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Performance car of the year 2005
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Performance Car of the Year 2005 - Airport: Classic MOTOR

Performance times for the cream of the 2005 crop, as tested on an airstrip!

2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S
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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

Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG & Mercedes Benz SLS AMG & Porsche Carrera & Porsche Boxter
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Performance Car of the Year 2013: Sports Cars – Classic MOTOR

One of these four ballistic and beautiful Bavarian cross-town rivals

Audi S7 BMW M5 Mercedes Benz E63 Audi RS5 at Performance Car of the Year 2012
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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

2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 & 2012 FPV GT RSPEC dragrace
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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

2012 Renault Megane RS265 front
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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

2012 Subaru BRZ side
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Subaru BRZ at Performance Car of the Year 2013: Classic MOTOR

The BRZ always makes you feel like you’re driving something fun

Ford Focus ST drive
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Performance Car of the Year 2013: Small Cars – Classic MOTOR

Can any of these underdogs outshine the top-tier stuff? The race is on.....

2008 Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG headlights
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Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

Superb engine, brakes and steering makes SL63 a legend

2008 BMW M3 M DCT
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BMW M3 M-DCT at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

The M-DCT coupe reminds you how great the M3 is..

2008 Audi TT
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Audi TTS at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

Robotic-like performance from a fashion statement

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X headlights
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

Great on track but shines on open roads

2008 FPV F6 front
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FPV F6 at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

Wickedly fast, but lacks overall GTS balance

2008 Lotus Exige S PP front
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Lotus Exige S PP at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

Hard to live with, but just as difficult to live without

RenaultSport Clio 197 drive
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Renault Sport Clio RS 197 at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

French lightweight outclassed in a heavyweight environment

2008 HSV GTS aerial
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HSV GTS at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

LS3 GTS remains a tough no-nonsense muscle car

2008 Volkswagen Passat R36 track
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VW Passat R36 at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

An attractive balance of practicality and performance

2008 FPV GT P front bonnet
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FPV GT-P at Performance Car Of The Year 2008: Classic MOTOR

An Aussie hero but hardly a PCOTY threat

2008 Mazda RX 8 GT
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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 behind the scenes main
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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 main
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BMW M2 Pure: Performance Car of the Year 2017 #4

Back to basics Bavarian proves a big hit

Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 main
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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 main
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Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe: Performance Car of the Year 2017 #6

Affalterbach’s unhinged missile fires into muscle-car territory

Audi R8 at PCOTY main
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Audi R8: Performance Car of the Year #7

When it comes to four-ringed supercars, less is sometimes more