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2026 WINNER
OTHERWORLDLY PERFORMANCE ACCESSIBLE TO MORTALS MAKES THE ZR1 THE 2026 PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR.
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February/March 2026
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WHEN CARS WENT TOO FAST FOR THE HUMAN BODY.
From the first whispers of World War I pilots fainting in the air, aviation has obsessed over keeping people alive inside machines that push beyond human physical endurance. But it wasn’t until 2001 that g-LOC, or g-induced loss of consciousness, would sucker punch American open-wheel auto racing.
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February/March 2026
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MULTICAR CRASHES ARE NASCAR'S SPECIALTY.
There’s nothing in racing more brutal, or more shamefully entertaining, than a field-clearing wreck at a NASCAR oval. The recipe for disaster is simple: Start a race with a large field of cars, then run them at breakneck speeds with little breathing room. Voilà, vehicular mayhem.
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February/March 2026
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THE CARS
Welcome to the 2026 Road & Track Performance Car of the Year. I am delighted to bring you the following work of a select team of pros at R&T. The coverage of this year's PCOTY spread out over the next 28 pages is the result of nearly a year of planning, a week of long but glorious days, and a not inconsiderable amount of money. That said, before you flip furiously to the final page of this presentation to see what won, or head to roadandtrack.com to watch the Performance Car of the Year video and read the myriad other stories about these nine cars, I ask that you hear me out on a couple of provisos.
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February/March 2026
Road & Track
THE SPACE-TIME CONUNDRUM
HOW MUCH DOES IT REALLY COST TO HAVE A MUSEUM-SIZE CAR COLLECTION?
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February/March 2026
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THE ROAD MORE TRAVELED
THE MAGIC OF OUR VAST AND GROWING INTERSTATE SYSTEM.
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February/March 2026
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PORTION DISTORTION AMERICANS ARE LOVIN' IT!
THIS ISSUE IS A CELEBRATION of bigness, of excess, and of a simple, central truth: We Americans buy our cars by the pound. Size is where the value lies. If a 3XL T-shirt costs the same as your usual M, aren't you, as an American, morally obliged to take advantage of that deal?
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February/March 2026
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SMALL TIME LEGEND
CASIO SHRINKS THE G-SHOCK DESIGN TO RING SIZE.
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February/March 2026
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WITH A FREAKING HUMONGOUS CAR.
IN THE BEGINNING, giants roamed the earth.
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February/March 2026
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TIPPING THE SCALE
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD BIG CARS. SO WHY DO SOME LOOK SO HUGE?
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February/March 2026
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CHASING THE DRAGON
In this job I take a lot of great road trips in a lot of great cars, but I never got to drive the Porsche 918 Spyder in 2013 when it was new.
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February/March 2026
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ROAD
THE FIRST HALF OF OUR NAME IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE TEST, AND IT'S WHERE WE FIND A CONSENSUS FOR A WINNER.
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February/March 2026
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DANGER ALWAYS RIDES SHOTGUN IN DRAG RACING.
By the time they’ve donned their helmets and thick fireproof cladding, they look like bomb-disposal technicians.
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February/March 2026
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TRACK
A CLOSED COURSE IS THE ONLY WAY TO APPROACH THE LIMITS OF AN UNBELIEVABLY HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIELD.
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February/March 2026
Los Angeles Times
Port of Long Beach prepares for more growth
With a new CEO at the helm, facility aims to double its cargo capacity by 2050.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Harden passes O’Neal on all-time scoring list
He posts 32 points to best the big man and move into ninth place as Clippers triumph.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Doncic nets 42 but is hindered by a leg injury in Lakers' loss
Luka Doncic scored 40 points through three quarters for the Lakers against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, going 15 for 21 from the field.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
UCLA receives $17.3-million gift from late donor Layne
Funds from alumnus will provide support for football and men's basketball teams.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Romantic saga unfurls as a triple helix on the stage
['Notebook,’ from Et]
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Data centers will need $3 trillion through 2030, Moody's predicts
At least $3 trillion is set to flow into data-center-related investments over the next five years, capital that will rely on the might of multiple areas of the credit markets to provide, according to Moody’s Ratings.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
'Home Alone' star Stern is accused of soliciting prostitute
Actor Daniel Stern was charged Monday with soliciting a prostitute last month in Ventura County, with his criminal case scheduled to be heard Tuesday.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Inflation eases in December but still high for Fed
Inflation cooled a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that stubbornly elevated cost pressures are slowly easing.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Death toll in Iran surpasses 2,000, activists say
The chaos evokes the revolution in 1979. Trump urges people to keep protesting.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Arizona moves to limit groundwater pumping
For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona, where a Saudi-owned dairy company has been allowed to pump unlimited amounts of groundwater to grow hay for its cows.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Water cuts could hit SoCal hard
With rules governing the overused Colorado River set to expire, the Trump administration presents painful options for dealing with ongoing shortages
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trump isn't interested in being honorable
A DECADE AGO, a famous and successful investor told me that “integrity lowers the cost of capital.”
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
South Korea seeks death penalty for ex-president
Yoon Suk Yeol faces eight trials over his martial law decree and other scandals.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Russia launches a strike on power grid
Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing temperatures in an apparent snub to U.S.-led peace efforts as Moscow's invasion of its neighbor approaches the four-year mark.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Living conditions worsen for Gazans
Strong winds and the cold leave five dead amid lack of sufficient shelter during winter.
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January 14, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Garcia looks to buckle up for belt
Victorville native will try to rebound from loss to Romero in title fight against Barrios.
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