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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Radical SR10 • By combining intense trackday performance with enhanced durability, this latest Radical aims to offer the best of both worlds. Does it succeed?
BMW M440i xDrive • Range-topping 4-series marks a welcome return to form for BMW’s mid-sized coupe line
Ford Mustang Steve McQueen Bullitt Edition • Mustang tuner Steeda and Steve McQueen’s son have collaborated to produce the ultimate, 720bhp tribute act
Porsche 911 Carrera S manual • The 992-generation Carrera is finally available with a manual gearbox. Is it everything we hoped for?
Safari, so good • Singer joins forces with Tuthill Porsche to create the outlandish All-Terrain Competition Study, a Safari-style 911 that picks up where the 959 left off
2021’s new model army • Regardless of what 2020 threw at us, the industry isn’t holding back in 2021, with an onslaught of new models scheduled over the next 12 months to fire the enthusiasm of performance car fans the world over
WATCHES
DOA:Opel Omega V8 • It would have been the understated successor to the Lotus Carlton, if only it could’ve stayed cool
Go Toyota!
RICHARD MEADEN • How a close encounter with Colin McRae left a lasting Impreza impression
RICHARD PORTER • Received a car-themed gift for Christmas? You’ll be wanting to offload…
JETHRO BOVINGDON • Is it time for a rethink about what we want from the chassis of a driver’s car?
ALL GUNS BLAZING • Lamborghini’s Aventador SVJ and Nissan’s GT-R Nismo are two old warriors at their fiercest and most brutal, determined to go out on an adrenaline-fuelled high
BOLT FROM THE BLUE • Cyan Racing has reimagined the classic Volvo P1800 as a rabid, 414bhp road-racer – with a £450,000 price tag
AT THE TRACK
GANG OF FOURS • Subaru’s Impreza 22B and Audi’s Sport Quattro are rally-inspired, fourwheel-drive legends. Could Toyota’s GR Yaris match them for charisma and ability? We find out
TRACTION HEROES • The road-going Sport Quattro owes it all to Audi’s AWD rallying giants
BLUE BROTHERS • The 22B’s rallying relatives that created the Impreza legend
RETURN TO THE WILD • How Toyota got back in the WRC game, paving the way for the GR Yaris
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LIFE THROUGH A LENS DEAN SMITH • Former evo staff photographer Dean Smith is responsible for some of the most memorable automotive photographs of the last decade. Here he explains how he developed his style and shares some of his favourite shots
ESTATES OF PLAY • The Mercedes-AMG C63 S Estate and Audi RS4 Avant both combine practical bodies with punchy performance. But which of these junior super-estates is the most entertaining, and does that also make it the best road car?
MXPOWER • British company Rocketeer squeezes 3-litre Jaguar V6s under the bonnets of Mazda MX-5s, with intoxicating results. We drive its latest demonstrator
POWER OF M • The 2021 M5 Competition is the latest in a long line of great M-cars. We go for a celebratory drive and recall some of its forebears
DIAL M FOR MAGIC
M IS FOR MOTORSPORT: BMW’S TRACK RECORD
MULTIPLE CHOICE • Just where does the 2021 M5 fit into M division’s formidable line-up of sports saloons and coupes? Our handy guide will explain all
Toyota GR Supra • Our Supra hits the track and squares up to a rival in the form of Audi’s TT RS. Which circa-£55k coupe...