evo newsletter, 16th Nov 2011

There’s been a multitude of special-edition Veyrons already, but that hasn’t stopped Bugatti from rattling out a few more. Cue three garish Veyron Grand Sports for the Middle East market, on display at the Dubai motor show. Picture gallery and details here.

We’ve had our first drive of the all-new Porsche 911, too. The 991-generation boasts some of the biggest development tweaks in the model’s history, and you can find out if it’s changed for the better via our review and picture gallery here.

The most popular video on evo.co.uk this week is Chris Harris’s review of the barmy Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. Can a 1.4-litre turbo hot hatch really wear a Ferrari badge? And can a dinky Fiat ever be worth £30,000? Harris aims to find out.

In the news, there’s a new Honda sports car, Vauxhall’s all-new Astra VXR has been unveiled, Mercedes has put a twin-turbo V8 in its ML63 AMG off-roader and there’s a host of new performance options for the Audi A1 and Jaguar XJ.

Don’t forget to grab you copy of evo 164, our 2011 Car of the Year issue. Preview all the contenders via videos and photo galleries here, and click here to buy your copy in paper, digital or iPad form. The issue also stars a Mini Coupe v hot hatch rivals group test, a drive in Audi’s 2011 Le Mans winning car and a review of the gorgeous Ferrari 458 Spider.

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Nick Trott
Editor
evo

  More special edition Veyrons!

Middle East edition Veyron Grand Sports display the potentially garish results of Bugatti's customisation scheme

  New Porsche 911 driven

The all-new 991 iteration of the Porsche 911 coupe, driven for the first time in Carrera S form. But has it been worth the wait?

  Chris Harris reviews Ferrari hot hatch!

Chris Harris reviews Abarth's 'Ferrari hot hatch', the pricey but fun 695 Tributo, on video. Does it deserve its association with the Prancing Horse?

  Latest car news

Mercedes-Benz unveils its new twin-turbo ML63 AMG high performance SUV. Details and pictures here

Honda's new electric sports car heads a range of concepts at the 2011 Tokyo motor show. Details and pictures here

Vauxhall pulls the wraps off its potent new Astra VXR hot hatcback. Limited-slip diff, 155mph, 277bhp

Ford's all new, 178bhp Fiesta ST hot hatchback gains an extra set of doors for the LA motor show

Porsche unveils its new 911 GT3 RSR long distance racer. Wider and more powerful, but over £500K...

Jaguar XJ gains new Sport and Speed packs; more aggressive styling, new alloys, upped 174mph top speed

The new Range Rover Evoque has got a cosmetic reworking from German tuning giant Brabus's subsidiary, Startech

Audi launches a more powerful A1 diesel as well as Black and Contrast special editions

  Performance car reviews

The Ford Mustang Boss 302 is an all-American muscle car - but we tested one in the UK to see how it fares over here

We loved the cheeky charm of the previous generation Suzuki Swift Sport - so how does the new one drive?

We drive the new sub-£30K, entry-level BMW Z4 roadster, the turbocharged sDrive20i

Chris Harris drives the new 2012 model year version of Nissan's superlative GT-R. Even better than before?

The Range Rover Sport gets a cleaner, more powerful SDV6 diesel engine for 2012 and evo's driven it

The new Honda Civic looks every bit as otherworldly as the previous generation, but the big question is how does it drive

The 182bhp Audi A1 S line is the quickest and sportiest A1 - at least until the forthcoming S1 turns up.

  evo Car of the Year issue on sale!

evo's huge 2011 Car of the Year test is here. Our comprehensive review of the year stretches 60 pages, and you can preview the performance cars going head to head in sunny Portugal below

  evo Coty 2011: the contenders

Years of improvement have led to the best version of Aston's V8 baby yet. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

A squat, small car with a lusty straight six feeding lashings of power to the rear wheels. Brilliant. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

There’s never been a bad M5 and BMW isn’t about to break that winning streak with the new version. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

A practical Ferrari might sound as needless as a targa-top submarine, yet the 'breadvan' FF is very beguiling. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

Jaguar’s punchiest attempt thus far to convince us that the XK's a proper sports car as well as a great GT. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

A big Lambo is almost always the guv’nor of supercars and the Aventador isn’t going to let anything change that. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

The baby Lotus goes Superleggera, ditching the luxuries to get back to basics. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

evo’s serious drivers have been genuinely staggered by the unsexily named McLaren's ground-covering ability. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

The last hurrah for the motorsport 'Metzger' flat-six and indeed the entire 997-generation Porsche 911. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

Porsche slaps its legendary R badged on this lighter, faster Cayman coupe. Enough to embarrass the 911? Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

Renault takes the Megane 250 Cup, winds up the boost to release another 14bhp and fits it with some grippier tyres. Video and pics from eCoty 2011 here.

  evo team and reader blogs

The late Richard Burns won Britain's last world rally title ten years ago. His name is now raising money for a very worthy cause. Video here

An evo Community user blogs on a great drive in his Gordon Murray designed LCC Rocket, complete with video

Recent evo work experience Matthew Bird blogs on the predicted demise of the slick stick shift. Will you miss manual gearboxes?

Another former evo workie, Tom Gregory, celebrates the hugely popular Goodwood Breakfast Club, with great supercar photographs

  Video comparison tests

evo celebrates the Cult of the Turbo with a video of the four best turbocharged supercars: Ferrari F40 v Porsche GT2 RS v Noble M600 v Jaguar XJ220

We've given the McLaren MP4-12C its toughest challenge yet: meeting the Ferrari 458 Italia, Noble M600 and Porsche 911 Turbo S.

Which is quicker around a track - a Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Performante Spyder or an aerobatic plane with barely half the horsepower?

Ferrari 599 GTO or Lexus LFA, V12 v V10: which screaming hypercar would you have? Let this video battle help you decide...

The Stelvio Pass is the setting for our sonorous supercar cabrio battle. Alfa Romeo 8C Spider v Audi R8 Spyder v Aston Martin Vantage S v Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

  Aston Martin Rapide v its rivals

Aston Martin's 470bhp, V12-engined, four-seat Rapide is here. We test it back-to-back with its closest supersaloon rivals from Maserati, Bentley and Porsche on an epic 1200-mile drive

  evo's 2011 winter tyre test

We round up the best all-weather tyres and tell you what your rubber choice should be this winter

We round up the best all-weather tyres and tell you what your rubber choice should be this winter

We round up the best all-weather tyres and tell you what your rubber choice should be this winter

  The Week launches new app

evo's hugely popular news-based sister title The Week launches new app

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