Porsche 911 Carrera 2

Porsche 911 Carrera 2
It took less than 10 minutes for my opinion of Porsche 911s to change forever. As a teenager who devoured as many car magazines as possible, the inevi…
Ford Mustang GT

Ford Mustang GT
The Stang is back from the paintshop, having had the additional and unwanted key-applied side-stripe resprayed. A £500 excess on our insurance policy …
Lotus Exige S2

Lotus Exige S2
The Exige's first birthday party has put something of a dent in the Meaden finances, thanks to insurance, road tax, servicing and new tyres all being …
Volkswagen Golf GTI

Volkswagen Golf GTI
It was well and truly autumnal on my first evening with OY55 GOX; dark early, the courtyard outside the office lashed with wind and rain. I blipped th…
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0

Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0
The last evoactive trackday of the year, at Brands in late September, was set to be a super-sliding smokefest. I had cunningly contrived to have a set…
Caterham R300

Caterham R300
Standing on the hard shoulder of the M25, looking at the white rump of the Caterham parked 50 yards up the road, it's rather a sad ending to our time …
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R

Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
Last month's report, you may recall, ended on something of a cliff-hanger. The Jag had developed a number of intermittent faults, starting with the ce…
Alpina B5 v Cadillac CTS-V v Maserati Quattroporte: World Class

Alpina B5 v Cadillac CTS-V v Maserati Quattroporte: World Class
Don't fancy an M5? Well, worry not, because Maserati, Alpina and Cadillac make sparkling alternatives
Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 2

Renault Mégane R.S 225 Trophy - fast fleet report 2
How would the Megane fair over a weekend break to the Yorkshire moors?
Subaru Forester 2.5 XT

Subaru Forester 2.5 XT
Picture the scene. You've been part of the evo team for a few months, the familiar names from reading the magazine are rapidly becoming the familiar f…
Ferrari 550

Ferrari 550
As I watch the 550 being strapped down onto WRC's terrific new rolling road facility at Silverstone it occurs to me that this could all end in tears. …
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R

Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
The Jaguar has a comedian's sense of timing. We'd promised the kids three days at Disneyland Paris in the last week of the school holidays and, becaus…
Mitsubishi Evo MR 340

Mitsubishi Evo MR 340
After a whole year and over 15,000 miles with the Evo VIII MR FQ-340, two memories in particular stand out as defining moments. The first was just thr…
BMW M5 v Lamborghini Gallardo: Power of 10

BMW M5 v Lamborghini Gallardo: Power of 10
Gallardo and M5 are both powered by V10s, but which is mightier, and which more fun?
Ford Mondeo ST TDCi

Ford Mondeo ST TDCi
Aren't modern diesels wonderful? I relish long trips in the Mondeo, taking delight in the amount of fuel I'm not using. Recently the average consumpti…
Ford Mustang GT

Ford Mustang GT
Lots of miles covered by a number of drivers this month, with Brett Fraser, Andy Morgan and Harry Metcalfe all sampling the big-hearted Ford. All say …
Hyundai Coupe V6

Hyundai Coupe V6
Hyundai isn't a name that often crops up in the pages of this magazine, but we're no badge snobs and the Coupe shouldn't be overlooked. We gave it fou…
Ferrari 550

Ferrari 550
It was one of those surprise phone calls that sounds too good to be true: 'Hi Harry, do you want us to give your car a special treatment that'll mean …

















