CARs Magazine's Performance Car Of The Year. The contenders are: Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Jaguar XKR-S, Mercedes SL63 AMG, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Carrera S PDK, Gumpert Apollo S, Porsche 911 GT2, Mercedes CLK Black, Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, Aston Martin DBS, Audi TTS, BMW 123d, Ford Focus ST Mountune, Renault Clio Cup, VW Scirocco, Mazda RX-8, Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring, Mini JCW, Ariel Atom3 300, Lotus 2-Eleven, BMW X6, Audi RS6, Caterham Seven Superlight R500, KTM X-Bow, Mitsubishi Evo X FQ-360, Subaru Impreza WRX STi, BMW M3 saloon, Mercedes C63 AMG, Lexus IS-F.

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excellent stuff!

Excellent!!! I'm really surprised about the GT2. Porsche has a lot of catching-up to do.

nissan cant go wrong when its to hell with the GT2 and the GT-R is compared two a 560hp lambo thats three times the price. and this is only the begining.

where is the hype for the ZR-1?

RWD cars was unlucky with the condition. They could have done better in dry, especially GT2.

They throw in the impossibly expensive Porsche Gt2 --- but no Audi R8?

very strange

didn't an R8 win this last year? Maybe they are just trying to mix it up.

As for the GT2, looks bleak for Porsche right now, but you can bet there are some Stuttgart engineers busting their tales to build a response to the GT-R. I can't wait to see what will be coming out in the next year or two now that Nissan has turned the performance world on its head.

I like that they commented on how the GT2 would have performed better in the dry with its R-compound tires... of course, then you have to wonder if the GT-R had R-compounds in the dry, how much further it would be ahead.

Yep, being a comparable performance-wise to a Lambo 560-4 for 1/3rd the price isn't too shabby. I guess what the GT-R is giving up is the exotic car looks and some of the presence. I can live with that.

I just recently saw a black Gumpert on Downtown Mainstreet Huntington Beach, Cali. It is a pretty impressive looking car. Then later that weekend out clubbing a White GT-R was seen there too. Alot of good sightings in HB. also saw a full naked Veilside Widebody Supra and a Carrera GT and an Enzo Ferrari from the Gumball 3000.