Top Gear’s trip to the Pole: now on Facebook

We like dealing in faintly ridiculous facts here at Top Gear, so here’s another one: at over 8.8 million, our Facebook page now has more members than the entire population of Austria. And look out Azerbaijan, you’re next. We knew we had to do something to reward our medium-sized nation-state of fans, so aside from [...]


Zero Emission Refrigerator Van by Kerstner and Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell

People are trying to search for more Earth-friendly solutions to transportation needs. Refrigerator vans, for example, are now becoming necessities, especially in business. That’s why, refrigeration van specialist Kerstner is launching the first ref van of the Mercedes Vito E-Cell in Lyon/France for the Solutrans Show. This will be on showcase today until December 3. [...]

Lotus styled by Roger Daltrey for sale

Roger Daltrey – rock god, friend of Top Gear and someone not fond of sausages – has designed a Lotus Evora to be auctioned off for charity this week. The Who’s formidable frontman is the creative nous behind the mid-engined sportscar you see above, set to cross the blocks at Bonham’s December sale at Mercedes-Benz [...]

Citroen reveals the Tubik concept

Of course the Citroen Tubik is a concept. You can’t see something this mad making it into production can you? And it’s a concept van, for heaven’s sake, a nine-seater with a pull-out luggage drawer, doors that open in funny directions and seats that groove. It’s inspired by the Type H, Citroen’s famous corrugated van [...]

What’s in the car park today?

Friends, Internet, countrymen – allow us to cordially invite you to another round of our guess the car game. For those unfamiliar with gaming procedure, the rules are thus. 1. Look at the picture above these words. 2. Guess what car it is3. Post said guess in the handy box below If you guess successfully, [...]

Could this be the engine of 2012?

A Wells-based inventor has BROKEN THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. Yep, the anonymous architect of this contraption – called The Alpha Omega Galaxy Freefall Generator – claims it produces more power than it consumes. And that breaks the first law of thermodynamics, which states that energy can be changed from one form to another, but cannot [...]