editors at Motor Trend. And that is Randy Pobst.
(Engine revving) And he's going to help us
figure out the 2016 Motor Trend best driver's car. Let's take a look at the contenders. Last year's champion, the AMG GTS. - The all new Jaguar S-Type SVR, the most powerful Jaguar ever.
The grooviest car in the whole world, the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. - And the Porsche 911
Carrera S in amazing blue. - Speaking of amazing
colors, the McLaren 570S. - Speaking of mid engine in super cars, the Audi R8 V10 Plus.
- And still speaking of
mid engine in super cars, the all new Acura NSX. - But who needs a mid engine super car, when you have a Chevy Camera 1LE? - Who wants that when you
can have the Nissan GTR? My Godzilla. - So many choices
including the BMW M4 GTS. - Or the Shelby GT 350R.
- Which won't be as fast
as the Dodge Viper ACR, because that is the fastest
car around any track ever. - Including this one. - Except for maybe this thing. - Oh, yeah, the all new Mazda CX0.
- Yeah. You know what I love about it? Unassisted steering. - No turbo lag. - No turbo lag.
It's just a wonderful pure experience. (Upbeat music) - Good morning Johnny. - Good morning Jason. - How you doing? - Until I finish this, I really can't say.
- What? - Just another day at Motor Trend. 1.8 Million dollars worth of
drivers cars from countries. - Forget about the money.
Think about the power. We have 6,484 horse power.
The average car here
makes 540 horse power. The average. - Good thing we have those
cops right down the road. - That's right.
Of course, we're professional idiots. - Speaking of sanctioned stupidity. - Yeah. - Micro wing.
- Yeah, I love this thing. In fact, I think all cars
should kind of start out with a wing this size,
and then get bigger. - Huh? - Yeah. - You're funny.
- You said I was an idiot. - So, you're a four year old idiot? - Uh. - Let's go. - Okay.
- Oh (laughs). Oh, I just got my annual
proctology exam (coughs). God. - Well, you know, if best driver's car were only about the race track,
this would be the winner.
If it's only about lap
times, we know this is going to destroy the entire field. In fact, this is the
production car record holder at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. However, best driver's car
is about more than that. It's about how a car is on the road.
So, are you ready? (Rock music) (laughing) Punch it. - [Jason] Already did. - [Johnny] Wow, what an extreme, woo. - My ass hurts (laughs).
(Groove music) - I also feel like everything
that's been said about a Viper except for this, I
think the pressure level is different here to here. I think that this ear's
popping, and this one's like inflating. - Yeah. (Laughing) I almost hit my head.
You know what, I love
how this car though is, the original Viper were terrible. They were scary. This thing isn't. It's scary, until you
actually get to its limits.
And then, it's a really easy car to drive. It's just that you never
think it's going to be easy. You're really just scared. And there's something to be said for that.
A car like this should frighten you bit. - I think what you said
is they bred all the fear out of the Viper with the ACR. - What (laughs)? - [Johnny] They defanged it a little bit. - I mean, this really is a
race car for the street though.
This is not the kind of
car I'd want to spend, well, I don't even want to get in it. I think I have a bruise. You know, they burn you, it smells. It's loud, it smells like a garbage truck.
- It is warm in here. - Yeah, right, and it's
only 70 degrees outside. - What's crazy to me is
they've set every record in the universe with this car. It's so impressive right now, and it's going out of
production in like six months.
- Yeah. You know, I never thought
I would get an opportunity to find out what it's really like to ride a Tyrannosaurus Rex. - I know. They should stick this thing in the ark at the creation museum.
- I got to get out of here. Oh that sound. Somebody get me out of here. (Laughing) - Alright, alright.
Let's park this dinosaur
and hop into those two robotechs over there. - Yeah, get me out of here. Please. - Alright, come out, we're out.
(Laughing) - Ouh, that's hot. - I am shvitzing. Five minutes in this car
and we're complaining. (Laughing) I think that means we're getting old.
Hey, look at these two. - Look. And you know, look at that car in white. Acura's press colors were blue and black.
And they just look so
much better in white. - That's gorgeous. It's
got like pewter in it. - Yeah, great color.
