I know I'm not the only FIA, Le Mans, ALMS, etc... fan out there who follows sports cars as regulated by ACO, IMSA, SRO and others. There is almost a total unification of GT1 through GT3 these days across-the-world. I'm going to purposely ignore the Grand Am classification of GT (and GS for that matter), since it's more centric to North America-only, and would only expand an already constricted poll/focus.
So given such, what is your favorite Gran Turismo / Grand Touring (GT) -- not Prototype -- Sports Car manufacturer? What car do you like to see on the track and drive/own (or aspire to drive/own) on the road yourself?
I will list the following explicitly:
- Aston-Martin (DBR9 GT1 and others, not LMP)
- BMW (M-series GT2 and others, not LMP)
- Ferrari (430 GT2 and others)
- Corvette (C5.R/C6.R GT1, now GT2)
- Lamborgini (gone from ALMS, but still in FIA/LMS)
- Maserati (gone from ALMS, but still in FIA/LMS)
- Nissan (newcomer GT-R in FIA/LMS, ALMS in the future?)
- Porsche (from 911 GT2 to Porsche GT3 cup, many others)
I know some of the "Other" entries could include ... (please post if you select "Other"):
- Audi (R8 GT class, not LMP)
- Ford GT (an indie team in ALMS, FIA and LMS)
- Viper (sadly gone, with indie teams fewer and fewer)
With the new, unified GT2 in ALMS, it tends to be more completely production-focused. But there are still independent teams running many older, manufacturer products, as well as new, top-end tuned GT1 and GT2 in FIA and LMS.
P.S. Yes, I know "Corvette" and "Viper" are not manufacturers, but all of the series' own materials refer to them by the car model name -- not GM-Chevrolet or Dodge -- hence why I do so here as well.
So given such, what is your favorite Gran Turismo / Grand Touring (GT) -- not Prototype -- Sports Car manufacturer? What car do you like to see on the track and drive/own (or aspire to drive/own) on the road yourself?
I will list the following explicitly:
- Aston-Martin (DBR9 GT1 and others, not LMP)
- BMW (M-series GT2 and others, not LMP)
- Ferrari (430 GT2 and others)
- Corvette (C5.R/C6.R GT1, now GT2)
- Lamborgini (gone from ALMS, but still in FIA/LMS)
- Maserati (gone from ALMS, but still in FIA/LMS)
- Nissan (newcomer GT-R in FIA/LMS, ALMS in the future?)
- Porsche (from 911 GT2 to Porsche GT3 cup, many others)
I know some of the "Other" entries could include ... (please post if you select "Other"):
- Audi (R8 GT class, not LMP)
- Ford GT (an indie team in ALMS, FIA and LMS)
- Viper (sadly gone, with indie teams fewer and fewer)
With the new, unified GT2 in ALMS, it tends to be more completely production-focused. But there are still independent teams running many older, manufacturer products, as well as new, top-end tuned GT1 and GT2 in FIA and LMS.
P.S. Yes, I know "Corvette" and "Viper" are not manufacturers, but all of the series' own materials refer to them by the car model name -- not GM-Chevrolet or Dodge -- hence why I do so here as well.
