VIDEO: Motor Trend's Best Driver's Car Competition offers a few surprises

[mikeyb]

Over the years, our favorite magazines have had some spectacular comparison tests, with scores of test data and page after page of subjective text. Motor Trend has practically made a living with comparisons, and its newest feature pits 10 hot rides against one another to see which is the best driver's car. MT used tons of data, added subjective feedback from staff members and included track time at Laguna Seca with pro driver Randy Pobst.

If you receive Motor Trend at home or you check in over at its website, you've probably read the extensive article, but the magazine also produced a 14 minute video hosted by Editor at Large Arthur St. Antoine. Hit the jump to watch the video for yourself. It's chock full of beautiful footage, 638 horsepower supercars drifting around and tire-ripping burnouts. How much more can you ask for?

[Source: YouTube via Motor Trend]
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[ms6acton]

what no gtr

 

[LASERBLUE135]

what no gtr

good point. I didn't notice what "wasn't" there. similar in price to the Cayman too.

 

[R-X-R]

I think the mx-5 came in 3rd place. Yeaaaaa

 

[ms6acton]

yea props to the miata. way cheaper then all those cars and got better praise from the pro driver then most of them

 

[Hughes412]

To bad the ZR1 doesn't come with AWD. I think to be a real Super car it will need to have that. I love it, but it just doesn't do any good to have all that power and no way to hook up.

 

[ms6acton]

ferraris are just rwd, have the same hp some more, and fit into the super car class just fine

 

[Hughes412]

But they don't have near the torque. If you look at the curent models, none of them have over 450lbs torque while the ZR1 is sitting on 604. That's why you can't keep from blowing the rear wheels off of it.

 

[ms6acton]

But they don't have near the torque. If you look at the curent models, none of them have over 450lbs torque while the ZR1 is sitting on 604. That's why you can't keep from blowing the rear wheels off of it.

hmm touche sir