LION KINGS

Peugeot wants victory at the 100th Le Mans in June. We meet its pioneering 9X8 race car and a few ancestors

LAPS OF HONOUR

The RML Short Wheelbase is a stunning tribute to the immortal Ferrari 250 SWB, built around the glorious V12 from the 550 Maranello. We drive it to Goodwood, scene of some of the original SWB's finest hours

VWXL1

A diesel hybrid peaking below 70bhp hardly screams 'evo icon', yet the Volkswagen XL1 is a tantalising glimpse of how sports cars could have grown a conscience

5 STAR HEROES

238 THAT'S THE NUMBER OF FIVE-STAR CARS in The Knowledge, evo's essential guide to the very best driver's cars. So, which one should you buy? A previous eCoty winner would be nice, obviously; a former group test winner goes without saying.

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY?

In America and Germany you can still buy a BMW M4 with a manual gearbox, and it could just be one of the great modern M-cars

DRIVE OF THE VALKYRIE

It has been a tortuous seven years since Aston Martin's hugely ambitious hypercar was first revealed, but now, finally, we get a chance to experience it for ourselves

BBR Mazda MX-5 Supercharged

Engine upgrade promising up to 250bhp brings new levels of excitement to the Mk4 MX-5

Mercedes-AMG GT63 SE Performance

Adding an e-motor to the already ballistic GT63 S has created a luxury behemoth with rocketship acceleration

Ferrari Purosangue

Maranello has finally bitten the SUV bullet, but is the Purosangue the 'authentic Ferrari four-door sports car' its maker claims?

DOA: PANTHER SOLO 1

This lightweight, mid-engined Brit came achingly close to being an affordable '80s hero

Mazda MX-5 2.0 GT Sport Tech

It's our little winter wonder

Audi TT RS

Its tech is no longer state of the art, but it's got ease of use nailed

Ford Puma ST

Why acclimatisation is essential to get the best from the Puma

Jaguar F-Pace SVR

Our super-SUV falls momentarily ill, but is quickly back to its best

Peugeot 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport

A switch to some fresh and more appropriate rubber uncovers a bigger concern

Cupra Born 230

EV charging woes hit home as our Born ventures further afield

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate

An LSD installation, new geo and a shakedown at the Ring saw 2022 end on a high for our V8 wagon

VW Arteon R Shooting Brake

The mystery of missing coolant

BMW M240i xDrive

A Swiss breeze sees our 369bhp 2-series win another admirer

Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

The opportunity to spend time with this characterful Italian supersaloon is an offer you can't refuse

Fiat Panda 100HP

Modern Aygo X or classic Panda? Depends on the temperature...

Skoda Superb Estate Sportline Plus

4WD, huge carrying capacity and 0-62mph in 5.3sec - is our latest Skoda the perfect sleeper?

Lamborghini Murciélago

289,000 miles in and a major catastrophe befalls the Fast Fleet Murciélago. With a six-figure bill to repair it, has it finally reached the end of the road?

DESERT STORM!

What's the most fun you can have off-road? Porsche purists might scoff, but the 911 Dakar is an absolute riot and sacrifices little or none of its 911-ness

ESTATE OF PLAY

Last month we enjoyed BMW's new M3 Touring on the roads where it was developed with the people who developed it. Now it's time for it to take on tough UK tarmac and the current fastestate leader, Audi's RS6 Avant

ICE BREAKER

The world record for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice stands at 3.87 miles. Can evo beat it - and in an electric car to boot? We take to a frozen Swedish lake in a Skoda Enyaq iV VRS to find out

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Bugatti's next hypercar will be built under the ownership of EV experts Rimac. We drive the current ultimates from both marques on the stunning roads of southern Croatia and imagine what the future might hold

RESTO MAD!

Re-engineering a 996 Carrera with a 991 engine and a chassis to match made no financial sense whatsoever, and Jethro Bovingdon couldn't be happier

CIVIC RECEPTION

The all-new FL5-gen Civic Type R is here, and expectations are sky-high. Waiting for it are the rapid and capable Golf and Audi RS3 and the brilliant Hyundai i30 N

JETHRO BOVINGDON

Form a more intimate relationship with a car? Er, no thanks, says Jethro