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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Eagle Lightweight GTR • Eagle’s latest, lightest-ever E-type promises ultimate road-racer thrills. Does it deliver?

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N • With 641bhp and tech adopted from the acclaimed Ioniq 5 N, could this EV saloon pose a threat to its ICE rivals?

McLaren GTS • Woking’s grand touring supercar returns with a new name and more power, but does it still have a place?

ZeroNine Design Ford Focus ST • Can a new tuning house finally unlock the Mk4 Focus ST’s potential and make it truly desirable?

THE BEAST WITHIN • A system that gets inside your car’s electronics to help you nail the perfect lap is being developed by Bosch. We put it to the test

FOOT ON THE GAS: HARNESSING HYDROGEN • Bosch targets Le Mans with hydrogen-fuelled Maserati-engined race car

Hyundai powers onward • State-of-the-art test facilities will speed development of Europe-specific models

RICHARD HALL Founder, Great British Sports Cars • From 1:10-scale beginnings via building kit cars, Richard Hall’s passion for engineering led to the creation of his own modern-day Lotus Seven interpretation, the GBS Zero

RICHARD MEADEN • In a Ferrari 12 Cilindri on a quiet Route Napoléon, Meaden has his eCoty moment

RICHARD PORTER • Taking a neighbour’s car for a spin has given Porter a new perspective on driving

ECOTY evo 2025 • A cast of twelve new performance cars, ranging from hot hatch to hypercar, gathers in the south of France for five intense days of driving on spectacular roads. The mission: to find the one that will be crowned evo Car of the Year 2025

THE JUDGES

ECOTY: THE CARS

ECOTY: THE TEST

THE RECKONING • The judges’ scores have been totted up and averaged out. Now the countdown begins

1st LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO

BEHIND THE SCENES

JUDGE’S NOTES: STUART GALLAGHER • A glimpse behind the scenes of the year’s biggest test

JUDGE’S NOTES: JAMES TAYLOR • A golden year for performance cars, reckons Taylor

JUDGE’S NOTES: JOHN BARKER • One drive in particular convinced Barker he was in the presence of true greatness

JUDGE’S NOTES: RICHARD MEADEN • Meaden found his perfect two-car garage at eCoty

JUDGE’S NOTES: HENRY CATCHPOLE • One of the very best things on this year’s eCoty wasn’t even one of the cars, reveals Catchpole

JUDGE’S NOTES: COLIN GOODWIN • What’s changed since Goodwin’s last eCoty? A lot, it seems

JUDGE’S NOTES: YOUSUF ASHRAF • His first eCoty, so what did Ashraf make of it all?

WHERE WERE YOU? • Surprised at some of the absentees from eCoty2025? Here’s why your favourites were AWOL

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HALL evo OF FAME • The evo Hall of Fame recognises outstanding achievement, this year focusing on the world of motorsport. Prepare to welcome the latest inductees

COMPETITION DRIVER OF THE YEAR ROBERT KUBICA • From a potentially career-ending accident to Le Mans glory

COMPETITION CAR OF THE YEAR ASTON MARTIN VALKYRIE AMR-LMH • Aston Martin brought the noise to Le Mans – and won plenty of hearts

HONOURS BOARD • The Revuelto joins the list of evo Car of the Year champions

BMW M5 Touring • It offered immense pace and impressive tech, but it also had a lot to prove. After 11,000 miles, did this divisive M car win us over?

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