The 2015 Road & Track Performance Car of the Year

2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO

Road and Track Magazine took 14 cars, available now, or very soon, and put them head to head in the performance car of the year challenge. Who wins? Check out the article for the full story, and beautiful pictures.

Which leaves just the trio of not-quite-supercars for our consideration. First up: the Nissan GT-R Nismo. There simply isn't a faster way to cover unfamiliar pavement, and although you'll pay twice the retail of the original R35 for this ridiculously striped variant, the juice is worth the squeeze. You can't fluster this car. The minute you can see the exit of a turn, simply floor the throttle; the Nissan will do the math and take care of the rest, leaving even the Ferrari gasping for air behind it. Later, at dinner, I'll ask the group which car covers the most real-world ground in the least amount of time, and the vote will be unanimous: Nissan.

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The Motown Mile Times

THE LEADERBOARD Current PCOTY Contenders in red
1	2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale	51.92 sec	142.1 mph
2	2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo	51.93 sec	141.7 mph
3	2014 Porsche 911 GT3	52.18 sec	139.7 mph
4	2015 Dodge Viper SRT TA	52.36 sec	137.2 mph
5	2013 Ferrari F12Berlinetta	52.97 sec	144.4 mph
6	2014 Porsche 911 Turbo	53.02 sec	140.5 mph
7	2014 Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series	53.66 sec	135.8 mph
8	2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition	53.76 sec	135.6 mph
9	2013 SRT Viper	54.55 sec	138.9 mph
10	2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28	54.66 sec	131.2 mph
11	2014 Chevrolet Corvette Z51	54.80 sec	135.5 mph
12	2013 Porsche 911 Carrera	55.03 sec	133.5 mph
13	2014 Audi R8 V10	55.18 sec	135.9 mph
14	2012 Lexus LFA	55.48 sec	130.6 mph
15	2015 BMW M3	55.53 sec	132.3 mph
16	2015 Jaguar F-Type V8	55.84 sec	134.4 mph
17	2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1	55.86 sec	133.9 mph
18	2013 BMW M6 Competition Pack	55.89 sec	133.8 mph
19	2015 Lexus RC F	56.08 sec	128.8 mph
20	2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500	56.19 sec	134.8 mph
21	2013 Jaguar XFR-S	56.33 sec	131.6 mph
22	2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat	56.37 sec	131.5 mph
23	2015 Jaguar F-Type R	56.37 sec	133.5 mph
24	2014 Porsche Cayman S	56.73 sec	125.1 mph
25	2015 Ford Mustang GT	56.81 sec	127.2 mph