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Yousuf Ashraf

Wales

Staff Writer at evo

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  • 1 week ago | evo.co.uk | Yousuf Ashraf

    When it comes to hot hatches, few brands have had a run of success quite like Renault Sport from the turn of the millennium until its demise in 2023. The likes of the Clio 182 Trophy, Megane R26.R and Clio V6 sit firmly among the hot hatch greats, and redefined what could be extracted from a humble runaround. But it all started with the Clio 172, the car that debuted the Renault Sport badge and followed up the legendary Clio Williams of the ‘90s.

  • 2 weeks ago | evo.co.uk | Yousuf Ashraf |Sam Jenkins |Ethan Jupp

    If you're in the market for the car with the most powerful V12 engine ever fitted to a road car, then Zenvo’s Aurora is for you. The marque has revealed that the 6.6-litre quad-turbocharged engine, being developed and built by Mahle powertrains, should be good for 1250bhp. That will be the majority of the Aurora’s scarcely-believable electrically-augmented 1850bhp potential maximum output. Move over Bugatti Tourbillon...

  • 3 weeks ago | evo.co.uk | Yousuf Ashraf

    Variations of Pirelli’s P Zero tyre have featured as standard on supercars like the Ferrari F40, Pagani Utopia and everything in-between. Dubbed as the world’s first ‘Ultra-High Performance’ tyre, it’s been through four generations of iterative performance and safety improvements, and Pirelli has now launched a fifth-generation P Zero to push this further – with the help of AI. Don’t fear – this doesn’t mean Pirelli engineers have asked ChatGPT how to design a performance car tyre.

  • 3 weeks ago | evo.co.uk | Yousuf Ashraf

    Hot hatchbacks used to offer simple, no frills fun for the masses, but today the genre has evolved dramatically. The most advanced examples of the breed pack the kind of performance and technology you'd expect to find in a supercar from not too long ago. With four-wheel drive, torque vectoring and enormous power, the 0-62mph times begin with a three, in some cases.

  • 1 month ago | evo.co.uk | Yousuf Ashraf |Sam Jenkins

    The Porsche 911 Turbo has followed the same recipe for the last three decades: a twin-turbocharged flat six, four driven wheels and bulging bodywork that barely contains the muscle beneath. But for 2025's updated 992 'Gen 2' model, the Turbo’s character could evolve significantly with the introduction of hybrid power for the first time. We'll have to wait a little longer to see it in its final form, but these latest spy shots offer our best look yet.

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Yousuf Ashraf
Yousuf Ashraf @ashrafoncars
1 Apr 25

RT @stuartg917: Looking forward to the 2025 season getting underway, hopefully see a few of you there.

Yousuf Ashraf
Yousuf Ashraf @ashrafoncars
28 Mar 25

RT @evomagazine: GR Yaris, AMG A45 S or RS3... Which of these four-wheel-drive hot hatches would you choose? https://t.co/2lYIF7mJO2

Yousuf Ashraf
Yousuf Ashraf @ashrafoncars
15 Mar 25

Real privilege to have written my first big test for @evomagazine, which is on this month's cover. GR Yaris, RS3 and A45 S were fascinating to compare, with me writing the road section of the test and @DickieMeaden the track element. 📸 by @AstonParrott, cover by @Washlander https://t.co/jbq8HgDh7l