Top Gear celebrates fourth anniversary

Automotive magazine BBC Top Gear which celebrates it fourth anniversary in India this month has come out with a special anniversary issue themed on ‘Extreme’.

Also the magazine’s 50th issue, it brings together the 414bhp Audi R8 supercar and the new Nissan X-trail sports utility vehicle and pits them with a bunch of skilled athletes. Also part of the issue is the Mercedes ML 320 put to the test on ice-coated roads and the Toyota LandCruiser V8 sent barrelling down cliffs.

Top Gear’s fourth anniversary also features Maruti A-star, Fiat Punto and the Mitsubishi Cedia. There’s also a first look at Ford’s new small car, the new Honda Civic, the new Nissan Teana plus all new cars from the Frankfurt Motor Show. On offer for readers, there’s a free McLaren MP4-12C poster for keeps besides a free DVD of Vin Diesel starrer xXx and the chance to win the hottest new racing game in town - Need for Speed: Shift.

Tarun Rai, CEO, Worldwide Media said, "It has been a fantastic ride for BBC Top Gear in the past four years. No other auto magazine delivers with the passion and irreverence of Top Gear. Cars and bikes are the ultimate boy toys and no one understands this better than Top Gear."