2025's best performance cars: evo Car of the Year podcast | part one

This week we look towards 2025's evo Car of the Year test with a look back at the history of the test, standout years, the duds and how it's all created. With not long to go until the test goes on sale on December 3, we reveal the contenders for this year.

In this episode of the evo podcast, we're joined by Julian Thomas, founder and owner of Racelogic. John Barker and Dickie Meaden sit down to discuss everything from his beginnings as a fledgling engineer, to the formation of Racelogic, its breakthrough products and Julian's personal automotive journey.

In this episode of the evo podcast, Yousuf Ashraf, James Taylor, Richard Meaden and Sam Jenkins discuss Ferrari's incoming all-electric model, the return of the Speciale and the ultimate six-cylinder sports car group test from the latest issue. We also catch up with the Fast Fleet its very latest, very understated addition.

In this week's episode, we discuss Porsche 911 GT3s and James Taylor's experience behind the wheel of the very first, and latest. Yousuf Ashraf speaks about his time in the latest Eagle E-type, and we catch up with all of the latest on the evo Fast Fleet, including John Barker's Capri...

The iconic Bugatti W16 is nearing its end, but before it departs for good, we've been behind the wheel of the final car it's destined for. In this week's podcast John Barker, Stuart Gallagher, James Taylor and Yousuf Ashraf discuss this drive, everything performance tyres and the market's increasing uncertainty on EVs.

In this episode of the evo podcast, we conclude our eras series with a discussion about our favourite picks from each decade, and which of the bunch came out on top. This week James Taylor is joined by John Barker, Dickie Meaden and Yousuf Ashraf.

In episode 27 of the evo podcast we turn the discussion to Formula 1 ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, covering everything from Christian Horner's shock departure, the challenges of driving modern Formula 1 cars, rumours about the future of Alpine and our dream circuits to bring to the F1 calendar. This week Stuart Gallagher is joined by James Taylor, Dickie Meaden and Yousuf Ashraf.

In episode 26 of the evo podcast, we sit down for a discussion about Aston Martin's long-awaited mid-engined hypercar: Valhalla. Having spent time behind the wheel of a pre-production prototype ahead of its market launch, Deputy Editor James Taylor reveals our initial thoughts on the 1064bhp special, alongside Stuart Gallagher, Dickie Meaden and Yousuf Ashraf.

In this episode of the evo podcast we discuss findings from our first drive of Ferrari's latest flagship supercar: the F80. Dickie Meaden and James Taylor are joined by Henry Catchpole who discusses another exotic V6 model, this time from the Czech Republic.

In episode 24 of the evo podcast, we sit down to discuss our findings from the first drive of the fascinating new Lamborghini Temerario, Sant'Agata's V8 replacement for the Huracán. This week Henry Catchpole joins evo Deputy Editor James Taylor and Editor-at-Large Richard Meaden.