bartboy9891
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There's some cars missing (IMO) in the test like the M3, Viper, Elise or Exige, 911 and/or GT3. But it's a good, and long, read. I'm not going to copy and paste the whole 18 page article, but I'll post the charts and graphs for your viewing pleasure.
Overall chart, the higher the bars are to the outer circle, the higher it placed and vice versa.
Here are the Laguna Seca laptimes and dynamics scorecards in ascending order
Camaro SS
BMW 135i
Jaguar XFR
Nissan Nismo 370Z
Chevy Corvette ZR1
Ford Shelby Mustang GT500
Cadillac CTS-V
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Audi R8
Porsche Cayman S (with PDK)
I'm surprised that the CTS-V and GT500 placed higher than the ZR1. Here's the full article if you want to watch the laps and read more about why each car placed where it did:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0910_2009_best_drivers_car/index.html
Overall chart, the higher the bars are to the outer circle, the higher it placed and vice versa.

Here are the Laguna Seca laptimes and dynamics scorecards in ascending order
Camaro SS

BMW 135i

Jaguar XFR

Nissan Nismo 370Z

Chevy Corvette ZR1

Ford Shelby Mustang GT500

Cadillac CTS-V

Mazda MX-5 Miata

Audi R8

Porsche Cayman S (with PDK)

I'm surprised that the CTS-V and GT500 placed higher than the ZR1. Here's the full article if you want to watch the laps and read more about why each car placed where it did:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0910_2009_best_drivers_car/index.html