Car and Driver 10Best tested: Ferrari Testarossa, 173 mph Top-selling cars: Imports and domestics chosen by marque, not by place of manufacture. Price cap: $35,000 Fastest car tested: 750iL "V12", 158 mph Top-selling cars: Eliminated half domestic/half import rule as impractical. Price cap: $35,000 Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette "ZR-1", 175 mph Top-selling cars: New rule: No more than two places per marque. Price cap: $35,000 Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette "