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Tyre Test 2012
You probably know the difference good tyres make to your car as well as we do. Find out which set to fit next here

Long-term tests
A Renaultsport Twingo arrives, the Morgan gets a grip reduction, and there’s a Fast Fleet day out at the Bedford Autodrome



evo knowledge
A mk2 Ford Focus RS buying guide, Catchpole takes a road trip in Tenerife and Nick Trott goes fantasy car shopping

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Me and my car
The American watch designer and his love for wedge-shaped Italians that led him to an Alfa Romeo GTV6

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December 2012 issue of evo Magazine


New McLaren P1; Aston Martin Vanquish, Schumacher's F1 Ferrari, Vettel's SUV and amazing carbon Porsche 911 driven; riding in the new Porsche 918
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News
The hot (and not) from the 2012 Paris motor show, plus news of Bentley’s long-hinted-at return to motorsport

Columns
Porter bigs up the Dacia Duster, Metcalfe bigs up Dany Bahar and Needell bigs up… his own son

First drives
Alpina's hardcore new B3 GT3, Overfinch's exceedingly powerful Range Rover, the stylish Mercedes CLS AMG Shooting Brake and Hyundai's hot Veloster Turbo are among this month's Drivens

Letters
Range Rover, Peugeot and the Scottish Highlands get it in the neck, among others

McLaren P1
It’s been a long time coming, but the modern-day McLaren F1 is here. And it’s a bit different this time around, with exceedingly bold styling, an immensely powerful hybrid drivetrain and a simply colossal airbrake. And only two seats. Find out more here…

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Porsche 918 Spyder
The P1 won’t have the hybrid hypercar class to itself, though; Harry Metcalfe rides with rally legend Walter Rohrl in one of its arch rivals, the Porsche 918




New Vanquish driven
It might not look revolutionary, but much has changed as Aston Martin DBS morphs into Vanquish mk2. Jethro Bovingdon heads for the twisty roads of the Scottish Borders to see what’s what




Porsche 911 by Singer
The best 911 might not actually be made by Porsche. Richard Meaden drives a bespoke labour of love in California that nearly sets his credit card ablaze

Leftfield evo Car of the Year
Three-wheeler v pick-up v SUV v single-seater: it’s the rather multi-cultural evo Car of the Year qualifier

Lamborghini road trip
Henry Catchpole recces Lamborghini’s scenic 50th birthday party in a rear-drive Gallardo, a year ahead of the event



Ferrari F1 car drive
He might have a pretty hefty racing CV, but Meaden’s quaking in his little Alpinestars as a drive in Michael Schumacher’s F1 car looms

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Long-term tests
Farewells to our Mini JCW Coupe and BMW 520d – but are they fond ones? Meanwhile, one of evo’s biggest faces returns…




evo knowledge
Three cars, £40,000 – what would you buy? Play our Fantasy Garage game, then plan a trip to Wales’s stunning Black Mountain road

Christmas gift guide
Satnavs, clothing, model cars, books, DVDs, driving experiences and garage essentials – all the best stuff that Santa’s elves simply can’t make

Me and my car
The youngest-ever Funny Car racer (and occasional model) and her pink dragster

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evo Magazine: January 2013


Noble M600 road trip, 200mph in a Shelby Mustang, Maserati GranTurismo Sport vs Aston DB9, Bentley, BMW M6 and Mercedes CLS AMG, Renaultsport Clio buying guide

4th December 2012

News
Plenty of new metal to pore over, including the second-gen Porsche Cayman, a drop-top Lambo and the new Jaguar XFR-S

Columns
Richard Porter’s been whining again, but at least Harry Metcalfe and Tiff Needell are cheery – about the quality of the new Aston DB9 and the fun of rear-wheel-drive cars, respectively

First drives
We review the new Mercedes SLS AMG GT, Mini John Cooper Works GP, supercharged Jaguar XF, Vauxhall Adam city car and a pair of quick little Mazda MX-5s






Letters
What’s the daftest thing you’ve ever done in a car? Chortle incessantly at (or nod along awkwardly with) our forum users

Noble road trip
Dickie Meaden kicks off our Spirit of Speed special with a 400-mile road trip visiting some of Great Britain’s speed record hotspots in a suitably fitting supercar, the 225mph and wholly home-grown Noble M600

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200mph in a Mustang
Yes, you read that right. Ford claims a shocking double-ton is possible in its new Shelby GT500 ’Stang. Jethro Bovingdon heads for Germany’s derestriction signs to put it to the test



Bentley at Bonneville
The Bonneville Salt Flats are the home of jaw-dropping records and streamlined, speed-focused machines. So what’s a leather-pewed Bentley Mulsanne doing there? David Vivian explains all



