It’s time for some home truths about the Toyota GR Yaris, reckons Porter
It’s time for some home truths about the Toyota GR Yaris, reckons Porter
‘It looks stretched and contorted, like someone who’s had too much cheap plastic surgery’
Triumph Lynx – Dead on arrival 
Triumph Lynx – Dead on arrival
With a 3.5-litre Rover V8 under the bonnet and TR7 fastback styling, the Lynx could have been British Leyland’s answer to the Ford Capri
Caterham C120 – Dead on arrival 
Caterham C120 – Dead on arrival
A lack of funding may have killed Caterham’s dream of a new sports car, but its tie-up with Renault did help spawn the brilliant Alpine A110
The twists and turns of a new Netflix drama have got Porter gripped
The twists and turns of a new Netflix drama have got Porter gripped
‘The series is based around a rag-tag cast of characters forced into a crazy struggle for survival’
Jaguar XJ41 – Dead on arrival 
Jaguar XJ41 – Dead on arrival
The blighted ’80s ‘F-type’, the demise of which led to the creation of the Jaguar XK8 and launched a new era for Aston Martin
'Look beyond the obvious and the Land Rover Discovery has an appealing skill set'
'Look beyond the obvious and the Land Rover Discovery has an appealing skill set'
Driven with a gentle touch this chunky bus will swoop across the countryside feeling imperious
'It’s time for some hard truths about motor racing’s influence on road cars'
'It’s time for some hard truths about motor racing’s influence on road cars'
Even long-standing teams with road car divisions might struggle to point out where the tech transfer lies
Porsche 965 – Dead on arrival
Porsche 965 – Dead on arrival
In the second instalment of our series looking at evo cars that never made production, we spotlight a troubled 911 Turbo successor that fell victim to…
'Traction control, ABS, airbags, lights, – one press of a button and they're all off. We're better off without them'
'Traction control, ABS, airbags, lights, – one press of a button and they're all off. We're better off without them'
The Common Sense Car offers a glimmer of hope for British sports car lovers
Lamborghini Canto – Dead on arrival
Lamborghini Canto – Dead on arrival
It’s the Lamborghini Diablo replacement that some considered to be the work of the Devil himself
'How do most people choose their next car? The answer is depressingly simple'
'How do most people choose their next car? The answer is depressingly simple'
The entire basis of modern consumerism might be underpinned by the sheer mass of folk who can’t be arsed
'A Lamborghini Aventador is pure showtime, and the way it speaks to my young son demonstrates that to a T'
'A Lamborghini Aventador is pure showtime, and the way it speaks to my young son demonstrates that to a T'
Does Porter like the Aventador? No, but his boy doesn’t need to know that
Porter seeks enlightenment on one of the most mystifying issues in motoring
Porter seeks enlightenment on one of the most mystifying issues in motoring
"You cannot stop now!" Jesus shouted. "Your soul will not rest if you do not find the answer you need!"
'It's conceivable that the spiritual home of the supercar could have become not Modena, but Macclesfield'
'It's conceivable that the spiritual home of the supercar could have become not Modena, but Macclesfield'
The early days of the supercar in an alternate reality that's also strangely familiar...
'I'd forgotten how much you discover about a car when you have to rub your hand over every panel'
'I'd forgotten how much you discover about a car when you have to rub your hand over every panel'
Wash and learn - there's still life in the old car-design ways
Are these the worst cars of evo Car of the Year?
Are these the worst cars of evo Car of the Year?
For every eCoty winner there’s also a bottom-of-the-table loser. So what were the cars that limped home last during the past 21 years, and – more impo…
'The most memorable drives are rarely just about the car'
'The most memorable drives are rarely just about the car'
Turning that tenner for the pub into petrol for my very own car was well, well worth it just to keep that first drive going
'Australia fell out of love with Holden, and it’s paid the ultimate price'
'Australia fell out of love with Holden, and it’s paid the ultimate price'
The Commodore was a symbol of an old Australia, of mulleted blokes in vests skulling VB and rocking over-engined cars
evo encyclopedia: the world of fast cars from A to Z
evo encyclopedia: the world of fast cars from A to Z
Every month evo columnist and TV script writer (from a motoring TV show you might have heard of before) Richard Porter debunks automotive jargon
'Everything you always wanted to know about wipers (but were too sensible to ask)'
'Everything you always wanted to know about wipers (but were too sensible to ask)'
Car companies employ people whose entire job is wipers, and it's more complicated than you might assume
Hooning around was a rite of passage, for Porter’s generation at least…
Hooning around was a rite of passage, for Porter’s generation at least…
In just a few weeks our mate had got a car, learnt to drive it and then broken it beyond repair. It was textbook
'Horse power, rum coves and the faint whiff of manure…'
'Horse power, rum coves and the faint whiff of manure…'
The motor car comes with several drawbacks, chief among which is meeting the appetite of the blasted things
'Jaguar has a swish new design studio, but could it make Jag’s designs less swish?'
'Jaguar has a swish new design studio, but could it make Jag’s designs less swish?'
The higgledy-piggledy old place turned out some of the best-looking cars in the world
'Want to become a motor racing legend? Lose the Terry Thomas ’tache'
'Want to become a motor racing legend? Lose the Terry Thomas ’tache'
Fernando Alonso was morphing into Dave Grohl by way of Laurence Llwelyn-Bowen
'The curse of a creak can really take the shine off a great car'
'The curse of a creak can really take the shine off a great car'
The mystery creak is the sole reason I've thought about selling it, or setting the damn thing on fire
'The sorry slide from quiet confidence to muddled mediocrity'
'The sorry slide from quiet confidence to muddled mediocrity'
It's contagious. And when you catch it, it's game over. Suddenly you've no idea what's right and good any more
'It’s time car makers gave us the wheely good alloys for free'
'It’s time car makers gave us the wheely good alloys for free'
The problem with the proliferation of alloy wheel choices is that it's exposing us to deliberately cack wheel design
'Who knew sticking a motor in the back was going to become hip again'
'Who knew sticking a motor in the back was going to become hip again'
A rear-engined Up GTI could have been the "mini 911" we thought we were getting with the soggy Smart-based Twingo
'Still hanker for that childhood supercar?'
'Still hanker for that childhood supercar?'
S1 Esprits catch my eye for the purity of that sensational shape and the seats trimmed like Jackie Stewart’s most lurid underpants
'Keeping your wheels scuff-free isn't that hard - is it?'
'Keeping your wheels scuff-free isn't that hard - is it?'
Eighty per cent of alloy wheels are scratched to buggery. And I hate that. It makes the car look terrible, and it speaks of carelessness
'The new Land Rover Defender needs to change'
'The new Land Rover Defender needs to change'
The market for this car isn't a mythical throng of utility workers and cattle herders, it's suburban families who dream of G-wagens
‘Ford’s Expedition SUV is the epitome of American motoring'
‘Ford’s Expedition SUV is the epitome of American motoring'
You’d assume the Expedition is part of that US tradition of gumming modern gadgets to 50-year-old iron work. Except it isn’t
'The Prius is the equal of any evo favourite'
'The Prius is the equal of any evo favourite'
It's actually an incredible piece of engineering. And as people who like cars we should also like incredible pieces of engineering
'The Alpine A110 is anything but sterile to drive'
'The Alpine A110 is anything but sterile to drive'
The absolutely brilliant Alpine A110 is anything but sterile to drive