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EVO mag UK - Top 100 Drivers Cars

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A handful of BMWs in there. Happy to see the 996 up in the top 3, but disappointed to see the E30 M3 everybody loves so much not make the top 25!

1- Pagani Zonda F

2- Lotus 340R

3- Porsche 996 GT3

4- Caterham Superlight R300

5- RenaultSport Megane R26.R

6- Lotus Elan

7- RenaultSport Clio Trophy

8- Ferrari F50

9- Mazda MX-5

10- Mitsubishi Evo VI Makinen Ed

11- Porsche 997 GT3 RS

12- Ferrari F40

13- Subaru Impreza RB5 PPP

14- Ford GT

15- Ferrari 430 Scuderia

16- Audi R8

17- Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

18- Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale

19- Lotus Elise

20- Ferrari 550 Maranello

21- Nissan GT-R

22- Honda Integra Type-R (1996-2000)

23- Peugeot 205 GTI

24- Ferrari 288 GTO

25- Renault Clio V6

26- BMW E30 M3

27- BMW M3 CSL

28- Porsche 911 2.7 RS

29 Honda NSX Type-R

30- Renault Clio Williams

31- Lotus Evora

32- Subaru Impreza P1

33- Lamborghini Murcielagos LP670-4 SV

34- Lotus Esprit V8 Sport 350

35- Mitsibushi Evo IX FQ-360

36- Lotus Exige

37- Porsche 964 RS

38- Porsche 997 Carrera S

39- Ford Focus RS mk2

40- Ariel Atom

41- Porsche Cayman S

42- TVR Griffith

43- Toyota MR2 Roadster

44- Aston Vantage V12

45- Mercedes CLK63 Black

46- Porsche 911 Turbo 993

47- Noble M400

48- Honda NSX

49- Porsche Carrera GT

50- Porsche 968 Club Sport

51- Subaru Impreza STI

52- Porsche Boxster S

53- Lotus 2-Eleven

54- Lamborghini Gallardo

55- Renault Alpine A610

56- Jaguar E-type

57- Alfa Romeo Alfasud

58- Ferrari Enzo

59- Gumpert Apollo

60- Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 VT

61- RenaultSport Clio 200 Cup

62- BMW E92 M3

63- Peugeot 306 Rallye

64- Audi RS4 (VCool

65- Porsche 993 GT2

66- Ferrari 250 GTO

67- Mini Cooper S (original 1960s)

68- TVR Sagaris

69- Koenigsegg CCX

70- Missan Skyline GT-R R33

71- McLaren F1

72- TVR Tuscan mk2

73- Porsche 959

74- BMW E39 M5

75- Peugeot 106 Rallye

76- Mini Cooper S (MkI New Mini)

77- Wiesmann GT MF5

78- Lancia Fulvia HF

79- Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

80- Ford Escort RS2000

81- Bugatti Veyron

82- BMW E34 M5

83- Aston V8 Vantage N400

84- Lancia Integrale

85- Audi Quattro (UrQ)

86- Nissan 350Z

87- Vauxhall VX220

88- Jaguar XJ220

89- VW Golf GTI (Mk 1&2)

90- Ford Escort Cosworth

91- Bugatti EB110

92- Aston Martin Vanquish S

93- Ferrari F355 F1 Berlinetta

94- BMW E60 M5

95- Jaguar XKR

96- TVR Cerbera Speed Six

97- Ford Sierra Cosworth

98- Volkswagen Corrado VR6

99- Ford Puma 1.7

100- Toyota MR2 Mk1

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Imagine how different the list would look if it was top drivers cars Joe Bloggs could afford :rolleyes:

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Or the top 100 drivers cars available to the NZ Mass market :lol:

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9 - Mazda MX-5.

Seriously!!!!

Yep. Have you ever driven one? I would love to own one - but if only I wouldn't look like such a fag when driving it! When the hard top depreciates a bit I will seriously consider buying one, but will need some dark tint on the windows...

As for the rest of the list, once you get outside the top 20 it is pretty arbitray. The list is (as to be expected) very Brit focussed.