Land speed greats
Dickie Meaden enjoys a dose of Thrust as he gets up close and personal with the fastest car in the world, Thrust SSC, and its forebear, Thrust 2

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Caterham’s new cars
Caterham’s new R600 and SP300R possess similar power outputs, but utilise them in quite different ways. Henry Catchpole has a day to remember driving them at speed at Donington Park

Infiniti Emerg-e
Speed will be different in the future, as Infiniti’s electric-powered Emerg-e proves when Mike Duff clambers behind the wheel. And it’s good news…



Super GT group test
2012 has been a vintage year for new GTs. We pit the new Maserati GranTurismo Sport against Aston’s rejuvenated DB9, Bentley’s V8 Conti GT, the BMW M6 and Mercedes’ CLS AMG

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Maserati: the future
Masers may be good, but they remain a rare sight. Mystic Meg-calfe looks into his crystal ball to see what the fix is, and gets to grips with the new Quattroporte along the way



Long-term tests
What-ho Audi RS4 and Porsche 924, goodbye Morgan 4/4 and Golf GTI. Plus, our Murcielago gets quite hurt

evo Knowledge
Craving a hardcore hot hatch but hampered by budget? Used Renaultsport Clio 197s and 200s can be bought for small money

Fantasy garage
The challenge: buy an everyday supercar, a classic and something bike-carrying and practical for £200,000. Your ideal trio?

Me and My Car
The creator of an evo favourite – the GoPro video camera – and his mega car collection

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evo Knowledge
Craving a hardcore hot hatch but hampered by budget? Used Renaultsport Clio 197s and 200s can be bought for small money

Altijd leuk die artikels, maar die vermelde prijzen zijn in België toch nooit haalbaar?

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evo Magazine: February 2013


Aston Martin One-77 driven, BMW M3 CRT review, winter tyre test, Porsche 911 GT3 vs Renault Clio 200 Cup vs BMW M3 vs Subaru WRX STI


2nd January 2013


News
The future’s looking bright for Aston Martin, but it’s less rosy for the Jaguar C-X75 hypercar and sporty Subarus

Columns
Porter reckons we should all drive Aston Rapides, while Metcalfe insists we should all be in Range Rovers. Needell is too busy gloating about his F1 predictions

First drives
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato, all-new Maserati Quattroporte, Volvo S60 Polestar and manual-transmission BMW M5 are among the month’s first drives




Letters
You’re a bossy bunch this month, telling Aston what they should do, Caterham what they shouldn’t and us lot what to write

One-77 driven
We’ve been waiting a long time for this. Finally we’re putting Aston Martin’s £1.2million hypercar to the test, with two full days’ driving in the UK, including a visit to some of our favourite Welsh roads. Is it as talented, desirable and intoxicating as a Pagani Huayra?



V12 Aston buying guide
However lovely the One-77 may be, it’ll set you back a seven-figure sum – and it’s sold out anyway. The good news is that there are plenty of other V12 Aston Martins to choose from, and you can bag one for as little as £30,000

BMW M3 CRT driven
The last of the current-generation M3s could be the very best. With the engine from the hardcore GTS, the better handling four-door chassis and a host of new carbon technology, is the CRT saloon the best of its breed?



The last Integrale
You probably know the Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 and 2, but what about the 3? With 237bhp and an interesting colour scheme, this unique ’Grale is the end product of an interesting tale

Final fling
Four evo heroes are not long for replacement – or culling altogether. We take the Renault Clio 200 Cup, Porsche 997 GT3, Subaru WRX STI and V8-powered BMW M3 for a final fling in – where else? – Wales



Porsche pilgrimage
The new 911 Carrera 4S is Porsche’s latest all-wheel-drive sports car. We suss it out via an Austrian road trip to discover more about its little-known, but really rather special ancestor

Winter tyre test
How much better is cold-weather rubber when the roads are white and slippery? And which tyres should you invest in to keep you moving this winter?

Long-term tests
Guess what Harry’s bought? Three clues - it’s Italian, wears a four-leafed clover badge and makes a very interesting noise…

evo knowledge
Now that Sebastien Loeb is swapping rallying for watching Cash in the Attic, who’s going to slide and jump their way to WRC glory? Our 2013 preview reveals all

Fantasy garage
Find a rally icon, a mile-munching GT car and a trackday toy on a budget of £25k

Me and my car
The muscle car restorer with a lesser-spotted Shelby GT

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Dank bij voorbaat!

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Voor de cover alleen al is een abonnement zwaar aan te raden!

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Maar vallen de nummers vlot in de bus of is het steeds afwachten of en wanneer het volgende nummer komt?

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Steeds iets later dan in de UK natuurlijk, hier lag deze laatste eergisteren in de bus.

