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BMW Z4 Handschalter 2025 review – manual improves Munich's Boxster rival
BMW Z4 Handschalter
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BMW Z4 Handschalter 2025 review – manual improves Munich's Boxster rival

BMW has added involvement and driver appeal to the Z4 with the Handschalter, but it’s still a better GT than it is a sports car
20 Mar 2025
New Caterham factory: Inside where Britain's favourite track car is built
Caterham's new Dartford factory
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New Caterham factory: Inside where Britain's favourite track car is built

Caterham has long built addictive cars for dedicated road and track drivers. Now at its new Dartford facility, it's building them better and faster.
19 Mar 2025
Cosworth's secret: behind the scenes at the firm behind Bugatti, Aston Martin and F1 engines
Cosworth facility
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Cosworth's secret: behind the scenes at the firm behind Bugatti, Aston Martin and F1 engines

In the face of ever-tightening emissions regulations, Cosworth stands alone in producing fully compliant, high-revving, naturally aspirated supercar e…
18 Mar 2025
Advanced braking techniques: driving masterclass
Braking driving masterclass
Advice

Advanced braking techniques: driving masterclass

Brakes can be used for more than just slowing a car, and there’s more than one way to apply them too, as John Barker reveals
7 Mar 2025
Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review – Mk8.5 not the return to form we'd hoped for
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In-depth reviews

Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review – Mk8.5 not the return to form we'd hoped for

VW were quick to rush the Mk8 Golf into its second phase, but even the Mk8.5 Golf R is underwhelming compared to its distant predecessors
27 Feb 2025
My Life & Cars – Alan Gow, BTCC supremo and 24-hour Citroën 2CV racer
Alan Gow
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My Life & Cars – Alan Gow, BTCC supremo and 24-hour Citroën 2CV racer

Director of the BTCC, a seat on numerous FIA committees, and a Dacia Sandero at home. We revisit one of evo’s very first interviewees for a catch-up 2…
26 Feb 2025
Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider 2025 review – 819bhp V12 GT goes open-air
Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider
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Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider 2025 review – 819bhp V12 GT goes open-air

The Ferrari 12 Cilindri is a stunning super GT offering in standard coupe form, and it's just as good without a roof
24 Feb 2025
Used Honda Civic Type R (FK8, 2017 - 2022) review – 169mph hot hatch bargain
Honda Civic Type R (FK8)
In-depth reviews

Used Honda Civic Type R (FK8, 2017 - 2022) review – 169mph hot hatch bargain

Ignore the weird looks and the FK8 performs and rewards with the very best hot hatches of the last 25 years
11 Feb 2025
Toyota GR Yaris Fast Fleet test – 6000 miles in the homologation hatch
evo Fast Fleet Toyota GR Yaris
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Toyota GR Yaris Fast Fleet test – 6000 miles in the homologation hatch

It had neither Circuit nor Convenience Pack, but did our basic GR Yaris prove less can be more?
29 Jan 2025
My Life & Cars – Paddy Lowe, F1 engineer, efuel pioneer and classic rallying nut
Paddy Lowe life and cars
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My Life & Cars – Paddy Lowe, F1 engineer, efuel pioneer and classic rallying nut

We talk to the F1 engineer who won world championships with Williams, McLaren and Mercedes, and is now heading up the carbon‑neutral fuel company Zero…
25 Jan 2025
Mazda MX-5 RF 2025 review – evo Car of the Year 2024’s people’s champion
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Mazda MX-5 RF 2025 review – evo Car of the Year 2024’s people’s champion

The Mazda MX-5 RF is a real palate cleanser in an otherwise heavy, disconnected 2025 performance car marketplace
23 Jan 2025
Audi R8 V10 RWD and R8 RWD Performance (2020 - 2024) review – Audi's 911 GT3 fighters
Audi R8 V10 Performance RWD – front tracking
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Audi R8 V10 RWD and R8 RWD Performance (2020 - 2024) review – Audi's 911 GT3 fighters

The versatility of Audi’s R8 expanded further with the 911 and McLaren-fighting R8 RWD and RWD Performance
21 Jan 2025
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Audi RS6 GT 2025 review – has Audi made a BMW M5 CS rival?
Audi RS6 GT
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Audi RS6 GT 2025 review – has Audi made a BMW M5 CS rival?

The petrol-powered RS6 super-estate is going out in a blaze of glory with the bombastic GT, complete with 1980s racing battledress. What’s not to like…
20 Jan 2025
Morgan Plus Four 2025 review – traditional charmer has modern appeal
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Morgan Plus Four 2025 review – traditional charmer has modern appeal

There’s no confusing the Morgan Plus Four with a contender for sports car supremacy. But it’s capable enough and charming to no end
15 Jan 2025
Ford Fiesta ST (Mk8, 2017 - 2023) review and buying guide – a hot hatch that left on a high
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Ford Fiesta ST (Mk8, 2017 - 2023) review and buying guide – a hot hatch that left on a high

Ford’s inimitably popular hot hatch arguably died before its time, but it went out on top-tier form
14 Jan 2025
The Caterham Project V is Britain's answer to the electric Porsche Cayman
Caterham Project V
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The Caterham Project V is Britain's answer to the electric Porsche Cayman

Caterham’s new age electric coupe will pack Yamaha powertrain tech and liquid-cooled batteries, with development due to be completed later this year
13 Jan 2025
Ferrari Roma 2025 review – a near perfect take on the classic GT
Ferrari Roma – front tracking
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Ferrari Roma 2025 review – a near perfect take on the classic GT

