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Best Driver's Car Is Here! We tested track athletes from Japan, America, Germany and Italy and the U.K. Which car won? It was the best of times, it was the worst … Oh, who are we kidding? Best Driver's Car is always the best of times. It's that special time of year when we gather all of the hottest, best-handling, performance-first new vehicles on sale in the USA and do impossibly cool things with them. Like having our pals at the California Highway Patrol shut down a 4-mile stretch of one of the Golden State's great roads as we run up and down it. We also invade Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca -- this year for three days with 62 people! -- where pro shoe Randy Pobst whips all the contenders around the 2.2-mile track. Finally, we line 'em all up and drag race 'em because -- to quote Angus MacKenzie -- we can. To wit, and in alphabetical order, here's this year's cohort: Alfa Romeo 4C, BMW i8, BMW M4, Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, Ford Fiesta ST, Jaguar F-Type R Coupe, Nissan GT-R Nismo, Porsche 911 Turbo S, Subaru STI, and Volkswagen GTI. Something for everyone in every possible configuration, no? And for every budget­ -- $25K up to $190K. How can a hopped-up, tuner-friendly hatchback like the Fiesta ST compete with a plug-in hybrid supercar like the i8? Quite easily, as it turns out. Because Best Driver's Car isn't simply about numbers. If it were, we'd bring in a $1,000,000 ringer like the Porsche 918 Spyder and call it a day. Instead, Best Driver's Car is, and always has been, all about determining which new car is the best to drive on both a canyon road and a racetrack. Sadly, older cars are ineligible; otherwise the first-gen Mazda Miata would have embarrassed quite a few of the newbies. Now, your particular favorite sports car probably isn't in this test. Why not? First of all, we limit each year's BDC to performance machines that are either new or significantly updated for 2014. The cars also have to be available, either currently on sale or in a manufacturer's fleet. That's why there's no 2015 Mustang, Corvette Z06, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, or Porsche GT3. Worst of all, sometimes we ask and the carmakers say no. We want a Ferrari 458 Speciale to compete more than you do. But even with a few absentees, this year's event was Christmas in July. Any guesses as to the winner? Keep reading. HERE'S THE FULL REPORT, INCLUDING OUR WINNER Backstage at BDC: How We Test... and Test... and Test "But What About!?..." Why Your Favorite Isn't Here 2013 Best Driver's Car: Another Competitive Crop Premiere: World's Greatest Drag Race 4 Cadillac To Name Flagship Sedan CT6 2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 First Look 2015 Toyota Camry V-6 First Drive: Faster 2014 Ram EcoDiesel Crew Cab 4x4 Arrival Check Out Our YouTube Channel Subscribe to Motor Trend MOTOR TREND'S GREATEST HITS OF 2014 FUTURE CARS Previewing The Most Promising Debuts That Are On The Way 2015 CAMRY Toyota's Hit Gets Almost 2000 New Parts, New Sport Treatment MT CLASSIC 15 Cars That Helped Shape The Ford Motor Company TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.