combing back through 60 years of Italy’s most consistently outrageous carmaker, is the variation. This isn’t a catalogue of hit after heavy hit, there are duds, moments of madness and driving dynamics from the Stone Age mixed in among some of the most beautiful and visceral motorcars ever made. Just to make sure, Tom Ford was dispatched to Sant’Agata Bolognese to drive the entire mid-engine V12 bloodline. It’s a tough job, etc. The thing is, as erudite…

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“The world’s first super tourer,” says Aston. Actually, it’s a title that’s been attributed once or twice before to cars that bridge the GT/supercar divide, cars such as the latest Porsche 911 Turbo. But let’s take it at face value, because it accurately describes what Aston is trying to do here. The mission is sports cars. The Valkyrie has (finally) arrived, the development of other mid-engined machines is ongoing and Aston’s quest to become the British Ferrari is basking in the reflected rays of F1 success. Alongside this, the grand tourer seems a dated concept. And besides, the DB11 was never the finest exponent of the breed. But it’s not replacement time yet. The DB11 has only been around for seven years, when the DB9 that preceded it lasted the…

Asteroid City, in cinemas 23 June It’s easy to guess who directed this film. The obscurity, the script, the colours and the cast. Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Maya Hawke and Edward Norton star as Wes Anderson returns to our cinemas with a film that looks right up our street F1 Academy: round 4, 23–25 June Zandvoort hosts the next race in F1’s inaugural all-female driver category. Spain’s Marta García leads the way so far in 2023 for Italy’s Prema Racing team. Forza donne! 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 Queens of the Stone Age, In Times New Roman… Our crayons guys love a…

As we all know, the line between ‘swing and a miss’ and ‘glorious home run’ is agonisingly fine. Because we’ve all been there, haven’t we? That feeling when you’ve conceived and built Malaysia’s ultimate luxury car, a three-and-a-half-metre long, two-and-a-half tonne, quarter-of-a-million-quid rival to the Rolls-Royce Ghost. You’ve spent years, decades, getting it just so. Sweating every microscopic detail. You’ve created a revolutionary new bodyshell, sculpted from a single, giant piece of carbon fibre/Kevlar composite. You’ve jammed an extravagant 6.4-litre V8 under the bonnet. You’ve equipped your glorious creation with every amenity a Malaysian plutocrat may require, from glittering starlight headlining to aromatherapy infusers to an onboard tea brewing machine. And, naturally, you’ve finalised the most opulent of options list, giving your one-per-cent-of-the-one-per-cent clientele the chance to spec their Geneva…

Welcome back, Breadvan, how we’ve missed you. This is the new Concept Touring Coupe Breadvan, revealed by BMW at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este near Lake Como. BMW has form here, most notably in the shape of the Z3 M and its E46-derived 3.2-litre masterpiece. This new one also gets a sixer – most likely BMW’s turbo 3.0-litre – though details on performance and acceleration have not been divulged. There’s a greater sense of cohesion to the profile of this Breadvan, with that long (pre-facelift) Z4 bonnet flowing into a low, contoured roof, allied to wider, flared arches and a flatter rear window. Mercifully, the kidney grille here is a much classier affair, even if it features ‘longitudinal’ bars. It’s all coated in a special…