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Car and Driver announces 10 Best: No GT-R to be found!
Spoiler alert: If you haven't picked up your print copy of Car and Driver yet, or if you haven't received their email announcement, or if you haven't checked out their website, they just announced their 10 Best for 2009. We wanted to share it with you because, well, the list is too shocking not to share. Unfathomably, the Nissan GT-R didn't win a spot! It didn't even make it into the top ten. After taking the brass ring from Automobile and Motor Trend, how could CD not pick it? We were just as shocked as you are undoubtedly. This would be like only the second loss evah for Godzilla, and the first was in a brief skirmish with Mothra about 40 years ago.Okay, we're kidding. We saw this one coming a mile away. C and D always has a price cap on their nominees and this year that meant the Nissan officially missed inclusion by about seven grand. Now that you've adjusted, we can tell you that the full list can be found by clicking the source link below, but know that there are 8 foreign cars on the list and 2 domestics. Three Germans made the list, along with four Japanese models and a lone Brit. The list is actually a solid one from top to bottom. You'll probably have a hard time disagreeing with the choices, but might think your favorite is missing. Let us know what replacements you'd make.
[Source: Car and Driver]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Torrent 11:03AM (11/21/2008)
How could C&D not pick the GT-R? A simple answer:
The contest is only for sub-$71,000 cars. The GT-R?
JUMPED HELLA IN PRICE
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Torrent 11:05AM (11/21/2008)
I would take out a Honda and replace it with a Clubman.
happy_penguin 12:19PM (11/21/2008)
Hey Torrent, why do I keep seeing your avatar flip back and forth between your old Firefox eating Infernal Deplorer and your newer robot?
Torrent 12:35PM (11/21/2008)
idk. my avatar has a personality disorder. lol
oppositelock 2:35PM (12/09/2008)
Your avatar has a brain the size of a planet.
Benfolio 1:24PM (11/21/2008)
And the voice of Hans Gruber.
SimbaDogg 1:53PM (11/21/2008)
1...i'm probably not the first to say this but is anyone REMOTELY surprised they put the BMW m3 up there? perennially the best car on the road w/ C&D.
2...seriously? the clubman?
Torrent 1:57PM (11/21/2008)
Clubmans are teh awesomeness
happy_penguin 3:36PM (11/21/2008)
And the Fit is teh suck.
Torrent 3:46PM (11/21/2008)
teh suckness
Igenius 6:04PM (11/21/2008)
I can't believe that piece of crap accord made it. Now i know C&D have a hard on for accords. The camry, Altima, Malibu are just as good, if not better. Furthermore, WHERE IS THE MAXIMA?
Torrent 6:21PM (11/21/2008)
People say the Maxima didn't make it because it's too expensive, FWD, and for about 3K more, you can get a G37.
gt3pwnsall 11:04AM (11/21/2008)
the honda fit and miata?........seriously?
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quackman 11:09AM (11/21/2008)
They're awesome cars for what they are, no?
Tom 11:12AM (11/21/2008)
I can get both of those... the bang for your buck is amazing and they're actually quite nippy and fun to drive.
I can understand the ZR1, but the standard corvette?? really????
Gomi 11:25AM (11/21/2008)
The Miata is a fantastic car. I'm not at all crazy about the base vette though.
BigMcLargeHuge 11:27AM (11/21/2008)
What's wrong with the standard Corvette?
Frylock350 11:27AM (11/21/2008)
The base Corvette is still an incredible 435hp/3300lb bargain of world-class performance and fun.
Frylock350 11:27AM (11/21/2008)
The base Corvette is still an incredible 435hp/3300lb bargain of world-class performance and fun.
Noidor 12:20PM (11/21/2008)
It's simple, C&D are communists...