Tuesday, November 18, 2008

2009 Motortrend Car of the Year (COTY)

Well the people who run Motortrend have decided to award the COTY to the Nissan GT-R. It has an MSRP of nearly $77,000. Is it a fast car? Yes. Is it a great handling car? Yes. Would you like to have one? Yes. Is it a good value? Not in my opinion. Try calling any of the Nissan dealers who carry the car and see if they will sell the car to you at MSRP. The dealers I have contacted regarding this car wanted about $30,000 OVER MSRP!! And Nissan does nothing about this price gouging. So while the GT-R can hang with the likes of the Z06 Corvette, Dodge Viper and almost any other supercar does it deserve COTY? Not when a majority of the people can't even afford to buy the car.

Some of the contenders on the list:

Acura TL
Acura TSX
Audio A4
BMW 135i
Honda Fit
Hyundai Genesis
Jaguar XF
Mazda 6
VW Passat CC
Nissan GT-R

See Motortrend's full article here:
2009 Motor Trend COTY

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