Now’s the time for McLaren to show us what it can really do
Now’s the time for McLaren to show us what it can really do
With new owners and a new family to lean on, McLaren now has the opportunity to grow and show the world what it’s capable of
Will the combustion engine really be dead by 2035?
Will the combustion engine really be dead by 2035?
Legislation will force ICE cars off the market in the coming years, but could they exist in some capacity into the next decade? The evo team weighs in…
What’s the problem with modern performance cars?
What’s the problem with modern performance cars?
evo founders set the performance car world to rights with an unvarnished look at some of the issues facing the performance car market today
‘The 996 Porsche 911 went from being the sweetheart of road testers to being something of a joke’
‘The 996 Porsche 911 went from being the sweetheart of road testers to being something of a joke’
The world is embracing the pariah Porsche, and about time, says Jethro
‘If only lane assist could steer these plonkers to the inside lane’
‘If only lane assist could steer these plonkers to the inside lane’
Driving in Germany has reminded Meaden how bad UK drivers are
'An ageing Range Rover can be a reliable car, especially if you carefully categorise your idea of reliability'
'An ageing Range Rover can be a reliable car, especially if you carefully categorise your idea of reliability'
Porter’s old Range Rover is proving the doom-mongers wrong. Kind of
‘I’ve been trying to really engage with and enjoy the act of driving very slowly’
‘I’ve been trying to really engage with and enjoy the act of driving very slowly’
His first UK speeding ticket has prompted Jethro to embrace driving slowly
‘I’ve sensed increasing resistance to the forced transition to electric cars’
‘I’ve sensed increasing resistance to the forced transition to electric cars’
Meaden glimpses an exciting alternative future to wall-to-wall EVs
'My Land Rover is old fashioned, out of step, and very far from the best way to get around'
'My Land Rover is old fashioned, out of step, and very far from the best way to get around'
Richard Porter contemplates whether his beloved Land Rover Defender makes any sense in the modern age
‘Does Ferrari make the most reliable cars in the world? I think it might.’
‘Does Ferrari make the most reliable cars in the world? I think it might.’
Who builds the most reliable cars? Jethro’s suggestion might surprise you
‘Driving connects you to your journey. Flying feels like an awkward stasis to be endured’
‘Driving connects you to your journey. Flying feels like an awkward stasis to be endured’
Meaden rediscovers the eternal pleasures of an old-fashioned road trip
‘Taking one hand off the wheel is an underrated part of the old manual gearbox experience’
‘Taking one hand off the wheel is an underrated part of the old manual gearbox experience’
Could there be a substitute for what we miss about a manual? Porter thinks so
‘We must stop talking about the EV future in quite such woeful tones’
‘We must stop talking about the EV future in quite such woeful tones’
The automotive world still gives us many reasons to be cheerful, thinks Jethro
‘The McMurtry Spéirling points to a whole new take on how we should go racing’
‘The McMurtry Spéirling points to a whole new take on how we should go racing’
McMurtry’s record run up the Goodwood hill fired Meaden’s imagination
‘Pigeons flutter, leaves rustle, Alfa Romeo has a new comeback plan’
‘Pigeons flutter, leaves rustle, Alfa Romeo has a new comeback plan’
A journey through the familiar sights, sounds and stories of the everyday
‘I can envisage a time where the best drivers are squabbling over the worst cars’
‘I can envisage a time where the best drivers are squabbling over the worst cars’
Drifting could be Jethro’s favourite motorsport – with a little fine-tuning
‘For a last drive before a total ban on internal combustion, which car would I choose?’
‘For a last drive before a total ban on internal combustion, which car would I choose?’
