evo Archive

Fireworks, film failures and the future of transmissions – our 1998 year-end spectacular had them all

How a curious cover and countdown for our 100 Greatest Drivers’ Cars test detracted from an epic finale

How a passenger ride turned into a drive, which then became a world exclusive first road test of the Caparo T1

How a chance encounter saw a 911 Carrera upgraded to a 2.7 RS for this milestone-marking evo gathering

Four cracking convertibles, two alpine passes and a Le Mans winner in a cardboard crown made this evo test unforgettable for Stephen Dobie

When evo assembled one of its greatest group tests ever, the launch of a diesel Alfa Romeo meant a disgruntled Henry Catchpole had to miss out

Could anything be faster along the derestricted roads of the Isle of Man than Porsche and Lamborghini’s latest supercars? Well, yes…

How Ferrari ensured its 430 Scuderia measured up against the clock

This Boxster drive in Austria had a much bigger Porsche journey behind it

How a day in a studio studying a Le Mans legend kick-started Henry Catchpole’s career as a motoring writer. Probably

When evo was summoned to Gaydon for daring to dislike the DB9

How three of 2010’s best cars made unplanned excursions on that year’s eCoty

How a Bond-car-themed twin test left Barker and Morgan fearing they might not ‘bring it back in one piece’

How the drop-tops Grand Challenge got some of the evo team in a lather

It’s the most expensive car we’ve ever had sideways. This is how it happened

How a timely snowfall enabled the capture of a new perspective on drifting

Driving overnight to the Italian launch of the Audi TT – in a second-hand Ur‑Quattro bought only hours before – was all in a (long) day’s work for iss…

The loss of his glasses should have been a disaster for severely myopic photographer Dean Smith, but somehow he still got the job done

How subterfuge and guile saved the day on a photoshoot at L’autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry

It was a definitive story from evo’s early years – although one small thing could possibly have been improved…

A quiet spot during eCoty 2013 gave Henry Catchpole the opportunity to meet one of his heroes...

What better car for taking the indirect route from the Midlands to central France than… a windscreenless Lotus?

Shooting an Aston Martin in the Scottish Highlands helped put film-maker Sam Riley on the map

How a very evo Nürburgring gathering came to be – and why an RS4 was returned slightly worse for wear

When evo and a Le Mans winner tackled another type of 24 Hours

Henry Catchpole recalls the time we spent with the one-off Lamborghini Aventador J in an empty motor show hall

The day evo columnist Richard Porter proved he wasn’t one for turning

Seeing red in the F1… and keeping Ron Dennis in the dark

What goes on in the hotel bedroom is enough to give a road tester nightmares

The story of a Ferrari F40, a flat battery, Swiss chocolate and sex toys…

An evo race debut and a mischievous McRae made for an indelible weekend at Brands Hatch

Police and customs weren’t to be trusted. Thankfully the MP4-12C was

How evo scored big when we ended up in Wembley Stadium during our (in)famous Grand Challenge

Henry Catchpole relives his trip to Bangor with a wounded photographer and a TVR