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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BMW M4 CSL • The latest BMW to wear the hallowed CSL badge has an awful lot to live up to, not least a price tag of £128k

Range Rover Sport P530 First Edition • There’s a new Range Rover Sport and this is the sportiest version so far, with a new, BMW-sourced 4.4-litre V8 engine. But can it rival the best performance SUVs?

Litchfield 911 Carrera 4 • Impressive engine and chassis upgrades, useful weight savings and a rortier exhaust give a welcome shot of character and precision to the 992

Ready to rumble • The seventh-generation Ford Mustang has been revealed, with an opening line-up that includes more powerful EcoBoost and V8 versions, plus the 500bhp, track-ready ‘Dark Horse’

Naked attraction? • Gorgona Cars’ Concept NM (for naked monoposto) is a novel reworking of the Mk1 MX-5

Pagani’s third act • First came Zonda, then Huayra. Now Pagani reveals its third model, the Utopia. In a world where hypercars are almost commonplace, this one still promises to be very special indeed

Ferrari’s four-door 4WD sports car • Don’t call it an SUV, says Ferrari, as it launches the £350,000, 715bhp, V12-engined Purosangue

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Integrale’s evolution • Group A thrills in a road-going Delta – that’s the promise of a new restomod

Electric shock • Ariel’s Hipercar EV is here, with 1180bhp, a turbine range-extender and ‘unconventional’ styling

Oliver Gavin Five-time Le Mans class winner • Recently retired from the Corvette Racing team after 20 years, Oliver Gavin talks about how he got there, and what comes next

DOA: NEW SAABS • The Swedish brand’s failed 2010s revival meant we missed out on a 400bhp hybrid TT rival – and more

INBOX

Watches • This month’s most eye-catching new arrivals

RICHARD MEADEN • Meaden glimpses an exciting alternative future to wall-to-wall EVs

RICHARD PORTER • A nervous Porter prepares to take the plunge into the used car market

JETHRO BOVINGDON • Over-zealous officials are taking the fun out of trackdays, says Jethro

NOMIDDLE GROUND • Chevrolet’s first mid-engined Corvette has landed in the UK, so we’ve put on a little welcoming committee from two of Europe’s biggest hitters: Audi’s R8 RWD and Porsche’s Cayman GTS

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THE ANATOMY OF A 3.5-LITRE FORMULA 1 CAR • As the turbocharged engines of the 1980s were phased out and naturally aspirated motors returned to Formula 1, another golden era for the sport began. We get up close with one of its star cars – McLaren’s MP4/5B

VISION ON • The shift away from internal combustion needn’t mean the end of truly fun cars. That’s the message Hyundai is sending out with its latest N Vision 74 and RN22e concepts. We drive them

BATTLE OFTHESIXES • Now with a manual gearbox, Toyota’s GR Supra takes on BMW’s M240i xDrive: two compact coupes with much in common, but which delivers the biggest thrills?

AFTER EIGHT… • No more V8s for AMG’s super-saloons; the new C63 has a four-cylinder engine and a battery. Oh, and the small matter of 671bhp. evo speaks to the team behind it

ICON: JAGUAR SPORT XJR-15 • Based on Jaguar’s 1988 Le Mans winner, the XJR-15 is as raw as road-legal supercars get and has a reputation to match. But does...