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Top Gear Ultimate Supercars by Jason Barlow takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the world of high-performance vehicles. Through stunning photography and engaging narratives, the book explores the design, history, and impact of some of the most iconic and powerful supercars ever made. Perfect for car enthusiasts, it combines the thrill of automotive engineering with the adventurous spirit of Top Gear.
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Guaranteed to rev the engines of car fans everywhere.

Supercars are the purest and most extreme expression of automotive performance there is - and no one knows the territory better than the TopGear team.

Top Gear hand you the keys to the newest and most notorious supercars in world.

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Top Gear Ultimate Supercars hands you the keys to the newest and most notorious supercars in the world.

Guaranteed to rev the engines of car fans everywhere.

Supercars are the purest and most extreme expression of automotive performance there is—and no one knows the territory better than the Top Gear team. With ever-increasing power outputs, radical new designs, and eye-popping price tags, this book is a celebration of the supercar in all its fabulous glory.

The book also brings this incredibly fast-moving, hi-octane world bang up to date. The world's best writers and photographers explore the latest developments in thrilling style—from the new generation of pure-electric cars that have raised the bar for zero emissions performance, to the crazy machines hell-bent on breaking the 300mph barrier... this is Top Gear Ultimate Supercars. Buckle up. Are you ready?

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785944819

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: BBC Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 1321g

Pages: 264

About the Author

Jason Barlow is a journalist and broadcaster who has driven every significant new car - and lots of old ones - in his 25-year career. Currently editor-at-large for BBC TopGear, and a long-standing contributing editor to British GQ, Barlow has also written forThe Times, the Guardian, and the Daily Telegraph. He has presented numerous television shows on cars and popular culture for the BBC, ITV, Sky, and the Discovery Channel. He lives in rural Essex, where the roads are very good indeed.

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