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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Ferrari Amalfi Spider • The new Amalfi soft-top addresses some of the Roma’s few shortcomings, but is it still more super-GT than out-and-out super-sports car?

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Luna Rossa • Many of the styling touches are in dubious taste, and the estimated £250k asking price for this special edition is faintly absurd, but any chance to reacquaint ourselves with Alfa’s beguiling Quadrifoglio supersaloon is still to be grabbed with both hands

Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo • More power and a host of revisions give the Trofeo more of what it needs to take on Aston’s DB12

Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Manthey Kit • £93k upgrade turns Porsche’s electric saloon into a sub-7-minute Nürburgring weapon. But is it worth it?

LORD OF THE ZING • We’re bored of false-promise hypercars, but this one is real – and ingenious. Meet the Czinger 21C Spyder, a 1250bhp showcase for 3D printing, clever engineering and outrageous aero

PLAN VALEN • Aston Martin’s latest Q car is a £1.5m, 838bhp, V12-powered riot of carbonfibre, aero and attitude – and should generate vital revenue for a company under financial pressure

REVUELTO GOES SUPER VELOCE • Revised aero for more downforce, passive dampers, semi-slick tyres and even more power give the Revuelto SV a circuit twist – and promise even more excitement for the road

CALIFORNIA GOLD • Five more standout reveals from a Monterey Car Week packed with extraordinary new machinery

PHIL ABBOTT Engineer, entrepreneur and racing car designer • Co-founder of Radical and Revolution, car designer and serial innovator Phil Abbott tells how the Lotus Elan, Sierra Cosworth and suntan lotion all played a part in a remarkable career

RICHARD MEADEN • There are some great restomods, says Meaden, but there are also some horrors

RICHARD PORTER • Supercars are everywhere today, but they don’t have the old allure, says Porter

2000s THE SUPERCAR • Issue by issue, we’re tracing the evolution of the supercar, from its pre-’60s roots right up to the modern day. This month we’ve reached the 2000s, an era with a strong claim to being ‘peak supercar’, featuring some of the last truly analogue machines before driver aids and modes held sway. It’s also an era with a dazzling breadth of choice, from sublime Aston Martin Vanquish to spectacular Mercedes SLR McLaren, from brutally quick 911 GT2 to deliciously tactile Ford GT, and from Enzo-engined 599 GTB Fiorano to scintillating Murciélago LP670-4 SV. Over the following pages, we drive them all

BACK IN THE REAL WORLD: FORD FOCUS Mk1 • Here was a hatchback that was actually more satisfying to drive than many of the high-performance cars of the day

2000s SUPERCAR CONCEPTS • The first decade of the new millennium may have been a quieter one for supercar concepts, but there was still plenty to fire the imagination

THE SPECIALS • The 2000s saw the arrival of a new breed of track-inspired hardcore specials, and some extremely limited editions

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LOAD STARS • It’s a clash of technologies and cultures as pure combustion BMW M3 CS Touring meets new-age high-performance plug-in hybrid Audi RS5 Avant. So which wins?

ICON CAYMANR • The Rbadging was a lot to live up to, but the 2011 Cayman R was a beguiling blend of soulful flat-six engine and exquisite handling in a perfectly sized package. We...