- You know what's really cool? Do you remember back in
the mid 90s when Japan kind of ruled the world,
and every sports car they made had all these super powers like, all wheel drive, turbo
charge, four wheel steering, and bam, Japan is back. - Ish. - Huh? - That's really American. I mean, it was designed by Americans.
It was engineered by
Americans. Built in America. - Alright, fair enough. Japan is half back.
- Japan's half back. And this time, America makes
Japan look big and fat. That thing looks like a Murano. - Yeah, it's the same color too.
Now, what's crazy to me
is though, is that as big as the Nissan looks,
it's only about 50 pounds heavier than that. - That's because the
future of light weighting is heavy batteries and motor. - Fair enough. Alright, let's drive them.
(Cars driving by) (engines revving) - You know, when this car came out, it was what, eight, nine, 10 year ago. It was a complete spaceship. It was a twin turbo V6 when
every thing else had a V8, four wheel drive and twin clutch. Now, it's just, getting so old.
- Yeah, twin turbo V6,
I mean this has that, plus three other motors,
plus my duel clutch has three more gears than you. - And yet, your NSX is no
faster than a straight line. - Okay, mister numbers don't matter. Who cares about straight lines? The NSX has always been
about how it feels.
- Alright. So how does your laptop feel? - Really good. Shockingly good actually. - Well, I've always
said that there's no car that's faster down any
give stretch of road than the GTR.
So, let's find out if
you can keep up with me. - [Johnny] I'm currently
back on your back bumper. (Engine revving) - Not for long. (Upbeat music) (laughing) Oh, ah.
My video game is faster than
your video game, la la la. - So, I think the risk reward ratio here is a little bit high. Maybe this is one we
could settle on the track. - Yeah, probably a good idea
given the 500 foot cliffs on the other sides of these roads.
But I got to ask. Is there a happy medium between
like Tyrannosaurus Rex Viper and these transformers? - Oh, I think there is. (Engine revving) - Ah. Let's take the McLaren.
The thing drives like a million bucks. - McLaren? This thing's basically a hyper car. Plus it looks like Lady Gaga's pumpkin. - What? - Let's take the Audi.
- [Jason] What's Medium about the Audi? - It's naturally aspirated. - Yeah, naturally aspirated
V10 that's mounted in the middle with computer
controlled all wheel drive and a duel clutch. That I think just means
we need to take my baby, the Aston Martin. - The Aston is just a weird
British knockoff of the Viper.
- Uh, you're an evil man. And you're wrong. Although it does kind
of look like it's been kissing the McLaren. And I think we're out of options, so might keep it British.
- Hey, the Jaguar SVR,
that's a happy medium. (Car starting)
(beeping) (engine revving) - Is it absolutely
necessary, for oh my God, for you to hit every speed enhancing thing. Jesus, the last thing the thing
needed was more power. - Hundred miles an hour (laughing) - What ever happened to British restraint? - Brexit.
(Laughing) I mean, this is an animal. I mean, say what you want about it. - [Jason] It's an animal. - But wow.
- The very last thing this
car needed was more power. (Engine revving) - But this is the SVR and
it does have more power. Taking the knowledge they
gained from the Project Seven. (Engine revving) It's now, instead of 550,
it make 575 horse power.
- Thank God. - Tort is up from 502 to 516. - Thank God. - [Johnny] The all wheel
drive software is revised, the computer was revised, the
suspension has been changed.
- And yet, it drives exactly the same. (Laughing) - Actually, I thin it's a
little bit worse (laughs). But boy is it fun every
time you turn into a corner. - Now, because of the softer rear row bar, the back heaves over,
and then, it changes tow, it just goes into adrift,
in a straight line.
What was that? - That's exacerbated by
the stiffer front sway bar. - Oh God (laughs). - It's just crazy. But yeah, they built the
GTR without the steering and confidence.
It's incredibly violent and crazy. (Engine revving) So, actually, that's one
of the cooler revisions for the SVR. On the regular R, it's one exhaust pipe
that splits into two. This is actually two pipes
back from the headers.
And they made the pipe thinner. You know how thick it is? .6 Millimeters. - But it's not the loudest car here. (Engine revving) - Johnny.
