BEST BUYS RENAULT SPORT

OF ALL THE MANUFACTURERS THAT HAVE PULLED OUT OF the hot hatch game recently, Renault is the one we'll probably miss the most. Its Renault Sport division churned out a stunning run of performance cars over the past three decades, more often than not setting the benchmark by which others were judged.

THE ANATOMY OF A FORD SIER RA RS500

Group A was a golden era in touring car racing, and nothing captured hearts and minds quite like the wild, bewinged Sierra. We look under its skin

ZERO TO HERO?

Great British Sports Cars (GBS to its friends) isn't a household name, but that could change. We visit its HQ and drive the Zero, its modern take on a Lotus Seven, to find out if it deserves a bigger audience

Hot Shot

How designer and car nut Craig Callum found his dream job as head designer at Hot Wheels

PAST FORWARD

Singer's latest restomod offering is a unique take on the revered Porsche 930 Turbo. Is it as good to drive as it is to look at?

MONSTER MUNCH

Inspired by a brake-eating 1970s Le Mans racer and packing a 705bhp twin-turbo V12 and a manual transmission, the Valour is an Aston Martin for modern times but with bags of old-school appeal

CYBER ATTACK

With exotic looks, 496bhp and 0-62mph in 3.2sec, the all-electric MG Cyberster GT has the on-paper firepower to take the fight to the ICE opposition. But does all of this result in a new age for the sports car?

PUTTING IN A SHIFT

Can the addition of a manual gearbox and a raft of chassis mods transform BMW's Z4? And does it have the measure of its manual Toyota Supra cousin?

FAST AS F1

Red Bull has revealed its first 'car', the 1184bhp, V10-hybrid, track-only RB17 - and it's faster than the team's own F1 machine

McLaren Artura Spider

The launch of the Spider has given McLaren the opportunity to take the Artura to a new level of brilliance

Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid 4Matic+

There's no new E63 for now, but there is a new E-class range-topper, and it's AMG's first long-distance PHEV

Mini Cooper SE

An all-new Mini is here, and this time it's all electric. Can the 215bhp Cooper SE capture the unmistakable Mini magic of its combustion-engined forebears?

Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo

The latest, V6-powered GranTurismo is now available in open-top form. Is its combination of performance, comfort and style a winning one?

RENAULT SPORT MÉGANE R26 R

It's possibly the greatest hot hatch ever made, but it took true dedication and extreme measures to create it. This is the story of how the Mégane R26.R came to be

THE ART OF THE ESTATE

Fast estates have always been cool, but today they can take many forms. We pitch Peugeot's updated hybrid 508 PSE against Skoda's more conventional but equally compelling Octavia vRS

HYBRID WORKING

Bentley's new Continental GT will be its most powerful and most advanced road car to date. A drive of a pre-production example provides our first taste of its new V8 hybrid powertrain

THE LONG GOODBYE

After powering Bentleys for more than 20 years, the magnificent W12 engine has finally ceased production. We go for a farewell drive in the model where it all began - and look forward to the new Crewe generation

A DESIGN FOR LIFE

As a star of the very first issue of evo, Audi's design icon is a car entwined with this magazine's history. But now it's no more. We drive an early Mk1 quattro alongside a late Mk3 RS to find out if it enters retirement with grace

BACK ON TRACK?

After the slightly under-achieving M4 CSL, could the new M4 CS be the sweet-spot in the M3/M4 range?

FAMILY AFFAIR

Thirty years ago, the McLaren F1 set new benchmarks with its speed and purity; now Gordon Murray's latest supercar, the GMA T.50, promises to do the same. We drive them back to back

Aston Martin DBX707

Much-needed interior overhaul, plus other mid-life updates, ready the DBX for its second act

Radical SR1 XXR

Radical's entry-level racing car has been re-released in enhanced XXR guise. We find out just how good it is in the most revealing way - by racing it

VW Golf R

The Mk8 Golf R has never really wowed us. But can the Mk8.5 change all that? A drive in a prototype version provides some clues

Ford Mustang GT

No more four-cylinder EcoBoost engines; the latest Mustang GT is V8 only - and it might just be all the Mustang you really need

BEST BUYS AUDI RS

THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND IT: AUDI RS PRODUCTS haven't taken home nearly as many group-test trophies as BMW M cars have over the years.

BMW M3 E46

The E46 was the first M3 to be launched during evo's lifetime, and its unique. unrepeatable character ensures it remains one of the very best

XX RATED

The Spider version of the SF90 XX provides our first taste of Ferrari's track-focused 1016bhp hypercar on the road

RADICAL SR3 XXR & REVOLUTION 500 EVO

No road car pretensions here: the Radical and Revolution sit where race car meets trackday car

ANALOGUE ELISE & ALPINE A110 R

No-expense-spared restomod Elise by Analogue Automotive makes an intriguing pairing with the lightweight, track-focused A110 R

FORD FOCUS ST TRACK PACK & HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

The Civic Type R has so far seen off all challengers, but will it meet its match in the trackday-friendly Focus ST?