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Former Stig Tries To Get Away From the Police, but It's All for the Show
Former Stig Tries To Get Away From the Police, but It's All for the Show

30 Dec 2023, 08:59 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The Stig was the the star of the Top Gear show in the years 2000s. Now he is trying to run away from the police on his on show

 
Lucid Air Sapphire Runs 8.9s Quarter Mile With Former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins Driving
Lucid Air Sapphire Runs 8.9s Quarter Mile With Former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins Driving

23 Oct 2023, 22:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the Tesla Model S Plaid isn't fast enough in the quarter mile for your liking, Lucid is much obliged to sell you an 8.9-second version of the Air for $249K

 
3,000-HP Drag Race: F1 'Roadster' v Ferrari SF90, 1,000-HP Audi RS 6, and a Stunt Plane
3,000-HP Drag Race: F1 'Roadster' v Ferrari SF90, 1,000-HP Audi RS 6, and a Stunt Plane

18 Sep 2023, 21:40 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Epic races happen at every corner nowadays, but this one is just a pure adrenaline overdose with unequally matched opponents from air and land

 
Ben Collins Drives 1985 Porsche 962, Calls It the Pinnacle of 1980s Engineering
Ben Collins Drives 1985 Porsche 962, Calls It the Pinnacle of 1980s Engineering

31 May 2023, 11:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of the most dominant race cars of the 1980s, the Porsche 962 was introduced in late 1984 as a replacement for the equally fabulous 956.

 
The Stig Drag Races 500+ HP Golf R Against the Tuned German Triad of Audi-BMW-Mercedes
The Stig Drag Races 500+ HP Golf R Against the Tuned German Triad of Audi-BMW-Mercedes

18 Feb 2023, 20:47 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Former Top Gear co-star Ben Collins takes the wheel of a tuned VW and races a trio of extra-upgraded cars from the performance divisions of AMG, M Sport, and RS

 
Former Stig Tries Out His First Hybrid Ferrari, Goes Flat-Out in an SF90
Former Stig Tries Out His First Hybrid Ferrari, Goes Flat-Out in an SF90

23 Jun 2022, 12:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ben Collins, the racing driver who used to be The Stig on Top Gear many years ago, has reviewed the Ferrari SF90. This is his take on his first hybrid Ferrari

 
The Stig (Ben Collins) Will Drive a Lucid Air at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Stig (Ben Collins) Will Drive a Lucid Air at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

20 Jun 2022, 17:26 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The professional pilot will drive a Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance – with 1,050 hp – up the famous hill. Shouldn’t Lucid wait for the trimotor version?

 
The Stig Drives an Aggressive Twin-Turbo Lamborghini, Can't Stop Laughing "Like an Idiot"
The Stig Drives an Aggressive Twin-Turbo Lamborghini, Can't Stop Laughing "Like an Idiot"

14 Jun 2022, 08:52 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The Stig has tested hundreds of Lamborghinis for Top Gear, but Sheepey Race had something special in store for him, a 2,600 hp twin-turbo V10 Lamborghini

 
Range Rover Sport Goes Where Very Few Skiers Dare in Inferno Downhill Challenge
Range Rover Sport Goes Where Very Few Skiers Dare in Inferno Downhill Challenge

8 Nov 2016, 14:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Luxury British SUV is put to one of the toughest tests imaginable for any car, let alone one of its éclat, but comes out of it with flying colors

 
The Ben Collins Wears Mustaches and Tattoos for Golf GTI Batch Review
The Ben Collins Wears Mustaches and Tattoos for Golf GTI Batch Review

14 Oct 2016, 14:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Contrary to popular belief, Ben Collins is not The Stug or The Stog for Clarkson's new show. He does his own reviews now

 
McLaren 570S Reviewed by Ex-Stig Ben Collins for Goodwood
McLaren 570S Reviewed by Ex-Stig Ben Collins for Goodwood

31 Mar 2016, 00:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's probably considered blasphemy to say something bad about McLaren, the national supercar in Britain, because Ben is sugar-coating the 570S

 
Drive Real Cars, Race in a Virtual World: Castrol Pits Matt Powers and Ben Collins
Drive Real Cars, Race in a Virtual World: Castrol Pits Matt Powers and Ben Collins

7 Dec 2015, 10:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Racing in the virtual world is something even kids can do; controlling it by driving actual cars on actual asphalt, now that's new

 
Former Stig Star Ben Collins Names Ford Mustang the Ultimate Stunt Car <span>· Video</span>
Former Stig Star Ben Collins Names Ford Mustang the Ultimate Stunt Car · Video

9 Nov 2015, 16:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / For years, Ben Collins remained anonymous as he'd play Stig in BBC's Top Gear motoring show, but once he decided to change that, a new world opened

 
Former Stig Ben Collins to Drive a 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang at the Goodwood FoS
Former Stig Ben Collins to Drive a 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang at the Goodwood FoS

24 Jun 2015, 13:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The first of the White Stig tame racing drivers will drive a 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

 
Former Stig Ben Collins Praises Toyota GT 86
Former Stig Ben Collins Praises Toyota GT 86

30 May 2013, 13:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While we’re not the only people that get excited while driving the Toyota GT 86, it seems that professional drivers seem to enjoy our beloved sportscar as well. And the latest connoisseur to j...

 
Former Stig Ben Collins Says Ferrari 458 Is His Favorite Supercar
Former Stig Ben Collins Says Ferrari 458 Is His Favorite Supercar

30 May 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The guys over at Jalopnik recently asked readers to post question for the former Top Gear Stig and James Bond stunt Driver, Ben Collins. One reader asked which was Ben's favorite supercar as...

 
Ex-Stig Ben Collins to be Stunt Driver in Next Bond Movie
Ex-Stig Ben Collins to be Stunt Driver in Next Bond Movie

9 May 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ex-army officer, ex-racing car driver and ex-Stig turned stunt man, Ben Collins has been ‘famous’ for a few years now. We just didn’t know what his face looked like. Now we do, and...

 
Ex-Stig Ben Collins Inviting You to a Ride in a Wildcat 500
Ex-Stig Ben Collins Inviting You to a Ride in a Wildcat 500

5 Sep 2011, 10:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Top Gear’s Ex-Stig Ben Collins is inviting you to be his passenger in a Wildcat 500, with the adventure set to take place at this year’s Rallyday, at Castle Combe in Wiltshire on Saturda...

 
The Stig Drives the Nissan Leaf
The Stig Drives the Nissan Leaf

6 Oct 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Now that the mystery surrounding the identity of the Stig has been shattered in not such a pleasant manner, the crowd of automotive enthusiasts had high hopes for the future, mostly because of the f...

 
The Stig Hired by Fifth Gear
The Stig Hired by Fifth Gear

4 Oct 2010, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ben Collins, Top Gear’s former Stig, is now moving on with his career. And what better show to star in, if not Top Gear’s number one rival, Fifth Gear. Yes, that is true! The Stig has...