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 Amalfi • The replacement for the Roma brings more power, a new look and – hallelujah! – actual buttons in its revamped interior

Alpine A390 GT • Alpine insists its tri-motor A390 ‘sport fastback’ is no SUV, but a compact, agile EV that blends daily practicality with A110 agility. Let’s find out…

Skoda Fabia 130 • Skoda’s fastest ever Fabia could just be the small, old-school hot hatch that the world needs – but it has a very punchy price tag to live up to

Cupra Formentor VZ5 • Limited-edition crossover gets Audi’s five-cylinder engine and torque-splitter diff, but to what effect?

THANK YOU TOYOTA • Spiritual successor to the Lexus LFA, with a brand new 4-litre V8 and an all-aluminium platform, the GR GT could just be our next hero car

THE WIRE • ZF’s revolutionary steer-by-wire system completely severs the physical link between the wheel and the road – yet still provides feedback. We drive a prototype and find out what benefits it offers

DARREN LANGEVELD Founder, Destination Nürburgring • After developing his love of driving in a series of classic French hatches, Darren Langeveld discovered the Nordschleife and founded a trackday company to share his passion for the Ring

RICHARD MEADEN • A new year finds Meaden reviewing his personal fleet; what else does 2026 have in store?

RICHARD PORTER • A passenger ride in the new Jaguar leaves former XJR owner Porter feeling reassured

AFTER THE HURACAN • Lamborghini’s new baby, the Temerario, has to follow the muchloved Huracán. Can a V8 turbo hybrid match the magic of a V10? Our first road drive should reveal the answer

FANTASTIC BEASTS • Audi’s RS6 GT and BMW’s F90-gen M5 CS are arguably the ultimate expressions of the German superwagon and supersaloon, both with 620bhp-plus, both with extensively reworked chassis, both monstrously rapid. But which delivers the biggest thrill?

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ENCORE • British firm Encor has taken the wraps off a stunning new restomod, a carbonfibre-bodied, 400bhp twin-turbo V8 homage to the original S1 Lotus Esprit. Yours for a cool half a million…

MAC TO THE FUTURE • Smaller than a Lotus Elise but powered by a 7-litre V8, the Nichols N1A is a homage to the awe-inspiring McLaren M1A Can-Am car of the 1960s – and it’s fully road-legal. We strap in

FAMILY FEUD • VW Golf R and Cupra Leon 333 share the same platform and 328bhp turbocharged engine, but on the road they’re very different propositions. Which will triumph?

THE ANATOMY OF A DAKAR RACER • The Dacia Sandrider is a £1million, Prodrive-built Rally-Raid special constructed with Dakar success in its sights. We dissect it

THE FAST SHOW • Exactly how much quicker around a circuit is Manthey’s take on the 911 GT3 RS than the standard car? We find out as this pair – and more of 2025’s fastest newcomers – lap Anglesey Circuit against the clock to claim their place on the evo Leaderboard

ARIEL ATOM 4R & ARIEL NOMAD 2

DALLARA EXP

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS

ANGLESEY CIRCUIT

Audi RS6 Performance • After a year and 22,000 miles on our fleet, the hard-working RS6 departs having cemented its status as the definitive everyday super-estate

Land Rover Defender Octa • Which tyre would the Octa wear for eCoty? There was only one way to find out…

Dacia Duster • Does...