ipse dixit

Any early bets on who will win it this year?

GT4 in 2015.
GT3 in 2013

Will the 911R take it this year? Seems like a car that literally screams "evo Car of the Year"

Are there any other realistic contenders?

• Focus RS?
• M4 GTS?
• 570S?
• Mustang 350R?
• Viper ACR?
• R8 V10 Plus?
• Miata?
• Fiat 124?
• Alfa Romeo 4C?
• M2?

Something else that I'm not remembering?

MayorAdamWest

M2

Chris3963

UK mag so Focus RS or 570S.

ipse dixit

Yeah, the Brits do seem overly infatuated with the Focus.

fxz

go figure looks like with 60k does 90% of the 675lt...

ipse dixit

Same could be said for the 911R ... But in this instance the Focus RS probably does 150% of the 911R, and it has a manual gearbox just like the R.

fxz

Lol

MayorAdamWest

I'm still going with the M2.
http://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/m2/18132/bm...or-under-50000

Maybe the 570S, but probably M2. Their reviews of the M2 have been glowing, and it's been on their front page for months.

fxz

here we go again
rumoured
dual clutch
400hp
lighter grippier stiffer
500 units

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/201...500-spied-news

Gt3Fan

Regardless of being a UK mag, EVO as we all know are all about the Porsche.

Macca

I have a dog in this fight (Focus RS on order), but EVO has been very reluctant to pile the accolades on this car after their arch rivals got in early and gave glowing reviews and in one cars Car of the Year (Top Gear).

I cant really comment as I haven't driven it. I believe it represents great "drivers attributes" for the money. Its manual and has a trick 4WD which gives it a RWD feeling with excellent turn in and sounds a lot of fun on canyon style runs.

All that said, Im without doubt the 911R will take out the crown with the RS & M2 vying very closely for second....

Chris3963

My guess is that the limited supply of the 991R will count against it.

jpgunn

Focus RS does not seem like a complete package. Good thorough review of the mechanicals and performance here: http://www.vorshlag.com/blog/?p=1104 and here http://www.vorshlag.com/forums/showthread.php?p=58372

modernbeat

Having gone through the Focus RS in depth (see the linked threads above), my personal opinion is that if you ever want to take your car to the track, avoid the Focus RS. If you just want to misbehave on public roads, it's probably the car for you.

Ford hyped all the equipment and capabilities of this car to no end. But every piece we look at has huge compromises, or fakes the experience. I predict this will be one of the highest depreciating cars in this decade.

Guest89

Porsche GTx cars have always done exceptionally well at eCOTY; I'd be stunned if the R didn't win, in particular given the absence of a hardcore McLaren offering this year.