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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Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition • The FK8 Civic Type R was already our favourite current hot hatch. Can the lighter, more hardcore Limited Edition improve it even further?

Alpina B3 Touring • With a pukka M-power motor and a finely honed Alpina chassis, this new B3 could have you questioning the need for an M3 Touring

Skoda Octavia vRS • The affordable Q-car returns in fourth-generation form, now with Mk8 Golf GTI underpinnings

Wrap party • Porsche’s next 911 GT3 will be officially revealed in February 2021, but we caught up with GT boss Andreas Preuninger during a final development drive to discover what to expect

Huracánforce • Over a decade in the making, Lamborghini’s 911 GT3 RS rival will arrive in 2021

Fuelling theflames • As the UK government brings forward the banning of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030, one concerned group says it needs to look at the bigger environmental picture

Incoming

WATCHES

Rob Young Founder, DMS Automotive • His skills in microelectronics enabled Rob Young to establish one of the UK’s most successful performance upgrade businesses – and indulge his own passion for cars

THE EVO ENCYCLOPEDIA THIS MONTH X-Z • Our motoring A to Z reaches the end of the road, as Richard Porter dispatches his final batch of automotive definitions

DOA: Rover P6BS/P9 • This mid-engined, V8-powered three-seater could have been Rover’s first sports car, but a wary rival within the British Leyland empire ensured it would never see the light of day

Powerpoint

RICHARDMEADEN • BEVs may herald the sound of silence, but that brings with it a unique advantage

RICHARD PORTER • Look beyond the obvious and the Land Rover Discovery has an appealing skill set

JETHRO BOVINGDON • If manufacturers aren’t careful we could see the end of the very cars we love

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CAR OF THE YEAR • These are the 16 best new performance cars of the last 12 months, but which is the very best of them all? Over two weeks of rigorous testing on road and track, we’ll find out, as we hone in on evo’s 2020 Car of the Year

THE JUDGES

PART ONE: ANGLESEY • You’ve met our 16 contenders, but only half can progress to the final for a shot at the eCoty title. Laps at Anglesey Circuit and miles on the testing Welsh roads nearby will identify those that make the grade

ARIEL NOMAD R & ASTON MARTIN DBX • They’re like nothing else at this year’s eCoty, so can their unique abilities and appeal see them make their way through to the second round? Henry Catchpole finds out

TOYOTA GR YARIS, VW GOLF GTI & HONDA CIVIC TYPE R • A vintage year for hot hatches sees these three very different examples vying for places in the final. John Barker reveals which make it through

AUDI R8 V10 RWD & AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK • Both of these newcomers from Ingolstadt have grabbed our attention during 2020. John Barker discovers if they’ve got enough talent to make the eCoty top-eight cut

ALPINE A110S & PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN GTS 4.0 • Think this pair are both safe bets for passes to the final round? Henry Catchpole explains why it’s not quite that straightforward…

FERRARI F8 TRIBUTO, LAMBORGHINI HURACÁN EVO RWD & McLAREN 765LT • Three spectacular supercars, but they can’t all go through, can they? Richard...