evo 87 - Jan 06 - Car Of the Year

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Cover Story
Car of the Year 2005

Split into two parts.... the Real World and the Surreal World

Real World Cars - taken on a blast in (rainy) Scotland
BMW 130i M-Sport
BMW M3 CS
Caterham CSR 260
Corvette C6
Lotus Sport Exige 240R
Mazda MX-5
Nissan 350Z Anniversary GT4
Renaultsport Clio Trophy
Renaultsport Megane Cup
Roush Ford Mustang
Subaru Forester STi
Subaru Impreza WRX
VW Golf R32

Surreal World cars - in the (sunny) South of France
Aston Martin V8 Vantage
BMW M6
Ford GT
Ferrari F430
Lamborghini Gallardo SE
Mercedes SLK55 AMG
Porsche Cayman S
TVR Sagaris
+ the top two scoring Real World cars


The rest of the mag

Gordon Murray - a new columnist for the magazine

Driven
- Alfa Brera
- Dodge Viper
- Lexus IS250
- Vauxhall Zafira VXR
- Vauxhall Vectra VXR
- Jeep Cherokee SRT
- Toyota Corolla Compressor

Fuel Test - comparison of supermarket fuels, BP Ultimate, Shell Optimax etc... a few suprises here

Across China by Ferrari - The second, and final part of the evo run in the 612 Sgaglettis on a 15, 000 mile trek across China

Essentials - A Christmas gift guide (car themed, obvoiusly)

Fast Fleet - No new cars, but new boy Henry Catchpole tries driving the 993. Metcalfe sees the real costs of driving a Ferrai 550 everyday, and Simon George totals up a years running costs for the Murcielago. The Hyundai Coupe also gets tricked out with a new diff and induction kit.