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.

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Audi RS6 Avant GT • The petrol-powered RS6 super-estate is going out in a blaze of glory with the bombastic GT, complete with 1980s racing battledress. What’s not to like?

Bentley Continental GT Speed • The new Continental GT is the most powerful Bentley ever, and the beginning of a new plug-in hybrid era for Crewe. But is it still a benchmark grand tourer?

Thornley Kelham European RS • One man’s dream to build the perfect Porsche 911 has resulted in this meticulously restored and enhanced classic. We delve into the details and take it for a drive

Ginetta G56 GT Pro • The Yorkshire firm’s G56 GTP is a finishing school on wheels for aspiring GT race drivers. We try it for size in the heat of competition in the Ginetta Festival

Mercedes-AMG G63 • V8-powered off-road heavyweight receives a hybrid upgrade and new chassis technology. Does it now offer a more engaging driving experience?

Part 2 Road Positioning • Good positioning is essential on all roads, but especially rural ones. Paul Ripley explains how to pick the right line to stay safe

John Hennessey Tuning mogul turned manufacturer • From humble beginnings tuning his Mitsubishi 3000GT to manufacturing some of the world’s fastest cars, including the 1817bhp Venom F5, Hennessey is the ultimate power broker

RICHARD MEADEN • Some of Meaden’s most memorable drives have been in Japanese performance cars

RICHARD PORTER • Here’s what Porter’s going to miss about working with Clarkson, Hammond and May

1 V 3.0 • F1, P1… and now W1. The next chapter in McLaren’s Ultimate Series is the British firm’s challenger to the forthcoming new Ferrari hypercar and a £2million, 1257bhp, hybrid-powered, technical tour de force

POWER PLAY • It develops 819bhp. It has no turbochargers, no hybrid assistance. Ferrari describes it as the most complete GT it’s ever made. And it’s so proud of its mighty V12 engine it’s named the whole car after it. This is the 12 Cilindri

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DEFINITELY. NO MAYBE • Three Japanese performance icons – Lexus LFA, Subaru Impreza 22B and Nissan GT-R. Over three days on some of our favourite roads we explore what makes each uniquely thrilling, but also the car culture that unites them

TOY STORY • Where best to store some of Toyota’s most prized and valuable racing superstars? Under the wind tunnel at its Cologne HQ, of course…

THE FIRST SAMURAIS • Japan has been responsible for many of our favourite driver’s cars of recent decades, but their ancestors are often much less well known. We take a look at where the big manufacturers began their performance car journeys

HONDA ACCORD TYPE R • A liberal sprinkling of Honda Type R fairy dust on the late-’90s Accord produced an unlikely evo icon and a genuine performance bargain

TYRE TEST 2024 • Want to fit the very best tyres to your performance car? The annual evo Tyre Test identifies the cream of the current crop

7TH FALKEN AZENIS FK520 • £129, 91Y XL, 10.12kg, RR C, Wet A, Noise B 70

6TH PIRELLI P ZERO PZ4 • £165, 91Y XL, 10.38kg, RR C, Wet A, Noise B 71

5TH VREDESTEIN ULTRAC PRO • £140, 91Y XL, 11.18kg, RR D, Wet A, Noise B 72

=3RD GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 SUPERSPORT • £164, 91Y XL, 10.14kg, RR D, Wet A, Noise B...