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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.

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Volkswagen Golf GTI • The underachieving Mk8 GTI gets a shot at redemption with the new, revised Mk8.5 version. Is it the leap forward it needs to be?

Cupra Formentor Abt • It’s farewell to the original Cupra Formentor with an Abt-tuned run-out package. It’s a quietly excellent car; just a shame about the price…

Mercedes-AMG GT63 S E Performance • With extraordinary, electrically boosted outputs of 805bhp and 1047lb ft, the latest AMG GT is monstrously fast. But can it also deliver the finesse and engagement that people like us crave?

Abarth 695 75 Anniversario • Abarth’s 75th anniversary is all the excuse needed to celebrate the traditional petrol-powered supermini

REBIRTH OF AN ICON • The Kalmar 9X9 is a modern-day reinterpretation of Porsche’s game-changing 959 supercar, with a carbon body and up to 917bhp. And evo is helping to develop it

TOUR OF DUTY • The forthcoming M5 will include a Touring version for the first time since the E61 generation, and we’ve driven a prototype

Watches • Our pick of the latest timepiece releases

Nathalie McGloin Racing driver and Spinal Track co-founder • The world’s only female tetraplegic racing driver, McGloin shares her passion for circuit driving via charity trackdays for people with spinal injuries and her FIA position promoting accessibility in motorsport

RICHARD MEADEN • Meaden mourns a kindred spirit in artist Frank Stella of BMW Art Car fame

RICHARD PORTER • Porter finds much cause for optimism at the Festival of the Unexceptional

NOMAD’S LAND • Ariel’s off-road sports car has been reborn. We’re first to drive the Nomad 2, on some of the UK’s best B-roads

TEMPEST • The Temerario, Lamborghini’s replacement for the Huracán, swaps the iconic V10 for a downsized turbocharged V8 and three electric motors. But fear not. With a 10,000rpm red line and 907bhp, it’s set to go down a storm

LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO • Grandaddy to the Temerario – and the car that transformed Lamborghini – was the brilliant, V10-engined Gallardo. We get reacquainted with a Lambo legend

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SEXY BEAST • The Vanquish name is back for Aston Martin’s latest series-production flagship, with a stunning new look and simply brutal performance from an 824bhp twin-turbo V12

TINY DANCER • You haven’t seen a Mini dance like this before, but then you haven’t seen a Mini with a 4-litre M Power V8 under the bonnet and rear-wheel drive. Introducing Vini…

THE JOY OF DRIVING • From mastering the everyday commute to unlocking the full potential of your performance car, our new series will help you become safer, more confident and ultimately more skilled behind the wheel

HY AND DRY • The switch to electric power means an early exit for Hyundai N’s brilliant ICE hot hatch duo. We go for a farewell drive in the i20 N

HATCHING A MODERN GREAT

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio • Alfa’s rebooted supersaloon joins the Fast Fleet, sideways

Peugeot 208 GT • Nice long-distance abilities, shame about the stop-start

Toyota GR Yaris • It had neither Circuit nor Convenience Pack, but did our basic GR Yaris prove less can be more?

BMW X6 M Competition • The evo team’s biggest SUV fan samples our...