ECOTY 2018

[S555DFH]

I believe the 600LT took the honours

[theRossatron]

Some tough competition too!

[Taffy66]

Astonishing where they placed the Pista..On the other hand its very refreshing to see a car mag be truthful and not follow the herd in its adulation for the latest super car..

[Turn7]

What...wait....Evo ? and the ECOTY wasnt a Porker ?

Custard surely ?

[theRossatron]

Custard supplied

[cayman-black]

Taffy66 said:

Astonishing where they placed the Pista..On the other hand its very refreshing to see a car mag be truthful and not follow the herd in its adulation for the latest super car..

Where did the Pista come?
Where the Ferrari crew not there?

[Ingenere]

My dealer has a 600LT that I have been wanting to demo.

My problem with the 600 is that a decently spec'd car is in barely used 720 territory.

[LotusJas]

Ingenere said:

My dealer has a 600LT that I have been wanting to demo.

My problem with the 600 is that a decently spec'd car is in barely used 720 territory.

720S is the better car, unless you want a more raw and visceral experience, in which case the 600LT will tick that box better.

[F17 GTB]

cayman-black said:

Where did the Pista come?
Where the Ferrari crew not there?

Pista came 6th
M2 Competition 5th
Fiesta Hot Hatch 4th
2nd & 3rd were Renault Alpine A110 and GT2RS but not sure which order.

[Taffy66]

F17 GTB said:

Pista came 6th
M2 Competition 5th
Fiesta Hot Hatch 4th
2nd & 3rd were Renault Alpine A110 and GT2RS but not sure which order.

GT2 RS 3rd
Alpine 2nd

[Turn7]

OOI, can someone list the top 6/8 winners pricing , just for curiousity....

[footsoldier]

I have an Alpine ‘Pure’ coming in March. Am very interested to find out how good it is.

[SL550M]

Pista in 6th place. Sorry, but that's just ridiculous. Some hidden agenda in play here, like Autocar giving the 812 Superfast a miserable three-and-a-half star rating? EVO has lost the plot in recent years.

[Camlet]

footsoldier said:

I have an Alpine ‘Pure’ coming in March. Am very interested to find out how good it is.

I think you'll be very impressed. I have had my Premiere several months, from new. It's a superb car - extremely agile, excellent performance and surprisingly smooth. The seats are outstanding and internal ''UX'' top-notch. I think the various screen settings were taken from the Nissan GTR; either way great fun. I have an F40 and F12tdf among other toys; the Alpine is no slouch in this company. Enjoy.

[cayman-black]

SL550M said:

Pista in 6th place. Sorry, but that's just ridiculous. Some hidden agenda in play here, like Autocar giving the 812 Superfast a miserable three-and-a-half star rating? EVO has lost the plot in recent years.

lol , Fiesta hot hatch 4th......

[dunebuggy]

cayman-black said:

lol , Fiesta hot hatch 4th......

Why "lol"?

[footsoldier]

Camlet said:

I think you'll be very impressed. I have had my Premiere several months, from new. It's a superb car - extremely agile, excellent performance and surprisingly smooth. The seats are outstanding and internal ''UX'' top-notch. I think the various screen settings were taken from the Nissan GTR; either way great fun. I have an F40 and F12tdf among other toys; the Alpine is no slouch in this company. Enjoy.

Good to know, thanks, especially as I seem to remember you having more than one nice car in the garage!

[SydneyBridge]

All the testers voted, so its a fair result
They all said the Fiesta ST was a cracking car so deserved its final place.
Surely that is the beauty of the Ecoty, that a £20k car can impress more than a £200k car, and the Lupo GTI can take part....

[12pack]

I’m sure price was a factor for the voters, even if not formally the case. I guess it means as road car tech gets increasingly mature, the benefits can be seen even in “normal” cars.

[cayman-black]

dunebuggy said:

Why "lol"?

I,m sure its a good car but is it really better than a Pista? Really.