where's motor trend pcoy?

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Have to agree that the Z06 was a huge disappointment. Apparently there was a fuel pressure issue or something related that kept it down on power. The bad gas comment was stupid though. Hopefully, it gets fixed and as Randy said in his interview they come back for another try.

 

kinda surprised that the AMG GT won. must be a hell of a car, everyone raves about the GT4.

 

I would hardly call the AMG the best sport sedan in the world-both Cadillac's out ran it and I believe the MT tagline was "when better BMWs are built, Caddy will build them".
They nit picked some silly stuff that kept them from scoring higher. Best performance sport sedans(especially the chassis) are built by Cadillac now-regardless of how much the German car fans protest.

 

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I can't wait for F-Chat feedback and evo's CotY.

 

Interesting info is coming out about the Z. Seems it is the same car that C&D wrecked that GM did a quick nascar style repair job to get it back out on track. Actual GM correspondence is starting to surface. Regardless, the cast of characters for this event is laughable when no parameters for selection is in place.

 

Thought it was kinda silly that the Cayman GT4 came in second because you could leave it in second gear where tested and not have to shift.

My Boxster S 2011 is pretty much the same. In 2nd gear a 2000 rpm tach is 20 mph, 3000 is 30 mph, 5000 is 50 mph and so on. Redline is 7000 or 70 mph. So when l drive in the twisties 2nd gear works great. Dont see how this is a detriment at all. Especially with a mt.

My 458 spider is the same except it is 3rd gear, not second. So l do shift down to second in the slow spots (say 20 mph) as the engine just doesnt have much pull under 2000 rpm.

Both are fun. Of course l shift up to 5 and 6 gear when cruising over 50+ on the highway.

Of course the AMG GT S costs about 3x what the Porsche does.

 

I never really paid much attention to any car magazine writers opinion simply because it is their opinion and it is like comparing apples to oranges. I do like and respect Randy Probst's opinion though and hold him in high regard but then again it is just one person's opinion. Lap times do not really mean much in the real world of daily commuting.

Just one person's perspective.

PS, What is a pcoy and/or how do they taste?

 

I wouldn't take any one person's assessment of anything as the final word. But as long as you have feel for a source and how this person's perspective meshes with yours, I think such POVs can be helpful.

 

That is true.

 

Thought it was Pobst? No 'R'.

 

Dang fanger, tanks!

 

Why are the Chevy LT4 Engines Failing? - LS1Tech.com

 

The winner seemed valid to me. Not the fastest paper time, simply the best all a round drivers car.
That mercedes has two contenders tells you they have come a long way.

Would be interesting to see how a GT3 Rs would have placed.

On the other hand a GT3 Rs or a speciale, even a GT4 these are not cars really avialable, they being sold out to "special clients" before they even hot a showroom floor. Whereas a vette AMG, regular GT3 nissan and caddies are availbe for the taking.

CTS V seems great, except it has cue, which would drive me batty and is a sign of continued stupidity at GM.(and yes I have personal experience with cue) Is this car really worth 100K, methinks caddy reaching a little too high up the scale pricewise.

Interestign to see how the contenders compare to the greats of just 5 years back. On that basis the amg and caddies have all the go anyone could need.

I hate though that on some cars they make excuses for eps, yes eps can work, so why have a car where it sucks,.