Top Gear June 2004
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Top Gear |
| Published date | 01/06/2004 |
| Pages | 316 |
Articles
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| 1 | Supplement - The 50 Worst Cars of all Time - Un-cool, ugly, slow, sloppy and shittily put-together, Top Gear presents the pocket guide to cars so embarrassing you’d rather take the bus than accept a ride in any of them. Prepare yourself. | General interest | 34 |
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| 30 | OOOh Parker! 'Using the Thunderbird seemed to be a natural like to the film' - To many it may seem sacrilege to replace Lady Penelope's candyfloss pink Rolls-Royce limo with a Ford. But you have to admit, it has a certain logic. | Features | 5 |
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| 86 | Staying True to Type - Jaguars S-Type V6 Diesel - Jaguar's scared of tinkering too much with the looks its S-Type, although there's been quite a departure beneath the bonnet. Richard Dredge listens out for a diesel. | Features | 2 |
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| 88 | Doggone Conclusion - Skoda Octavia - So you think you can tell what the new Octavia is going to be like, do you? Just remember, Colin Ryan, nobody likes a smart alec. | Features | 1 |
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| 91 | Mo' Better Cruise - Audi S4 Cabriolet - Even rappers try to avoid the clinchés sometimes. So when there's an alternative to the blinging M3, Peter Grunert thinks they'll take it. | Features | 1 |
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| 92 | Adventures in Toyland - Lexus LS430 - When you get a Lexus, you get kit all the way up to the ceiling. But a fridge isn't necessarily what Anthony ffrench-Constant is looking for. | Features | 1 |
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| 95 | A Car to DIY For - Toyota Corolla Verso - This Corolla Verso claims to be the last world in versatility, but Alistair Weaver reckons a trick or two has been missed. | Features | 1 |
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| 97 | Where did it all go? - TVR T350t - Life passing you by? Not done everything the men's mags tell you you should have? Tick off owning a sports car, says James Mills. | Features | 1 |
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| 99 | Oh, Yeah. Right......Seat Altea - When Colin Ryan came back into the office extolling the virtues of Seat's new Altea, we weren't sure how seriously to take him. | Features | 2 |
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| 104 | The World's Fastest Cars - The Ultimate Test - "This is the hardest decision I've made in 20 years of motoring journalism" McLaren Mercedes SLR, Porsche Carrera GT. | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 10 |
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| 114 | The Lion in Africa - Peugeot 407 - Driving Peugeot's new 407 on the streets of Tunisia was quite an experience. Like the El Jem colosseum you see in the background here, it was in for a bit of a fight. | Features | 8 |
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| 122 | Open and Shut Case - New Mini Cab - We've caught Jason and the new Mini Convertible with hood down, door open, lids up and chin stroked. Yes the inevitable variant has arrived and we've had an exclusive crack at it. Read on, unless you're too manly. | Features | 6 |
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| 128 | A Real Mini Adventure - Hopkirk and the Monte - He won the Monte Carlo Rally in the most ironic British car ever built. And what's more, it really pissed off the French. | General interest | 6 |
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| 134 | French Resistance - Megane 225 v Focus RS - Renault reckons Ford's hardcore Focus RS has occupied the top hot hatch position for too long. Has its Renaultsport department now come up with a weapon to bring down the oppressor? | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 8 |
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| 142 | Elise of Life - Lotus Positions - We can get a bit anally retentive here at Top Gear, but this month we've excelled ourselves. With the launch of the Exige, we got to asking what is the best Elise Variant ever, including the Vauxhalls. After roping in 19 cars and an ex-F1 driver, we had our answer. Lotus Exige Series 2. | Features | 6 |
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| 150 | The Big Test: £20K Diesels - Over half of all compact executive saloons are now diesel-fuelled. The Volvo S40 2.0D aims to offer the style, practicality and frugality to take on the well established Audi A4 and Jaguar's debut diesel, the X-Type. Volvo S40 2.0D SE, Jaguar X-Type 2.0D, Audi A4 1.9 TDI 130. | Features | 10 |
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| 166 | Lotus Elise Series One - Yes, Yes, Yes! The fabulous Elise is now within easier reach. PAUL WALTON goes all giddy. | Single vehicle -Reviews | 3 |
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