- Yes. - [Jason] What the hell are you doing? - I'm adding distilled
water to the water tank. - What? - It's got water injection. So, it adds 50 horsepower for a buck.
- Oh my God. Is there a fluid on planet
Earth that car doesn't consume? - Urine. - Oh. Well, I guess
yeah, it's not a diesel.
But, you've already lost the race. - [Johnny] Oh, just hold-- - Come on. - Hold your horse there. (Engine revving) - What? - Three, two, one.
Go. (Rock music) (laughing) - Whoa. Alright, DCT may have gotten
me, but I'm looking at your ass and it is pretty. - It is a beautiful car.
I always thought the M4 was great looking. And whatever they did to the GTS, lowered it, winged, oranged
it, it all looks good. And I got to say, that Shelby, it's no slouch in the
aesthetics department either. - Yeah, but you know what's funny? That both of these are based on cars that we've criticised in
the past for not being great driver cars.
- Well, said, I mean
look, the new Camaro SS. Is a better driver's car than the BMW M4 or the Mustang GT. - Yeah, and this thing, I
got a big smile on my face. - Oh, yeah, I'm smiling too man.
I mean the M4 GTS is incredible. The headline story of this car
is of course the water tank because it's put water
into the intake plenum. And it adds 50 more
horsepower, which is awesome. But the real story of
this car I think is the revised suspension.
Criticized, rightly is the M4 for not being that great in handling. This thing is incredible. It also has down force now
because of the splitter and the wing, and it's a magic car. - Looking at how that
thing is heaving around over all those bumps.
I can tell it rides really stiff which is something this thing doesn't, because it has magneto rheological shocks. Which is like unbelievable at this point. And a 5.2 Liter flat plane crankshaft V8. This is like Ferrari engine
building kind of stuff.
And 526 horsepower. This is nuts. (Rock music) - [Johnny] I think these cars are a little bit too much for this road. - Yeah, I'm going to agree.
I'm going to say racetrack stat. Johnny, I just did stuff I
haven't done since college. - I think what we're learning
here is that as a group, these cars are too fast for public roads. - Closed public roads.
- It's insane. - Yeah. Closed public roads, by
the way, that are too fast for an AMG, they killed it. - Last year's winner.
And now the king is dead, and it dead from a busted power steering coil. - And by the way, we're
talking about a 911 Carrera. Not a turbo. And a Camaro.
- Yeah, yeah. Not a Corvette, a Camaro. So, I think we need to take all these guys to a racetrack. - Call Randy Post.
- Hey Randy! - Man, he's fast. (Electronic music) (engines revving) - Silly boys. Thinking you need 500 plus horsepower in a closed mountain
road to have some fun. You don't need either.
I'm at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, preparing to lap all those
high performance cars, and doing it in a real race car. The Mazda Miata. (Engine revving) Some macho lunkheads give
the Miata a hard time. But that small size and light weight makes it a great race car, and the most raced car in history.
In a typical spec Miata race, there'll be 50 to a hundred cars on track. And what you need is
situational awareness. You've got to be constantly
alert to everything going on around, or it
could be very dangerous. (Car zooming by) (downtempo music) - What is wrong with you? - There's a Charizard like right there.
- Your brain is charred.
You're 41 years old. There's a blue snake right on the Miata. - If he takes this long to
get out of all these 12 cars we just have, we're going
to be here for six months. - And you're going to
be quickly grey by then.
- Ouch. You know, sometimes I
don't really want to be your friend anymore. - Ouh, that hurt. - Seriously, I think we need
to call for a wheelchair.
This is getting ridiculous. - Hey guys. - You know, Randy. I'm thinking.
I don't think I can be your friend. - What? I thought we were like this. What did I do? - You are paid to drive really fast cars. And I like fun cars.
And I've decided that most
cars that are really fast, aren't fun, like the Viper. Except for maybe the Mazda Miata. I love it. It's bold.
- Jason, the Miata is not fast. - Really? Tell that to all the guys
in Ferraris in race tracks getting past on both sides by Miatas. - Boys, boy. You're friends.
Let's get along. We have
a lot of work to do here. We have 12 cars, some
of which are potentially both fast and fun. And the one that we like the best, we're going to call the
2016 Best Driver's Car.
Let's fill this board up. - Sweet. - Bye buddy. We're still friends.
