'Die sportlichsten Autos 2004'

[andy.muc]

Die sportlichsten Autos 2004

Every year the German car magazine "Sport Auto" holds a kind of
"public-opinion poll" about the sportiest car of any defined category.
Every reader (i'm not sure if there was a way to give a vote through the i-net.)
can give two votes in every category.
I remember reading that this time there were about 350.000 participants.
Here are the results of a 3 month enduring survey.

The two superior categories are the stock cars (Serienautos) and the tuning cars (Tuningautos).
The secondarily categories are separated by cartype (roadster, coupes, sedans) and by price range.
There were only cars listed that are actualy still on sale!
(Enzo won his category in 2002)

I didn't translate all the single terms so i hope you will get along with those few german words.
(ger. "bis" = engl. "up to"; ger. "über" = engl. "more than" )


- Die Serienautos -

Kleinwagen

1. Mini Cooper S .................... 42,7 %
2. Seat Ibiza Cupra ................ 17,5 %
3. Peugeot 206 RC ................. 13,4 %
8. Lupo 1.6 16V

Kompaktwagen

1. Honda Civic Type-R ...................... 20,3 %
2. Audi A3 3.2. Quattro ..................... 18,9 %
3. Alfa Romeo 147 3.2 V6 24V GTA .... 18,5 %
4. Seat Leon Cupra R ........................ 10,2 %
5. BMW 120i ..................................... 10,2 %
VW Golf GTI .................................... 6,4 %
Renault Megane Sport ...................... 3,5 %

Roadster + Cabrios
bis 30.000 €

1. Mini Cooper S Cabrio........... 22,3 %
2. Mazda MX-5 1.9 .................. 14,9 %
3. MG TF 160 .......................... 14,2 %
5. Peugeot 307 CC 180 ............ 11,6 %
6. Smart Roadster Brabus ........ 10,9 %
7. Opel Tigra TwinTop 1.8 ....... 7,9 %

Roadster + Cabrios
bis 60.000 €

1. Lotus Elise 111R ................. 17,2 %
2. Mercedes SLK 350 .............. 14,8 %
3. BMW Alpina Roadster S ....... 14,1 %
4. Porsche 986 Boxter S .......... 11,7 %
5. Honda S2000 ....................... 9,5 %
8. Donkervoort D8 180 ............. 6,4 %

Roadster + Cabrios
ab 60.000 €

1. Porsche 996 Turbo Cabrio ........ 14,1 %
2. Ferrari 360 Spider ................... 14,0 %
3. Wiesmann Roadster MF3 .......... 12,6 %
4. Mercedes SL 65 AMG ............... 10,9 %
5. Dodge Viper SRT-10 ................. 9,6 %
7. Chevrolet Corvette C6 Cabrio ... 7,4 %

Coupes
bis 45.000 €

1. Nissan 350Z ...................... 57,8 %
2. Lotus Exige ....................... 16,0 %
3. Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 ....... 7,1 %
4. Audi TT Coupe 3.2 ............. 6,5 %
5. Mazda RX-8 ....................... 5,3 %

Coupes
bis 90.000 €

1. Porsche 997 Carrera S .......... 44,0 %
2. TVR Sagaris ......................... 14,2 %
3. Chevrolet Corvette C6 .......... 9,5 %
8. Mercedes CLK 55 AMG ......... 3,8 %

Coupes
über 90.000 €

1. Lamborghini Gallardo ............... 25,1 %
2. Porsche 996 GT2 ...................... 23,3 %
3. Ferrari Challenge Stradale ......... 13,5 %
4. Aston Martin DB 9 ..................... 11,3 %
5. Wiesmann GT ........................... 8,3 %
CLS 55 AMG & Continental GT unter 5,0 %

Limousinen + Kombis
bis 40.000 €

1. Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX STi ....... 25,6 %
2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII ............ 22,1 %
3. Alfa Romeo 156 3.2 V6 GTA .......... 17,9 %
4. Ford Mondeo ST220 ...................... 7,3 %

Limousinen + Kombis
bis 80.000 €

1. BMW M3 ........................... 53,9 %
2. Audi A6 4.2 Quattro............ 11,8 %
3. Audi S4 ............................ 10,5 %
5. Chrysler 300C 5.7 Hemi

Limousinen + Kombis
ab 80.000 €

1. BMW M5 ........................ 40,0 %
2. Audi RS6 Plus ................ 15,9 %
3. Maserati Quattroporte ..... 14,2 %
4. Mercedes E 55 AMG

Supersportler

1. Porsche Carrera GT ................. 37,1 %
2. Ford GT .................................. 13,7 %
3. Lamborghini Murcielago ............ 11,1 %
4. Aston Martin Vanquish S
5. Mercedes McLaren SLR
6. Koenigsegg CCR
7. Ruf R-Turbo


