In Motor's Performance Car of the Year, we take as many of the best performance cars from the year, from supercars to hot hatches, and fling them around a racetrack and take them for a drive to test them in the real world.

2019 Finalists

Porsche 911 GT2 RS | BMW M2 Competition  |  BMW M5 Competition  |  Audi R8 RWS  |  Hyundai i30 N  |  Audi RS4 Avant  |  Mercedes-AMG GT C  |  Alpine A110  |  Ford Mustang GT  |  Renault Megane RS280  |  Chevrolet Camaro 2SS

2019 Coverage

Intro | Winner | Contenders  |  Judges  |  The Track  |  The Road Test  |  The Track Test  |  Behind the scenes

Previous Coverage

2018 | 2017 | 2016

 

Mercedes-AMG A35 clinches 7th at PCOTY 2020
By Louis Cordony | Photos: Nathan Jacobs/Alastair Brook16 Feb 2020
Destined to live in the shadow of the coming A45
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Genesis G70 beats sportier models to take 8th at PCOTY 2020
By Tim Robson | Photos: Nathan Jacobs/Alastair Brook16 Feb 2020
Bringing a touch of luxury to a performance car fight
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Lexus RC F Track Edition lands in 9th at PCOTY 2020
By Dylan Campbell | Photos: Nathan Jacobs/Alastair Brook15 Feb 2020
Lives up to the promise but too slow for how much it costs
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q finishes in 10th at PCOTY 2020
By Scott Newman | Photos: Nathan Jacobs/Alastair Brook14 Feb 2020
Further evidence that this isn’t the place for an SUV
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Performance Car of the Year 2020: The Drag Test
By Scott Newman | Photos: Nathan Jacobs/Alastair Brook13 Feb 2020
Knocking on the 10-second bracket as we test acceleration and braking on The Bend’s 1km-long front straight
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Performance Car of the Year 2020: The Track Test
By Scott Newman | Photos: Alastair Brook/Nathan Jacobs12 Feb 2020
Put on the track suit and lace up those sneakers, it’s time to test the athleticism of our 10 PCOTY challengers
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Performance Car of the Year 2020: The Road Course
By Louis Cordony | Photos: Nathan Jacobs/Alastair Brook11 Feb 2020
PCOTY testing begins with our 10 finalists tackling some demanding tarmac in South Australia
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Performance Car of the Year 2020: Introduction
By David Morley | Photos: Nathan Jacobs / Alastair Brook11 Feb 2020
10 seriously clever cars, 5 full-throttle days – it’s australia’s ultimate fast car prize
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Performance Car of the Year 2004 - Behind the Scenes: classic MOTOR
By Paul Cockburn01 Jan 2020
PCOTY is recognised as the industry standard for responsible performance evaluation. Cockburn, as usual, went to another event entirely
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Performance Car of the Year 2004 - Winner - Lamborghini Gallardo: classic MOTOR
By David Morley31 Dec 2019
From 19 wannabes, one is brutishly fast, technically brilliant – and amazingly docile. Clearly, it is The One
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Performance Car of the Year 2004 - 2nd place - BMW M3 CSL: classic MOTOR
By Jesse Taylor30 Dec 2019
M3 CSL track-focused nature elevated it into the pantheon of the greats, just not the PCOTY throne
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