(Electronic music) (engine revving) - This engine just revs,
and revs, and revs. (Engine revving) The grip is good. And the balance is good. I've actually driven a couple of nervous oversteering cars, and this
is kind of a nice change.
(Electronic music) I like the way the car handles a lot. It's got a fair amount of
understeer surprisingly. A mid corner understeer, which
makes it nice and stable. (Electronic music) Lean that way, the corner came out.
Nissan GTR, an updated model. High wheel drive does an incredible job of putting the power to the ground. It is softer than it was. I noticed more roll.
This car is built for the racetrack. - Man, that looks fast. - It felt fast too. - Hey, Randy.
- Hey. - It was fast. That was a 1:31:58. - 31? Last year I ran a 30.
- The thing is though, a
minute 31 around this track. The only cars we've ever
seen faster than that is that Viper, and then two literal million dollar hyper cars. So, that's a helluva time. - I mean, really, you don't
have anything to complain about.
But I'm actually more
curious about one of the muscle car comparisons,
which is the BMW M4 GTS, and the Shelby GT 350R. Right, we don't think of
BMW as making muscle cars. But these cars are really
similar in their philosophies. And I wasn't sure which one's faster.
So, let's start with the BMW. - Hang on a second. The BMW better be faster because I've got money riding on this. - Really? - Yeah, a whole dollar.
You know where I work (laughs). - I think it looks faster. - It does look a lot faster. - I like that, flat flak of evil.
- Alright, it ran a 1:37.66. - Respectable. I can't tell you right now
for sure which one was faster. - Hunch.
- Man, you all are tough. I'm going with the Shelby. Because it just sounded so cool. - Hah, you just cost
him his whole paycheck.
1:36.11. - Alright, here's your dollar. - Oh, thank you. - Yeah, yeah.
However, we have another bet going on the Japanese super cars. So, I took the Acura, Jason took Godzilla. Which one of these do
you think is quicker? - Well, let's see. That Godzilla is quicker than ever.
It had great power. The NSX was a nightmarish car. It was so quick if I got it right. I think maybe the new hyper technology.
- We'll go with Godzilla first. And this is actually
one of the slowest GTRs we've ever tested here. So, it was bringing a 1:37.08. And the Acura up here at the
top actually was quicker.
So, I get the dollar, or my dollar back. It was a 1:36.36. Yeah, the car with all the electric motors was faster than Godzilla. - Go figure.
A mid engine torque vectoring
twin turbo charged V6 super car is faster than Godzilla. - Nine year old former super car. - And I'm out my entire
life savings thanks to you. That.
Um, Jaguar. Here's the interesting thing. On the road, it was all over the place. - Scary.
- Right. We should have been scared. As it turns out, one of
the rear suspension links was loose, they took it away to Jaguar, they brought it back, and they fixed it. - Love the car.
I'm so pleased. It just worked. - Right. - But.
- Here's the problem. This is 1:38.75. This car is in really,
really fast company. - Yeah.
- Also, where did you learn to write? Did you stop at kindergarten? - I should have been a doctor. (Electronic music) (door closing) - Ah. - Hey, Randy. - What the hey? - Hey man, we're just back here.
We're doing the MTBDC BBST. - The what? - Duh. The Motor Trend Best Driver's
Car Best Back Seat Test. (Laughing) Are you knew? - And why are we doing this test again? - Because I thought it would be important.
Also, the car with the worst backseat has got to be best driver's car. - Oh, that's a good point. Okay. - Alright, kids.
Sit down, hold on, strap in. And shut, oh way, you can't shut up. Let's go. Ready.
(Rock music) - This is the new 911, but
it ain't that base car. It's a Carrera S. It's got two turbo chargers, amazing blue, full wheel steering, it's got PDK, PDCC, PASM, PSM, PDT Plus, and PDCC. - Yeah.
- PCCB. - And I got to pee pee. (Laughing) Hang on, going through. - Oh, that was different.
That was really different. - Hang on man. (Laughing) (engine revving) You know, the 911's got plenty of weight in the back already. You guys have got to go.
