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Yousuf Ashraf

Yousuf began testing performance cars on his YouTube channel, Ashraf on Cars, and his written work has since been published in Autocar, Hagerty, The Intercooler and Auto Express. He joined evo in 2023, and his contributions to the magazine have earned him the Guild of Motoring Writers Young Writer of the Year, Newspress Rising Star and Newspress Road Tester of the Year awards. As a former karting Welsh Champion, racing gets Yousuf’s blood pumping like nothing else – apart from a magazine deadline, perhaps...

A new Nissan Silvia could be on the horizon
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A new Nissan Silvia could be on the horizon

A new Nissan Silvia is rumoured to be in the pipeline, potentially using Alpine-derived EV tech
25 Sep 2024
Mazda MX-5 review – Japan’s evergreen roadster refreshed
2025 Mazda MX-5
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Mazda MX-5 review – Japan’s evergreen roadster refreshed

The Mazda MX-5 is better than ever and is a breath of fresh air in the 2025 performance car landscape
25 Sep 2024
Audi Q6 e-tron 2024 review – a calling card for future Audi EVs
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Audi Q6 e-tron 2024 review – a calling card for future Audi EVs

Audi’s new Q6 e-tron debuts the firm’s PPE architecture, which will go on to underpin its future EVs. Is it a worthy alternative to the Porsche Macan?…
20 Sep 2024
BMW M140i review (2015-2019) – a rear-drive hot hatch powerhouse
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BMW M140i review (2015-2019) – a rear-drive hot hatch powerhouse

The M140i is a powerful and charismatic hot hatch that can start to unravel when pushed to its limits
19 Sep 2024
Pirelli’s new ‘cyber tyres’ link up to your car’s electronics to improve performance
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Pirelli’s new ‘cyber tyres’ link up to your car’s electronics to improve performance

Pirelli is working with Bosch to develop tyres that communicate with your car’s ESP system to improve performance and safety
18 Sep 2024
Audi e-tron GT 2024 review – more than a Taycan in different clothes?
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Audi e-tron GT 2024 review – more than a Taycan in different clothes?

Audi’s new e-tron GT packs a host of powertrain and chassis upgrades you’ll also find in the latest Taycan. Is it the ultimate electric grand tourer? …
16 Sep 2024
Driving the original Lamborghini Gallardo – car pictures of the week
Lamborghini Gallardo – front
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Driving the original Lamborghini Gallardo – car pictures of the week

In the latest issue of evo, we revisit Lamborghini’s first production V10 supercar – these are our favourite shots
15 Sep 2024
Peugeot 508 PSE v Skoda Octavia vRS – fast family estates do battle
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Peugeot 508 PSE v Skoda Octavia vRS – fast family estates do battle

We pitted Peugeot’s eccentric 508 SW PSE up against the Skoda Octavia vRS to find out which hot estate is best
14 Sep 2024
Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2025 review – the ultimate road and track car
Porsche 911 GT3 RS – front
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2025 review – the ultimate road and track car

Porsche’s most extreme GT3 RS yet is also one of the most captivating – it won our 2023 Car of the Year and 2024 Track Car of the Year tests
12 Sep 2024
The new Lotus Theory 1 could hint at the Emira's EV successor
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The new Lotus Theory 1 could hint at the Emira's EV successor

The Lotus Theory 1 concept will be unveiled on 16 September, potentially hinting at the Emira's electric replacement
12 Sep 2024
The Ferrari 12Cilindri's 'special on demand' paint costs as much as a Golf GTI
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The Ferrari 12Cilindri's 'special on demand' paint costs as much as a Golf GTI

Ferrari’s Vanquish-rivalling V12 GT is available to order in the UK, and comes with a £39,624 exterior paint option...
11 Sep 2024
New Audi A6 arrives with hot £97,500 Audi S6 in pole position
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New Audi A6 arrives with hot £97,500 Audi S6 in pole position

Audi’s all-new electric A6 has gone on sale priced from £69,900, with the 543bhp S6 costing nearly £100k
9 Sep 2024
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Ginetta is (finally) building its V8-powered Akula supercar
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Ginetta is (finally) building its V8-powered Akula supercar

Five years after the Akula concept was revealed, Ginetta’s road-going supercar has finally come to fruition – and it has a 600bhp naturally-aspirated …
6 Sep 2024
Lotus Exige (S2, 2004-2011): the ultimate lightweight sports car?
Lotus Exige S2 – front
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Lotus Exige (S2, 2004-2011): the ultimate lightweight sports car?

Hethel’s second-gen hardcore hard-top offers unparalleled thrills on road and track
5 Sep 2024
evo magazine latest issue – 326 on sale now
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evo magazine latest issue – 326 on sale now

In the latest issue of evo magazine, we drive the Ariel Nomad 2, unpack the new Aston Martin Vanquish and test the new Volkswagen Golf GTI on UK roads…
4 Sep 2024
The 2024 Cupra Terramar packs Golf GTI power
Cupra Terramar – front
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The 2024 Cupra Terramar packs Golf GTI power

The Terramar is Cupra’s sportier alternative to the Volkswagen Tiguan, and gets the Golf GTI’s 261bhp turbo engine – plus mild and plug-in hybrid opti…
3 Sep 2024
The new Aston Martin Vanquish is an 824bhp, £333k Ferrari 12Cilindri rival
Aston Martin Vanquish – front
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The new Aston Martin Vanquish is an 824bhp, £333k Ferrari 12Cilindri rival

Aston brings back the Vanquish name for its flagship GT, with a stunning new look and a twin-turbocharged V12
2 Sep 2024
New Aston Martin Vanquish launches tonight as firm’s most powerful series production car
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New Aston Martin Vanquish launches tonight as firm’s most powerful series production car

Aston Martin’s DBS Superleggera replacement will pack 824bhp to go up against Ferrari's 12Cilindri
2 Sep 2024
Mini Cooper S 2024 review – is the last petrol Cooper S one of the best?
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Mini Cooper S 2024 review – is the last petrol Cooper S one of the best?

