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My Life & Cars – Romain Grosjean, racing driver
Romain Grosjean life and cars
Features

My Life & Cars – Romain Grosjean, racing driver

From an F1 fireball to the heat of Florida, with development of a road‑going hypercar along the way, the Swiss-French racer discusses where his career…
10 Oct 2024
Lamborghini Urus SE 2024 review – Sant'Agata's super SUV goes hybrid 
Lamborghini Urus SE
Reviews

Lamborghini Urus SE 2024 review – Sant'Agata's super SUV goes hybrid 

Lamborghini’s answer to the Aston Martin DBX707 gets a major mid-life overhaul for 2024, going hybrid-only in the process. Has it become easier to lik…
4 Oct 2024
Volkswagen Up GTI – the car world's greatest misses
Volkswagen Up GTI
Features

Volkswagen Up GTI – the car world's greatest misses

It’s a supermini hero for many, but for Stephen Dobie the littlest GTI fell frustratingly short of the mark
30 Aug 2024
Audi TT Mk1 v Mk3 RS: driving Ingolstadt's first and final design icon
Audi TT new v old
Group tests

Audi TT Mk1 v Mk3 RS: driving Ingolstadt's first and final design icon

As a star of the very first issue of evo, Audi’s design icon is a car entwined with this magazine’s history. But now it’s no more. We drive an early M…
24 Aug 2024
Toyota GR Yaris v Audi S1 – four-wheel-drive hatches go head-to-head
Toyota GR Yaris v Audi S1
Group tests

Toyota GR Yaris v Audi S1 – four-wheel-drive hatches go head-to-head

They’re two dinky performance cars with startlingly similar recipes, but how does the decade-old Audi S1 compare to today’s much-hyped Toyota GR Yaris…
17 Feb 2024

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My Life & Cars – Oliver Gavin, five-time Le Mans class winner
Oliver Gavin Life and Cars
Features

My Life & Cars – 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
28 Dec 2023
Mercedes-AMG SL63 2023 review – a match for the Bentley Continental GTC?
Mercedes-AMG SL63 4Matic+ review
Reviews

Mercedes-AMG SL63 2023 review – a match for the Bentley Continental GTC?

The SL55 finished last at eCoty 2022. Does a performance and chassis upgrade make the SL63 more convincing?
10 Nov 2023
Mercedes-AMG SL43 2023 review
Mercedes-AMG SL43 review
Reviews

Mercedes-AMG SL43 2023 review

Does an electrified four-cylinder powertrain bring enough glamour to the entry-level SL?
30 Jul 2023
BMW 230i M Sport v Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport
BMW 230i v Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport – twin static
Group tests

BMW 230i M Sport v Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport

As Golf GTI prices head north of 40 grand, new rivals home into view. Is a lower-rung 2-Series too tough to overcome?
8 Jul 2023
Peugeot 9X8: a deep dive into the wingless Le Mans Hypercar
Peugeot 9X8 – front
News

Peugeot 9X8: a deep dive into the wingless Le Mans Hypercar

Peugeot’s spectacular 9X8 marks the brand's return to top flight endurance racing. We speak to the team behind it.
21 May 2023
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Lamborghini Urus Performante 2023 review
Lamborghini Urus Performante
Reviews

Lamborghini Urus Performante 2023 review

The Italians stick one of their most serious suffixes on their most sensible model. Time to find out what it’s like
12 May 2023
BMW M4 manual 2023 review
BMW M4 manual
Reviews

BMW M4 manual 2023 review

In America and Germany you can still buy a BMW M4 with a manual gearbox, and it could just be one of the great modern M-cars
20 Apr 2023
Where have all the affordable driver's cars gone?
Affordable drivers cars
Features

Where have all the affordable driver's cars gone?

Affordable performance cars seem to be a dying breed. We look back at a recent golden age – and highlight where cheap thrills can still be found, new …
20 Feb 2023
Kia EV6 GT 2023 review – 577bhp SUV takes on the Tesla Model Y
Kia EV6 GT
Reviews

Kia EV6 GT 2023 review – 577bhp SUV takes on the Tesla Model Y

Yep, it’s a stocky EV. But it’s one with more than a little promise beneath its bulky skin
19 Jan 2023
Renault Mégane RS v Nissan GT-R Nismo – evo heroes fond farewell
Renault Mégane RS 300 and Nissan GT-R Nismo
Features

Renault Mégane RS v Nissan GT-R Nismo – evo heroes fond farewell

Nissan's GT-R and the Mégane RS are two bona fide evo icons, but with both recently gone off sale we head out for one final drive and ask what's next.
25 Nov 2022
2022 BMW M3 Touring revealed
FOS M3 Touring
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2022 BMW M3 Touring revealed

Wagon lovers rejoice, the new BMW M3 Touring is here exclusively in xDrive Competition specification
6 Oct 2022
BMW M4 CSL revealed – M Division eyes the Porsche 911 GT3
BMW M4 CSL
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BMW M4 CSL revealed – M Division eyes the Porsche 911 GT3

