The Kimera EVO37 - Crowned Sports Car of the Year.

The Kimera EVO37 Just Won Top Gear’s Sports Car of the Year, And That Says a Lot About What Drivers Still Want.

In a world racing toward hybrids, EVs and software-heavy performance cars, it’s pretty amazing that the Kimera EVO37 just picked up Top Gear’s Sports Car of the Year award. But that win isn’t just a nice headline. It’s a statement about where the heart of car culture still lives.

The EVO37 is Kimera Automobili’s modern revival of the legendary Lancia 037. The original was the last rear wheel drive car to win the World Rally Championship and one of the purest, most focused machines ever built. Kimera’s restomod keeps that spirit alive. It modernises the car where it makes sense but leaves the raw, mechanical character fully intact. Before you even twist the key, you feel like you’re sitting inside a piece of rally history that has been sharpened for today.

Modern performance cars are faster and more capable than ever. They’re absurdly quick, loaded with control systems that make anyone look like a hero. But that digital smoothness comes at a price. A lot of the old edge, the tension, the feedback, gets buried under the electronics.

The EVO37 gives you all of that back. It makes you work for every moment. The steering is alive. The chassis always feels like it’s talking to you. The turbo wakes up with that addictive surge that reminds you why forced induction became a motorsport obsession in the first place. Nothing is filtered. Nothing is softened. You aren’t being assisted. You’re being invited to take charge.

That is the real reason this win matters. It proves that even now, with EVs and hybrids dominating the conversation, drivers still want that analogue thrill. They want a car that demands skill, that rewards commitment, that feels like a machine with a heartbeat. Even the journalists who spend their year jumping between hypercars and prototypes still found something special enough in the EVO37 to crown it the best.

This isn’t a rejection of the future. It’s a reminder that engagement still counts. Emotional connection still counts. As the industry becomes quieter and smoother and smarter, the value of a car that makes you feel everything only grows.

The Kimera EVO37 winning Sports Car of the Year isn’t just about nostalgia. It’s a sign that soul and character still matter in a big way. And no matter what comes next, there will always be space for a car that makes your palms sweat and your heart race.

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