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MOTORTREND AND BBC STUDIOS JOIN FORCES: • ALL-NEW TOP GEAR AMERICA IS HERE!
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E
2022 Subaru BRZ
MT CONFIDENTIAL
2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid
2022 BMW iX
REAR VIEW • From the MotorTrend Archive …
2022 Infiniti QX55
Technologue • Might this solid-state battery finally democratize EVs?
Chris Corbould • 007’s Vehicle Effects Guru
Your Say…
AGAINST ALL ODDS • FILMING TOP GEAR AMERICA AT THE HEIGHT OF A PANDEMIC
2020 MOTORTREND BEST DRIVER’S CAR
BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES • THAT CRAZY YEAR IN WHICH A SMALLER FIELD MADE THINGS HARDER
7 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupe • Forget physics, Porsche’s uber-SUV is right at home at Best Driver’s Car
6 Ferrari F8 Tributo • Straight-line acceleration thrills but braking and cornering chills
5 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 • The new mid-engine layout places Chevy in exotic car territory
4 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 • I could be blindfolded and tell you I was driving a Porsche
3 Porsche 911 Turbo S • One step shy of perfection—and that’s precisely the problem
2 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 • The GT500 is finally, indisputably the best Mustang you can buy
The Contenders …
RANDY’S RANKINGS
Track Map
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Lap Times
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST • Lamborghini Huracán Evo
WORLD’S GREATEST DRAG RACE 10 • A YEAR OF CHANGE MEANS WE CHANGE UP OUR FORMULA … BUT WE STILL GO A HALF MILE TO DETERMINE THE CHAMPION
DOES RACING SCHOOL MAKE YOU A BETTER DRIVER? • WE SENT FOUR JUNIOR STAFFERS TO BMW PERFORMANCE DRIVING SCHOOL AT THERMAL RACETRACK TO LEARN CAR CONTROL AT SPEED. DID IT STICK?
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The Big Picture • The Italian Job: I’ve owned one car almost 30 years. And hardly driven it.