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News: James May belts into 600bhp rallycross car for...

James May has been doing quite a lot in series 22 of Top Gear to counter his reputation as Captain Slow: he championed the Nissan GT-R in the Australia...
Published 06 March 2015
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World exclusive: hypercar ‘holy trinity’ set for...

McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari LaFerrari will get the contest we've all been waiting for, courtesy of Top Gear.
Published 28 February 2015
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Top Gear Live: A special preview

Burning Porsches and rubber-shredding BMWs are the big draw at Top Gear Live, but don’t miss the motorcycle ‘globe of death’ and the Reliant...
Published 11 February 2015
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Top Gear Live: What to expect

Complete chaos. That’s what happens when you bring together a roomful of precision stunt-drivers and hi-tech performance cars, then enlist three...
Published 11 February 2015
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How Top Gear rescued Steve Harley

When the singer Steve Harley was caught speeding he didn’t imagine Top Gear would help out...
Published 04 February 2015
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Back with a bang: Andy Wilman, Top Gear executive producer...

Greenwich Mean Time, Eastern Standard Time, Central European Time, er, Top Gear Standard Time. As you leant back in your armchair, opened a beer and...
Published 27 January 2015
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Video: 30ft 'Big Stig' embarks on European road trip...

Travelling to Poland this week? Then keep an eye out for Big Stig, the lesser-known super-size version of the mysterious driver in white Nomex. Big...
Published 26 January 2015
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Video: Top Gear series 22 Lego trailer goes viral

The Stig's in pieces, May has lost his hair and Hammond has got himself stuck – Top Gear returns to BBC2 on Sunday (25 January) and the men behaving...
Published 19 January 2015
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Video: Top Gear trailer hails the start of series 22

Supercars, tyre smoke and a mysterious man who sunbathes in a racing helmet. It can mean only one thing: the return of Top Gear. The first glimpse...
Published 07 January 2015
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News: Top Gear Live 2015 explodes into action with...

Top Gear fans had better buckle up tight: Top Gear Live has been announced for 2015, and this time it will be touring the UK.
Published 10 November 2014
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News: Top Gear puts on a beret for French spin-off

Jeremy Clarkson once said that no one in France has a nice car because “France is essentially communist and anyone who displays outward signs of...
Published 07 November 2014
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When MI5 met special branch: cops and robbers with...

Jaguars were once the vehicle of choice for police and thieves alike, but who had the better cars? Ex-MI5 boss Jonathan Evans and the Met’s former...
Published 21 October 2014