10Best Cars 2006 - - BY CSABA CSERE AND TONY SWAN - - PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON KILEY - - January 2006 - - Source: CarandDriver.com

 

Video of all 10 cars here:

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....ticle_id=10450

 

Interesting to see them insisting in the RX8...

 

it shows that the market doesn't always listen to the mags because I dont think it sells especially well

 

Best Sports Coupe That's Not Actually A Coupe And Not Really Best Either

 

LEt me check for total sales from 2005. One sec.

 

Mazda RX8 Sales

2005 = 14,673
2004 = 23,690

So yes, it slowed down a lot!

 

Its baffling to say the least

 

RX8 is a fun car to drive though... dunno about owning one.

 

 

i still don't understand the tsx as best SPORTS sedan....and we one


y not the G35 or IS???....is the IS too new?

 

obviously the 3 Series wins best "sports sedan". I'm willing to bet that it's just a name given to each of the cars. If the Prius were here again, they'd label it best hybrid compact or something, you know.

 

Because they liked it better than the IS. Keep in mind they factor in everything including cost. As for the G35. Only previous winners and all new cars are eligible for the 10 best. The G35 is neither.

When you realize there's so much more to a car than all out power you'll come to understand why the TSX is there 3 years in a row.

 

Acura TSX, Best Sports Sedan....no luxury?!?!?

Someone better tell Acura that the TSX is not a luxury car.

 

Take their categories with a grain of salt. Last year the Ford Focus was the best economy car or compact car. This year that category isn't even there.

 

The categories appear pretty arbitrary. Basically it seems like they picked the cars first and then assigned the categories.

 

^ Yeap.

 

GTO > Mustang

 

Exactly. It seems kind of stupid to me.

 

My father in law owns an RX-8. It's a pretty fun car to drive but I wouldn't own one. Not nearly enough power, you need to rev it way too high, and it sucks up gas worse than my G35.

 

i c...but if i wanted a "sports" sedan, there better be some decent power...and of course i do realize there's more to a car than jus "all out power" otherwise we wouldn't have bought one

 

Your opinion, IMO its a fine, albeit underpowered sport sedan.

 

Mustang GT500 > GTO

 

I'd take a Gt over a Gto, don't even need to step up to a 500. Imo the Gto engine is fine and everything, but the car itself has no personality.

As far as the "sports" segment, whether sedan or coupe. I don't think power measures as high on the list as balance does, ex miata being a fun as hell car to own without all the much grunt-due to balance.

Think the list looks pretty good this year, except for the Rx8. Mazda should drop the rotary cause it isn't working out. They are trying to bear the developmental cost of the rotarty engine all by themselves, not likely to work out well. Put the 2.3T in the Rx8 and that car will be hot and reliable.

 

well, not really sure about reliability

but i hope they have that engine option for the kabura if the kabura makes it to production

 

Perhaps, but they obviously believe that compared to the BMW 3 series, the TSX is not a lux sedan.