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Guest Ari Gold

interesting to note many of the top 20 have been either long termers or owned by the Evo staff.

My favourite mag, I have ever issue from 65.

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9 - Mazda MX-5.

Seriously!!!!

We have a 98 MX5, 6spd manual, 1800cc.My partner mainly drives it on the weekend, I just jump in it for some funnow and again.

I admit I feel a bit strange driving it but in all honesty in sticks like sh*t to a blanket and goes very, very well.

Looks aside, Take one for a decent drive and you will be surprised!Gives cars with twice its power a run for there money on a decent bit of road.Dont knock it till you have tried it as they say.

Massive bang for buck.

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5- RenaultSport Megane R26.R <--- basically Grahams car

7- RenaultSport Clio Trophy

23- Peugeot 205 GTI <--- mine - whooo!

25- Renault Clio V6

30- Renault Clio Williams

55- Renault Alpine A610

61- RenaultSport Clio 200 Cup

63- Peugeot 306 Rallye

75- Peugeot 106 Rallye

Thats a fair number of renaults in the top 30... and whoo frenchies!

Forrest... 75, 63, 23 = all sub 8-9k

Edited by DRTDVL

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seems pretty fair in my opinion.. maybe put the e30 m3 closer to the top.. i dunno if it is me but e30's are not only so awesome looking but (not the best car) but the funnest car i have ever driven. i have driven pretty much every factory bmw that would go through a dealership and by far the most fun is the e30. glad it was the top of all the other bmw's.. i'm pretty biased though. that's probaly because i just went for a hoon in mine :) and i'm pretty happy. sorry to rant.

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erm... where's the Honda S2000, could be in place of the Elan or the MX5

Why is the R33 GTR on but not the R34 or even the R35?

NSX is on there twice (Type-R and normal)

That said, I would love to drive at least 10 of any car on this list.

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Some nice cars on that list. But don't agree with many of them.

I think they have a Frog working for their list creation team though.

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I would have thought a Caterham and an Ariel Atom would be more fun to drive than any of the others on the list. A Zonda in 1st place??? WTF?

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. A Zonda in 1st place??? WTF?

Driven one?

I would imagine that they would be pretty good fun.

I do find it funny how many people on here agree/disagree with the list when they wouldn't have driven a vast majority of the cars on the list

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Thats a fair number of renaults in the top 30... and whoo frenchies!

Forrest... 75, 63, 23 = all sub 8-9k

Yea boy!

And I was a as sceptical as anyone else when I read about how god the R26 was, im telling you Renault know how to make a car.. Driving an E30 afterwards feels like it’s constructed out of ply wood and half asleep.

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Driving an E30 afterwards feels like it’s constructed out of ply wood and half asleep.

Quoted for eternity.

Take that back!

Jokes :D there is a pearlecent yellow one round here with the F1 stripes near me, it looks goregous and sounds even better, happy to say I am a definite fan. Now, to convince Dad to replace one of the Focuses with one :P

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The S2000 instead of the MX5 or Elan....

This is Top Drivers cars....

Great to see the 205 where it deserves to be. Having owned one it makes sense.

Not so sure about number 1 but ive never been in a Zonda so i have no idea.

Been in 7 of the top 10 though :P

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Driven one?

I would imagine that they would be pretty good fun.

I do find it funny how many people on here agree/disagree with the list when they wouldn't have driven a vast majority of the cars on the list

I get what your saying but would it be more fun to drive a Caterham around some twisty back roads or a big ass lump of Zonda? I would have the Caterham. But thats just my opinion.

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Nissan GT-R over the m3's ?? wtf

Most people agree the GTR is awesome but far from a 'drivers' car. Its does everything for you.

I would of thought the definition of a drivers car was something that brings lots of enjoyment when driven enthusiastically.

Ford Sierra Cosworth at #97 ????

Renault Clio V6 at # 25???? erm .. over some of the others on that list ?

maybe the title should be EVO mag UK - Top 100 Drivers Cars as voted by joe public!

