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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Alpine A290 GTS • The new electric Renault 5 has won plenty of plaudits. Is the hotter Alpine version a car to win petrolheads’ hearts too?

Porsche Panamera GTS • It lacks the raw power of its hybrid rivals, but does the new GTS’s more traditional approach give it its USP?

Lamborghini Urus SE • Lambo’s super-SUV gets a major mid-life overhaul, going hybrid in the process. Has it become any easier to like?

Audi S5 • S5 by name, S4 by nature, is Audi’s new mid-size petrol-powered saloon a step in the right direction?

BMW M135 xDrive • The M135 has lost an ‘i’ and gained chassis revisions and a restyle. Is it enough to make it a benchmark hot hatch?

Part 4 Operating the controls • How you interact with your car can play a significant role in unlocking its full potential, as Paul Ripley explains

Watches • This month’s most talked about newcomers

Gareth Howell Test driver, McLaren Automotive • The ex-BTCC racer who’s helped develop every modern McLaren road car, as well as the GMA T.50, on how indoor karting and the power of friendship have shaped his career – and the supercars he tests

RICHARD MEADEN • Not entirely convinced by the reinvention of JaGuar? Neither is Meaden, it seems

RICHARD PORTER • A car’s on-limit behaviour is one thing, but Porter has another important criterion

ECOTY 2024 • Nine brilliant cars, from flyweight roadsters to bombastic supercars to a be-stickered estate(!), do battle on some of Europe’s finest and most spectacular roads. Which will emerge victorious? Place your bets now…

ECOTY: THE TEST

CIRCUIT DAY • After three days of assessing their behaviour on the road, it’s time to head to the Circuito de Navarra to find out how our nine contenders respond when their handling limits are explored

THE RECKONING • The scores are in and the countdown begins to crowning our 2024 Car of the Year

1st PORSCHE 911 S/T

JUDGE’S NOTES: STUART GALLAGHER • Memorable moments and epic drives are what make eCoty

JUDGE’S NOTES: JAMES TAYLOR • Why the Morgan absolutely deserved to be at eCoty

JUDGE’S NOTES: JOHN BARKER • Barker had his best drive, not just of eCoty but the entire year, in the least powerful car on the test

JUDGE’S NOTES: RICHARD MEADEN • A glimpse behind the scenes of the year’s biggest test

JUDGE’S NOTES: HENRY CATCHPOLE • Been overindulging with outsize, overweight cars recently? You need Henry’s driving detox

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HALL evo OF FAME • The evo Hall of Fame was established to recognise the great and the good of our corner of the universe. Prepare to welcome this year’s inductees

Ford Capri V8 • Seven years after its last Fast Fleet appearance, Barker’s Capri is back, with a new determination to get it fully sorted

BMW X6 M Competition • The big M meets its Audi foe

Ford Fiesta ST200 • Meaden discovers the unexpected joys of taking his ST on a European road trip

Porsche 911 Carrera (993) • What better wedding car for our photographer’s big day?

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio • A weekend affair with our Alfa wins it yet more admirers

Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Nav • The MX-5’s upgrades continue as, this month, the...