Speed Week is Top Gear Magazine’s annual hunt for the greatest new performance car in the world. But can you guess this year’s contenders purely from the sounds they make? Jack Rix plays quizmaster, Ollie Kew and Ollie Marriage do the guessing. Volumes up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 12, 2022•26 min
Join Chris in conversation with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix, where they discuss Tesla's stainless steel wedge of a pick-up truck. Will it ever actually make production? Chris has his doubts... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 05, 2022•7 min
Join Chris in conversation with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix, where they discuss Ford’s hybrid WRC contender, the current state of rallying, electrification in motorsport, and the ultimate racecar garage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 28, 2022•10 min
In this month’s episode we’re talking about whether AMG’s F1-engined hypercar, the ONE, actually works, why is Aston Martin struggling again, and we pay a visit to the freak show to discuss the new 911 GT3 RS, Ariel Hipercar and McLaren Solus GT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Join Chris in conversation with Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix, where they discuss why Maserati is an unkillable brand, what the new MC20 is like to drive, why you would buy one over a Ferrari, and what the greatest Maserati of all time is and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 07, 2022•13 min
What would happen if you took a classic 911 and made it as light as humanly possible? This is Tuthill’s answer - an all-carbon, high revving, featherweight designed for maximum fun on the road. Here’s the full story behind an engineering exercise… that got a bit out of hand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 05, 2022•23 min
Over 40 years since the DMC12 launched, there’s a new Delorean on the way. Alpha5 is a 2+2 electric coupe with gullwing doors, but (shockingly) no stainless steel panels. We quiz the new boss on how Delorean got here, what the future holds and whether a flux capacitor is on the options list… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 31, 2022•24 min
Dario Franchitti has a glittering racing CV and one of the coolest jobs in the car world right now – development driver for the GMA T.50. We discuss how the job came about, what Gordon’s really like to work for and what the T.50 – Murray’s spiritual successor to the McLaren F1 – is really like to drive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 29, 2022•27 min
Mate Rimac is only 34 years old, but is already one of the biggest names in the car business… and a certified genius. We talk about how he juggles his time, how he fought hard to stop Bugatti going all-electric, why the Bolide will blow our minds and reveals if he could only ever drive one car for the rest of his life, it would be a BMW M5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 24, 2022•21 min
In this episode we're celebrating 75 years of speed, noise and red paint as it's Ferrari's birthday. Instead of simply blowing out some candles on a Prancing Horse cake, we’re talking about the top 5 Ferraris EVER, breaking a lap record at Fiorano, why petrol is so expensive and the top 9 delayed cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Chris Harris chats to Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix about the all-new Lotus Emira, comparing it to rivals such as the Porsche Cayman. Plus, Chris talks about his first-ever experiences with Geely, the Chinese car giant that acquired Lotus back in 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 10, 2022•10 min
Chris Harris speaks plainly to Top Gear magazine's Jack Rix about some of the latest SUVs and off-roaders. Expect no-nonsense views on the BMW X6, Porsche Cayenne, Ford Bronco, Mercedes G-Wagen and Ineos Grenadier as well as on how the new Land Rover Defender compares with the old model. As for electric pick-ups, well, no spoilers on what Harris thinks of the F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T and Hummer EV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Aug 03, 2022•8 min
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from seven of them. Thomas Ingenlath, the designer turned CEO of Volvo's rapidly expanding electric performance off-shoot, Polestar, is next in the firing line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 01, 2022•29 min
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from seven of them. Catie Munnings, rally driver extraordinaire and TG Mag contributor (although we've never met her until now) is up next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 27, 2022•21 min
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from six of them. With Singer’s CEO, Rob Dickinson, being our latest microphone victim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 25, 2022•18 min
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from seven of them. This one was recorded in front of a live audience on Lotus’ Goodwood stand, and this man - the 2006 F1 world champ - needs no introduction… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 20, 2022•36 min
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from six of them. This one being the incredibly brainy CEO of Koenigsegg, Christian von Koenigsegg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 17, 2022•29 min
In this month’s episode we’re talking about supercar road trip heaven, clinging on to Hennessey’s F5 Venom and the Top 9 UK forbidden fruits. Plus there’s all the usual killer filler; including what we’ve got in the issue, Paul Horrell on hybridisation and service station selfie sticks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from them. This time, it’s the fastest man up the Goodwood hillclimb ever, Max Chilton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2022•26 min
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from six of them. Starting with Lamborghini’s CEO, Stephan Winkelmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 06, 2022•26 min
For this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we took our microphones with us and shoved them in the faces of some of the most powerful and interesting people behind the most exciting cars in the world. In this limited series you’ll hear from six of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 06, 2022•4 min
Woah, Red Bull’s Advanced Technologies division has announced that it will design, develop and build a brand-new hypercar that will deliver the “ultimate on-track driving experience”. This sounds very special indeed. The new hypercar will be called the RB17 and of course the design comes from the mind of Adrian Newey – the man behind many of the greatest F1 cars ever built and the original creator of the Aston Martin Valkyrie. To find out more about this mad project, Jack and Rowan sat down with...
Jun 29, 2022•47 min
Classics. Restomods. Replicas. Continuations. All have the gorgeous vintage looks, but each is fundamentally different under the skin. Chris Harris and Top Gear Magazine editor Jack Rix discuss the differences of things like the Alfaholics GTA-R, Eagle Lightweight GT and GTO Engineering's recreation of the Ferrari 250 SWB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 22, 2022•11 min
In this month’s episode we’re talking American EV pick-up trucks, the Slow, Loud and Banging scene in Houston, and the new Nissan Z… or should that be Zeee? Plus there’s all the usual filler, including what we’ve been driving, Paul Horrell on finance acronyms and the Top 9 wide-arched cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 15, 2022•57 min
Chris Harris joins Top Gear Magazine Editor Jack Rix to discuss the new Tesla Model S 'Plaid' - a revision of the Model S with 1100bhp, a 0-60 time under two seconds, and a steering wheel suspiciously devoid of its roundness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 08, 2022•9 min
By 2030 every Rolls-Royce will be electric... but the ice cool Spectre is the first. In this bonus episode, Jack heads to the Arctic Circle to have a passenger ride and interview the RR's big boss, Torsten Müller-Ötvös. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 01, 2022•22 min
Despite the different design philosophies behind the two cars, the Gordon Murray T.50 and the Aston Martin Valkyrie are always going to draw comparisons. Both house Cosworth V12s behind their driver cell. Both will cost well into the millions of pounds. And both are... well, really rather special. So here's Chris Harris talking Top Gear Magazine's Jack Rix through his opinions on both machines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
May 25, 2022•13 min
Strap in, as this month we’re chatting about a royal mission in the new Range Rover, why the new V12 Vantage is a bit confused and a rather nerdy discussion on forced induction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 18, 2022•57 min
With Ferrari's first ever SUV on the horizon, we check in with Chris Harris to get his opinion on Ferrari's future, and whether this new high-riding Fezza is going to be warmly received by Chris... or not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 17, 2022•11 min
This month we’re chatting about the Topgear.com Electric Awards, driving the VW ID. Buzz and why the Porsche GT4 RS is a 10/10 car. Plus, Marques Brownlee joins us to discuss all things American EVs and we argue about fan cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 16, 2022•58 min