Aug
28
2008
Motor Trend, Stop Making this hard!
I was very excited to see the new Motor Trend test to find “America’s best handling car”…. though I think it’s silly to not include the Vette, since the ZR1 is just as new as the Shelby 500KR and Viper ACR. That said I was SUPER ANNOYED by the lack of a clear leaderboard. Sheesh, stop trying to placate everyone, man up here and stack these cars properly! Since Motor Trend is too something, to do this, I’ve done it for them based on their own data.
| Subjective Ranking | |||
| Car | Track Time | Subjective | G |
| R8 | 01:40.9 | 1 | 0.61 |
| M3 | 01:43.0 | 2 | 0.593 |
| RX8 | 01:50.4 | 3 | 0.524 |
| 911 TURBO | 01:42.5 | 4 | 0.589 |
| GT-R | 01:40.5 | 5 | 0.628 |
| EVO MR | 01:47.7 | 6 | 0.559 |
| VIPER ACR | 01:35.1 | 7 | 0.658 |
| MINI COOPER S | 01:52.0 | 8 | 0.515 |
| COBALT SS | 01:47.8 | 9 | 0.545 |
| SHELBY GT500KR | 01:44.7 | 10 | 0.591 |
| Track Time Ranking | |||
| Car | Track Time | Subjective | G |
| VIPER ACR | 01:35.1 | 7 | 0.658 |
| GT-R | 01:40.5 | 5 | 0.628 |
| R8 | 01:40.9 | 1 | 0.61 |
| 911 TURBO | 01:42.5 | 4 | 0.589 |
| M3 | 01:43.0 | 2 | 0.593 |
| SHELBY GT500KR | 01:44.7 | 10 | 0.591 |
| EVO MR | 01:47.7 | 6 | 0.559 |
| COBALT SS | 01:47.8 | 9 | 0.545 |
| RX8 | 01:50.4 | 3 | 0.524 |
| MINI COOPER S | 01:52.0 | 8 | 0.515 |
| G-Force Ranking | |||
| Car | Track Time | Subjective | G |
| VIPER ACR | 01:35.1 | 7 | 0.658 |
| GT-R | 01:40.5 | 5 | 0.628 |
| R8 | 01:40.9 | 1 | 0.61 |
| M3 | 01:43.0 | 2 | 0.593 |
| SHELBY GT500KR | 01:44.7 | 10 | 0.591 |
| 911 TURBO | 01:42.5 | 4 | 0.589 |
| EVO MR | 01:47.7 | 6 | 0.559 |
| COBALT SS | 01:47.8 | 9 | 0.545 |
| RX8 | 01:50.4 | 3 | 0.524 |
| MINI COOPER S | 01:52.0 | 8 | 0.515 |
America’s Best Handling Car – Track Testing – Comparison – Motor Trend.