New evo podcast: episode 26 available now
Watch and listen to the evo podcast for insights, commentary and untold stories about the world of performance cars from the team behind the magazine
The evo podcast is available to listen to on all major platforms, and welcomes guests from across evo’s storied past and all echelons of the performance car and motorsport industry, in conversation talking all things The Thrill of Driving.
evo’s Editor-In-Chief Stuart Gallagher is joined by Deputy Editor and regular co-host James Taylor, with the magazine’s Founding Editors Dickie Meaden and John Barker among the special guests joining them to discuss the world of performance cars.
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Tune in for plenty of off-the-cuff insights and candid commentary from some of the most respected voices in the industry on all the hot-button issues that affect car enthusiasts.
From exactly what the latest and greatest performance cars – from hypercars, supercars and restomods to supersaloons and hot hatches – are like to drive, to electrification, electric vehicle proliferation and how and whether they can be fun. You’ll also get the occasional look behind the curtain at how evo magazine is put together each month and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from across its illustrious 25-year history.
Episode 26: Driving the Aston Martin Valhalla
In episode 26 of the evo podcast, editor-in-chief Stuart Gallagher returns as host, joining editor-at-large Dickie Meaden, deputy editor James Taylor and senior staff writer Yousuf Ashraf for a debrief following our first drive of the Aston Martin Valhalla. It’s an Aston sports car quite unlike any before it, even the Valkyrie, with all-wheel drive, hybrid power, a flat-plane crank V8 and a dual-clutch transmission. But if you’re expecting a staid, straight-laced driving experience, you’ll be surprised. The big brains at Aston have made the Valhalla a tractable, agile and mobile car, that’s expressive and happy to move around.
The team also discusses our evo Eras 2010s test, which brought together an Alpine A110, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS, McLaren 650S Spider, Renault Sport Megané and Ford Fiesta ST. It’s the first of our Eras tests to contain an entirely turbocharged roster of cars, which probably says a lot about the mission of the 2010s – increase power and performance while reducing consumption and emissions. All the while, weights and footprints increased.
> Watch episode 26 of the evo podcast