Direct, engaging handling and superb ride quality, plus strong performance: the sharp-suited Roma nails its GT brief
22 Nov 2024
My Life & Cars – David Twohig, automotive engineer
David Twohig
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My Life & Cars – David Twohig, automotive engineer

The Alpine A110’s lead engineer talks about the wide-ranging projects he’s been instrumental on and the cars he’s chosen for himself
13 Nov 2024
Driving masterclass: how to be a safer and better driver
Driving masterclass
Advice

Driving masterclass: how to be a safer and better driver

From mastering the everyday commute to unlocking the full potential of your performance car, our new series will help you become safer, more confident…
11 Nov 2024
BMW M5 (G90) review – more power, more weight, same old M5 desirability?
G90 BMW M5 saloon
In-depth reviews

BMW M5 (G90) review – more power, more weight, same old M5 desirability?

So much has been written about BMW’s new plug-in hybrid M5, but now it’s time for the talk to stop. Does it feel like a true M car?
8 Nov 2024
BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter v Toyota Supra – manual sixes go head-to-head
BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter and Toyota Supra
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BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter v Toyota Supra – manual sixes go head-to-head

Can the addition of a manual gearbox and a raft of chassis mods transform BMW’s Z4? And does it have the measure of its manual Toyota Supra cousin?
2 Nov 2024
Great Ferrari hypercars driven: 288 GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo head-to-head
Ferrari hypercar supertest
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Great Ferrari hypercars driven: 288 GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo head-to-head

As Ferrari’s new F80 hypercar follows the hybrid path of the LaFerrari, we look back at its iconic forebears from a time when cubic capacity and large…
23 Oct 2024
Porsche 911 GT3 (997, 2006 - 2011): the ultimate modern classic?
Porsche 997 GT3 front
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Porsche 911 GT3 (997, 2006 - 2011): the ultimate modern classic?

The 997 GT3 had quite the baton to take; that of the definitive driver’s Porsche 911 of the 21st century. History tells us it managed as much and then…
21 Oct 2024
Best car tyres 2024: evo tyre test
2024 evo Tyre Test
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Best car tyres 2024: evo tyre test

Want to fit the very best tyres to your performance car? The annual evo Tyre Test identifies the cream of the current crop
17 Oct 2024
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Ferrari SF90 XX Spider 2024 review – a 1016bhp open-top adrenaline hit
Ferrari SF90 XX Spider – drift
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Ferrari SF90 XX Spider 2024 review – a 1016bhp open-top adrenaline hit

The Spider version of the SF90 XX provides our first taste of Ferrari’s track-focused 1016bhp hypercar on the road
23 Sep 2024
My Life & Cars – Tim Layzell, motorsport artist and amateur racer
Tim Layzell Life and cars
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My Life & Cars – Tim Layzell, motorsport artist and amateur racer

Layzell learned to drive in karts and a Skoda Rapid – experiences that stood him in good stead for his career as a motorsport artist
5 Sep 2024
Morgan is going electric, and it's built a battery-powered Super 3 to prove it
Morgan XP-1 – front
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Morgan is going electric, and it's built a battery-powered Super 3 to prove it

This experimental electric version of Morgan’s Super 3 promises to be more exciting to drive than the three-cylinder petrol car. We find out why
9 Aug 2024
My Life & Cars – Matt Becker, vehicle dynamics wizard
Matt Becker's Life and Cars
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My Life & Cars – Matt Becker, vehicle dynamics wizard

Son of Lotus and now vehicle engineering director at JLR, Matt Becker has a car history as impressive as his career
1 Aug 2024
McLaren F1 (1994 - 1998): driving the 240mph hypercar icon
McLaren F1 icon
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McLaren F1 (1994 - 1998): driving the 240mph hypercar icon

evo's John Barker was one of the first journalists to test the McLaren F1. They meet again...
30 Jul 2024
My Life & Cars – Frank Stephenson, car designer
My Life & Cars – Frank Stephenson
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My Life & Cars – Frank Stephenson, car designer

From New Mini to McLaren, via Fiat, Ferrari and countless others, Frank Stephenson’s work is everywhere you look in the automotive world. Here he ta…
14 Jul 2024
My Life & Cars – Lawrence Tomlinson, Chairman, Ginetta Cars
Lawrence Tomlinson Life and Cars
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My Life & Cars – Lawrence Tomlinson, Chairman, Ginetta Cars

The Ginetta boss tells the stories behind his enviable car collection, his class win at Le Mans and how he bought a car company
27 Jun 2024
Testing the ultimate £4m driving simulator
Horiba MIRA simulator complex
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Testing the ultimate £4m driving simulator

Can sophisticated driving simulators replace costly, physical prototypes? We visit the new £4m Horiba MIRA simulator complex to take a digital drive
27 May 2024
Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes‑AMG A45 S v Hyundai i30 N v Honda Civic Type R
Hot hatch test final four
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Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes‑AMG A45 S v Hyundai i30 N v Honda Civic Type R

The rally-bred Toyota GR Yaris, bombastic Mercedes‑AMG A45 S, thrillsome Hyundai i30 N and dazzling Honda Civic Type R are each brilliant in their own…
26 May 2024
Vredestein Ultrac Pro 2024 tyre review – a worthy alternative to the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S?
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
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Vredestein Ultrac Pro 2024 tyre review – a worthy alternative to the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S?

New high performance tyre claims unique blend of grip and ride comfort. We put it to the test
23 May 2024