Motor Trend's 2014 Best Driver's Car

http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1409_2014_motor_trends_best_drivers_car/

In this months issue of Motor Trend Magazine, Motor Trend revealed their picks for the best drivers cars of 2014, as well as the #1 best drivers car you can get this year. That being said the picks and subsequent testing seemed to be more focused on how fun the cars were on the track, rather than how great the cars were for canyon carving or spirited freeway drives. 

The newest models from 10 prestigious car manufacturers were put to the test, which included a skid pad test to measure maximum lateral G force produced by each vehicle, a timed figure eight,  a 0-60mph acceleration time, and a 60-0 breaking distance. To finish it off each car was taken for 3 laps around Mazda Razeway Laguna Seca by professional driver Randy Pobst. If you want to see the results of each test in detail you can check out Motor Trends website at the link posted above, but im going to cut right to the chase. Which car is best drivers car of the year ? Below is the final results, but be prepared to be astonished.  

10th 2015 Golf GTI
9th 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
8th 2015 BMW i8
7th 2015 Subaru WRX STI
6th 2014 Ford Fiesta ST
5th 2015 BMW M4
4th 2015 Nissan GTR Nismo Edition
3rd 2014 Porche 911 Turbo S
2nd 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
1st 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

See anything surprising on this list ? The first thing i noticed was a $21,000 Ford Fiesta placed higher than some very expensive cars! It's absolutely insane considering the Jaguar F-Type R Coupe and BMW i8 retail at well over $100,000. The most astonishing thing though, is the best car of the year is a Camaro! Everyone who worked on the Z/28 with GM should be extremely proud of this achievement, especially after coming in 10th place at last years "Best Driver's Car". The Z/28 has a roaring 7.0 litre V8 that turns out 505 Hp and pushes the car to 60mph in just 4 seconds flat. If you'd like to check out a video on the 2015 Camaro Z/28 you can below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg1fY1fVYNk