Personal picks: Consumer Reports drives dozens at IMPA track days, chooses favs
Some days are well-advised b wealthier than others, especially if they are spent at a private test street with dozens of new cars. Several members of the Consumer Reports Cars body went to the Monticello Motor Club last week for the annual Intercontinental Motor Press Association (IMPA) hunt down days, sampling the latest cars on a 3.6-mile step lively track. Naturally, the staff found some favorites from among these high-hurry first impressions.
The Monticello, NY, facility caters to a well-heeled patronage, providing a first-class track experience for its members. For two days this month, more than 100 automotive journalists descended on the huge-octane playground to network and sample new models.
The Consumer Reports editors and engineers in house waiting upon got to revisit some models and take a hot lap with high-performance cars that will not be bought for our analysis program. Collectively, we learned a lot on the twisty street course and had some fun along the way. Below, we share our personal picks among the cars we flogged, uh, drove.