It’s 100kg lighter, is rear-wheel drive and a 542bhp power figure. Bring it on.
23 May 2022
Hyundai Elantra N 2022 review – a delicious piece of forbidden fruit
Hyundai Elantra N
Reviews

Hyundai Elantra N 2022 review – a delicious piece of forbidden fruit

We love the i30 N hot hatch, so it’s little surprise that a saloon spin-off is similarly satisfying
26 Feb 2022
Volkswagen Polo R-line review - price, specs and 0-60 time
Volkswagen Polo R-line cornering
Reviews

Volkswagen Polo R-line review - price, specs and 0-60 time

The Volkswagen Polo R-line is a smartly styled warm hatch that previews the full-strength Polo R
2 Apr 2015
BMW 118i Urban review - price, specs and 0-60 time
BMW 118i
Reviews

BMW 118i Urban review - price, specs and 0-60 time

The second generation BMW 1-series is here - and the turbocharged 118i is the most powerful petrol-powered version available from launch
4 Mar 2015
BMW Z4 sDrive18i review - price, specs and 0-60 time
2013 BMW Z4 sDrive18i silver front
Reviews

BMW Z4 sDrive18i review - price, specs and 0-60 time

The BMW Z4 sDrive18i is the German company's entry-level roadster. A posh convertible or a fun sports car?
24 Feb 2015
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack review
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
Reviews

Volkswagen Passat Alltrack review

The new Volkswagen Passat Alltrack - a cut-price Audi Allroad, if you will - driven for the first time
17 Feb 2015
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Audi A3 Saloon 2.0 TDI review - price, specs and 0-60 time
2013 Audi A3 Saloon
Reviews

Audi A3 Saloon 2.0 TDI review - price, specs and 0-60 time

The Audi A3 gains a four-door Saloon variant to tackle the Mercedes CLA. How does it compare?
15 Feb 2015
Volkswagen Beetle Turbo review, price, specs and 0-60 time
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo Silver front
Reviews

Volkswagen Beetle Turbo review, price, specs and 0-60 time

We drive the new Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TSI Turbo has a hatchback and Cabriolet
2 Feb 2015
Audi A3 Saloon 1.8 TFSI review - price, specs and 0-60 time
2013 Audi A3 Saloon 1.8 TFSI red
Reviews

Audi A3 Saloon 1.8 TFSI review - price, specs and 0-60 time

The Audi A3 Saloon reviewed in top spec petrol turbo form. Until the S3 arrives, anyway...
2 Feb 2015
BMW Z4 sDrive35i review - price, specs and 0-60 time
2013 BMW Z4 sDrive35i red front
Reviews

BMW Z4 sDrive35i review - price, specs and 0-60 time

The facelifted for 2013 BMW Z4 aims to tackle the Porsche Boxster in 302bhp sDrive35i form
1 Feb 2015
BMW Z4 sDrive20i review - price, specs and 0-60 time
BMW Z4 sDrive20i
Reviews

BMW Z4 sDrive20i review - price, specs and 0-60 time

We drive the new sub-£30K, entry-level BMW Z4 roadster, the turbocharged sDrive20i
19 Jan 2015
Volkswagen Beetle 1.4 TSI Sport review
Volkswagen Beetle 1.4 TSI Sport front
Reviews

Volkswagen Beetle 1.4 TSI Sport review

We review the quickest Volkswagen Beetle you can currently buy - the 158bhp 1.4 TSI Sport
23 Dec 2014
Kia Ceed GT review and pictures
Kia Ceed GT five-door
Reviews

Kia Ceed GT review and pictures

The Kia Ceed GT is a more practical, five-door version of the Proceed hot hatch. A cut-price VW Golf GTI rival?
12 Dec 2014
Belgian supercar apes McLaren P1
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Belgian supercar apes McLaren P1

The Minerva J.M. Brabazon is a LaFerrari and McLaren P1 aping hybrid supercar with 1200bhp and an old fashioned name
8 Oct 2014
Renault Twingo details, prices and specs
Renault Twingo
News

Renault Twingo details, prices and specs

Official prices, specs and details are announced for the new Renault Twingo city car
28 Aug 2014
New Smart news, price and specs
Smart Forfour grey orange
News

New Smart news, price and specs

The all new, third generation Smart Fortwo is revealed alongside a Forfour sibling. There should be a new Brabus version, too
17 Jul 2014
Aston V12 Vantage S Roadster
Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster
News

Aston V12 Vantage S Roadster

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster is the British company's fastest, most potent drop-top yet
16 Jul 2014
Porsche 911 GT3 v Cayman GTS track video
Porsche 911 GT3 v Cayman GTS track video
Videos

Porsche 911 GT3 v Cayman GTS track video

The new Porsche Cayman GTS takes on its harder cored uncle, the fantastic 996-generation 911 GT3. A close track battle ensues
9 Jul 2014