RICHARD PORTER

The hire car lottery landed Porter with America's best-selling saloon

RICHARD MEADEN

Meaden recalls some of the hair-raising road trips from early evo

Lawrence Tomlinson

Chairman, Ginetta Cars

Radical man!

Having celebrated its 25th birthday, Radical is in rude health - with no plans to go electric, as sales and marketing director Dan Redpath explains

Ford F-150 Lightning

The electric version of America's best-selling pickup is a 580bhp modern-day muscle car

Porsche Macan T

The T-spec 911 is the best Carrera you can buy, so does the same letter applied to the Macan also mark out a new range high point?

Vauxhall Astra GSe

Vauxhall's new hybrid-powered Astra range-topper looks the part. Don't be deceived...

Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo

Maserati is enjoying a resurgence, led by the eCoty-winning MC20 supercar. The new GranTurismo shares a detuned version of its magnificent twin-turbo V6, but does it have the same magic?

Alpine A110 R

Lighter than ever and with a new track focus - but no increase in power - can this ultimate A110 justify its £90k price tag?

Toby Moody Motorsport commentator

From the Goodwood Festival of Speed to Dakar to MotoGP, Moody's is one of the best-known voices in motorsport

Heart of Godzilla

Powered by a 700bhp version of the mighty 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 from the Nissan GT-R and weighing less than 1000 kilos, the Czech-built Praga Bohema is a carbon-tubbed £1million-plus road and track hypercar that's aiming to shake up the establishment. We sample it in advanced prototype form

Audi R8 V10 GT RWD

The V10-engined R8 is nearing the end of the road. Cue the most driver-focused version yet

Rimac Nevera

1888bhp, 0-62mph in 1.97sec and an EV record 258mph - the stats for the Nevera are simply stupendous. But what's it like behind the wheel?

Maserati Grecale Trofeo

Maserati is on something of a roll; might its new mid-sized SUV deliver the volume sales it needs?

Porsche 911 Carrera T

Positioned between the regular 911 and the S- and available with a manual gearbox - the T could just be the best 992-gen Carrera yet

THE DIRECTOR'S CUT

Not every pic can make the main eCoty feature. These are the shots that evo's art editor couldn't bear to leave on the cutting room floor

WHY DIDN'T YOU INCLUDE THE...

Cars such as Audi's latest RS3 or Caterham's 420 Cup.

ECOTY: JUDGES' NOTES

Judges remark on the Ecoty Car of the Year 2022

THE RECKONING

The votes are in, so let the countdown to 2022's evo Car of the Year begin

ECOTY: THE TEST

TWO WEEKS TO GO TILL THE START OF ECOTY 2022 and emails are flying hither and, indeed, thither. Most are from Mr Editor Gallagher and they concern the latest runners and riders.

ECOTY 2022

It's been a tremendous twelve months for new peformance cars, but which among them is the greatest of all? Our annual epic test with the very strongest contenders will provide the definitive answer. So please take your seats and buckle up for evo Car of the Year 2022.

Porsche 964 Carrera RS & 993 Carrera

An outing to the North York Moors sees our fleet's lesser-spotted 964 make a rare appearance, and gives our 993 owner a chance to try his car's legendary ancestor

SEVENTH HEAVEN?

Caterham has recreated the classic sports car aesthetic with its new Super Seven range. The perfect blend of current and retro? We find out

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BRISTOL FIGHTER?

It was the 200mph British supercar with gullwing doors and an 8-litre V10, conceived to challenge accepted supercar norms and transform Bristol's fortunes. Here's what actually happened

M2

BMW's M2 is back, armed with the best bits from the M4 plus everything that's made the entry-level M car an icon in less than a decade

FUNBOY THREE

Toyota has just revamped its entry-level sports coupe to create the GR86, but how does it stack up against Mazda's evergreen MX-5 and Alpine's formidable A110 when it comes to delivering pure driving fun?

WING COMMANDER

The 992-gen GT3 RS introduces extreme aero and race-car levels of downforce to the familiar Porsche RS recipe, raising its track capabilities to a whole new plane (for some reason Boeing comes to mind). Prepare to be gripped

Ferrari 296 GTS

Anything Maserati can do... Now it's Ferrari's turn to take the lid off its latest supercar, and the results are spectacularly good

Maserati MC20 Cielo

We've already raved about the coupe version, but what does the MC20 lose and gain in the process of shedding its top?

Jaguar F-type P450 RWD

A European road trip puts our grand touring coupe in its element