The American takes the Gold

The winner of Motor trend's Best Driver's Car competition is........**drum roll**

The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
The track day special of GM's pony car has beat out nine of the years best performance cars. Which included two BMW's, a GTR and the previous winner the Porsche 911, pretty impressive.

If you have an hour to kill....and who doesn't?  You might want to check out Motor Trend's video they posted to Youtube.  They break down each test of each car and explain how they came to their decision.

Contenders and Placement

1st Place: 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

Second Place: 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C

Third Place: 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S

Forth Place: Nissan GT-R Nismo

Fifth Place: 2014 BMW M4

Sixth Place: 2014 Ford Fiesta ST

Seventh Place: 2015 Subaru WRX STI

Eighth Place: 2015 BMW i8

Ninth Place: 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe

Tenth Place: 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Photo Credits: "in order of appearance"
http://www.chevrolet.com/camaro-z28-track-car/exterior-pictures.html
https://4c.alfaromeo.com
http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/911-turbo-s/gallery/?gtabindex=1#
http://image.motortrend.com/f/roadtests/coupes/1408_2015_nissan_gt_r_nismo_first_test/63366825/2015-nissan-gt-r-nismo-front-three-quarters.jpg
http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/mseries/m4coupe/2014/showroom/gallery/index.html#mediaID-3
http://www.ford.com/cars/fiesta/gallery/photos/
http://www.subaru.com/vehicles/wrx/photos-videos.html
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Vehicles/2014/i8/BMWi8/MediaGallery.aspx
http://www.jaguarusa.com/all-models/f-type/gallery.html?nojs=false
http://www.vw.com/models/gti/?cid=ssem_4begOEGL_57735352807_c

All Hail The New Merc

Ladies and gentlemen, 

introducing the new Mercedes AMG GT

The car was entirely developed by AMG, Mercedes' in house performance division.  It is the first car in the company history to drop the "Benz" moniker.  The AMG GT will be offered in a "base" and "S" model.  Both models with come equipped with a brand new 4.0 liter twin turbocharged V8.  The base GT model makes 456 hp, and can sprint from 0-60 in 3.9 seconds.  The second model, the GT S makes 503 hp and can hit 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, and will keep on going to a top speed of 193 mph.

With this car, Mercedes is diving head first into the sports cars arena.  Its a competitive segment and Mercedes has its work cut out for them if the want a part of the mind share. Because there are 3 very capable cars in the segment that a ready for new meat.

The first, is the undisputed sports car king, the Porsche 911.  The 911 has held the sports cars crown for over 50 years.  Porsche has no plans for losing that title, any time soon.  Porsche has had 50 years of design and engineering that have gone into this car.  Which is why it is the titan, it is today.

The second is america's darling, the new Corvette Stingray. If anyone can take the 911's title it's this car. Not only does the corvette match or  best the 911 in some aspects of performance, it does it for half the price.  With a base price of 53,000 the corvette is the best bang for your buck when it comes to sports cars.

The last, but certainty not least is the beauty queen, the Jaguar f-type.  Arguably the best looking car released this year, the brit has taken the car world by storm.  One because of its movie star good looks.  Second is because the car goes like a bat out of hell, and sounds like thunder as it drives by.

We will find out next year, when the car is released, if Mercedes has what it takes. Can Mercedes build the sports car to rule them all? We will have to wait and see.  Until then we can all watch the new AMG GT tear up the track and drool. 

        

Photo 1 credit: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1409_2016_mercedes_amg_gt_first_look/photo_55.html 

Photo 2 credit: http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/911-carrera-s/ 

Photo 3 credit: http://www.chevrolet.com/2014-corvette-stingray/exterior-pictures.html 

Photo 4 credit http://www.jaguarusa.com/all-models/f-type/gallery.html?view=overlay&carouselIndex=1&nojs=false&prevPage=