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The Finalists ...

Honda Accord

Porsche Panamera

Kia Stinger

Kia Rio

Alfa Romeo Giulia

Honda Civic Type R

Tesla Model 3

Lexus LC

The Finalists

The next morning began our standard finalist drive loops. Because we had gotten our high-speed thrills out of our system at the proving grounds, for the most part the loops were uneventful. (I got pulled over by a friendly Tehachapi officer for something or another but was let go with a warning.)

The talk at lunch was mostly about how good all the finalists are and how the argument the next day should be a knock-down,

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