MotorTrend Best 2011 Driver's Car

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MotorTrend Best 2011 Driver's Car

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http://www.motortrend.com/features/perf ... ivers_car/

Looks like they had a limited selection but it's an interesting read. Some of it seems sensationalist. So throw some salt on it.

911 GT3:
It's truly old school, all the way down to its great-feeling but antiquated stickshift. Odds are that the next GT3 RS won't have a manual transmission, and we know that whatever tranny it does get will sit closer to the middle of the car.
Seems like even car publications are turning against the MT?
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Somehow it doesn't surprise me that the phrase "antiquated stick shift" is included in the article. It's a damn shame, but I expect even more of that in the future...
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Well that is a shame. Wonder how someone who apparently doesn't think sports cars should have manual transmissions got a job writing about sports cars. That doesn't seem right to me.
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It's a ho-down. Car & Driver vs. MotorTrend. Cat claws ready.
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