Why so much love for the 911 and M3/M4 in the motoring press
Discussion
Why so much love for these cars in the motoring press? I appreciate that both BMW and Porsche have a proven track record for making above average driver's cars but it seems with the latest M3/M4 and 911, BMW and Porsche may have dropped the ball somewhat...and yet, they are still winning group tests. As I currently live abroad, Evo is the only UK car magazine that I currently subscribe to digitally but whereas the new M3 had a dismal showing in ECOTY coming close to last and bettered by a Golf and Megane, it's still winning group tests against cars such as the Jaguar F-Type (2nd in ECOTY) and recently the Audi RS5 and new Lexus RCF. Reading that article, the RS5 was praised for its charismatic engine and improved handling (something the M3 used to have covered rather well). I was convinced from what I read in the article that the RS5 would walk it but in the conclusion, the M4 won because it was faster in a straight line and better on track (but flawed on typical UK roads and with a dull-sounding engine).
Likewise, the latest 911 GT3 won ECOTY 2013, despite not being as good as the old one in many respects and the 911 in general seems to receive adulation despite there being better looking (Vantage and R8), more powerful (R8, AMG GT and GTR) and better value (GTR) cars out there for similar money. I like the new rear styling of the 911 but the rest of the styling is just a caricature of the classic 911-style (if you want a good-looking 911, you need to go back to a 993 or earlier IMHO).
Finally, in a recent group test of sports coupes, the new VW Golf-based FWD Audi TT and Peugeot 308-based Peugeot RCZ won out over proper RWD sports cars (Subaru BRZ and Nissan 370Z). The Audi would almost certainly be more comfortable to live with than the Subaru or Nissan but isn`t that kind of missing the point. If you want more comfort or practicality, a VW Scirocco would do the job better for much less money.
Am I missing something here (as I used to have a high regard for their opinion) or are the motoring press (particularly Evo) losing the plot.
Likewise, the latest 911 GT3 won ECOTY 2013, despite not being as good as the old one in many respects and the 911 in general seems to receive adulation despite there being better looking (Vantage and R8), more powerful (R8, AMG GT and GTR) and better value (GTR) cars out there for similar money. I like the new rear styling of the 911 but the rest of the styling is just a caricature of the classic 911-style (if you want a good-looking 911, you need to go back to a 993 or earlier IMHO).
Finally, in a recent group test of sports coupes, the new VW Golf-based FWD Audi TT and Peugeot 308-based Peugeot RCZ won out over proper RWD sports cars (Subaru BRZ and Nissan 370Z). The Audi would almost certainly be more comfortable to live with than the Subaru or Nissan but isn`t that kind of missing the point. If you want more comfort or practicality, a VW Scirocco would do the job better for much less money.
Am I missing something here (as I used to have a high regard for their opinion) or are the motoring press (particularly Evo) losing the plot.
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