(Electronic music) (car zooming by) (engine revving) I have been a big fan of every new Camaro I've tried so far, so I
hope for this Camaro 1LE. It's got a big fat V8 in it. It's got a manual transmission. Old school driver involvement,
three pedal, stick shift.
That steering response, even
in the middle of the corner, very impressive. Oh yeah, love the manly V8
rumble of this Camaro V8. Really great front end on this Camaro. It's got a little bit of oversteer.
But it's very controlled oversteer. At least so far. (Electronic music)
(engine revving) - You know, what Randy
doesn't know is that that Camaro 1LE just ran a
1:37.77, Which is amazing because the Z28 Best Driver's car winner ran a 1:37.82. The 1LE is 45,000 bucks.
That Z28 was a 75,000 exotic. It had a hand built seven liter V8, it had humongous sticky
racing compound tires. And it had spool valve shocks. So, those are the kind of
things you find on F1 cars.
- And it road like an F1 car too. That's the thing about the 1LE. It has all the performance of that Z28, but it rides well. It's quiet.
It doesn't scrape it's
chin spoiler everywhere. This is an actual fun car,
with tremendous capability. - Yeah, I mean, I like it
better than that Aston. - I like nothing better than that Aston.
But I am concerned it's going
to be the slowest car here. - I'm certain it'll be
the slowest car here. (Electronic music)
(engine revving) - I keep getting the wrong gear. I need a little bit better lock on it.
The ABS slides a lot. It's making me think that
the ABS is not working. It's just the slide. It has a very classic feel.
(Tires screeching) Kind of enjoyable balance. Big fat power band in the V12. Really feels like a wheel
driver in a good way. (Groove music) - What do you think Randy makes of that? - I think he's going to come back in, and he's going to like it.
He's going to complain about
the express a little bit, there's some understeering,
but he's going to be very impressed by its capabilities. - Capabilities for sure. Driving on the road, I
kept thinking if I had to rob a bank and escape, that's the car. It's so fast, it's so
easy.
It's deceiving. - And part of that speed is that engine. Big part. I mean, you're talking over 600 horsepower from a naturally aspirated
V10, screaming in both ears, Revs to hell and back.
I mean, I just love that engine. - Epic engine attached
to an epic transmission. It may be the best automatic transmission I've ever experienced in any car ever. - Yeah.
- Which is all the more impressive. Because Audi usually struggles to get that last couple of percent right. - Which is weird because
Audi keeps winning Le Mans all the damn time. But speaking of
manufacturers that can't get that last one to two percent right.
McLaren. (Engine revving) - McLaren 570S. I love the doors. 570 Is for the horsepower.
This car is fast. Really accelerates hard. (Dramatic music) It also has one of my favorite tenancies. It's a two wheel drive
that puts down power like a four wheel drive.
It has such good traction. McLaren's done a terrific
job of that aspect of the car's handling. I would just like the rear to be a little more tied down in the entry phase. Especially going down hill.
It's a car that's rewarding
in that it feels so fast. Especially under power, that's
where McLaren's at its best. (Engine revving) (dramatic music) - I have a question for you. McLaren.
Did they nail that last couple percent? - 95% Yeah. - 5% No? - Yeah. - Wow, was it a handful? Scary? - It was just a little to loose on entry. I had to be careful.
- Keeping it British. Jason's love object here. This Aston Martin. There's something
different about this number than all the other numbers.
- It has a heart. - Get out of there. No, it's got a four. Everything else ran under 1:30.
Slow old Aston Martin V12, 1:41, which is why they're
replacing it next year. - It's a classic time. - It's a classic time. - It's a fun time.
- Fun time, yeah. - Speaking of a car that was a good time, but wasn't necessarily fun, Audi. - The Audi was a handful on track. - [Jason] Second fastest car here though.
- It made the time, but it was work. It was understeering
some, it was oversteering a lot sometimes. - Speaking of a car
that's both fast and fun, and handles okay, check out this Camaro. 1:37.77 - The pony cars are back.
- 45,000 Bucks, it's amazing. - Yeah, it's a value - Also, both fast and fun,
the amazingly fix by magic, AMG GTS. - Yes. - Laid down a helluva time.
