R&T Performance Car of the Year

[GTaudiophile]

Read the article here!

In the test...

Audi R8 V10
BMW M6 Competition
BMW 435i
Corvette C7 Z51
Ferrari F12
Ford Fiesta ST
Jaguar F-Type V8 S
Jaguar XFR-S
Mercedes E63 AMG Wagon
Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series
MINI Cooper Works GP
Nissan GT-R Track Edition
Porsche Cayman S

It comes down to 3 finalists before the winner is selected.

I'll just say that the Fiesta is one of the three finalists

 

[foghorn67]

Oh, RT. I kind of want you to not fail, because your redesigned logo and trademark look amazing.
But man, you guys have the most intrusive ads on the clean side of the internet.

 

[AdamK47]

Corvette C7

 

[Jumpem]

GT-R.

 

[Pocatello]

There are some fine cars from Europe.

 

[MagickMan]

Cayman S or the Stingray, probably. R&T tends to overcompensate for value. Personally, I'd go SLS or F12, both are epic achievements.

 

[WT]

R&T ?? If a Porsche doesn't win, it's clearly a problem. I sub to R&T (its free, don't gimme any sh@t) so I know they love Porsche (and I don't have a problem with that).

 

[GTaudiophile]

Cayman S or the Stingray, probably. R&T tends to overcompensate for value. Personally, I'd go SLS or F12, both are epic achievements.

Funny as to why the F12 isn't a finalist.

 

[Ferzerp]

Cayman S or the Stingray, probably. R&T tends to overcompensate for value. Personally, I'd go SLS or F12, both are epic achievements.

They don't look highly on the Cayman in this comparison (It did make the first cut though). It's not even top 3. They disqualified the F12 because it broke.

 

[boomhower]

F12 for me. It's a Ferrari. That said, Chevy has hit a home run with the C7.

 

[RGN]

I didn't have to read the article to know what the pick was going to be. But I read it and the only real surprise was the Fiesta. Really doesn't fit in with the rest.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

C7 Corvette.

 

[ponyo]

R&T need Chevy ad dollars.

 

[Ferzerp]

R&T need Chevy ad dollars.

Must be an awful lot of other magazines that need GM ad dollars as well....

 

[KentState]

Nice to see that an obtainable car puts out that level of performance. Most people that want to own a C7 will be able to do that whether new or used.

 

[RGN]

Nice to see that an obtainable car puts out that level of performance. Most people that want to own a C7 will be able to do that whether new or used.

I agree. I'll probably look at a used one in a few years. I really love the look, and the performance is just fantastic.

 

[ballmode]

Didn't they just do this a month ago on their Youtube?

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I expected to see the Camaro Z28 in this test!

For $60K the Z51 Vette is a bargain!

 

[MagickMan]

They don't look highly on the Cayman in this comparison (It did make the first cut though). It's not even top 3. They disqualified the F12 because it broke.

That's just bad luck (the F12), and any group that doesn't think highly of the Cayman S isn't a group that I can take seriously. Not that it should automatically win outright, but it's easily a top 3 car.

 

[Ferzerp]

That's just bad luck (the F12), and any group that doesn't think highly of the Cayman S isn't a group that I can take seriously. Not that it should automatically win outright, but it's easily a top 3 car.

Well, it got 4th. The whole thing is pretty baffling though, they put a Fiesta ST above the Cayman. Makes little sense. I know a hot hatch can be fun in its own way, but geez....

 

[MagickMan]

Yeah, Cayman S or Fiesta ST? How is that even a contest? Sorry Ford.

 

[gorb]

Perhaps the similar article on motor trend will be of interest to some of you if you've not already read it:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1311_2013_motor_trend_best_drivers_car/viewall.html