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Dec 2023
30m 31s

That Time We Drove A Car Built By A Toy ...

Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast
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What happens if a children's scooter company were to reboot a Fifties classic with electric power? Well, Microlino (the inventors of the famous folding micro-scooter) did exactly that. And in this episode of the Top Gear Magazine podcast, Editor-in-Chief Jack Rix quizzes Ollie Kew about the time he took the bubble car to the bemused people of Zurich.

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