- We probably should explain that. That there was a gnome
that showed up last night, while we were sleeping. And that's why you're able to do that> - I still love it. - I love that car.
- Macho German. - I also love the Porsche 911. I mean, what a time for a car
with not a lot of horsepower, but a trustworthy car,
even in the backseat. - On street tires.
- Alright, alright, alright. We've got a lot of cars here that are both fast and fun. But now comes the tough
part of the competition. We've narrowed the field down.
- Oh, man, that's going to be touch. - Well all know which
one I'm going to pick. (Upbeat music) - [Jason] Holy shit, we
went through a lot of tires. - To make almonds,
you've got to break eggs.
So, I suppose I'm going to
sit here and listen to you make some sort of impassioned plea as to why your Aston Martin
is our Best Driver's Car? - Nope. - What? - No. It's my favorite car. It's not the Best Driver's Car here.
- Your sudden random burst of
logic is freaking me out man. - Good. But let's bring my logic back into this. Let's do this in alphabetical order.
Let's go through the
list of cars and decide which shouldn't make it to the next round. And luckily, the next
one in alphabetical order is the Acura NSX, which is the
most logical super car ever. - Yeah, and that's the problem,
because it just happens to be named NSX. There's nothing about
that car that lets me know it's the successor to one of
the most important sports cars of all time.
- Right. And it doesn't really move
the bar or raise the needle, or either one of them. And it's not really all
that much fast than a GTR. And it doesn't drive all that well.
But unfortunately, I think
it doesn't make the cut. - Yeah. And that leads us
alphabetically to the Audi. And that's actually another
ding against the Acura, because now we have another
$200,000 mid engine super car that kills the NSX in
terms of performance.
- What an incredible piece of engineering. To make a car that fast, that capable, and that completely passionless. - Yeah. And the crazy part is they make
a better version of the R8.
It's called the Lamborghini Huracan. - Burn. Speaking of cars with $50,000
price premiums on them. The BMW M4 GTS.
I think it's the best looking car here. But it just didn't blow my mind. Either on the road, or on the track. - It's a bit of a one trick pony, right.
It's a track car, but it
wasn't great on the street. - Orange wheels though. - They're gorgeous. But speaking of ponies that were great.
On the street and on the track. The Camaro 1LE. Mind blowing car. It's a little bit of a
heart breaker though, because there's a better pony car here.
But don't feel too bad for Chevy, because next year they're
coming with a bigger, better, badder Camaro. - You know what isn't
coming back next year? The Viper. (Trombone horn blowing) Get him and the car out of here. I mean, the Viper is conclusive
proof that just because is really fast around the racetrack, it's not necessarily enjoyable in anyway.
- Look, the Viper's
bandwidth is about that big. - Say nothing about its owner. - But what a bandwidth because look, Randy was a second and
half slower this time out in the Viper than he was last time we were at Laguna Seca with it. Yet that thing is still
three seconds faster a lap than all these cars.
- Oh yeah. - The ACR is an absolute monster. - Yup. - But the problem with is
it's an absolute monster.
- And there is, by the
way, a way to have a caged monster in a car in a good way. And that's the Shelby GT350R. That thing is a really
party on four wheels with an absolute monster of an engine. - Now the Shelby is covered
in layer special sauce, that makes it great to drive anywhere.
Bombing down the corkscrew or
picking up your dry cleaning. That thing could be our Best Driver's Car. - Absolutely. And you know what could have
been our Best Driver's Car? That Jaguar.
If hadn't shown up broken like that. Moments of absolute brilliance peppered by broken suspension on it. - I mean, look, it's the
curse of being British. They build cars we love, and
they don't work all the time.
- But there is one
British car, the McLaren that showed up fully functional, remained fully functional, and
all the while, blew my mind. - Yeah, but the thing is Jason, I have never loved a McLaren. - What? - Until this car. I love that thing.
It is amazing. That could be our Best Driver's, easy. - That thing, the AMG, was in
fact our Best Driver's Car. And then it showed up this year, and no.
- It's still great. It didn't make it in the cut this year. However, it's coming back next year in a stronger form, the AMG GTR. - Yes, and there's a Nissan
here with those same initials.
