The identity of The Stig has been a hotly-debated topic of late and now Top Gear’s own Jeremy Clarkson has waded into the controversy. You just know things are starting to get serious, and likely to turn completely stupid, when Clarkson gets involved.

Clarkson has now used his column in British publication The Sun to poke fun at [...]

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Some say he eats glass because he likes the ‘crunch’ and that he cut off his ears to aid his personal aerodynamics. All we know is that he’s called Ben Collins.

Hmmm…that doesn’t sound right.

While we slept, it appears that The Stig’s true identity (this time around) has been revealed to be that of 33 year-old Ben [...]

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This Sunday just gone (UK time) saw the return of the one true Top Gear to British television sets, and to computer screens of net-savvy fans around the world this morning.  Let me tell you: they’ve still got it.

Clarkson pits the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 against the Porsche 911 GT2 – describing the latter as “terrifying”.  [...]

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With around half an hour to go before episode two of Top Gear Australia screens on SBS, it is perhaps worth reflecting on the aftermath of last week’s inaugural episode. SBS has hailed it a success, with episode one attracting more viewers than Australian Idol. I guess that was to be expected given the profile [...]

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Those of us not living in the state of Victoria (Australia, of course) probably have no idea what a Toorak Tractor is. But just think of whichever suburb on the fringe of the inner city hosts the most moneyed-up SUV drivers (who’ve never seen a dirt road in their lives), and you’ll get the general [...]

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Top Gear and Youtube isn’t a new concept. In fact we’ve all enjoyed Top Gear videos on Youtube before, the only issue being that they haven’t been strictly legal. In the past it has been a serious cause of concern for the BBC, and a thorn in the side for Youtube, who’ve been under pressure [...]

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Accidents do happen - even for the guys at Top Gear magazine. The damage you see above is believed to be the outcome of a ‘tap’ in the rear by an Audi R8 during testing on the Isle of Man. This is the same black GT-R that Nissan took to [...]

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The Herald Sun has reported today that SBS are looking to produce a “quintessentially Australian” version of BBC’s Top Gear motoring program. Australia is the first country in the world to secure the rights to a local version of the hit motoring show.

“This is fantastic news for SBS, for Top Gear fans and for Australian [...]

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We know Jeremy doesn’t have a lot of time for Americans in general and American cars in-particular which is a shame (about the people) but in some ways understandable about some of their cars.

It is a stance no-doubt at least partly contrived for the benefit of his large worldwide following for whom the latest [...]

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We’ve previously provided all of the details currently known about the new GT2, whose official brochure ‘unofficially’ found its way onto the internet last night. Porsche have responded by making official pictures available to TopGear and naturally we thought you may be interested in seeing them…

If you want the performance specs for the upcoming 2008 [...]

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Mistsubishi have officially announced that their upcoming Evo X will feature a dual-sequential gearbox (DSG) much like the type currently garnering critical acclaim in a number of Volkswagen models.

The new gearbox will incorporate two clutches, one for the odd gears and one for the even effectively allowing pre-selection of the next gear and greatly reducing [...]

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