Category Archives: Top Gear’s Cars

FIRST LOOK: BMW Speedtop – £500k M8 Superwagon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgKtiLYEHWI

BMW is getting into the coachbuilding business, and off the back of a modern-day 3.0 CSL and the Skytop roadster, it’s now building this Speedtop in ultra-limited numbers. Think of it as an M8 ‘shooting brake’ with lashing of leather and much luxury. But when the company’s range kicks off with a £30k 1-series hatchback, does the BMW brand really have the bandwidth to stretch to such heady heights of half-a-million quid?

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FIRST LOOK: Jeff Bezos’ $20k Pick-Up Truck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCTGX8XkOvQ

Just when we thought we’d exhausted all talk of a billionaire’s electric pick-up truck, another one casually slides into the chat. Only this one (backed by Amazon’s own Jeff Bezos) has no fancy party tricks or out-there promises. Rather, Slate Auto offers just a cheap, simple EV for day-to-day workhorse duties…

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New Apple CarPlay Ultra: Apple Just Took Over Your Car!

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Apple iPhone users and (modern) car owners rejoice: Apple CarPlay Ultra is upon us, and it more deeply integrates your iPhone into your car than ever before. Aston Martin is the first car company in the world to feature the next generation of CarPlay, and it extends across both the central touchscreen and driver instrument cluster, with masses of personalisation options. We’ve tried it out, in an Aston Martin DBX, so here is how new Apple CarPlay Ultra works…

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FIRST LOOK: De Tomaso P72 – 700bhp, £1.6m… Work Of Art?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH9-4v5ND60

De Tomaso was an Italian supercar company seemingly back from the dead half a decade ago, but then all went quiet again… Happily though, it lives, and its stunning P72 is due to start production before the end of 2025. This is our first look at the finished car…

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