This month's evo: Issue 104
In this month's magazine, the best and worst of Geneva Motor Show, we drive Lambo's new lightweight Gallardo, have a look at the British car industry, and pit the Corsa VXR against its closest rivals. On sale now.
Planet evoWe tell you what was hot and what was a bit rubbish in the world of glitzy Geneva show cars. We’ve also been playing the latest driving games in Essentials and if you rip out page 40 you’ll have a pocket motoring diary for the month ahead (and a slightly tatty mag)
DrivenAston V8 Vantage Roadster, Mercedes Benz C350, Hartge S3-3.5, Giugiaro Mustang, Subaru Impreza RB320, DMS 911 Turbo
Lamborghini Gallardo SuperleggeraWith a very cool name and more carbonfibre than you can shake a lightweight stick at, this new Lambo could just be one of the best cars of 2007. Richard Meaden flies all the way to the US of A to drive the Superleggera and also has a look at some of its wilder forebears
Vauxhall Corsa VXR v Renault Clio 197 v SEAT Ibiza Cupra v Mini Cooper SWe take the newest hot hatch all the way to the South of France to face its rivals. The skies are blue, the roads are filed under ‘epic’, and the battle is worthy of cars worth ten times the price. David Vivian is your scribe
The state of the British sports car industryWhat’s going on at TVR? Does David Richards really know what he’s getting into with Aston? Is the new Caterham R400 any good? Why is Morgan so successful? These and many more questions answered in our British sports car special
Sex, money and motorsportRed Bull’s distinctive colour scheme has a seemingly all-pervading presence in motorsport these days. But now they’re tackling NASCAR. They’ve still got the girls, the money and the slightly sickly drink but could they have bitten of more than they can chew?
Routes into F1 for young guns (and dep eds)Deputy editor Bovingdon has been looking at two different ways parents can bankrupt themselves in order to get their darling children into F1. First he races some 12-year-olds in Formula BMW, then he spins a Formula Ford at Silverstone
LettersYou think the McMerc SLR 722 is ugly and pointless, you refuse to believe that the 207 CC is anything more than a hairdresser’s poodle- wagon and you say our cover-line should have said Bellissima! (not Bellissimo!). You may well be right
Fast FleetChee has only just recovered from having to step down from a Range Rover to a Skoda – just in time to say cheerio to the really rather good Octavia. The two four-wheel drive hatchbacks have been enjoying the snow, and Harry’s been all the way to Italy in the Zonda, which broke down. Again
SubscriptionsRather than trying to smuggle it in amongst the Sainsbury’s shopping while she’s marshalling the loose veg, why not just have it delivered through the letterbox in a discreet grey package?
The KnowledgeSome say it was compiled by a man of infinite wisdom who brushes his teeth six times an hour (cue theatrical raising of eyebrows). All we know is – it’s called The Knowledge
Birth of an Icon: Morgan Plus 8Nearly 40 years ago, nestled in some already quite old sheds in Malvern, the first Rover V8-engined sports car was born
