Evo

Produced by world-class motoring journalists and racers, evo communicates the raw emotion of owning, driving and testing the world’s greatest performance cars. Bringing together informative car reviews, vivid photography, exciting track tests and dramatic drive stories in glorious landscapes, evo is considered the bible for performance car enthusiasts.

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Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider • Ferrari’s magnificent front-engined supercar gets a folding hard top, and it’s brilliant – with one major reservation

BMW Alpina B3 GT Touring • Fitted with the M3’s engine, but packing extra torque alongside a subtler aesthetic, Alpina’s B3 GT promises a more refined take on the super-estate formula. Does it deliver?

Performance Link R300 MX-5 • A screaming, 296bhp Honda VTEC engine and a full chassis upgrade package turn the NC-generation Mazda MX-5 into something altogether more thrilling

Kalmar 7-97 RS-R Evo • 911 Dakar a bit too much style and not enough substance for you? Then this restomod from Kalmar could be the go-anywhere Porsche you’re looking for

Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid • Taking the 771bhp twin-turbo hybrid V8 from the Continental GT, is the new Flying Spur the ultimate go-faster limo?

MORGAN REIMAGINED • A more useable, more refined development of the Plus Six, built around an evolution of the Aero 8’s radical aluminium platform, the Supersport is a new kind of Morgan

Part 7 Oversteer • It’s not all about showboating – mastering the art of a controlled slide can pay dividends when the unexpected happens

Ed Abbott • Currently causing a stir by competing in historic rallying in a V12 XJ–S, Abbott worked under Norman Dewis at Jaguar before successfully tackling saloon car racing with Ford, Saab and DJ Mike Smith

RICHARD MEADEN • Group tests are anevo staple, but the real magic happens after the test, says Meaden

RICHARD PORTER • Porter recalls the struggle of finding your tribe as a car-crazy kid in a pre-internet world

BATTLE OF THE SIXES • The latest base-model Porsche 911 Carrera is outgunned by the all-wheel drive BMW M4 Competition on paper, but the real battle is on the road

STREET PARTY • Maserati’s GT2 race car is a proven winner in the heat of competition; now comes the road-legal version. Can the GT2 Stradale capture the hardcore appeal of a racer in a road-friendly package? We find out

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HATCH COOKING • Updated and uprated hatches just keep coming, with levels of performance and tech that continue to astound. We pit the heavily revised Gen 2 Toyota GR Yaris against the facelifted Audi RS3 and latest Mercedes-AMG A45 S to find out who does it best

ON THE BOIL • We’ve driven our hyperactive hatches on the road, now it’s time to unleash them fully on the expanses of Anglesey Circuit, to explore both their ultimate ability and how much sheer fun they can deliver

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS • 24 Hours of Lemons is budget endurance racing with a healthy sense of humour and a pinch of madness. evo dives in at a race in Alabama

CLIO 172 • In the pantheon of great Renault Sport hot hatches, the Phase 1 Clio 172 could just be the sweetest of them all

Audi RS6 Avant Performance • With a complex future looming for the RS6, we dive into nine months of pure, unadulterated V8 estate joy

Lotus Elise 111S • Our Series 1 Elise gets a service and a clean bill of health

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio • After six months, it’s time for our final verdict. Does this ageing but characterful Italian still cut it?

Cupra Leon 300 • Why the old-school demands of a...