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25 Years
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:39 pm
by IanF
Reading the latest EVO mag, which is celebrating 25 years, and there’s an interesting article with a list of the top 25 seismic cars (itho).
And can’t believe a Ferrari was number 1.. although it is the car I’d buy in a heartbeat if I could afford it! A red 458 Speciale is probably my perfect Ferrari and will go great with my 812 Competizione after my lottery win!
Interesting reading about their choices and I reckon we’d all come up with a similar line up (of Evo cars) although maybe not in the same order. Anyone else read it?
Maybe we can run a poll (
@mik next month and pick our own top 5?
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:55 pm
by Matty
Aren't you going to list the 25? None of us buy the mag any more, you know
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:57 pm
by Carlos
Going to buy this if I can find it lol
Only the 2nd one this year though!
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:48 am
by DaveE
I can still remember buying issue one (it was in WH Smith's in Welshpool - I was there for a weekend, visiting a friend)
I too was quite surprised at the car they picked - given how many incredible machines they've driven over the years
It was a bit "meh" for me
I wonder where we'll all be, what the world will look like in another 25 years' time?
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:55 am
by Rich B
DaveE wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:48 am
I can still remember buying issue one (it was in WH Smith's in Welshpool - I was there for a weekend, visiting a friend)
a whole weekend in WH Smith's, didn't they chuck you out at closing time?
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:00 am
by Gavster
Thought this thread was going to be congratulating Barry on the anniversary of him joining the forum
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:02 am
by dinny_g
I haven't' bought a copy in years but I'll be near a WH Smiths later so will pick this one up...
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:05 am
by DaveE
Rich B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:55 am
DaveE wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:48 am
I can still remember buying issue one (it was in WH Smith's in Welshpool - I was there for a weekend, visiting a friend)
a whole weekend in WH Smith's, didn't they chuck you out at closing time?
What can I say?
I'm a sucker for stationery...
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:29 am
by Barry
Gavster wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:00 am
Thought this thread was going to be congratulating Barry on the anniversary of him joining the forum
There's folk still in here with older accounts
Nov 2000 I think I joined the Snitz variant.
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:42 am
by dinny_g
I'm a newbie and I joined in 2005
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 1:55 pm
by Gavster
I remember being on the forum in my halls room in the second year of uni which began in 2000, although no idea at which point in that academic year
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 1:56 pm
by Beany
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:13 pm
by mik
I’ve just been into a WHSmiths, who stocked (amongst other (motoring related) titles) Practical Motorhome magazine, and Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine, but…. No feggin Evo mag.
Someone post the list please.
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:16 pm
by Rich B
mik wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:13 pm
I’ve just been into a WHSmiths, who stocked (amongst other (motoring related) titles) Practical Motorhome magazine, and Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine, but…. No feggin Evo mag.
Someone post the list please.
did you see DaveE in there?
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:25 pm
by Simon
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:38 pm
by mik
Rich B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:16 pm
mik wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:13 pm
I’ve just been into a WHSmiths, who stocked (amongst other (motoring related) titles) Practical Motorhome magazine, and Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine, but…. No feggin Evo mag.
Someone post the list please.
did you see DaveE in there?
He was in the stationary section. Motionless.
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:39 pm
by dinny_g
mik wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:13 pm
No feggin Evo mag.
I'll be happy to mail it to you after I've had a read if you'd like it for your collection - just let me know.
List is as follows:
25. Mini Cooper (R50)
24. Subaru Impreza RB5
23. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
22. McLaren Mp4-12C
21. Bugatti Veyron
20. Porsche Cayenne Turbo
19. Toyota GT86 / GR86
18. Lamborghini Gallardo
17. Alpine A110
16. Renault Sport Clio Trophy
15/14/13. McLaren P1, Porsche 918, La Ferrari
12. BMW M3 (E46)
11. Audi R8
10. Honda Civic Type R (FK8)
9. TVR Tuscan
8. Ford GT
7. Ford Focus (Mk1)
6. Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
5. Renault Sport Megane R26.R
4 / 3. Nissan GT-R / Porsche 911 GT3
2. Pagani Zonda
1. Ferrari 458 Speciale
20, 8, 7 and 6 stand out as "eh?????? What ????"
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:45 pm
by mik
Cheers Dinny!
That list is… eclectic.
What’s the definition of a “seismic car”?
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:51 pm
by dinny_g
There's no real criteria defined but it does make for interesting reading.
Why that Impreza, why that Evo, why the Vanquish when the DB9 was half the price and not much different. Why the Ford GT at all when they were rife with issues. Why nothing light - no Caterham's, no Lotus etc
At the end of the day, you ask journalists to come up with 25 of anything and "they couldnee agree on the colour of shite" as Hamish would said.
Re: 25 Years
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:55 pm
by integrale_evo
No lotus Elise but 5 warm / hot hatches? Bizarre.
I’m sure most of the time they make these lists a bit controversial on purpose to get people talking about it, drive people to engage with their social media, maybe, maybe even buy a copy to look for themselves?