Long term tests

The C4 VTS is well equipped and intriguingly different take on a hot hatch - but the depreciation is frightening

The Astra VXR goads you into using its 237bhp to the full - cruising is not an option

Ford's Mustang GT is briliant for long journeys and it feels special, almost exotic

There was no mistaking the Lambo Murcielago was from Blighty at Le Mans. A huge Union Jack on the roof saw to that...

The VW Golf is taken for a spin around Cadwell Park with surprisingly pleasing results

Despite a slightly awkward clutch, this Porsche proves to be a hit

A quieter engine and solid suspension for this 911

Robust car but suffers from a small luggage space

The carrot-coloured Lamborghini proves to be a real head-turner

The Hyundai Coupe may not yet be king of the track day but it's definitely speeding in the right direction

The 130i made its trackday debut at the end of March when the evoactive circus arrived at Snetterton. Having never visited the Norfolk circuit before,…

A big service resulted in a big bill. Thank God we didn't go to the main dealer...

It's not enough to like a car. You're reading this magazine, so you'll know that the best cars are objects you bond with, not just like. When you bond…

On an unintentional economy drive, the Mustang managed over 24mpg on one 300-mile journey

The Jag arrived on a chill grey Tuesday morning in early April. I didn't get much work done that day, largely on account of leaving my desk every ten …

It's sometimes said that working at evo is like working in a sweet shop. With a rich supply of tasty machinery doing time on the Fast Fleet, not to me…

It's time to say goodbye to 'our' Trophy. It will be missed, but it wasn't without flaw.

It started as a stone chip. Then it became a little crack, but I thought I'd leave it. I can't quite remember the point when it lengthened to connect …

One of the more enduring and endearing features of our long-term Zed was that, no matter what other cars it was in the company of, it never felt like …

As regular readers may remember, I recently decided to drastically reduce the number of miles I've been putting on the Lambo, chiefly because I'd fina…

We took our Megane R.S 225 Trophy on track for the first time to see how it would fair against its smaller sibling.

Although I have owned my Carrera GT for four months, it has taken that long to have the car prepared, not least because of the full respray which I de…

Working at evo is terrific, but it does spoil you. It's not that we don't appreciate - relish even - the stream of new cars that pass through our hand…

The Golf, not unlike its keeper, has an occasional reluctance to wake up in the mornings. It has never actually failed to start on the first turn of t…

Since mentioning the fuel filling problem a few months back, I've been heartened to receive lots of feedback from a surprising number of fellow 'Stang…

It's not every day you get an empty track to play with, so when the boys at the Bedford Autodrome waved me out onto the circuit, I was determined to m…

As the odometer clicked over to 90,000, it struck me how irrational we (by which I mean Harry) were being when we decided to buy a 993 Carrera. Okay, …

Now I've got used to the Smart's ways, I'm really enjoying driving it. It will never be as good to drive as, say, Henry's Golf, but the more miles I c…

It's disappeared again, with just an empty space in the garage to serve as a reminder that the big Fiat is back in Ferrari la-la land. It was supposed…

When the first S-types appeared in the late '90s, I hated them with a passion. Too many focus groups and styling clinics had produced a throwback to a…

Hot hatches offer some of the best value for affordable performance. Step up Astra VXR...

The Porsche Carrera GT, with its all-carbonfibre construction, 604bhp 5.7-litre V10 engine and top speed on the far side of 200mph, is evo's pick of…

Bastards! I think that just about says it all, really. Quite what 'MINE BITCH' is meant to signify I'm not sure, but no doubt it was hilarious at the …