What is happening at EVO magazine?

[suffolk009]

First impressions of 268; not good. I'm not interested in reading about motorsport - there are magazines that do that much better.

I've read Meaden's column about downsizing sportscars, I fully agree with him, but it won't happen.

Apart from that there's something I haven't had the time to read yet about MX5s. That's it for me.

I only subscribe now out of habit.

[Terminator X]

Feels a bit late but mine arrived yesterday, new "green" paper packaging smashed to bits of course by the postal system :-/

TX.

[simonrockman]

suffolk009 said:

I've read Meaden's column about downsizing sportscars, I fully agree with him, but it won't happen.

Of course we all agree with the sentiment, but then that's why we are using PH. I'd point out that even the "affordable" Elise is £40k plus.

[Speed Badger]

I subscribed to this a long time ago but haven't for a few years. I still pick up the odd copy here and there - I enjoyed the hot hatch drives recently. Is it worth re-subscribing now?

[urquattroGus]

Meaden trying to justify the 75k Megane did make my toes curl a little.

Otherwise the mag seems to be back on form, I’m buying it for the first time in a while - thanks to the team.

[greenarrow]

Problem with EVO these days is that just when you think its back on form, you get a run of mediocre issues. I didn't even bother to buy 266 or 267 I was looking forward to the hot hatch test and then they didn't even bother to get lap times, despite basing the test at a track - how rubbish is that?! We also had the usual anti Focus ST bias that has been with the magazine since the Mk1. Will take a look at issue 268, but I cant say I regret cancelling my sub in 2014 after buying every issue since launch, which is a shame. Overall, still far too much Porsche (and I'm a Porsche fan!) and for me the final straw was the amount of coverage given to Porsche's 60th anniversary, compared with the 4 or 5 pages given over to Lotus for there one...

[suffolk009]

simonrockman said:

Of course we all agree with the sentiment, but then that's why we are using PH. I'd point out that even the "affordable" Elise is £40k plus.

Exactly.

[simonrockman]

Ages ago there was a video magazine, which had a competition where you needed to read all the articles and identify a line of text, then write the page number on the entry form which you cut out and posted in.

I found I really enjoyed many of the articles which I'd decided I wasn't going to bother with. So now I'll often read ones I'd generally be put off by.

One issue I decided to read EVO cover to cover in order, and that works well too, although I usually read Porter first. I'm quite enjoying the prototypes-which-never-made-it series.

Simon

[trackdemon]

ECOTY edition out today for subs, looks good, anyone had a read yet?

[lowdrag]

Don't tell me - the Renault Twizy has won. Such wonderful cars as the Punto, Tipo, Austin 1800, Lancia Delta and the Renaullt 9. All past champions but - when did you last see one?

[lauda]

lowdrag said:

Don't tell me - the Renault Twizy has won. Such wonderful cars as the Punto, Tipo, Austin 1800, Lancia Delta and the Renaullt 9. All past champions but - when did you last see one?

I think you may be confusing evo Car of the Year with European Car of the Year. They’re quite different.

[trackdemon]

lauda said:

lowdrag said:

Don't tell me - the Renault Twizy has won. Such wonderful cars as the Punto, Tipo, Austin 1800, Lancia Delta and the Renaullt 9. All past champions but - when did you last see one?

I think you may be confusing evo Car of the Year with European Car of the Year. They’re quite different.

Given it's an EVO related thread I think he knows and it's a 'joke'. Problem with jokes is.... they're supposed to be funny

I was a bit surprised by the cars in ECOTY this year...

[lowdrag]

I hold up my hand and admit I had no idea it was as is. My only excuse is that I cancelled my subscription last century.

[anonymous-user]

Best bit about #269 is spotting all the diggs at Dickie for being late with his copy............

[Pommy]

lowdrag said:

Don't tell me - the Renault Twizy has won. Such wonderful cars as the Punto, Tipo, Austin 1800, Lancia Delta and the Renaullt 9. All past champions but - when did you last see one?

Youre right, they should never have won back in the 70's and 80's. Couldnt even last 40 years without still seeing thousands driving around. Theyre rubbish.

[suffolk009]

Mine's just arrived.
Very odd collection of cars in eCOTY, seems fewer than normal this year?
Shock winner.

[simonrockman]

I assume my white paper envelope is waiting at home, and I'm at work. I also assume the eCOTY winner is a 911 of some flavour.

[lowdrag]

Pommy said:

You're right, they should never have won back in the 70's and 80's. Couldn't even last 40 years without still seeing thousands driving around. They're rubbish.

I've corrected your grammar for you.

[DSC OFF]

Can only assume it’s the Cayman GT4 by a landslide. ECOTY seems to mirror the decline of the magazine, looks like they’ve gone abroad this time which is long overdue. I’ve seen on here some think the content has been getting better of late but I’ve struggled to buy it in the shops, but always get ECOTY. If this year feels like the been counters have took control again it’ll be the last. Tough to Call what cars they will have taken

Cayman gt4?
992?
A35 AMG?
V8 vantage?
Alpine a110s?
Fiesta St Performance?
Tesla model 3 performance?
Supra?

[SydneyBridge]

Not a 911 to be seen and no landslide..