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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KTM X-Bow GT-XR • KTM has put meat on the bare-bones X-Bow to create a junior hypercar, and one of the most extreme road-legal cars yet seen. As we discover, it’s as intense to drive as it looks

Ford Focus ST Track Pack • Can some trackday-style upgrades transform the Focus ST into the car we’ve always wanted it to be?

Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce • Refreshed 276bhp saloon continues to make a strong case for forgoing the obvious German options

Maserati Grecale Trofeo • Promising underpinnings fail to translate to a competitive driving experience for Maser’s mid-sized SUV

BMW i7 xDrive60 • All-electric 7-series targets Mercedes’ big-selling S-class and EQS duo

Five alive • Alpine has plans to transform the upcoming electric Renault 5 into a thrilling hot hatch called the A290. This concept gives a tantalising taste of what we can expect

Spyder RS revealed • 718’s final fling with internal combustion is a roadster equivalent to the hardcore Cayman GT4 RS

The same but different • McLaren 720S becomes 750S with a host of subtle upgrades to build upon the brilliance of our 2017 Car of the Year winner

The art of noise • Owning a modern classic doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from the latest exhuast technology, as John Barker explains

Tim Layzell Motorsport artist and amateur racer • Layzell learned to drive in karts and a Skoda Rapid – experiences that stood him in good stead for his career as a motorsport artist

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Maserati madness

Watches • This month’s most mesmerising new arrivals

RICHARD MEADEN • Meaden reflects on the demise of Performance Car and the birth of evo

RICHARD PORTER • A sighting of a 1980s Volvo induces a bout of wistfulness for Porter

JETHRO BOVINGDON • A brush with disaster causes Jethro to reassess the risks we all take

CHEVY CHASE • Chevrolet is hunting Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche with the sensational new Z06

GOLF WAR • As the Golf GTI heads north of 40 grand, it finds itself battling new rivals, including BMW’s 2-series. But does the GTI Clubsport have the power and dynamic polish to dispatch the 230i M Sport?

THE ANATOMY OF A LOTUS 56B • The most radical car in Formula 1 history? Surely 1971’s wedge-shaped, turbine-powered Lotus 56B. We look under the skin of the sport’s most intriguing car

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LET’S TALK ABOUT WRX • The car formerly known as Impreza still lives on in some markets outside the UK. Can the latest Subaru WRX rekindle the excitement of its forefathers? We fly to Los Angeles to find out

IMPREZA IMPRESSIONS • Our road testers have driven countless Subarus over the years, but which left the biggest marks?

SUBARU CENTRAL • No-one knows Subaru’s rallying greats better than Autosportif. We pay a visit and pore over some of the old warriors inside

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE • The desert launch of the 911 Dakar suggested a car for adventures. Cue a 1200-mile road trip on (and off) some of Europe’s best roads

CIRCUIT TRAINING • Right about now, our own Jethro Bovingdon will be racing in the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a BMW M4 GT4. But first he must meet his team, reacquaint himself with the epic circuit, and get to grips with the car he’ll be driving there

Mazda MX-5 2.0 GT Sport Tech • At the opposite end of the...