Which decade delivered the best performance cars? | evo podcast | Episode 28
About this episode
A lively debate unfolds as the hosts of the Evo podcast reflect on their favorite decades for performance cars, culminating in a grand finale of the Evo Eras series. They share personal driving experiences, including a thrilling event at Monza with the Porsche GT3 RS and a test of the new Land Cruiser. The discussion spans iconic models from the 80s to the 2020s, highlighting the evolution of performance cars and the unique characteristics that define each decade. With engaging anecdotes and insights, the episode captures the essence of automotive nostalgia and the excitement of driving.
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.
Toyota Land Cruiser
"... behind the wheel of? Not the GT3 RS, but the new Land Cruiser. Basically the same thing?"
Land Rover Range Rover
"They do that when they launched the SV, Range Rover Sport, they took it to a track and it went to Roc..."
Ford Fiesta
"and then the Academy race cars, used the old Ford Sigma engine from Fiesta's and Pumas. Ford stopped making that engine a long time ago."
Porsche 911
"that ran through the whole series was the 911. Yes."
Volkswagen Golf Gti
"for every decade. So we thought about the Golf GTI, we thought about the BMW M3, we thought about ma..."
Audi Quattro
"Rivaglia edition? And the Quattro that we've driven before, actually."
Peugeot 205 GTI
"Testerosa. And the 205 GTI. We couldn't have an 80s test without a"
Toyota MR2
"the one that really stood out for me was the MR2. It was so modern, wasn't it?"
Lotus Elise
"I loved it the Elise is kind of like the opposite it could probably ha..."
Ford Capri
"well in hindsight if I'd known how few miles the Capri was going to do yeah you would have gone for it"
Porsche Boxster
"to have some commonality with a Boxster and then came in after that"
Nissan Gtr
"each decade did kind of have a Colt card and a GT-R in this one and then you'd probably say that the Mini"
Alpine A110
"... complete antithesis of the Nissan was the Alpine A110 that we had in there"
Lotus Amira
"...s funny, it feels more like a lotus to me than an Amira which is bizarre isn't it"
Mclaren 650S
"...think towards the beginning of 2010 we went for a 650s rather than a 12c"
Chevrolet C6
"but yeah it's sort of the definitive modern C6 hybrids slightly downsized engine"
Hyundai Ioniq 5N
"we did this was a first for the Ioniq 5N so we wanted to have an EV"
Alpine A290
"...ich one to go for and we thought about the Alpine A290 for a bit but"
Porsche Gts Carrera
"... with the 911 control car we went for the hybrid, GTS Carrera the first hybrid 911"
Hyundai i30
"like you know with the i20N and i30 and they were really honed"
Buick Century
"when the Yusuf was only just born in the last century and it definitely I think it does have a bearing"
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