Automotive
Evo UK
RICHARD MEADEN
A new year finds Meaden reviewing his personal fleet; what else does 2026 have in store?
3 min |
February 2026
Evo UK
Cupra Formentor VZ5
Limited-edition crossover gets Audi's five-cylinder engine and torque-splitter diff, but to what effect?
4 min |
February 2026
Evo UK
Ferrari Amalfi
The replacement for the Roma brings more power, a new look and - hallelujah! – actual buttons in its revamped interior
8 min |
February 2026
Evo UK
THE WIRE
ZF's revolutionary steer-by-wire system completely severs the physical link between the wheel and the road - yet still provides feedback. We drive a prototype and find out what benefits it offers
4 min |
February 2026
Evo UK
Alpine A390 GT
Alpine insists its tri-motor A390 'sport fastback' is no SUV, but a compact, agile EV that blends daily practicality with A110 agility. Let's find out...
4 min |
February 2026
Evo UK
THANK YOU TOYOTA
Spiritual successor to the Lexus LFA, with a brand new 4-litre V8 and an all-aluminium platform, the GR GT could just be our next hero car
7 min |
February 2026
Evo UK
Skoda Fabia 130
Skoda's fastest ever Fabia could just be the small, old-school hot hatch that the world needs – but it has a very punchy price tag to live up to
4 min |
February 2026
Evo UK
Mazda MX-5 RF 2.0 Homura
A refresher drive underscores the MX-5's enduring purity
2 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
FAST FLEET - BMW M5 Touring
It offered immense pace and impressive tech, but it also had a lot to prove. After 11,000 miles, did this divisive M car win us over?
5 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
Porsche 911 Carrera (993)
A braking system service and upgrade quickly unravels into an expensive, full-system refresh
2 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
ASTON MARTIN VALKYRIE AMR-LMΗ
Aston Martin brought the noise to Le Mans – and won plenty of hearts
3 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
Skoda Superb Sleeper & Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
Our 470bhp Skoda takes on a similarly potent AMG classic for an unlikely super-estate showdown
6 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
Dacia Duster 130 4x4
The Duster's 'Eco Score' makes you a better driver (maybe)
1 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
Are you training your child to be a dangerous driver?
From road rage to risk-taking, your bad habits will influence the next generation of drivers from an early age
2 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce
From its offset plate to its unconventional controls, our Alfa's individual charm truly sets it apart
2 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
JUDGE'S NOTES: YOUSUF ASHRAF
His first eCoty, so what did Ashraf make of it all?
3 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
LAND ROVER DEFENDER OCTA
NO, ONE OF THE CREW CARS HAS NOT ACCIDENTALLY been added to the voting list, and neither have we taken leave of our senses; this really is a Land Rover Defender and it really is on evo Car of the Year.
1 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
MASERATI GT2 STRADALE
LIKE THE BMW M2 CS, THE MASERATI ARRIVES at eCoty '25 with the pressure of a recent victory, although in the Maser's case this is a faster, harder, more focused iteration of 2022's MC20 rather than a direct replacement. The GT2 Stradale is Maserati taking a play from the Porsche book of model evolution.
1 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
WHERE WERE YOU?
Surprised at some of the absentees from eCoty 2025? Here's why your favourites were AWOL
3 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO
THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF LAMBORGHINI NOT BEING able to supply a Revuelto for 2024's eCoty was a bitter pill to swallow.
1 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
RICHARD PORTER
Taking a neighbour's car for a spin has given Porter a new perspective on driving
3 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
JUDGE'S NOTES: JAMES TAYLOR
A golden year for performance cars, reckons Taylor
3 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
RICHARD HALL Founder, Great British Sports Cars
From 1:10-scale beginnings via building kit cars, Richard Hall's passion for engineering led to the creation of his own modern-day Lotus Seven interpretation, the GBS Zero
8 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
PORSCHE 911 GT3
OH HOW WE LAUGHED WHEN SOME WAG, MOST likely John Barker, asked who was going to have the first drive in this year's winner – and this as we assembled in the car park on the very first morning of the test. The nervous glances exchanged between those present suggested that he was probably only half joking, such is the 911's – and specifically the GT3's – hit rate at eCoty. Surely this isn't another slam dunk?
1 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
AUDI RS3 SPORTBACK
JUST AS 2024'S TEST INCLUDED THE MAZDA MX-5 and McLaren Artura, both evolutions of existing models – and previous eCoty contenders – so Audi's formidable RS3 hyperhatch arrived in Digne-les-Bains with a handful of updates under its box-arched bodywork.
1 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
Hyundai powers onward
State-of-the-art test facilities will speed development of Europe-specific models
2 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
McLaren GTS
Woking's grand touring supercar returns with a new name and more power, but does it still have a place?
5 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
BMW M2 CS
ARRIVING AT ECOTY WHEN YOUR PREDECESSOR IS A former winner takes the pressure every contender already faces and turns it up to 11. What's more, the M2 CS arrives at 2025's gathering with the added weight of reasserting M division honour after the M3 and M4 CS both fell short of delivering in 2023 and 2024 respectively (we'll draw a veil over the M4 CSL's performance in 2022).
1 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
VOLVO ES90
Volvo's new ES90 mixes traditional Swedish values with 21st Century technology
3 min |
January 2026
Evo UK
ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH
ASTON MARTIN'S RECENT SALES PERFORMANCE hasn't matched the quality of its current line-up, which in 2025 saw the arrival of the new Vanquish, the V12 front-engined flagship to sit at the top of the pile ahead of the V8-engined Vantage and DB12.
1 min |