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Top Gear is an automobile magazine
Automobile Magazine

Automobile Magazine is an automobile magazine in the United States and is owned by Source Interlink. It was founded by a group of former employes of Car and Driver magazine, led by that publications?s former editor, David E....
 published by BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commerce subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995....
, and named after the BBC's
BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation, almost always referred to by its abbreviation "the BBC", is the world's largest broadcasting.Incorporated in the United Kingdom by government charter, it employs 28,500 people in the country alone and has an annual budget of more than ?4 billion....
 Top Gear
Top Gear (original format)

Top Gear was a car-based BBC television series produced by BBC Birmingham, broadcast from 1977 to 2001. It consisted of 30-minute magazine format programmes presented by a number of people, including Angela Rippon, Noel Edmonds, William Woollard, and latterly Jeremy Clarkson....
 television show. It was first published in October 1993 and is published monthly at a price of £3.95. The major presenters of the television series - Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond

Richard Mark Hammond , nicknamed "Hamster" due to his size, is a British presenter of radio and television, best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear since 2002....
, James May and Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English people Presenter and journalist who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC Television show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May....
 - are regular contributors, along with the series' production staff. Tame racing driver The Stig
The Stig

The Stig is the name given to the anonymous racing driver on the BBC show Top Gear . In the show he is cast as a mysterious "tame racing driver" whose identity is unknown, and who never speaks or removes his helmet on camera....
 also regularly features in their car tests, though only communicates his thoughts and feelings through the articles of others.

It is the UK's leading general interest car magazine in sales terms, with over 200,000 issues sold a month (July-December 2007).

Licensed editions are also published in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
, the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
, the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
, Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, The Netherlands, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and most recently Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 (through Astro
Astro (satellite TV)

Astro is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite service based in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It transmits digital satellite television and satellite radio to households initially in Malaysia, but also expands to Brunei and Indonesia....
) and Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
.






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Top Gear is an automobile magazine
Automobile Magazine

Automobile Magazine is an automobile magazine in the United States and is owned by Source Interlink. It was founded by a group of former employes of Car and Driver magazine, led by that publications?s former editor, David E....
 published by BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commerce subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995....
, and named after the BBC's
BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation, almost always referred to by its abbreviation "the BBC", is the world's largest broadcasting.Incorporated in the United Kingdom by government charter, it employs 28,500 people in the country alone and has an annual budget of more than ?4 billion....
 Top Gear
Top Gear (original format)

Top Gear was a car-based BBC television series produced by BBC Birmingham, broadcast from 1977 to 2001. It consisted of 30-minute magazine format programmes presented by a number of people, including Angela Rippon, Noel Edmonds, William Woollard, and latterly Jeremy Clarkson....
 television show. It was first published in October 1993 and is published monthly at a price of £3.95. The major presenters of the television series - Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond

Richard Mark Hammond , nicknamed "Hamster" due to his size, is a British presenter of radio and television, best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear since 2002....
, James May and Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English people Presenter and journalist who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC Television show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May....
 - are regular contributors, along with the series' production staff. Tame racing driver The Stig
The Stig

The Stig is the name given to the anonymous racing driver on the BBC show Top Gear . In the show he is cast as a mysterious "tame racing driver" whose identity is unknown, and who never speaks or removes his helmet on camera....
 also regularly features in their car tests, though only communicates his thoughts and feelings through the articles of others.

It is the UK's leading general interest car magazine in sales terms, with over 200,000 issues sold a month (July-December 2007).

Licensed editions are also published in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
, the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
, the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
, Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, The Netherlands, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and most recently Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 (through Astro
Astro (satellite TV)

Astro is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite service based in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It transmits digital satellite television and satellite radio to households initially in Malaysia, but also expands to Brunei and Indonesia....
) and Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
. On 7 May 2007 it was released in Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
, on 16 November 2007 in Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, on 14 February 2008 in Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
. An Australian edition
Top Gear Australia

Top Gear Australia is a driving television series on SBS TV based on the Top Gear . It premiered on 29 September 2008 at 7:30pm Time in Australia with its first series consisting of 8 episodes....
 was brought out in June 2008. Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 Chinese edition was released in October 2008.

After a year polish edition is third biggest in the world, after UK and russian release.

Content

Regular features include:
  • Tests of new cars
  • Hot Metal (new concept cars)
  • Import It/Deport It
  • Letters from readers
  • A column by Jeremy Clarkson
    Jeremy Clarkson

    Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English people Presenter and journalist who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC Television show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May....
  • A column by Richard Hammond
    Richard Hammond

    Richard Mark Hammond , nicknamed "Hamster" due to his size, is a British presenter of radio and television, best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear since 2002....
  • A column by James May
  • Also columns by Paul Horrell, Simon Moistbourne (removed due to 'death' in the August 2008 Edition), Jamie Kitman and Tom Ford
    Tom Ford (presenter)

    Tom Ford is a motoring journalist and television presenter sometimes referred to by the nickname Wookie. He is married with 2 children.Ford currently appears on Five 's Fifth Gear where he was promoted to the co-host slot in Spring 2007....
  • Interviews with celebrities
  • Big Stuff
  • The new car guides at the back
  • "The Grid"
  • Motorworld, involving a automotive related subject and humorous stories relating to it.


Car of the Year

  • 2004: Nissan 350Z
    Nissan 350Z

    The Nissan 350Z is a two seat sports car that was manufactured by Nissan Motor Co, LTD. The 350Z is the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line, originally introduced in 1969 as the Datsun 240Z....
  • 2005: Toyota Aygo
    Toyota Aygo

    The Toyota Aygo is a city car sold since 2005. All Aygos are built at the new factory of the TPCA Joint venture in the city of Kolin, Czech Republic....
     & Bugatti Veyron
    Bugatti Veyron

    The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine design Grand tourer car produced by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and was introduced in 2005 as the fastest production car in the world....
  • 2006: Jaguar XK
    Jaguar XK

    The Jaguar XK series is a grand tourer produced by United Kingdom carmaker Jaguar Cars since 1996. The car was introduced in Geneva Motor Show on March 5th 1996....
  • 2007: Audi R8
  • 2008: Volkswagen Scirocco
    Volkswagen Scirocco

    The Volkswagen Scirocco is a sports coupe produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen from 1974 until 1992. Seeking to draw upon the Scirocco's successful reputation Volkswagen released a third generation of the name plate in August 2008....


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