R&T August - The Fast & The Frugal...

[traumadog]

Based on their "Fast & Frugal Index", which is weighted between track numbers and MPG

10. Audi TT 3.2 Quattro - F&FI - 101.71

9. Mazda MX-5 - 102.03

8. Pontiac Solstice GXP - 102.42

7. Nissan Nismo 350Z - 103.58

6. BMW 135i - 105.93

5. Mini Cooper S - 107.13

4. Chevrolet Corvette Z51 - 107.27

3. Lotus Elise SC - 108.92

2. Honda S2000CR - 110.11

And the #1, according to them:

1. Chevrolet Cobalt SS - 113.09

Nice to see three GM models on there...

Edit:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?se...article_id=6871

Edited July 3, 2008 by traumadog

[Northstar]

Shouldn't the Sky be tied with the Solstice? No Civic Si is sort of surprising since the Cobalt is on there, but I guess it shows how good the new SS really is.

[FAPTurbo]

I can hear the fanboys raging over the fact that the Cobalt beat out the BMW 1-Series.

[ocnblu]

I'm glad to see a core brand like Pontiac represented when they considered a Kappa car, instead of a failed brand, like Saturn. Good to see Cobalt SS at the top.

[gm4life]

I am gonna get this mag for this article. Good to see GM with 3 models in. Screw the Saturn Sky, they should never have gotten that car in the first place. It proves Pontiac isn't all boring and has SOME serious performance.

[A Horse With No Name]

Not a car on the list I wouldn't love to own.

Chris

[ocnblu]

Well I don't like the tacky Nismo crap on the clean 3 fiddy Z. I'd love to have a regular version, however, and the whole list is cool.

[Robert Hall]

Well I don't like the tacky Nismo crap on the clean 3 fiddy Z. I'd love to have a regular version, however, and the whole list is cool.

Yes, the 350Z looks so much better without the tacked on blorch. I read the article, the 135 was absurdly over-the-top overpriced, IMHO, though, at $41k..