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evo Magazine: March 2013


Hennesey Venom GT record run and road test, Koenigsegg CC8S vs Agera R, Audi R8 Brazilian road trip, VW Scirocco buying guide, Cayman vs TVR vs Z4M vs 370Z

News
The Corvette Stingray is back (Gerry Anderson would be proud) while the Aston Martin Rapide gets a refresh

Columns
Our new columnist is Paul di Resta’s cousin and BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year 2007. Guess who?

First drives
evo's crack team checks out the updated Lamborghini Gallardo and Ariel Atom, the new Caterham Supersport R and Range Rover SDV8 and the BMW 330D M Sport and K-Tec Renaultsport Clio 200, while the Ford Focus ST Estate meets its ancestor

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Letters
McLaren, Maserati and Aston Martin have riled you this month, while Harry’s ruffling feathers. Again

Hennessey Venom
It’s rated as one of the world’s fastest cars, but does this Lotus-alike hypercar deliver on its Top Trumps numbers?




Koenigseggs compared
Harry samples the CC8S and Agera R to see how far the Swedish supercar maker has moved on in ten years

Bowler group test
The leaping, bouncing Bowler EXR S deserves a Swiss-army group test. Enter Porsche Cayenne GTS and Nissan GT-R

£15k coupe test
Bag a hairy-chested coupe bargain. BMW Z4 M, TVR Tuscan, Porsche Cayman S and Nissan 370Z slug it out

Bentley GT3
Bentley makes a dramatic return to motorsport this year. Jethro Bovingdon looks at the new Continental GT3

The world’s best road?
It could be high in the Brazilian hills, reckons Henry, after a raccoon-littered road trip in an Audi R8 Spyder

Dakar rally: rich and poor
We head to the 2013 Dakar rally and meet its various heroes, including the utterly inspiring Race2Recovery team

Calsonic GT-R
Dickie gets behind the wheel of this Gran Turismo legend for real



Long-term tests
Fast Fleet’s makeover is marked with glorious names like XJR-15, Espada and F50



evo Knowledge
A VW Scirocco buying guide and how to traverse the Futa and Raticosa passes

Essentials
We look at that most artistic strand of car geekery – the scale model

Art of speed
In an all-new regular feature, iconic parts of fast cars go under the microscope. First up, Porsche’s ducktail

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evo Magazine: April 2013


Audi A1 quattro vs Mini GP vs Renault R26.R vs Ford RS500, Metro 6R4 driven, Mitsubishi Evo group test, Aston Martin V12 Zagato road trip

26th February 2013

The April 2013 issue of evo continues the magazine's new, updated look, with more space for features, a new regular feature - the Art of Speed - and an all new columnist. Full details below...


News
New Minis and a revised Bentley. Plus Mystic Tiff saves us the bother of watching F1 this season

First drives
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, Jaguar XFR Speed Pack, Mercedes E63 AMG S, Nissan Juke Nismo, Ford Fiesta Ecoboost and Audi R8 V10 vs Porsche 911 C4S Powerkit






Columns
Richard Porter wants to set up the RSPCC and Harry details the woes of being rich enough to own a supercar, but not to insure one

Letters
Your missives are filled with Venom this month. By which we mean your opinions on the Hennessey

Extreme hot hatchbacks
The 4wd Audi A1 quattro and the rabid (and rapid) new Mini John Cooper Works GP take on two of the hottest hatches ever on road and track - the Renault Megane R26.R and Ford Focus RS500

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Mature hot hatchbacks
Roll-cages and semi-slicks a bit much? Might we suggest the more refined nature of a BMW M135i. It takes on a VW Scirocco R, a Renault Megane 265 Cup and a Superchips Ford Focus ST



MG Metro 6R4
We drive the boxy riot of be-winged craziness that is the ultimate hot hatch of them all. And this might just be the most original example in existence



Inside Nismo
Rarely, if ever, has a red door provided so much excitement. We poke around the Aladdin’s cave that is the Nismo factory

Porsche Cayman S
Despite being named after a small crocodile, this is one of 2013’s most eagerly awaited cars. Richard Meaden drives it in Portugal



Aston Martin V12 Zagato to Scotland
Mix whisky, a piste-basher and possibly the greatest stretch of tarmac in the UK and you get a potentially lethal combination. We sample them separately

Mitsubishi Evo Generations group test
Some people still assume that this magazine is all about Mitsubishis. This test won’t do anything to dissuade them

Long-term tests
We never thought it’d happen - Harry waves his beloved Pagani Zonda goodbye

evo Knowledge
Why not combine two parts of this issue’s Knowledge by purchasing a Lotus Evora using our buying guide and then driving it out to Morocco courtesy of our road trip suggestion?

