Auto Express: Greatest Drives (Issue 863)
I'll post more later, but if anyone in the UK wants to browse the magazine shelf of WHSmith at lunchtime...
Oh, they used the Anglesey track, which is the track used on Fifth Gear to compare. The 2.7 Boxster lapped quicker than the M5.
Contenders and lap times:
- Evo IX - 52.09
- 997S - 52.58
- TVR Sagaris - 52.93
- Scooby STi PPP - 53.19
- Boxster 2.7 - 53.26
- BMW M5 - 53.80
- Nissan 350Z GT4 - 53.85
- Renaultsport Megane Trophy - 54.43
- Audi TT Sport - 54.76
- Merc CLS 55 AMG - 54.89
- VW Golf GTi - 55.18
- Cadillac CTS-V - 55.32
- Monaro VXR - 55.68
- Renaultsport Clio Cup - 55.70
- BMW 330i - 55.97
- Ford Fiasco ST - 56.02
- MINI Cooper S Works - 56.12
- Citroen C2 VTS - 56.73
- Skoda Fabia vRS S'chips - 56.85
- Ford Mucus 2.0 TDCi - 58.47