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

 

Audi RS4 Avant: Performance Car of the Year 2019 - 6th place
By Scott Newman07 Mar 2019
Jack of all trades, except ultimate driving thrills
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Mercedes-AMG GT C: Performance Car of the Year 2019 - 7th place
By Louis Cordony06 Mar 2019
Thunderous super coupe fails to blow us away
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Alpine A110: Performance Car of the Year 2019 - 8th place
By David Morley05 Mar 2019
Retro Frenchy dares to be different – but not everyone’s sold
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Ford Mustang GT: Performance Car of the Year 2019 - 9th place
By Louis Cordony04 Mar 2019
New V8 hero trots, rather than gallops, over the finish line
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Renault Megane RS280: Performance Car of the Year 2019 - 10th place
By Dylan Campbell | Photos: Ellen Dewar/Alastair Brook03 Mar 2019
Hot hatch master chefs mess with a proven recipe
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Chevrolet Camaro 2SS: Performance Car of the Year 2019 - 11th place
By Scott Newman | Photos: Ellen Dewar & Alastair Brook02 Mar 2019
Locally converted GM hero more fun than the result suggests
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Performance Car of the Year 2019: Behind the scenes out-takes
By Tim Robson | Photos: Ellen Dewar & Alastair Brook01 Mar 2019
Unable to face being left on the PCOTY bench, the fat controller gets a real job – if only he could spell...
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Performance Car of the Year 2019: Track test
By Scott Newman | Photos: Ellen Dewar & Alastair Brook28 Feb 2019
Dynamic surprises lie at the limit and beyond as we blitz The Bend, Australia’s hottest new track
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Performance Car of the Year 2019: Road test
By David Morley | Photos: Ellen Dewar & Alastair Brook26 Feb 2019
Not 30 minutes from Central Adelaide are some of the best driving roads in Australia. Where better for round one of the PCOTY 2019 fight
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Performance Car of the Year 2019: Welcome to PCOTY
By Dylan Campbell | Photos: Ellen Dewar & Alastair Brook24 Feb 2019
11 of the hottest new performance models unleashed at Australia's hottest new racetrack. PCOTY 2019 is go
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Performance Car of the Year 2019: Meet the Judges
By Chris Thompson16 Nov 2018
These are the five people deciding which car takes the top prize
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