Essentials
Still pondering what to spend those Christmas book vouchers on? We have got the answer

Art of speed
Behold the most iconic manual gearshift of them all

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evo Magazine: May 2013

Ferrari F12 vs Lamborghini Aventador vs Aston Vanquish, Porsche 911 GT3 group test, Renault Clio 200 Turbo review, Alfa Romeo 4C secrets



26th March 2013

The May 2013 issue of evo continues the magazine's new, updated look, with more space for features, a new regular feature - the Art of Speed - and with a familiar guest columnist. Full details below...

News
Performance cars aplenty at the 2013 Geneva motor show, including new McLaren, Lambo and Ferrari supercars

First drive
Reviews of the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series, Ford Fiesta ST, Mercedes CLA250, Aston Martin Rapide S, Mini John Cooper Works Paceman and a very special Subaru Impreza



Columns
Harry's grumpy about the future of cars once again. Howls of protest to the usual address

Letters
On that note, here’s all your reactions to last month’s Harry rant. And a diesel Aston. Maybe

Supercar supertest
A Ferrari F12, a Lamborghini Aventador and an Aston Martin Vanquish in the Italian hills. Do group tests get any more epic?



2013 Porsche 911 GT3
PDK, rear-wheel steering, £100k - Porsche’s GT3 has never been so controversial. Or as raw and exciting, apparently…

The best 911 GT3 yet
While we digest the probable evo Car of the Year for 2013, a comparison of its ancestors seems fitting

New Clio 200 Turbo
Renault’s turbocharged, flappy-paddled Clio 200 has some cynics to prove wrong. We drive it



R.I.P. manual gearbox
A eulogy for the stick shift, with the best and worst examples and some performance comparisons

New Alfa analysed
The wee 4C is the most focused Alfa Romeo in decades – it doesn’t even have power steering

Electric supercars
The BMW i8 and Mercedes SLS ED prove zero emissions are far from zero fun. We get to know both



Icon: BMW M5
The original E28 M5 wasn’t lauded in the 1980s. We redress the balance



Long-term tests
Three new arrivals, badged McLaren, Lancia and, erm, Hyundai



evo Knowledge
Wind-in-the-eyes thrills with our Ariel Atom buying guide and – if you’ve swallowed your silly pills – where to enjoy it in France

Car data
All the numbers you’ll ever need

Art of speed
We celebrate the design of the Audi Quattro wheelarch

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evo Magazine: July 2013

Aston Martin CC100 concept in-depth, Renault Clio Turbo v 208 GTI, Fiesta ST, Mini JCW and Juke Nismo, Lamborghini Aventador road trip



21st May 2013



News
We look at the intricate aerodynamics of the new McLaren P1 and get all giddy at the potential cross-country pace of the latest Porsche 911 Turbo

First drives
Porsche 918 Spyder, BMW M6 Gran Coupe, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, Lotus Evora Sports Racer, 2013 Nissan GT-R, Maserati Quattroporte V6, SEAT Leon FR TDI and a special edition Aston Martin Vanquish reviewed and rated




Columns
Ever wanted to know what it’s like to drive an oval at over 200mph? No one is better placed to divulge than Dario Franchitti

Letters
Ratios and their methods of being swapped are what have been driving you to put quill to parchment this month

Aston Martin CC100
The most exciting thing most people get when they reach 100 is a card from the Queen. With all due respect, we think Aston’s present to itself - a wild speedster concept - is rather better




Hot hatch group test
New Renaultsport Clio Turbo faces Peugeot 208 GTI, Mini JCW, Ford Fiesta ST and Nissan Juke Nismo in mid-Wales. With more three-wheeling cars than the Morgan factory




Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
The original rear-wheel-drive hot hatch and also the only Talbot we’re ever likely to feature in evo




Dean Stoneman
If Stoneman’s racing comeback was a film script, you’d think it was more saccharine and far-fetched than a Haribo factory on Pluto. But remarkably, it’s all real

Lamborghini road trip
We drive an Aventador Roadster and a familiar Countach all the way to Italy. On days like these…




Lambo 50th Anniversary Tour
Lamborghini may only be half the age of Aston, but 50 years is still a good excuse for a knees-up (or a mambo Lambo jambo, if you will)

Ring Virgin
Nick Trott had never been to the Nurburgring. A BMW M3 and a two-day course helps explain to him what all the fuss is about
Long-term tests
Editor Trott would be weeping about the loss of his Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe had it not been replaced by a McLaren MP4-12C




evo knowledge
We tell you how to buy a Mercedes SLK55 AMG and then reveal the best road in Austria on which to drive it

Art of Speed
In the same month we drive the new Porsche 918, we look back at the stories behind the wooden gearknobs in the 917 and the Carrera GT