Porsche 911 GT3 RS awarded Britain’s Best Driver’s Car 2010

The Porsche 911 GT3 RS has beaten a field of ultra-talented opposition to win Autocar magazine’s Best Driver’s Car award for 2010.

Chas Hallett, editor of Autocar, said: “The Porsche 911 GT3 RS was a clear winner; each of our seven judges placed the car at the top of their list. On the day of our road and track testing at Donington, the GT3 RS’ drive was simply the most involving, enjoyable and satisfying of all the sports cars involved.”

The British-built Noble M600 was ranked in second place, with judges praising its polished, surprisingly benign chassis and steering, the progressiveness of its controls and its astonishing straight-line pace.

Third place went to the Ferrari 458 Italia, the fastest car on the day around the Donington circuit at 1min 15.9sec.

Autocar’s judging team included chief road tester Matt Prior, editor-at-large Steve Sutcliffe and senior contributing writer Andrew Frankel. They took eleven cars, worth just under £1,000,000 collectively, and tested them on some of the UK’s best driving roads, as well as one of its most testing racing circuits. After a lot of driving, and some equally intense deliberation, their votes were delivered and a final order decided.

“Some modern supercars are so quick that their electronic driving aids actually make them more enjoyable,” said Prior. “A moderately handy driver can often extend his own limits, and take the car’s performance further, while knowing there’s a back-up if things go wrong.”

“The best driver’s cars, however, are still those that don’t induce fear when you push the ‘ESP’ off button.  They work with you, communicate with you, and allow you to exploit them for pure amusement. The Porsche 911 GT3 RS ticks all the boxes and more. It’s a very worthy winner.”