PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR
For 2022 there are two awards: a Sports Car of the Year award, in this instance for cars priced up to $100,000, and a Performance Car of the Year award for the more expensive machinery.
Both of these awards are judged not against the cars gathered, but against the time-honoured PCOTY criteria of performance, dynamics, accessibility, liveability, value and X-factor.
Performance Car of the Year 2005 – Airport: Classic MOTOR
Performance times for the cream of the 2005 crop, as tested on an airstrip!
Porsche 911 Carrera S wins Performance Car of the Year 2013: Classic MOTOR
Porsche 911 Carrera S scorches its rivals to take an emphatic 2012 PCOTY victory
Performance Car of the Year 2013: Sports Cars – Classic MOTOR
One of these four ballistic and beautiful Bavarian cross-town rivals
Performance Car of the Year 2013: European V8s – Classic MOTOR
Quick and comfortable, this class is for the learjet-set who would prefer to drive there themselves
Performance Car of the Year 2013: Muscle Cars – Classic MOTOR
Why use a scalpel when a machete will do? Muscle cars attack PCC with big cubes and even bigger attitudes
Renault Megane RS265 at Performance Car of the Year 2013: Classic MOTOR
The RS265 is the most fun and character-filled bum dragger on the planet
Subaru BRZ at Performance Car of the Year 2013: Classic MOTOR
The BRZ always makes you feel like you’re driving something fun
Performance Car of the Year 2013: Small Cars – Classic MOTOR
Can any of these underdogs outshine the top-tier stuff? The race is on…..
Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
Superb engine, brakes and steering makes SL63 a legend
BMW M3 M-DCT at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
The M-DCT coupe reminds you how great the M3 is..
Audi TTS at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
Robotic-like performance from a fashion statement
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
Great on track but shines on open roads
FPV F6 at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
Wickedly fast, but lacks overall GTS balance
Lotus Exige S PP at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
Hard to live with, but just as difficult to live without
Renault Sport Clio RS 197 at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
French lightweight outclassed in a heavyweight environment
HSV GTS at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
LS3 GTS remains a tough no-nonsense muscle car
VW Passat R36 at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
An attractive balance of practicality and performance
FPV GT-P at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
An Aussie hero but hardly a PCOTY threat
Mazda RX-8 GT at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR
A disappointing last place for a car we really wanted to love
PCOTY 2017: Behind the scenes
Key fights and mosquito nibbles fail to overshadow the on-road delights – and little dampens Cockburn’s spirit
BMW M2 Pure: Performance Car of the Year 2017 #4
Back to basics Bavarian proves a big hit
Lamborghini Huracán LP580-2: Performance Car of the Year 2017 #5
Not perfect, yet everything you’d want a supercar to be
Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe: Performance Car of the Year 2017 #6
Affalterbach’s unhinged missile fires into muscle-car territory
Audi R8: Performance Car of the Year #7
When it comes to four-ringed supercars, less is sometimes more