The end of the petrol era has got Meaden shortlisting this century’s greats
‘The great thing about ordering a Porsche new is that you get to indulge in the joy of specs’
‘The great thing about ordering a Porsche new is that you get to indulge in the joy of specs’
Porter plays ‘Horrible & Expensive’ with the Porsche online configurator
‘The Hypercar class didn’t feel Hyper enough. In stark contrast, the GTE cars were awesome’
‘The Hypercar class didn’t feel Hyper enough. In stark contrast, the GTE cars were awesome’
Le Mans Hypercars sound great, says Jethro. There’s just one problem…
‘We spent more time behind our knives and forks than we did behind the steering wheel’
‘We spent more time behind our knives and forks than we did behind the steering wheel’
Its cars may be facing change, but Lambo’s launches are a tradition untouched
‘There’s a segment of the population that still wants Jaguars to have barrel sides and droopy boots’
‘There’s a segment of the population that still wants Jaguars to have barrel sides and droopy boots’
JLR is reinventing Jaguar. Porter doesn’t underestimate the scale of the task
Ferrari V12s, vinegar ice cream and dinner with Horacio Pagani
Ferrari V12s, vinegar ice cream and dinner with Horacio Pagani
Jethro enjoys a trip to supercar central and an audience with Mr Pagani
‘I suppose we should be grateful for our contorted roads and gnarly tarmac’
‘I suppose we should be grateful for our contorted roads and gnarly tarmac’
Next time you drive, spare a thought for the road surface, says Meaden
‘Brown Chords shot to fame in 1966, taking their place as one of Britain’s top eleven bands’
‘Brown Chords shot to fame in 1966, taking their place as one of Britain’s top eleven bands’
Lost’ film footage of a 1960s band and their cars has Porter intrigued
‘It looked sort of rubbish, but sort of incredible and impossibly esoteric’
‘It looked sort of rubbish, but sort of incredible and impossibly esoteric’
Jethro’s bought a supersaloon. But you’ll never guess what it is…
‘I long for a no‑holds-barred multi-discipline showdown between the very best racing drivers'
‘I long for a no‑holds-barred multi-discipline showdown between the very best racing drivers'
Imagine Loeb and Ogier taking on Hamilton and Norris. Meaden can
‘Be it EV, hybrid, restomod, reimagining or replica, the Thrill of Driving is all that counts’
‘Be it EV, hybrid, restomod, reimagining or replica, the Thrill of Driving is all that counts’
Our world may be fragmenting, but some core values don’t change, says Jethro
‘She gestured towards a double switch on the wall. “That switch,” she said. “I want to get rid of it.”’
‘She gestured towards a double switch on the wall. “That switch,” she said. “I want to get rid of it.”’
Porter recounts a tale of home improvements that feels eerily familiar…
‘I need to disconnect from my phone and reconnect with cars in a fresh and stimulating way’
‘I need to disconnect from my phone and reconnect with cars in a fresh and stimulating way’
Meaden vows to get more hands-on with cars. What could go wrong?
‘It was as if Jesus himself had blessed Porsche with a new suspension system’
‘It was as if Jesus himself had blessed Porsche with a new suspension system’
The deifying of Porsche has left Jethro with a worrying affliction – Porsche fatigue
‘The occupants of a Porsche 911 with the Jarvis Cocker Pack will find their trousers firmly anchored’
‘The occupants of a Porsche 911 with the Jarvis Cocker Pack will find their trousers firmly anchored’
Leather is overrated, reckons Porter. It’s time to embrace the corduroy
‘There’s something joyful and juvenile about crate-engine culture’
‘There’s something joyful and juvenile about crate-engine culture’
Why is it only US car makers who offer crate engines, asks Meaden
‘The NSX’s handling, despite the legend, I always found to be pretty damn spiky’
‘The NSX’s handling, despite the legend, I always found to be pretty damn spiky’
Bovingdon’s car-related inner database has just been shaken to its foundations
‘Tesla's yoke is a deliberate poke in the eye to people like us’
‘Tesla's yoke is a deliberate poke in the eye to people like us’
Reinventing the (steering) wheel is a delicate business, explains Meaden