This month's evo, issue 125
Sixteen performance contenders fight it out for the coveted evo Car of the Year title, plus we take a look at the flops...
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NewsMaserati’s GranTurismo MC Corse has the longest name and gets the most admiring glances this month. There’s also a very fast dog
DrivenFerrari California, Infiniti G37S, infiniti FX50S, Renault Laguna Coupe, Ford Ka, Aston Martin DBS Touchtronic, Subaru Impreza WRXS, Audi S4, Jetstream SC250
LettersSome of you have kindly written in and wished us a happy birthday. Still waiting for the cake with candles, though…
08 CAR OF THE YEARPART 1We bring you 2008’s most epic test. We’ve agonised, whittled down and eventually settled on the 16 cars that have impressed us most over the last year. The first ten are all what we describe as ‘real world’ cars – those that most of us could imagine owning one day without needing to marry for money or short-sell shares in Volkswagen. We’re in Wales for this part and your down-to-earth scribbler is Henry Catchpole
PART 2The winner from Wales then leaps across to page 96 and joins our top six surreal-world cars (those that only Harry can afford to buy) and blasts across to France. The old pit straight at Reims is our starting point, the spectacular Mont Ventoux is our final destination. At the end of it all, one car will be crowned champion and stand aloft the windy mountain’s blustery summit. David Vivian is your scribe with his head in the clouds
Flops of the Year Make an ‘L’ with the thumb and forefinger of your right hand. Now attach it to your forehead and salute this year’s losers
RallyingCatchpole reflects on the role of his valiant co-driver whilst getting to grips with Yorkshire gravel
Buying Guide: Lotus ExigeThe Exige S2 is now a bargain.And it looks even prettier if parked next to a Skelta Long-term testsWe beat the credit-recession-housing-bail-out-crunch by converting our Alpina to LPG. Ian Eveleigh also has a world exclusive drive of an SLK on a trackday
The KnowledgeIf you spot any nistakes or inccuracies, email your corrections to stephend@evo.co.uk
Icon: Aston DB5 Little-known fact: the original Bond car disappeared from an airport hangar in 1997
