Fearsomely quick, and truly usable, but less lovable than before

TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR THE AVERAGE enthusiast in 2025. Cheap hot hatches have pretty much died out, affordable sports coupes are no more and everything that’s left seems to be getting ludicrously expensi

You only need to peruse the first-gen AMG A45’s specs to see why it lured so many hot hatch buyers away from segment leaders like the Audi RS3 and BMW M135i. This was Merc’s first crack at a mega-hatc

‘BEST ASTON MARTIN OF THE LAST 25 years.’ So said John Barker, editor-at-large, evo co-founder, and a man who knows a thing or two about engineering cars, in our review of Aston Martin’s latest Vanqui

The mercury is climbing steadily into the high twenties, and above us the blue sky is dotted with only a smattering of little fluffy clouds. At last, summer is here. Better still, we’ve got the scener

RATINGS = Thrill-free zone = Tepid = Interesting = Seriously good = A truly great car = new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the

Convertible version of the twin-turbo V12 grand tourer is heavy and huge, but it’s also hugely enjoyable