Evo

Produced by world-class motoring journalists and racers, evo communicates the raw emotion of owning, driving and testing the world’s greatest performance cars. Bringing together informative car reviews, vivid photography, exciting track tests and dramatic drive stories in glorious landscapes, evo is considered the bible for performance car enthusiasts.

Ed speak

Evo

Audi S3 Saloon • With 328bhp and a chassis makeover that includes the adoption of the RS3’s torque-splitter differential, has the S3 finally been transformed from bland to brilliant?

Porsche Taycan Turbo GT • Breathtaking performance, deeply impressive dynamic ability, but does anyone really need a track-ready, £186,300 electric saloon?

Porsche Macan • New all-electric Macan matches brutal power with surprising agility. Is this a new performance SUV benchmark?

Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 • A V8 is still conspicuously absent, but with a six-cylinder heart and 465bhp, can this new coupe option deliver entertainment where the four-cylinder C63 hybrid has disappointed?

Daytona peach • With styling that recalls the legendary 365 GTB/4, Ferrari’s new 819bhp, 211mph ‘12Cilindri‘ promises to be one very sweet supercar indeed

Gianmaria Fulgenzi

Alec Howarth • From field-racing MOT failures to running a popular venue for petrolheads, this Alfa addict explains how cars steered his career

INBOX

Damage limitation

Watches • Three dial designs that differ from the norm

RICHARD MEADEN • A Caterham and Cadwell Park have reminded Meaden of his racing debut

RICHARD PORTER • Imagine a world where the hot air balloon was our sole means of transport…

ORANGE RUSH • The new Vantage has the power and speed to take on the mighty Porsche 911 Turbo S, but is it all about the numbers or does it have the ability to engage and entertain too?

TRACK CAR OF THE YEAR • From hot hatches to flyweight sports cars to actual racers, 15 contenders vie to be crowned evo Track Car of the Year 2024

THE TRACK: CADWELL PARK • Meet the Lincolnshire circuit that will test our contenders

PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS • It’s the perfect blend of speed, poise and precision: what better car than the GT3 RS to establish our benchmark lap

TOYOTA GR86 & BBR MX-5 • GR86 and supercharged MX–5 look closely matched on paper; how will it prove on the twists and undulations of Cadwell?

FORD FOCUS ST TRACK PACK & HONDA CIVIC TYPE R • The Civic Type R has so far seen off all challengers, but will it meet its match in the trackday-friendly Focus ST?

ANALOGUE ELISE & ALPINE A110 R • No-expense-spared restomod Elise by Analogue Automotive makes an intriguing pairing with the lightweight, track-focused A110 R

BMW M3 CS & LITCHFIELD BMW M2 • Factory versus tuned – how does BMW’s 542bhp M3 CS stack up against Litchfield’s 100bhp-more-powerful modified M2?

ARIEL ATOM 4R & CATERHAM SEVEN ‘EVO25’ • Power-to-weight enters a new dimension with the scintillating Caterham Seven and the ferocious, turbocharged Atom 4R

MANTHEY 911 GT3 MR & SPARTAN • A Porsche sprinkled with Manthey Racing fairy dust, and a retro-look trackday weapon with very up-to-date performance

RADICAL SR3 XXR & REVOLUTION 500 EVO • No road car pretensions here: the Radical and Revolution sit where race car meets trackday car

THE NUMBERS • Our data-logger recorded speeds and lap times – and captured a few surprises too

3RD & 2ND ARIEL ATOM 4R & SPARTAN

TCOTY 2024 WINNER PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS

THE THRILL OF DRIVING evo

XX RATED • The Spider version of the SF90 XX provides our first taste of Ferrari’s track-focused 1016bhp hypercar on the road

ICON: BMW M3 (E46) • The...