Best cars

It’s Italian cars that put journalists at the most risk of summoning nauseating hyperbole and time-worn cliches, for good reason. These are the best

You can’t ignore a Lamborghini, and many of Sant'Agata’s creations have hit the right note with evo testers over the years. We run down the very best

The budget sports car is a dying breed, but the wider genre is thriving in 2026 – and there are still stellar used options available

The VW Golf GTI Edition 50 and Toyota Yaris Aero Performance have breathed life into what was an ailing hot hatch segment

The Japanese have produced some of the most compelling performance cars we've ever tested, from hot hatches and rally cars to full-on supercars

Aston Martins often trade heavily on emotion, but there are a few that are as beautiful to drive as they are to look at. These are Gaydon’s finest mod…

Hybrids are currently the perfect compromise, keeping petrol powered internal combustion engines but with added electric motors to keep emissions - an…

From Audi to Volkswagen and all in between, Germany has created some outstanding performance cars over the years, and these are some the best

This is our official evo Leaderboard, ranking the fastest lap times from Anglesey Circuit, Bedford Autodrome and Blyton Park

New small cars are dying out, so shortlisting the best of the breed means looking to the used market too

If you buy right and do your research, you can bag a brilliant performance car for as little as £3500. Here are our top second hand picks

The best roadsters offer big thrills with minimal compromises – these are evo’s favourites from the present and past

Audi has always taken a different (and sometimes less preferable) approach to performance cars from BMW. It’s still got some amazing cars in its back …

We rate the greatest performance cars ever, so you can have the greatest argument about them

Want to go fast and turn heads wherever you drive? There's nothing like a supercar

All-wheel-drive isn’t just for off-roading, the best 4x4 performance cars deliver huge reserves of capability on the Tarmac

Haven’t got the space for your own sports car and a family hack? None do it better as a do-it-all performance car than a fast estate

McLaren has produced some of the most stunning, technically impressive supercars in history – these are the best of the bunch

There's nothing quite like an open-top performance car – these are the best of the current crop

The new RS5 Avant is a hit, but if you don’t have £90k to spare these used alternatives offer impressive performance at a fraction of the price

From hot hatches to sports cars, none do light weight, delicate and danceable quite like the French

Great sports saloons are as performant and engaging as sports cars and supercars but with the practicality to suit almost all day-to-day jobs. These a…

Whether you want a 2000bhp electric tyre shredder or a sinewey manual V12-engine four-wheeled mechanical watch, the church of hypercar is broader than…

There's a huge variety of electric cars on sale in 2026 – here are the best examples the breed

Two-door fixed-roof performance cars come in a variety of different flavours – these are evo’s favourites

Britain still makes great cars, from luxury land yachts to scintillating sports cars to visceral supercars

A new 911 is over £100,000, a new Lotus Evora just under, a new Vantage just over £160,000. Save a fortune and buy their modern classic ancestors

Ferrari is a brand with more than its fair share of illustrious highlights, so we’ve recapped some of the best Ferrari road cars we’ve driven

Some of the world's most visceral, engaging track cars have emerged in recent times – these are our favourites

Want a used performance car that’s fun to drive and affordable? Whatever your budget, we’ve got some suggestions for you

High-performance SUV sounds like an oxymoron but in 2026, brute force engineering and clever chassis tech have given us some genuinely exciting fast 4…

The last 12 months have been chock full of incredible driver’s cars from all corners of the market. We list them all

From Porsche’s Cayman to the Nissan GT-R to Ford’s Focus ST, these are the iconic performance cars that bow out in 2025

Some cars have become astronomically valuable, sitting alongside rare jewellery and fine artworks in the basements of the super rich. These are the mo…