Yahoo Autos PCOTY 2021: How the Track Club Founders Voted
When you join the Road & Track Track Club, you get access to all kinds of perks—access to our print magazine and online articles; invitations to driving events, races, and tours; and discounts, perks and gifts for the automotive lifestyle. Our Founders-level members get one additional benefit: They get to cast a vote in our annual Performance Car of the Year test.
The competition was fierce this year. We had everything from the gorgeous plug-in hybrid Polestar 1 to the rip-snorting and rowdy Mini Cooper JCW GP. Luxurious coupes from Bentley and BMW and, yes, a rocket-quick pickup truck from Ram. It was a candy shop of horsepower and speed.
But after a day of laps at Lime Rock Park, one contender rose head and shoulders above the rest: the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. With 760 horsepower from a supercharged V-8 and the first dual-clutch transmission ever offered in a Mustang, it's not just a pony car—it's an approachable street demon and a track weapon rolled into one.
"Equal in many ways to the C8 Corvette, without all the hoopla. An incredible achievement by Ford that deserves to be rewarded and recognized," wrote Founder Nick M.
