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NewsThe long-awaited new Lotus is here. It has a mid-mounted 276bhp V6, 2+2 seating, and is called the Evora. To save you Googling, that’s a town in Portugal

LettersEconomy has no place in evo, say some, and our relationship with our US readers suffers after Mark Brockman’s NASCAR Soapbox

Focus RS and Megane R26.RFord and Renaultsport put the hot back into hatch. David Vivian has all of the flared-out, tricked-up weapons-grade specs

Mugen Type-RRThe most exciting front-drive car available has just got even more intense. We drive the first in the UK

Performance test: 430 Scuderia Ferrari says that the Scuderia laps Fiorano as quickly as an Enzo. But can it match the Enzo’s lap time at the West Circuit, and just how fast is it in a straight line? John Barker goes in search of the answers

Novitec F430 superchargedExciting as the Scuderia is, there are companies out there who will make your F430 even faster. Henry Catchpole hangs on

Mini John Cooper Works and 500 AbarthThey’re small, they’re cute, they’re loveable. And now their fluffy exteriors conceal very sharp claws. We drive the must-have superminis of the moment

Porsche 911, 1964 v 2008High on the incredible Grossglockner pass where the first 911s were developed, David Vivian brings together an original 911 and the latest PDK-equipped Carrera S

24 Hour VetteThere’s a race circuit in Sweden where, on the longest day of the year, the sun never sets. evo’s 24 hour party person, Henry Catchpole, packs his shades and a case of Red Bull into a Corvette Z06 and heads for itBuying Guide: Nissan 350ZGreat to drive, as reliable as rain in August and just about the most financially certain thing out there right now. You’d be mad not to

Lord of the Rings?Simple question: which is the fastest Audi: R8 supercar or RS6 estate? Ollie Marriage finds out

Long-term testsHarry has sold his Maser and isn’t entirely sure why. The Audi S5 has been to Le Mans and Catchpole’s Caterham has left us – just in time for summer

Evo Sport: Westfield Race 3Roger Green continues to defy all sensible logic by going racing in a car that he and Tomalin concocted in a garage

Ask the ExpertsWe’ve a new driving techniques guru and an answer to the thorny ‘open- or full-face?’ question

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