- Die Tuningautos -

Kleinwagen

1. AC Schnitzer-Mini Cooper S...... 33,4 %
2. Hartge-Mini Cooper S .............. 25,8 %
3. Rothe-VW Lupo GTi Turbo ........ 11,3 %
5. Lorinser-Smart Roadster .......... 6,1 %

Kompaktwagen

1. Novitec-Alfa 147 GTA Kompressor....... 32,9 %
2. Oettinger-Audi A3 V6 Quattro ............. 17,7 %
3. Wendland-Audi A3 V6 3.2 ................... 16,9 %
4. Engstler-Alfa 3.2 V6 GTA ..................... 10,8 %
5. Topcar-Seat Cupra R .......................... 10,7 %

Limousinen + Kombis
bis 80.000 €

1. MST-BMW M3 CS......................................... 24,8 %
2. Digit-Power-Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII........ 21,4 %
3. MK-Motorsport-BMW M3............................... 15,7 %
4. Hohenester-Audi HS 4 ................................. 14,9 %

Limousinen + Kombis
über 80.000 €

1. AC Schnitzer-BMW M3 CSL .......... 23,1 %
2. Hartge-BMW H50 Kompressor ...... 15,2 %
3. MTM-Audi RS6 ............................. 12,8 %
5. Brabus-Mercedes K8 (E-Modell)

Coupes
bis 80.000 €

1. Elia-Nissan 350Z........................ 35,0 %
2. Carlsson-Mercedes CLK-RS........ 19,0 %
3. Strosek-Nissan 350Z ................. 15,7 %

Coupes
über 80.000 €

1. Modena Tridente-Maserati Coupe CC .... 19,2 %
2. Breyton-BMW 645 Ci .............................. 17,3 %
3. Hamann-BMW 645 Ci 5.2 ........................ 16,8 %
4. Arden-Jaguar Lightweight RS ................ 16,7 %

Roadster + Cabrios
bis 80.000 €

1. Carlsson-Mercedes CK 55 ......... 20,9 %
2. SpeedArt-Porsche Boxter S ....... 13,4 %
3. AC Schnitzer-BMW AC S4 K ...... 12,9 %
4. Donkervoort D8 Sport .............. 12,3 %

Roadster + Cabrios
über 80.000

1. Gemballa-Porsche Turbo Cabrio ............ 24,7 %
2. Digi-Tec-Porsche Turbo Cabrio .............. 14,6 %
3. Brabus-Mercedes SV 12 Roadster ........... 12,3 %
4. Kleemann-Mercedes SL Xtreme
5. Leonardo-Maserati LN 4200 Spyder
6. Techart-Porsche Turbo Cabrio
8. TTP-Porsche 986 Boxter

Sportwagen + GT's

1. Sportec-Porsche SP700R Lightweight ......... 19,8 %
2. Royal Excellence-Aston Martin Vanquish .... 10,0 %
3. Novitec Rosso-Ferrari F360 F1 ..................... 9,7 %
4. Gemballa-Porsche GTR Evo
6. Miura Corsa-Lamborghini Gallardo

[henk4]

obviously the F430 came too late to be considered. Surprise win of the Civic R over the Audi.

[andy.muc]

obviously the F430 came too late to be considered. Surprise win of the Civic R over the Audi.

I suppose the F430 would have won over the Gallardo but.... who knows.

I voted for the Audi A3 3.2. Quattro and in 2nd place for the Honda Civic Type-R.

[cmcpokey]

as usual, minis are dominant

[Mustang]

Supersportler

1. Porsche Carrera GT ................. 37,1 %
2. Ford GT .................................. 13,7 %
3. Lamborghini Murcielago ............ 11,1 %
4. Aston Martin Vanquish S
5. Mercedes McLaren SLR
6. Koenigsegg CCR
7. Ruf R-Turbo


haha just how it should be NO FERRARI why is the CCR so far down

[andy.muc]

Supersportler

1. Porsche Carrera GT ................. 37,1 %
2. Ford GT .................................. 13,7 %
3. Lamborghini Murcielago ............ 11,1 %
4. Aston Martin Vanquish S
5. Mercedes McLaren SLR
6. Koenigsegg CCR
7. Ruf R-Turbo


haha just how it should be NO FERRARI why is the CCR so far down

Yeah that was my first question too!
If you talk about real supercars, then the CCR should at least beat the Vanquish S and the SLR.
I'd even put the CCR on #2. I wondered why the Zonda isn't even in the List.
Maybe that's because most of the people who voted just don't know Koenigsegg or Pagani...

As i mentioned in my first post the Enzo won the year it was introduced but since
you can't buy it anymore it's not listed in the survey.