Category: TopGear

What my dad would have felt about EVs

Posted on 06/21/2026 by in TopGear

If you have read my previous article about my father, you would know that he was a true-blue petrolhead. He would endlessly pore over old American and British car magazines, and he would clog our dial-up phone lines joining old forums, trying to absorb as much info for the next car or the next aftermarket…

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Merc’s GLE and GLS SUVs now have AMG’s flat-plane crank V8

Posted on 06/20/2026 by in TopGear

Having just unveiled its rather controversial all-electric GT 4-Door Coupe, AMG is now going back to its roots by fitting standard Mercs with massive V8s. All is right with the world. Okay, maybe not all, but at least AMGs are about to get loud again. That’s thanks to the M177 EVO engine, which is the…

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Watch: The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut has set new production records…again

Posted on 06/20/2026 by in TopGear

The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut has continued its noble, long-running quest to melt the world’s supply of timing gear by setting new production car speed records. Again. “On Sweden’s National Day,” said Koenigsegg, “the Jesko Absolut delivered another historic performance at Koenigsegg’s home airfield in Angelholm, Sweden.” That historic performance relates to a standing quarter mile…

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The GMA T.50s Niki Lauda honors Gordon Murray’s first F1 win

Posted on 06/20/2026 by in TopGear

This is the very first Gordon Murray Automotive T.50s Niki Lauda. It is a long name for a short car with a big punch: A track-only ‘version’ of the sublime, 10/10 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 supercar. Except we know it’s not really a ‘version’ of that T.50 road car, more a separate, bewinged nutjob. Only 25…

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