This was just posted in full earlier this AM. Enjoy! They've got videos of the laps for each of the contenders.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/p...car/index.html

CTS-V was fourth and the driver's comment was...."God Bless American noises." Oh yeah. He liked driving it better than the ZR-1.

Their winner was not a bad choice, either, the Cayman S. I'd love to have one of those in my garage.

 

Didnt test the M3 because its out of all their leagues.

 

Loved the Miata in 3rd place.

 

Sweet!

 

Cayman S Rules! That's one awesome looking vehicle...

 

Good choice on the Cayman S but BMW 135i finishing second to last?? And the Mustang scoring so high?? Not sure about those...

 

No ferrari or lambo? was there a price limit?

No STI or EVO?

 

Great read! A lady at the end of my building is on her second Cayman. Neither one was an S, but it tells me something. The only surprise to me was where the Z finished. I can't argue with the top five at all...I'd be very happy with any of them.

 

Awesome article! I was definitely surprised by the Miata finishing so high and the ZR1 finishing so low, but the way they judged it makes sense, and I like the fact that it wasn't all based on just speed. Very cool read. Thanks for the link, Bob!

 

I agree with the Miata sentiment. It goes to show you that HP alone does not make a driver's car. Even better that the Miata just keeps going and going and going.....it's been 19 years and it's still going strong.

One of my colleagues has a 1991 Miata that he bought new and drives on nice weekends. It looks mint, so he obviously cares for it very well.

 

They need a Mazdaspeed Miata for the newest gen

 

^^ or a way to swap F22C1 engines into them.

 

If a Ford 5.0 can be shoe horned in, I'm sure there's a way to get an F22 in one lol.

 

Wow Cayman S over R8, would not have predicted that. Where's the STI and Evo X?

 

I haven't yet read how they chose these ten cars.

 

Not surprised by the Cayman, Miata, R8 and Mustang comments. I've read so much about how reviewers suspect Cayman is/was decontented with regards to the lack of a LSD option prior to PDK, and lack of a turbocharged F6 option because if it had those things, it simply would be better than the 911 but for less money. Sad that the LSD isn't available with the manual though.

I'm surprised by the 135i, ZR1, CTS-V, and especially the 370Z. The comments about the ZR1 made me laugh though "....it'll leave you spooked and soiled searching for 10/10ths"

 

Audi R8

 

Id still take the ZR1 over the rest of those cars. That and the CTS-V

 

Blue Devil is a f- beast. Sheeit even the Z06 is too much car for moi.