Piaggio Ape
Ever since Peter Sellers famouslv put one in a swimming pool as a telephone repair man in Return of the Pink Panther Tve come to mend your phurn' I've wanted to get behind the handlebars of my very ow n Ape. Pronounced 'Ali-pev' meaning bee in Italian thev're common in Europe, carrying anvthing from building materials to livestock. An Ape also makes a great promotional vehicle for a driving experience company Powered by a 50cc scooter engine, it has a handlebar-mounted clutch, front brake and...
Info Gws
Complete Cars Engine Exhaust Alloy Wheels Aerodynamics Interior Susoension Brakes Transmission Transmission Upgrades option i 1330.00 option s - 2420.00 option 3 - 3295.00 option 4 - 4385.00 option 5 - bombproof trans - 573500 cpr-4bohp conversion 3393.39 evolve r5 exhaust system evolve custom ecu upgrade with v-max HANDLING amp BRAKING UPGRADES Please call 63 amg stage 1 - cpr-535hp - 1295 oo b3 amg stage 2 - cpr-5bohp 4195.00 55K AMG STAGE 1 - CPR-550HP - 2190.00 55K AMG STAGE 3 - CPR-600HP...
Info Dkx
Breitling has created the chronograph A perfect fuselage, an exceptional engine Breitling has launched a highly exclusive instrument set to establish itself as the benchmark among mechanical chronographs. A strong, unique and quintessential design. A fine blend of power and elegance. Built to provide maximum sturdiness and functionality, the Chronomat B01 is designed for devotees of great accomplishments. This top-notch sports model is equipped with Caliber B01, entirely developed and produced...
V8 Atom Blasts Off
500BHP, 550KG, 147,000 V8-POWERED ATOM ON TARGET TO BE THE FASTEST ACCELERATING PRODUCTION CAR EVER According to Ariel boss Simon Saunders, 'in ten years' time you might not be able to do i this sort of thing anymore'. We'd go slightly further it's hard to believe that the Ariel Atom V8 is permitted to exist right now. There are precedents, of course - its neighbour on this page for one, and the fearsome V8 Levante Caterham - but this Atom has a higher power-to-weight ratio than either of those...
Mercedes E500 Coupe
rH he E500 Coupe has left I the evo fleet and, frankly, 1 I don't think anyone's noticed. This was not a car I that ever piqued the interest I of this magazine's staff - on one occasion Harry Metcalfe could barely be bothered to walk across a small car park to have a look at it - but that doesn't mean it wasn't without merit. It's just that, because it wasn't showy and snorty and kept its light hidden under a handsome-from-some-angles bushel, It was too subtle to grab headlines, preferring to...
Longterm Tests
ur Mazda MX-5 has left us, so we've given its place in the car park to a new Infiniti G37S. Meanwhile, Harry's been getting wet in the 340R, Ollie's Yeti has bitten him, and Nick and Roger have bought a used Radical on a whim first rear-wheel-drive car, but with a little help from a damp track he soon got to grips with its playful handling. Left he found it was a joy on the road and in the dry too. Right 'Sport Tech' trim level added a six-CD Bose stereo, Bluetooth connectivity and a six-speed...
Oris
The arrival of lifetime warranties has got Top Gear TV's script editor thinking about just how reliable cars have become Iast month Vauxhall announced a brand new 'lifetime warranty' that will A cover its cars for their entire lives, or until they crest 100,000 miles. The company promises that this isn't one of those cover plans that's full of 'Yes, we know the steering wheel fell off but I'm afraid you had been using it a bit too much' get-out clauses, much though the recent retro-licious TV...
Limitededition F1 Chronograph Switches Between Time Zones By Simon De Burton
The obvious ideas are often the best, and that's why entrepreneur Mike Vogt is enjoying success with his six-year-old Vogard brand, maker of the world's first wristwatch to feature quick and easy time-zone adjustment through a twist of the bezel. The mechanism features a tiny clutch and a complex gear-train that enables the wearer to re-set the watch in an instant with no loss of accuracy. Simply pull back the lever at the side of the case, turn the bezel to align the relevant location with 12...
W No Limits
ight years ago. I stopped liking what Ji the Porsche 911 had become. I didn't want A to. It felt like a lie. fl Of all the cars I'd ever driven, the 911 was the one I desired the most, the answer to the question frequently asked of motoring journalists by strangers 'If you could own just one car ' I've yet to own a 911, but I've somehow managed to wangle my way into the driving seats of all of them. The best day's 'work' I ever had was driving Lord John Mexborough's entire collection of classic...
Lotus 340r
Dace acquired Total mileage Mileage this month Costs this month mpg this month Dace acquired Total mileage Mileage this month Costs this month mpg this month I collected the Lotus Elans gearbox the other day. It turns out that 2nd gear was starting to seize on the shaft, and it was this which had caused 3rd to self-destruct and chip a load of teeth off. I also learnt that my gearbox has the very rare 'Bullet' close-ratio gears fitted, which is partly why my Elan feels so good to drive. Just got...
Specifications
As ultimate '80s supercars, they appeared in poster form in thousands of boys' bedrooms. Nick Trott was one of those boys - now he gets to drive them odav, manufacturers are being tempted B back into frontline motorsport by new rules that favour cost-cutting over B innovation and technical freedom. The result is the impending death of the genuine homologation special - the pure-of-purpose, limited-production road racer-threatened with extinction by race and rally cars based on mass production...