The new Cooper S is one of the few hot superminis that remain on sale in 2024, and the final generation to use a combustion engine
30 Aug 2024
The Hyundai N Vision 74 will enter production by 2030
Hyundai N Vision 74 concept
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The Hyundai N Vision 74 will enter production by 2030

Hyundai is preparing a production version of its N Vision 74 sports car, which will arrive in showrooms by 2030
29 Aug 2024
The Ariel E-Nomad Concept is a clean way to get muddy
Ariel E-Nomad – front
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The Ariel E-Nomad Concept is a clean way to get muddy

Ariel has installed a 281bhp electric powertrain into its all-terrain Nomad, previewing what a zero-emissions version could be like
27 Aug 2024
Abarth 695 75 Anniversario edition 2024 review – a fitting send-off for Abarth’s hot supermini?
Abarth 695 75 Anniversario
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Abarth 695 75 Anniversario edition 2024 review – a fitting send-off for Abarth’s hot supermini?

Production of the Abarth 595 and 695 has come to a close; a drive in the 75 Anniversario edition reminds us what we’ll be missing
27 Aug 2024
Audi S3 2024 review – the best S3 yet
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Audi S3 2024 review – the best S3 yet

The S3 has been injected with a new level of dynamic ability as part of a mid-life update. Is it now a worthy Mercedes-AMG A35 rival?
27 Aug 2024
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991.1, 2015-16): Stuttgart's answer to the McLaren 675LT
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991.1)
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991.1, 2015-16): Stuttgart's answer to the McLaren 675LT

Breathtakingly exciting and the most communicative of its generation, the 991.1 GT3 RS was a triumph
21 Aug 2024
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The new Porsche 911 Turbo 50 Years is a £200k tribute to the 930 Turbo
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The new Porsche 911 Turbo 50 Years is a £200k tribute to the 930 Turbo

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 911 Turbo, and Porsche is celebrating with a limited-run 992 Turbo S
16 Aug 2024
The new BMW M5 Touring is the super estate we’ve waited 14 years for
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The new BMW M5 Touring is the super estate we’ve waited 14 years for

BMW hasn’t produced an M5 Touring since E61 production ended in 2010 – now it’s back as a 717bhp plug-in hybrid
15 Aug 2024
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S (2016, Mk7): an ultra-exclusive hot hatch great
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S
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Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S (2016, Mk7): an ultra-exclusive hot hatch great

The Mk7 GTI Clubsport S is the understated ultimate Volkswagen Golf that excels on both the road and track
13 Aug 2024
Singer reveals new variants of its revived Porsche 911 Turbo – including a Flatnose
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Singer reveals new variants of its revived Porsche 911 Turbo – including a Flatnose

For the 911 Turbo’s 50th anniversary, Singer has created a 503bhp 964-based restomod available in coupe, convertible, Targa and Flatnose bodystyles
9 Aug 2024
The new Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport costs £8k less than Honda's Civic Type R
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The new Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport costs £8k less than Honda's Civic Type R

With the Mk9 Golf set to go all-electric, the new GTI Clubsport is one of the last petrol-engined GTIs
7 Aug 2024
The new Volkswagen Golf R could be the last petrol version, and it costs £43,320
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The new Volkswagen Golf R could be the last petrol version, and it costs £43,320

The Mk8.5 Golf R could be the final petrol-powered hyper hatch from Volkswagen
7 Aug 2024
Aston Martin Vanquish (2012 - 2018, Mk2): a V12 super GT great
Aston Martin Vanquish
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Aston Martin Vanquish (2012 - 2018, Mk2): a V12 super GT great

The second-generation Aston Martin Vanquish is the big-hearted Brit that remains one of its maker’s best
30 Jul 2024
Thornley Kelham’s European RS is a 10,000rpm, ultra-light Porsche 911
Thornley Kelham Porsche 911 European RS – front
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Thornley Kelham’s European RS is a 10,000rpm, ultra-light Porsche 911

Taking inspiration from the 2.7 RS and GT3 RS 4.0, the European RS is designed to be the ultimate analogue Porsche 911
24 Jul 2024
New EU rules will make worn tyres perform better, potentially saving motorists £6 billion
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New EU rules will make worn tyres perform better, potentially saving motorists £6 billion

400 million tyres per year are replaced before reaching the legal limit for tread depth, but new EU regulations will make tyres safer right down to 1.…
24 Jul 2024
The Porsche Panamera now has more power than a McLaren 750S
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The Porsche Panamera now has more power than a McLaren 750S

New GTS and Turbo S E-Hybrid models have been added to the Panamera range, the latter offering a staggering 771bhp from an electrified twin-turbo V8
18 Jul 2024