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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Pagani Huayra R Evo Roadster • Latest in an exclusive series of track-only Pagani hypercars, the Huayra-based R Evo Roadster might just be the ultimate indulgence

BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupé • A mid-life facelift for the four-door version of the M135 brings some worthwhile tweaks under the skin, but are they enough to make this a worthy junior-league M car?

Renault 4 • Can this retro-inspired EV crossover replicate the runaway success of its Renault 5 sibling?

M2 CS: THE NEXT CHAPTER • The G87-generation M2 has received the CS treatment, with M3 power and torque, less weight and rear-drive only. Could it be another evo champion?

Splash and dash • Porsche and Michelin have developed a new wet-weather tyre for the 911 GT3 RS, and it’s brilliant

Jan Kalmar Hypercar and restomod creator • From cross-continental safaris to high-end 911 restomods and now a first hypercar, life is never dull for Jan Kalmar, who also reveals a love for lightweight British sports cars

RICHARD MEADEN • One of this month’s tests has left Meaden wondering if we got it wrong at eCoty

RICHARD PORTER • Porter can tolerate the tsunami of active safety features, but not their inaccuracy

evo Eras 1990s • Which decade has the greatest driver’s cars? Which era best encapsulates the thrill of driving? In this five-part series we’re tracing the trajectory of the performance car, from the 1980s through the ensuing decades right up to the present day. Our aim: to find the absolute evo sweet-spot, the era when all the stars aligned for those who enjoy the thrill of driving: technology, road conditions, running costs, car culture, and of course the cars themselves. For this issue we’re travelling back to the ’90s, the decade that saw a new wave of hot hatches, the return of sports cars, the emergence of a new breed of Japanese cult heroes…

’90s MOTORSPORT • From Integrales to Imprezas in rallying, thrills and spills in endurance racing, and triumph and tragedy in Formula 1 – the 1990s had it all

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HEADING SARTHE • In 1959, Aston Martin scored its only outright victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2025, it returns to the front line with the Valkyrie LMH. We retrace the winning team’s journey in the road-going version

THE FANTASTIC FOUR • Front or mid-engined, hybrid power or pure ICE… which package provides the ultimate driving thrills? McLaren Artura, Maserati MC20, Aston Martin Vantage and Mercedes-AMG GT63 S E Performance battle it out

ARIEL ATOM • When the Ariel Atom was launched 26 years ago, we’d never seen – or driven – anything like it. We revisit one of those early cars to see if it’s still got the power to shock, and chart the Atom’s progress over a quarter of a century

BMWM5 Touring • BMW’s behemoth estate joins the evo fleet, packing 717bhp and a hefty price tag. Will its initial shock and awe translate into true M character over the long haul?

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio • Scottish thrills, French practicality and a stand-out exhaust note

Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 • A day at the races for the Boxster, visiting its competition cousins in the Porsche Sprint Challenge

Dacia Duster 130 4x4 • A magnet for curiosity and an unlikely B-road hero, our Duster is defying expectations

Skoda Octavia vRS • Smart features abound in our vRS, including a commuter...