Race of Champs vid

David Coulthard's Race of Champs hot lap

Subaru Impreza v Lamborghini Gallardo

News
The glamourpuss of the Detroit motor show was the Mazda Furai. It’s here, along with all the other weird and wonderful attendees

Driven
Lotus Elise SC, Peugeot 308 RC Z, BMW 125i Convertible, BMW 635d

Letters
There are eloquent memories of Henri Toivonen and if Clarkson is annoying you then this is where to vent your spleen – Peter Vaughan gets the ball rolling

Cover Story: Impreza STI takes on Superleggera
Point-to-point pace is what Subarus are famous for, but can the new STI outrun the fastest point-to-point Lamborghini of all time across Wales?

Inside the Dakar
Cancelled this year due to terrorist threats, we look at what makes the Dakar rally so great

Paris-Dakar Porsche 959
John Barker drives the legendary sand-plugger around… Banbury. Always thought it should have been sponsored by Camel rather than Rothmans…

Transsyberia Rallye
The only time a Cayenne’s ever ventured off-road and Richard Meaden goes somewhere no one can see him, and no one can hear him scream

Aston Martin DBS v Bentley Continental GT Speed v Mercedes CL65 AMG
Driving 1500 miles to the Isle of Mull and back is a job for true grand tourers, the sort with 1700bhp between them. It’s also a job for David Vivian

evo Grand Challenge pt2
Our three genuine £1000 cars (plus Jethro, Andy and Neil’s race-prepped Nissan 200SX) head for the Race of Champions circuit at Wembley. Oh Lordy

Subscriptions
Keira Knightley ensures she always has a copy of evo on set. Expect a namecheck if she wins an Oscar

Hot hatches v Integrale
Lancia’s Integrale is an all-time hero, but Ford’s Fiesta ST185, Vauxhall’s Corsa VXR 888 and Renault’s Clio 197 Cup are no respecters of reputation

AC Schnitzer
Mini Cooper S Works not enough for you? Then try this…

FWD Dragster
How on earth do you put 1450bhp through the front wheels and survive? The Corsa VXR 888 sometimes has trouble getting its 225bhp down…

Long-term tests
Just as the weather turns wet, Neil Carey’s all-weather four-wheel-drive R32 Golf has gone. Typical. And Catchpole’s just picked up a Caterham. Idiot

The Knowledge
Choose one car from each of the sections, but no two can begin with the same letter. Fiat 100HP? No Ferrari 599 then

Birth of an Icon: Renault 5 Turbo
The mid-engined Turbo’s in-line gearbox came from a Renault 16. Fascinating, huh?