http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/ The latest Long Term Tests from evo en-GB Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:36:51 +0000 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:36:51 +0000 webmaster.maxim@dennis.co.uk webmaster.maxim@dennis.co.uk http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/1135/new_arrival_renault_sport.html We bought a Renaultsport Clio Cup. It’s a great little car, cost us $ 31,300 and it’s hard to modify to any great extent, which is a good thing. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:21:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/1132/porsche_cayman_s.html Happy Birthday. This month has seen the first anniversary of my marriage to Porsche. And I must admit that it has been a very pleasurable year, full of happy moments, exhilarating experiences, glances of envy and a couple of female winks. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:17:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/1084/volkswagen_golf_gti.html The Golf had been garaged in the Al Quoz industrial estate since the last race meeting in December 2009 and there were no complaints with its new Brembo front brakes back then. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:42:00 +0000 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/1000/honda_nsx.html With 2010 been and gone, there’s a sense that everything is well into a new beginning. Business is picking up at work and my family and I are looking for a new place to move into. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/664/volkswagen_golf_gti.html With the Golf GTI now starting to cost Ala Malak and myself someserious repair money between races, I decided to get on the phone to afew friends in high places. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:40:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/527/renault_clio.html One morning I woke up and thought that I would take a drive from my home in Como, Italy, to Selva di Val Gardena, along Lake Garda and then up to the top of the Dolomites. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:23:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/526/porsche_gt2.html Fed up with watching my beloved GT2 gathering dust in my underground parking of late, I decided I needed to take ‘the widow-maker’ for an extended drive. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:17:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/513/audi_r8.html After several months of gushing on about how wonderful the R8 has been to own, this month it’s in for some criticism.While I have tremendously enjoyed driving the Audi over the last few months, I have never used it as daily transport. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/484/radical_sr8.html After a whirlwind start to the season with three race weekends in the space of one month,  we have settled back into the more regular pace of things with a round every three weeks.  Going into Round 4 of the Gulf Radical Cup, the SR8 has been almost totally reliable, the only matter of concern has been the rapid rate at which I have been consuming brake pads. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:42:00 +0000 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/453/pagani_zonda_c12_s.html I reckon the Pagani factory is an excellent place to have a Zonda serviced each year. Not only do they know this supercar better than anyone else (obviously), but once the work is complete there’s the fun of bringing your car back home.Now, the lazy way to do it is to book a truck (for around $ 2100) and three days later a pristine Zonda would be sitting outside your house. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:14:00 +0000 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/452/lexus_isf.html I had assumed that running a Lexus would be plain sailing. I had assumed that a Lexus wouldn’t – couldn’t – go wrong. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/434/mercedes_benz_slk350.html Don’t know about you, but I have a huge blind spot when it comes to Mercedes-Benz models that don’t have the letters A, M and G somewhere near the end of their title. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:15:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/433/porsche_911_gt3.html The final race weekend of the season was held on my favourite  configuration of the Dubai Autodrome race track – the International circuit.It's a joy to drive after a few rounds on the restrictive Club circuit, as the International has two extensive straights, in addition to Turn 13 that can be taken flat out in 4th gear – effectively acting like a third straight. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:24:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/408/peugeot_205.html The 205 GTI has been redundant for the whole of this month, as I wait for a replacement starter motor, left on the top floor of the multi-storey car park to contemplate its recent behaviour. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/405/porsche_911_996_gt3.html The Grand Racing Weekend is one of the biggest racing festivals in Dubai and the production car series has been invited to be part of the supporting. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:50:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/378/vw_mkl_golf.html Looks like the only thing holding the Mk1 back is a tiny little gauze filter and some new spark plugs. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:30:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/375/mercedes_190_25_16v.html It has been a few months since our rather humorous hurrah at the Dubai Autodrome where we paired three $ 2000 cars with evo staffers, to see who could get around the Club circuit the quickest. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:21:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/351/radical_sr3_carbon.html After last months penultimate round of the Gulf Radical Cup I found myself with a significant deficit in the championship, behind Team Bahrain 777, after leading it for pretty much the whole season. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:36:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/345/peugeot_205_gti.html Welcome to Peugeot ownership, was the reply I got once I posted the latest complaint about my red 1.9 205 GTI, on the 205 owners club forum this month. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:19:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/330/aston_v8_vantage.html The name’s Bond….. James Bond. I can’t tell how long I’ve waited to say those cheesy words, in the right context, and what more appropriate a way than sitting in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Sat, 17 May 2008 07:49:00 +0100 http://www.evo-me.com/carreviews/evolongtermtests/294/caterham_7_hpc.html The Caterham performed impeccably last summer, never missing a beat. As the temperature rose - and I lost crucial kilos from the sweat oozing from every pore - the Super 7 plodded on without requiring any attention. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:04:00 +0100