[Hotrod99]

I bought the copy yesterday. Its actually an 8 PAGE review with facts figures etc.

It smashed the Caymen S round the track in both the dry and the wet laps.

Dry:
1M: 1.14.8
Cayman: 1.17.6

Wet:
1M: 1.19.3
Cayman: 1.22.9

I do agree though that Autocar are volatile with their reviews and sometimes its worth taking what they say with a 'Pinch of Salt'. For those of you who can't get the magazine, this was the summary out of five stars based on different aspects of the review:-

Design & Engineering: 4*
Interior: 3.5*
Performance: 4*
Ride & Handling: 4*
Buying/Owning: 4*

Overall the 1M came second against five alternatives:-

1) Caymen S (4.5*)
2) BMW 1M (4*)
3) Lotus Evora (4*)
4) Nissan 370Z (3.5*)
5) Audi TTRS (3*)

They provide lots of stats, however the thing that i found confusing was that they seem to think that the Lotus will hold its value better year-on-year, over four years then that of the 1M??? Really????!!!!