evo Car of the Year 2025: 12 best performance cars go head-to-head
It's time. 12 outstanding contenders and 15,000 miles on some of Europe's best roads, we embark on the ultimate trip to identify the best performance car of the year
It’s finally time. We’ve gathered twelve of the year's very best performance cars for the ultimate showdown. Over five intense days, we covered a combined 15,000 miles across Europe’s greatest driving roads. The goal was simple: push these outstanding driver's cars to their limits to find the single best offering of the year.
The lineup spans the entire market this year, from Italian icons from Ferrari and Lamborghini to the latest from Porsche, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-AMG. We have a British showing from Aston Martin and Morgan, American in the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, plus Alpine, Maserati and even Land Rover joining the fray. Every manufacturer has brought their best game, but but only one car can wear the crown.
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evo Car of the Year 2025: podcast
In our 33rd episode of the evo podcast, we jump into part one of a two-part special on the biggest performance car test on the calendar, evo Car of the Year. Stuart Gallagher, John Barker, Dickie Meaden and James Taylor get together to look back at the history of the test, the standout years, the duds and how it's all created.
Stemming right from the beginning of the magazine in 1998 with the first eCoty test, we revisit the history of the annual supertest with the people that made it happen. Each year has taken its own unique form, taking place in a variety of locations and with varied groups of cars, and there are stories to tell from every one – some good, some bad.
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This year we departed the British Isles for the south of France, where we embarked on a mammoth five-day journey to decide which of the group would be crowned winner. It might seem like a dream scenario (and trust us, it is), but a test consisting purely of the very best driver’s cars comes with its own challenges. In this podcast we talk about just that.
Deciding on the cars that deserve the chance to earn evo Car of the Year glory is a process in itself, and with a total of 12 contenders in 2025’s test, it’s one of the strongest years yet.
> WATCH: Episode 33: 2025's best performance cars: evo Car of the Year podcast | part one
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