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An evo race debut and a mischievous McRae made for an indelible weekend at Brands Hatch

Whilst Lotus’s 2010 Esprit concept never made it past the styling stage, there was a fully functioning prototype of its all-new in-house hybrid V8

It’s been 10 years since Dickie Meaden and Skoda smashed the G/PS top speed record at the Bonneville Salt flats, we reminisce...

Police and customs weren’t to be trusted. Thankfully the MP4-12C was

From Mini Coopers at age five to numerous Ferraris, and from grass-track racing to a Le Mans win, there’s rarely been a dull moment in Martin Brundle’…

How evo scored big when we ended up in Wembley Stadium during our (in)famous Grand Challenge

In the early noughties, Jaguar had a second stab at a successor to the iconic E-type, even proposing a V6 mid-engined Boxster rival. But once again it…

Henry Catchpole relives his trip to Bangor with a wounded photographer and a TVR

The man behind the A110 talks about his lifelong Renault obsession and the other cars that have been a big influence in his life

Millbrook’s two-way straight was daunting at the best of times. Throw in a bit of brake failure, and…

A wider portfolio, V8 mid-engined supercars and every new Aston beyond 2025 to be electric. CEO Tobias Moers reveals his plans for Aston Martin

With a 3.5-litre Rover V8 under the bonnet and TR7 fastback styling, the Lynx could have been British Leyland’s answer to the Ford Capri

How do you get a £1million hypercar out of the back of a delivery truck? Very, very, slowly…

In 2007, the R8 definitely, absolutely beat a 911 at the first time of asking. But had we made the right call?

Post David Brown, Aston Martin entered the most turbulent period in its history, but somehow it pulled through. Nothing epitomised the fighting spirit…

A lack of funding may have killed Caterham’s dream of a new sports car, but its tie-up with Renault did help spawn the brilliant Alpine A110

The keen-eyed will have noticed a mysterious empty spot on the cover of the 2006 evo Car of the Year issue. Henry Catchpole reveals all

Steve McQueen, a showdown between Porsche’s 917 and Ferrari’s 512S, and one of the great drives

Which 600bhp wagon is the current super-estate king? It‘s time to find out as the Audi RS6 Avant takes on Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turi…

The R34 GT-R came with Nissan’s interpretation of a games console crowning the dashboard. A gimmick? Big time, but entertaining all the same

Back in 1980, Pininfarina’s 50th birthday present to itself was this remarkable concept for a four-door Ferrari, powered by a flat-12 engine. This is …

Our comprehensive test aims to help you choose the best all-season tyre

The Ford Racing Puma's bodykit is an iconic piece of automotive design, but there's more to it than meets the eye

The blighted ’80s ‘F-type’, the demise of which led to the creation of the Jaguar XK8 and launched a new era for Aston Martin

Porsche's iconic colour-coded wheel nuts were just one of many iconic details on the naughties icon

Less revered than its racier siblings, the 330 GTC was the sort of car that Enzo himself would drive – a GT with the beating heart of a racer

A prototypal head-up display predating digital examples by decades, the Pontiac GTO's bonnet-mounted tach was both flamboyant and flawed

What we actually need for a great drive is less, not more, as we reveal what makes for a brilliant driving car by the experts that know best

Alpina's trademark ‘Deko Set’ decals have been around for almost half a century, and we explore their origins

Three all-wheel drive, turbocharged four-cylinder performance machines, three different body styles

The 993 GT2 boasted performance like nothing else at the time of its launch, and it had looks to match

T specification brings more driver focus to the entry-level Porsche 718 Cayman. But is it good enough to see off its £50k sports coupe rival, Alpine’s…

The new Toyota Supra has more than a little BMW beneath its skin, so how will it compare with the real deal – the similarly priced BMW M2 Competition?

Inspired by the beauty of a Ducati, we explore the origins of the pedals in the Lotus Elise

Performance cars have come a long way since the 996 Carrera became our first eCoty winner, but are the qualities that made it stand out in 1998 still …

In the second instalment of our series looking at evo cars that never made production, we spotlight a troubled 911 Turbo successor that fell victim to…