Motor Trend crowns world's best-handling car . . .
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I will say, though... the fact that the Z06 finshed worse than FWD cars is certainly as confusing as the fact that FWD cars are even on the list to begin with.
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I dont understand whythe 911 turbo isnt on the list...its funny coz the GT3 is the track car, but the turbo actually beat it around the track done by porsche and the germans in germany. its all wheel drive as well. I have a few articles i will try dig up from my computer. Thats really cool that the civic si is on the list though, i mean out of all those exotics and what not the civic si holds its own when it comes to handling...good stuff.
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I agree.
Didn't the Z06 on the Nuremberg (SP) pretty much keep up with the Porsche, if not do better?
I definately believe the Z06 should get more attention than it does. With the C5/C6 GM finally did something right. The C6 Z06 is a beast, and for as powerful as it is.. it holds its own.
Didn't the Z06 on the Nuremberg (SP) pretty much keep up with the Porsche, if not do better?
I definately believe the Z06 should get more attention than it does. With the C5/C6 GM finally did something right. The C6 Z06 is a beast, and for as powerful as it is.. it holds its own.
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Umm even tho its a Z06 and its pretty damn good for an american car, its still a chevy and a porsche is a porsche..it should be no surprise that they out handle a chevy.
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I dont understand whythe 911 turbo isnt on the list...its funny coz the GT3 is the track car, but the turbo actually beat it around the track done by porsche and the germans in germany. its all wheel drive as well. I have a few articles i will try dig up from my computer. Thats really cool that the civic si is on the list though, i mean out of all those exotics and what not the civic si holds its own when it comes to handling...good stuff.
And I don't know if you read the article, but the only reason the Civic was there was because they wanted cars from every segment, and it far from held its own, it came in dead last
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The Z06 did very well on the Nurburgring. I don't recall how it compared to the Porsches, though. Somewhere out there, there's a list published with the "official" times for a whole slew of cars.
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The Z06 is only one second slower around the 'Ring.
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lol naw i didnt read the article. hahah i didnt realize that ma bad. i was gonna say...ithat is absurd that the civic is even in ther ebut now i understand.
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I don't understand Motor Trend's choice of cars either. You have 2 Hondas there and of COURSE the S2000 will outhandle the Civic. Check Civic off the list please.
Then you have the Mazdaspeed3. Wouldn't a Miata or RX-8 been a better choice if they wanted to put a Mazda in the lineup?
Then you have the Mazdaspeed3. Wouldn't a Miata or RX-8 been a better choice if they wanted to put a Mazda in the lineup?
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I don't understand Motor Trend's choice of cars either. You have 2 Hondas there and of COURSE the S2000 will outhandle the Civic. Check Civic off the list please.
Then you have the Mazdaspeed3. Wouldn't a Miata or RX-8 been a better choice if they wanted to put a Mazda in the lineup?
Then you have the Mazdaspeed3. Wouldn't a Miata or RX-8 been a better choice if they wanted to put a Mazda in the lineup?
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Therein lies the problem. "Porsche by default beats Chevy". That is just stupid.
I am not saying that the Z06 should have won, just that Motor Trend is VERY biased and without even opeing the magazine you can guess what their list will be. Porsche wins automatically and any American manufacturer goes to the bottom.
Porsche makes incredibly well handing automobiles. I wont discount them one but. However, I will question Motor Trend's integrity.
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I don't understand Motor Trend's choice of cars either. You have 2 Hondas there and of COURSE the S2000 will outhandle the Civic. Check Civic off the list please.
Then you have the Mazdaspeed3. Wouldn't a Miata or RX-8 been a better choice if they wanted to put a Mazda in the lineup?
Then you have the Mazdaspeed3. Wouldn't a Miata or RX-8 been a better choice if they wanted to put a Mazda in the lineup?
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If they're going to call it "The World's" then they better choose something that satisfies "The World" claim. They should call it "The World's Top 10 handling cars with selected admission by price, drivetrain, and other factors"
I'm darn sure that the Civic Si is NOT one of the world's top 10 handling cars, wouldn't you agree?
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I dont understand what you mean saying that is just stupid? porsche by default does beat chevy. theres nothing stupid or wrong about that statement nor is it my opinion. I knew before going through the article that porsche would win over the chevy and after going through the article proved my thoughts. Motor trend is an american company wouldnt you think they would be more biased torward the chevy?