The new February 2012 issue of CAR Magazine is out now – led by our scoop dossier on not one, but two new McLaren supercars. We've got the latest news on the 800bhp P12 hypercar, the spiritual successor to the 1990s F1, and exclusive undisguised photographs of the spyder version of the MP4-12C. Elsewhere, we pit the new BMW 3-series against the Merc C-class and Audi A5, while Range Rover's vogueish new Evoque takes on the Audi Q3. Which faux-by-four is best? In another world exclusive, we get Mikka Hakkinen to interview Nico Rosberg, and then end up in a bizarre cycling challenge with the current F1 driver as we pedal frantically up the hills behind his Monaco home. Ben Barry tells you how to buy a hot hatch bargain for just £5000 – VW Golf GTI Mk5, Honda Civic Type R and Mini Cooper S included – while the other Ben, Oliver, joins land speed record holder Andy Green as he recces the scene of 2013's record attempt in South Africa. Plus a postcard from the Bahamas Speed Week Revival, updates on our 14 long-term test cars, the top 10 amphibious cars, a group test of the new Honda Civic against its Focus, Golf and Astra rivals and we pore all over the new Honda NSX hybrid supercar.

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