Oppo, What is the Best Car of 2016?

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 12/10/2016 at 19:27 • Filed to: Year End

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Give me the best new car that is or was on sale in 2016. Only ONE choice and ONE honorable mention! Doesn’t need to be new or significantly updated for 2016, it just needed to be sold this year.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:29

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GT350R wins it for me, honorable mention to the Viper ACR.

E90M3 > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:30

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This, it’s for sale right now.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:30

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I’ll get back to you once I’ve driven a car built in 2016.

TheHondaBro > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:31

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4Runner, duh.

Amoore100 > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:32

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Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:32

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Let’s be honest, this car at this price with this level of performance and design shouldn’t exist. But it does, and for that Ford is winning

Bytemite > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:34

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Veloster Rally Edition. Fixed most of the complaints and issues people had with the Veloster, took an already enthusiast targeted R-spec and went further, limited edition, looks like nothing else on the road while catching eyes in a good way. But I’m biased ;)

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:38

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Can be had today, brand new, for US$7800. NP if I ever saw one.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 12/10/2016 at 19:41

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Ford quality issues aside, this engine would make anything it was put in the best car of 2016.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:42

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Definetely the GT350. Honorable mention: Camaro V6, for making a V6 an acceptable choice.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/10/2016 at 19:43

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Exactly!

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 19:45

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I wanna say the new E-Class. In all it’s different guises it’s an amazing car.

Honorable mention to the Turbo4-cylinder Camaro and Mustang.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 12/10/2016 at 19:45

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I can’t deny that I hope the GT500 has the GT’s V6. I want to see a V6 Mustang actually be faster than a Hellcat.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/10/2016 at 19:50

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Hahaha, I’m just holding out for any sort of 3.5EB engine on the Mustang chassis, preferably a Lincoln

Scary__goongala! > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 12/10/2016 at 20:03

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Also want to give you 2 thumbs up for your user name.

Wheelerguy > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 20:23

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Track Car of The Year: Viper ACR

2016 Car of The Year: harder to choose. But I do have a Final 3: 991R, M2, Evora 400.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > E90M3 12/10/2016 at 20:53

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Oh god. EAG has gotten to the E9X M3s. Lord help us all.

Dusty Ventures > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 21:18

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Fiesta R5 Evo is #1 for me.

After that gotta go with the GT350R

AfromanGTO > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 21:27

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None of those on that list!

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 21:46

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GT350R

Honorable mention:

Ford Super duty

Sam > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 12/10/2016 at 22:41

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Seriously true. And I’d definitely give the award to the normal 350 over the R, since you don’t need to be BFFs with your dealer to get one (for the most part, but I’ve seen 2 or 3 already so they aren’t super rare).

Sam > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 22:45

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Impossible. Pretty much every noteworthy car from 2016 is great. For example, all of them in your picture, plus things like the Fiat 124+Abarth and the ND Miata, Focus RS, Rolls-Royce Dawn, and Range Rover Sport SVR. Just to name a few extras.

RT > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 22:52

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Still split on the looks, but this is a glorious return to form for Alfa Romeo.

Assuming the BMW M2 was launched in 2015, I’d say the Giulia QV is best car of this year.

Honourable mention goes to the NSX Porsche 911R.

Honda tried so hard this year but they simply couldn’t capture the magic of the original.

JohnH3ASP > Dusty Ventures 12/10/2016 at 23:07

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Do you own a Ford? I do, and I don’t like it at all.

JohnH3ASP > Wobbles the Mind 12/10/2016 at 23:14

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Let’s do this in an orderly fashion.

Best Track Car: 2016 Audi RS7

Worst Track Car: 2016 BMW M4 GTS

Best Economy Car: Toyota Prius

Worst Economy Car: 2016 Volkswagen Golf TDI

Best Hypercar: Koenigsegg Regera

Worst Hypercar: Aston Martin Vulcan (Can we call that a hypercar now?)

Best Bang For Your Buck: 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia

Worst Bang For Your Buck: 2016 Tesla Model X P90D

aaaand I’ll stop with the jokes

Best Car In Every Category: 2016 Audi RS7

Dusty Ventures > JohnH3ASP 12/10/2016 at 23:54

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I have a Ford desert truck, but my daily is a Subaru. I know I picked two Fords, but that’s no not a brand loyalty thing. All R5 cars are epic with no model having a real competitive edge, but the Fiesta is easiest to acquire because M-Sport cranks out dozens every year. And since the Fiesta road car is actually offered in the states the Fiesta R5 rally car is the easiest one to get into the country. As for the GT350R, it’s just straight up an incredible machine on both road and track that punches well above it’s class. Hell, when Motor Trend drove it the car lapped faster than a Ferrari 458, and when they chose best driver’s car of the year the only car that was able to rank higher than the Ford was the McLaren 570, which costs three times as much. And it was close.

JohnH3ASP > Dusty Ventures 12/11/2016 at 00:36

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I have a 2012 Focus and I regret it

Dusty Ventures > JohnH3ASP 12/11/2016 at 00:45

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Automatic?

JohnH3ASP > Dusty Ventures 12/11/2016 at 01:18

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5 Speed manual

Dusty Ventures > JohnH3ASP 12/11/2016 at 01:46

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Interesting. My brother has a ‘14 with the five speed and he loves the car. That said I know it did have at least one issue that required a warranty claim. Can’t remember what it was

bhtooefr > JohnH3ASP 12/11/2016 at 05:47

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To be fair, in the US market, the 2016 Golf TDI didn’t even go on sale.

JohnH3ASP > bhtooefr 12/11/2016 at 12:17

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But that isn’t the point

JohnH3ASP > Dusty Ventures 12/11/2016 at 12:20

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My car had a huge trans problem at 56k, and I purchased it at 37,441 miles for $14,947.81. It is just a problematic car.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Scary__goongala! 12/11/2016 at 12:33

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Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Sam 12/11/2016 at 12:46

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The Ford guy I know said they were marked up past MSRP until they realized 1) they weren’t moving and next year’s models needed ordering 2) the Focus RS was actually moving at the mark up lol.

Dusty Ventures > JohnH3ASP 12/11/2016 at 18:29

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Damn. Sorry to hear that

JohnH3ASP > Dusty Ventures 12/11/2016 at 21:29

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Don’t worry, I want to get either an Audi S3 or a A6 sometime soon. And no, I am not a businessman.

Dusty Ventures > JohnH3ASP 12/11/2016 at 23:52

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“This Focus is too unreliable. I’m replacing it with an Audi.”

Yikes.

Also, ironic it’s the exact reverse of what Opposaurus did

JohnH3ASP > Dusty Ventures 12/12/2016 at 08:14

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Lol, but yeah, the Ford is unreliable, and basically Audi is my dream brand, I wouldn’t mind getting oily with my car.