987 2/20 Greatest Drives of 2005

daro911 · Jun 23, 2005

AutoExpress has published its Greatest 20 Drives of 2005 and the 987 came 2nd overall [8D]

Caddillac CTS V8 20th
Citroen C2VTS 19th
Focus 2.0TDCi 18th
Skoda Fabia VRS 17th
Megane RS 16th
Merc CLS55AMG 15th
Audi TT Sport 14th
Clio Cup 13th
Monaro VXR 12th
BMW 330i 11th
Impreza STi 10th
Mitsubishi Evo IX 9th
BMW M5 8th
TVR Sagaris 7th
MCS Works 6th
Fiesta ST 5th
997 "S" 4th
350ZGT4 3rd
987 2nd
VW Golf GTi First Place

thboxster · Jun 23, 2005

Maybe controversial and not to everybodies taste, but I think that Megane RS is stunning.

Dapster · Jun 23, 2005

Hmmmn..... a warmed over hatchback a better drive than the 987? No Elise, no Caterham Superlight? What were their criteria exactly?

daro911 · Jun 23, 2005

ORIGINAL: Dapster

What were their criteria exactly?

Firstly scanner won't copy info so I will type it out [

] Secondly cars chosen see below:-

"Welcome to the Greatest Drives 2005, the annual Auto Express test to find the best drivers cars. The rules are simple; last years winner is invited back in this case its the Nissan 350Z but every other car must be new or updated in the last 12 months. We've headed back to our favourite track at Ty Croes on Anglesey in the north of Wales for the 3rd year in a row for the simple reason that we don't know of a better place on which to test road cars. Once again, five readers with a knowledge and love of fast cars were invited along to give their opinions, with ITV rally pundit Robbie Head providing the expert view.

And there are extra features this year. We ranked how the cars fared on lap times in our spec tables, while 0-60mph figures marked with an * were achieved by us, rather than manufacturer supplied."