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
'BMW design and the sorry slide from quiet confidence to muddled mediocrity'
'BMW design and 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? Maybe it’s time you stopped kidding yourself…'
'Still hanker for that childhood supercar? Maybe it’s time you stopped kidding yourself…'
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 new car's attractive alloy wheels scuff-free isn't that hard - is it?'
'Keeping your new car's attractive alloy 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
'It’s time everyone woke up to the fact that the new Land Rover Defender needs to change'
'It’s time everyone woke up to the fact that 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 new Expedition SUV is the epitome of American motoring – with a surprise or two up its sleeve’
‘Ford’s new Expedition SUV is the epitome of American motoring – with a surprise or two up its sleeve’
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
'In praise of the Prius, a car that in some ways is the equal of any evo favourite'
'In praise of the Prius, a car that in some ways 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
‘Suffice to say the A110 absolutely crushes expectations, and your berry hanger’
‘Suffice to say the A110 absolutely crushes expectations, and your berry hanger’
The absolutely brilliant Alpine A110 is anything but sterile to drive
'Why a Range Rover could help you avoid a run-in with Espace man – and your ex'
'Why a Range Rover could help you avoid a run-in with Espace man – and your ex'
I just liked the Rover 75. It was calming and comfortable. It also earned absolutely zero respect from other road users
'An electric E-type beats the shocking Goldfinger DB5 Continuation any day'
'An electric E-type beats the shocking Goldfinger DB5 Continuation any day'
In a nutshell, the Aston Martin Goldfinger DB5 Continuation Edition is an expensive, largely unusable and deeply naff car for dullards
'An unlikely head-turner holds great promise for a British sports car institution'
'An unlikely head-turner holds great promise for a British sports car institution'
I’ve parked Ferraris outside my house and no one’s paid much attention, but everyone on my street went absolutely nuts for this
'With the relentless march of the SUV, the normal car's days are surely numbered'
'With the relentless march of the SUV, the normal car's days are surely numbered'
Getting modern SUVs to handle in a half-decent manner is like getting a bear to dance: everyone's very impressed, but it's just not natural
'An old photo of some 288 GTOs evokes emotions a modern car couldn’t hope to compete with'
'An old photo of some 288 GTOs evokes emotions a modern car couldn’t hope to compete with'
This memory made me smile, but also made me sad, because I released I don't get quite as excited about cars as I used to...
'My son loves McLaren, but what happens when he notices they're actually a bit cack?'
'My son loves McLaren, but what happens when he notices they're actually a bit cack?'
If McLaren wants to continue its success with road cars, it’s time to pull down the pitlane shutters
‘Overall, we need the car makers of Italy. Or do we? Would we really miss Maserati if it wasn’t there?’
‘Overall, we need the car makers of Italy. Or do we? Would we really miss Maserati if it wasn’t there?’
If the Irish can cope without moles, are there some car companies that we can all live without?
It used to be the bodies of old cars that usually gave up first, but nowadays it's a little more complicated
It used to be the bodies of old cars that usually gave up first, but nowadays it's a little more complicated
Rusting bodywork is largely a thing of the past, but it’s unlikely car makers will address certain other issues, reckons Porter
“If you think the buying and owning experience of a modern supercar sounds too refined, my advice is simple”
“If you think the buying and owning experience of a modern supercar sounds too refined, my advice is simple”
Supercars no longer put the fear of god into their owners. Porter advises remedial action
"It was an inexplicable BMC parts box made me nostalgic for a time when people were less wasteful”
"It was an inexplicable BMC parts box made me nostalgic for a time when people were less wasteful”
Finding a carefully stored old car part in his father’s garage has got Porter feeling nostalgic for simpler, more resourceful times
'The French are very good at being French, but the cars? Not so much, says Porter'
'The French are very good at being French, but the cars? Not so much, says Porter'
The French are good at being French, the same can’t be said for French cars which often display an identity crisis, says Porter.
Driving a supercar is no longer a painful compromised experience, and that's a problem
Driving a supercar is no longer a painful compromised experience, and that's a problem
Supercars no longer put the fear of god into their owners. Porter advises remedial action
'The Land Rover Defender is a rewarding drivers' car'
'The Land Rover Defender is a rewarding drivers' car'
Is there an ‘evo’ defence for the Land Rover Defender? As an owner of one one, Porter believes there is
'If you want a nice investment, just buy a bloody painting, not a supercar.'
'If you want a nice investment, just buy a bloody painting, not a supercar.'
The treatment of fine supercars as static investments is a crime, says Porter, this is why...
'Is it OK to repeatedly correct a 3-year-old’s pronunciation of Porsche?'
'Is it OK to repeatedly correct a 3-year-old’s pronunciation of Porsche?'
After considerable efforts to control his pedantic rage, Porter is taking the high ground and not correcting his son's Porsche faux pas