Braking
Forty years after the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 battled it out at Le Mans, evo's Nick Trott and Mark Hales drive two of the cars that starred in this epic race the eventual winner, Porsche 9I7K no. 23, and the car behind it, Ferrari 5I2S no. 5 ifteen minutes before I drive the actual Porsche 917 Kurzheck Coupe that won Le Mans in 1970, the actual driver who won Le Mans in 1970 wanders over to give me some advice. 'Have vou driven a 917 before ' Richard Attwood asks. 'No,' I squeak from my dry...
The Future
Apparently it's bright - and it's green. With both Porsche and Ferrari developing hybrids, the old rivalry looks set to take a new twist immediate future. The H Cayenne hybrid is already here, B B and a Panamera is imminent. Admittedly, these aren't core evo cars, hut more interesting models will follow. The 911 Hybrid, in prototype form, came tantalisingly close to winning the Niirburgring 24 Hours earlier this year, and the sensational 918 Spyder supercar is also slated for production. The...
Ferrari 458 Italia
Engine V8,4499cc Location Md. long-tud-n. C02 320gtoi Power 562bhp 9000rpm Torque 3981b ft 6000rpm Transmission Seven-speed OCT gearbox, rear-wheel dr e. E-DifT3, F1-Trac Front suspension Dtx.b e wishbones, CO springs, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar Rear suspension Multi-link, coil springs, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar Brakes Ventilated anc cross-drilled carbon-ceramic dscs, 398mm fr. 360mm rr ABS, EBD Wheels 8.5 x 20in front. 10.5 x 20in rear Tyres 235 35 ZR20 front 295 35 ZR20 rear Weight...
Vauxhall Insignia Vxr
rMM he VXR would be a rubbish I ' car to elope in. Even from stone-cold, the turbocharged V6 starts up with a roar that would wake the dead, revs flaring wildly, Remus stainless-steel exhausts gargling like a Gallardo. As a friend of my wife commented, does it have to do that Well, no, it probably doesn't, but it's kinda fun when you're in the mood, and it certainly suits the VXR's pumped-up, slighdy cartoonish image. No question who throws most of the admiring glances in the Insignia's...
Gvo Rating
Does that make the Porsche the better car It depends on your point of view. There's no doubt that the 458 is a superior technical statement and that its spread of abilities shades the 911's. You could use the 458 every day, its transmission is brilliant and the cabin is ideal for long distances the optional carbon-backed seats are especially good . What it doesn't deliver is as pure an interactive driving experience as the RS. Some will find the 911 a bore - too difficult, too demanding - but...
Alpina B5 Biturbo
500BHP TWIN-TURBO V8 BASED ON NEW 5-SERIES Aon the M Division's toes with this one. Traditionally it has been the engines that have set the two closely linked companies apart, with the turbocharged Alpinas offering an alternative to the naturally aspirated M Power products. Alpina, remember, is so intertwined with BMW that its cars are actually built on the same production line and are only transported to the Buchloe factory for finishing. So engineering philosophy is their main separator. And...
Editorial
Tel 020 7907 6310 Fax 01933 667309 e-mail eds evo.co.uk website www.evo.co.uk Unit 5. Tower Court, Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough, Northants NN29 7Pj, United Kingdom Editorial director Harrison Metcalfe Editor Nick Trott Road test editor John Barker Production editor Peter Tomalin Art director Paul Lang News editor Ollie Marriage Features editor Henry Catchpole Features writer Roger Green Sub editor Ian Eveleigh Senior designer Adam Shorrock Staff photographer Chris Rutter Staff...
Evo Worldwide
Maurlzio Mozzali Malaysia Muna Noor Middle East Bassam Kronfli Ukraine Igor Kravtsov Thailand Chettha Songthaveepol Slovenia Matjai Koro5ak Czech Republic Jan Langsadl Turkey Burak Ertem EVO is available for inal licensing and syndication. Please call Ornella Roccoletcl on 44 0 20 7907 6134 for details Not long ago I sat at a dinner table with Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo as he explained, in fascinating detail and with considerable emotion, the past, present and future of Maranello....
Lord Mexborough
If there is a more passionate car enthusiast, we've yet to meet him. Lord Mexborough owns one of the most fascinating collections of cars we've ever seen. It includes a 3-litre 911 RS. a 2.7 RS, a Daytona and both the 959 and the 288 GTO featured on page 74. Lord Mexborough has owned both the 959 and GTO from new, and used them as daily drivers for two years. Today this pair is worth over 600,000, but he didn't bat an eyelid when we asked if we could drive them. A true gentleman. If one thing...
The New Bmw X3 Joy Wants You To Have It All
Less emissions. More driving pleasure. Official fuel economy figures for the BMW X3 Urban 42.2-46.3 mpg 6.7-6.1 ltr 100km . Extra Urban 53.3-56.5 mpg 5.3-5.0ltr 100km . performance developments and is standard across the model range. Combined 50.4 rnpg 5.6 ltr 100 km . COj emissions 149-147g km. BMW EfficientDynamics reduces BMW emissions without compromising Official fuel consumption figures for the Audi RS 5 in mpg l 100km Urban 19.0 14.9 , Extra Urban 33.2 8.5 Combined 26.2 10.8 . CO...