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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RML GT Hypercar • Based on Porsche’s outgoing 911 Turbo S, with looks inspired by the GT1 Le Mans racer and power ramped up to a mighty 907bhp, this is RML Bespoke’s take on the ultimate road and track car

Mercedes-AMG GT43 • A £105k GT with an engine we’re more used to finding in a hot hatch? Could it possibly work?

Aston Martin DBXS • Subtle cosmetic changes belie mechanical upgrades that make an already sharp and engaging performance SUV even better

THE ENGINE TO SAVE THE SEVEN • Caterham needs a replacement for Ford’s out-of-production engines. Its solution is a 1.3 turbo from Horse Powertrain, a specialist owned by Geely and Renault. We get to know the new powerplant – and drive it in a prototype

RETURN OF THE REDHEAD • The Testarossa name is back for Ferrari’s latest plug-in hybrid supercar with several nods to other iconic Ferraris of the past

FOR THE LOVE OF GODZILLA • After 18 years, the R35 Nissan GT-R has bowed out. Richard Porter pays tribute to this uncompromising, continually evolving tour de force that became a legend in its own lifetime

RICHARD MEADEN • Lotus’s current plight leaves a saddened Meaden pondering what might have been

RICHARD PORTER • Navigating the absurd world of used car ads makes buying new seem sane, reckons Porter

BE HERE NOW • The Lotus Emira and Alpine A110 are sports car heroes with uncertain futures. Which should you enjoy while you can?

FAB FOUR • TVR T350C, BMW Z4 M Coupé, Lotus Evora Sport 410 and Porsche Cayman GT4: four sports coupes with timeless appeal. Which would you choose?

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BLUE THUNDER • The Mustang GTD is Ford’s answer to a GT3 RS, with a ferocious

SERIAL WINNER • Porsche’s 911 GT3 has set the benchmark for finely focused, road - and track-going sports coupes for 25 years, we plot its evolution by comparing an original example against the very latest

MR GT3 • He’s the man behind one of the world’s greatest performance car dynasties. Andreas Preuninger, boss of Porsche’s GT department, opens up about the past, present and future of the 911 GT3 line

WAR HORSE • This sensational Ferrari 550 Maranello Prodrive competed at Le Mans no fewer than five times. Now it’s our turn to get behind the wheel

TYRE TEST 2025

FIELD TRIP • Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo or Aston Martin DB12 Volante? Two powerful and charismatic convertibles, but which is best? A cross-country drive to the coast should hold the answer

Skoda Superb Sleeper Edition • The wild, one-off 470bhp luxury estate joins the evo fleet. What will this under-the-radar super-Skoda be like to live with every day?

Audi RS6 Avant Performance • When standard brakes are this good, who needs carbon-ceramics?

Mazda MX-5 RF 2.0 Homura • The giant-killer of eCoty 2024 joins the Fast Fleet for an extended test

BMW M5 Touring • The G99 M5 may be BMW’s ultimate super-estate on paper, but is the smaller M3 Touring better?

THE KNOWLEDGE

‘For seamless manual downshifts, you can’t beat heel and toe’ • Learning this bit of fancy footwork will make your road and track driving more fluid. Here’s how to do it