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Aug 31, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · by: John Barker, Ethan Jupp

    Porsche 911 Turbo (1974 - 1989) review – why the 930 was the original 911 wild child | Evo (opens the original)

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    As the 911 RSR Turbo and 917/30 were proving the performance potential of turbocharging for Porsche in motorsport, Stuttgart wasted no time in strapping a large Kühnle, Kopp & Kausch turbocharger to the road-going 911’s 3-litre air-cooled flat-six. The result was the first in a 50-plus year, seven-generation (so far) dynasty of 911 Turbos. Then as now, it was the perennial thorn in the side of the exotic establishment, offering supercar performance but with the (relative) subtlety and usability

  2. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · by: John Barker, Bob Harper

    BMW M1 review – the most underrated 1970s supercar? | Evo (opens the original)

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    BMW must have been a wonderful place to work in the mid-1970s. The near bankruptcy the company faced at the end of the 1950s was long forgotten and its new 5-series and 3-series models were selling well on the back of abundant critical acclaim. The soon to be announced 6- and 7-series models would further enhance the marque’s model line up. Then there was BMW’s recently formed Motorsport department headed up by Jochen Neerpasch that had seen the CSL ‘Batmobile’ coupes win titles around the globe

  3. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · John Barker

    From hacking toy cars to working with NASA, Apple and SpaceX: the story of Racelogic's Julian Thomas | Evo (opens the original)

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    The influences that would direct Julian Thomas’s future were firmly established early on. His first motoring memories revolve around Silverstone circuit, still his local track, a stone’s throw from Racelogic’s Buckingham base. ‘I remember going with my dad to watch the touring cars when I was about nine,’ he says. ‘We’d go in his Opel Ascona – rear-wheel drive – and if I really pushed him, he would do donuts on the grass in the parking area. ‘I also remember listening to radio commentary of Jame

  4. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · John Barker

    I put budget tyres to the test in the wet, and the results were terrifying | Evo (opens the original)

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    They say that if you want to know how clean the kitchen of a restaurant is, visit the toilets. I have my own version for buying cars that I swear by: if you want to know how well a car has been maintained, look at the tyres. If they all match, they’re a premium brand and they’re pretty new, I guarantee that the service history will be immaculate. However, if a car is fitted with ‘budget’ tyres, I’d walk away. The way I see it, if the seller is comfortable skimping on a safety-critical item like

  5. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · by: John Barker

    BMW M3 v Mercedes C63 v Lexus IS F v Audi RS4: 2010s V8 executives go head-to-head | Evo (opens the original)

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    Back in the 2000s, the motoring landscape was a wondrous place, full of interest and appeal right across the spectrum, from city cars to supercars. We rediscovered this last year in our ‘Eras’ series when we attempted to represent the post-millennium decade with just six cars, an almost impossible task. Even if we’d allowed ourselves eight or even ten cars there would still have been trends and sub-genres that didn’t get the exposure they deserved, and here’s where we get to right one of those w

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