The Nissan GTR and it's eight
years old, and it feels it. - Yeah, I mean, look, the big picture is, they added power, it's slower. Godzilla's going gray. See ya.
- [Jason] Goodbye. And Porsche added power, and
made their car even better. Look, I never loved a
nine in one chassis 911 since they came out. They keep making all these improvements.
Man, they're getting
close to a perfect 911. - I always loved the standard edge of 911. This is the best one yet. In fact, that thing could
be be our Best Driver's Car.
- Absolutely. So, we have our three finalist. - Let's figure this out. - Okay.
Hey, we're idiots. - This is known, but
why do you say that now? - Well, because we have three finalists, and there are only two of us. I think we need another host or something. - Not, if we just call
the Porsche third place.
Wala, and jump in the Shelby, come on. (Rock music) (engine revving) - I wish it could have been
quiet ride for the same car, what do you think? - No. - Your voice is loud. This thing may be the
only car in the world that is actually louder than you.
- Fair enough. Anyways, this thing has a Shelby. Totally reminds me of the Hellcat. - What? - Yeah.
As I said about the Hellcat
previously, muscle cars suck. They look super cool. Everybody loves the way muscle cars look. But the reality of them
is they don't stop, they don't turn, and they're not nearly as fast as advertised.
The Hellcat was the
first one to come along. It's got rumble, it can actually go around the auto cross, and it has
all the power there is. Likewise, when a 10 year
old looks at a Mustang, they don't care what it is, they just think it's a killer sports car. However, we know the truth.
They're actually a meager
$20,000 V6 renta cars. (Engine revving) This is the first Mustang that drives as good as a 10
year old imagines it to be. - It's a rare modern
car, in that it's special when you're nominating up. It's special by virtue
of the way it sounds, the way it looks, the way the engine revs, the power delivery, the shifter, these seats, all of it is just special.
(Rock music) - I mean, this ain't no consolation prize, 'cause I want to say
something nice about Borg. This thing has got BMW, you've got Audis, you've got Aston, you've got GTR. Look if McLaren had pulled
a Lamborghini and Ferrari and just chickened out, this would be the Best Driver's Car. - Possibly.
- The only problem, I think that McLaren might be a little bit better. (Engine revving) (dramatic electronic music) - So, what are you going
to complain about now, mister I hate sunshine,
puppy dogs, and super cars? - That is patently untrue Johnny. I hate everything. Especially super cars.
But while this thing may
look like a super car, it doesn't drive like one. This thing drives like a sports car. This is me, I'm having fun. And you notice that, the
second you get in this car.
The seat has no padding whatsoever. And yet, it's completely comfortable, and look, we're not moving. Notice that we're not moving around. Because the seat was designed
to keep a human in place while he's operating the
most impressive throttle of the world, this light
incredibly accurate talkative steering, this is a riot.
(Electronic music) Every part of it, beautifully progressive. This steering doesn't have any tricks to make it feel like it's quick turning. If you want to turn in
quick, just turn the wheel. Oh my gosh.
- It's easy, it's
smooth, it's progressive, it's predictable. In fact, I would say it's beautiful. - You would say that. - In fact, I would say, this
is the 2016 Best Driver's Car.
- You would say that. - You wouldn't? - No, I would say it too. - Yeah, I totally am. - In fact, I'm going to.
- Winner, winner, chicken dinner. - Whoa. (Engine revving) (orchestral music) - [Johnny] Well, there you have it. The 2016 Motor Trend Best Driver's Car.
McLaren 570S. This group is the definition of amazing. We'd be happy to have each and everyone of these cars in our personal garages. And so would you.
- [Jason] Well, not me, not the Viper. - [Johnny] Regardless, point still stands. This is our most incredible collection of contenders to date. But, when you have a competition, you're going to have many
losers, and only one winner.
The McLaren was fabulous
on the road, ferocious on the drag strip, and
fantastic on the race track. - [Jason] It's easy to fall in love with a $200,000 super car. But that's not why it won. It's because the McLaren,
unlike any other car here, becomes a perfect extension of its driver.
That's the very definition
of a Driver's Car. - [Johnny] That and fun. Congratulations to McLaren. (Car zooming by) (electronic music) (engine revving) (electronic music).
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