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BMW Blog lists down the 10 most exciting cars of 2016 and it comes from a wide range of automakers. 2016 was an interesting year for the automotive industry because of the movement towards future mobility and electric cars. Here’s the list of the most impressive one’s we’ve seen:
*Porsche 911 R. It’s one of the last 911s to get a naturally aspirated engine with a stick-shift. And, the production is limited to just 991 units.
*Koenigsegg Regera. It’s an engineering marvel by a company that is neither bankrolled by a $200 billion firm (see: Bugatti and Porsche), nor has an F1 program to borrow tech from (Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes).
*Bugatti Chiron. Come 2018 and Bugatti will attempt to beat Veyron’s speed record with its successor.
*NIO EP9. It’s the fastest EV around the Nurburgring with a lap-time of 7m 5s, 17 seconds less than the previous record by Toyota’s TMG P002 racer.
*Mercedes-AMG GT R. It became the fastest RWD car around the Nurburgring after German magazine, Sport Auto, lapped the 20.8-km race-track in 7m 10s. When the same publication took the 918 Spyder to the Nordschliefe, it managed a time of 7m 13s.
Exterrieur: AMG Green Hell magno; neuer AMG Panamericana Grill; Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 11,4 l/100 km, CO2-Emissionen kombiniert: 259 g/km
AMG GT R; 2016; race track
Exterior: AMG Green Hell magno, new AMG Panamericana radiator grille;
Fuel consumption, combined: 11.4 l/100 km, CO2 emissions, combined: 259 g/km
*Lamborghini Aventador S. It gets the magnetic dampers that saved the Aventador SV 20 seconds en-route to its 6m 59s ‘Ring time and Centenario’s four-wheel steering.
*Aston Martin Vantage GT8. It’s an uncompromising road car. Focus is on weight saving, aerodynamics and the overall driving experience rather than winning accolades on the drag-strip or the track.
*BMW M4 GTS. It’s one of the most divisive cars launched by BMW recently. Owners love it, Jeremy Clarkson hates it and the jurors at EVO’s COTY awards were so torn about it that some named it the best car of 2016, while a couple echoed Clarkson’s claims.
*Volkswagen GTI Clubsport S. The Clubsport S is the slowest car on the list with a 0-100 km/h time of 5.8 seconds, but it’s a menace on the track.
*McLaren MSO HS. It’s one of the most gorgeous supercars you will come across and with an assembly line of 25 units, it’s rarer than a P1 GTR.
BMW Blog included cars that made official debuts in 2016, even if they have not been released to the market. Do you agree on this list of exciting cars?