:P

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Renault Clio V6 as in the mid engine sports car thinly disguised as a hatchback.. Ids believe it’s a good drive.

Haven’t driven most of the cars on that list but their team has, im thinking them a better judge than us.

Had a BMW made the top ten you lot would be loving the list :P Lol at fan boys.

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E36 M3 not even on the list, whats up with that shiiii :(

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Renault Clio V6 as in the mid engine sports car thinly disguised as a hatchback.. Ids believe it’s a good drive.

Haven’t driven most of the cars on that list but their team has, im thinking them a better judge than us.

Had a BMW made the top ten you lot would be loving the list :P Lol at fan boys.

What do you expect. Your on a BMW site remember. You wouldn't be so happy if you pretty much unknown in NZ frog mobile had not been included.

I am starting to think this list is nothing more than a public voted one. There is cars in there that have superior models. Good example of this is the Evo 6.5. The Evo 8 and 9 are far superior in every way. Yet still drive just like the older Evo's.

The R33 GTR. Worst of the bunch.

It is all personal preference. There is many FWD cars on there. I would never vote for any FWD car as a drivers car. They are nothing but Yawn in my books no matter how fast they are.

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What do you expect. Your on a BMW site remember. You wouldn't be so happy if you pretty much unknown in NZ frog mobile had not been included.

I am starting to think this list is nothing more than a public voted one. There is cars in there that have superior models. Good example of this is the Evo 6.5. The Evo 8 and 9 are far superior in every way. Yet still drive just like the older Evo's.

The R33 GTR. Worst of the bunch.

It is all personal preference. There is many FWD cars on there. I would never vote for any FWD car as a drivers car. They are nothing but Yawn in my books no matter how fast they are.

I would have thought the Nissan 200SX Spec-R and the Toyota Trueno/Levin/Corolla AE86 would have maybe been included, both are a nice drive, the AE86 more so.

If you had have told me that a FWD isn’t a driver’s car last year I would have agreed with you, hell I would have been your vice president on the campaign stating they are for girls and people scared of oversteer but after my late discovery of French cars I have to disagree.

I don’t understand the R33 being in there either, it’s better than the R32 but pales in comparison to the R34.

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It is all personal preference. There is many FWD cars on there. I would never vote for any FWD car as a drivers car. They are nothing but Yawn in my books no matter how fast they are.

Yawn mobiles? It really depends on what you want from a car...

I call it the jermey clarkson syndrome... Everyone wants to be going sideways in clouds of smoke, because that what makes a car fun...

my personal preferance is none of that... i'm not interested in burnouts, donuts, drag racing (unless top level stuff)... to me it's all about getting from a to b very very quickly... So what i consider a good car is very different than a drifter/clarkson type person.

there are many fwd cars that will excel in the style of driving i like, and things like changing direction and ability to carry speed through a corner mean more to me than being able to do 700kph but 20kph through a corner... i take it you haven't pushed an above mentioned fwd car?

Really comes down to what makes a drivers car??? It doesn't have to be fast, the best, or anything... just driving pleasure... they are trying to cater to a large varity of drivers... It would be interesting to see the scoring guide that they used.

the fwd = crap handling mentality really needs to be changed... espically when you look at what the old super 2000 rally cars where doing on tarmac compared to the wrc cars at the time.

i personally think clarkson is the WORST thing to happen to the automotive world in a long time...

corner speed sorts the men from the boys, not straight line speed...

P.S V6 Clio = RWD

Edited by DRTDVL

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If you had have told me that a FWD isn’t a driver’s car last year I would have agreed with you, hell I would have been your vice president on the campaign stating they are for girls and people scared of oversteer but after my late discovery of French cars I have to disagree.

Eurosport thread.... You wen't VP you where the President...

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the fwd = crap handling mentality really needs to be changed... espically when you look at what the old super 2000 rally cars where doing on tarmac compared to the wrc cars at the time.

I don't think its a mentallity that FWD cars are crap at handling, just that its a FWD and its not a RWD and not as fun. Not so much a whos quicker blah blah.

Anyways, back on topic :)

Would be interested to see where the stats came from.

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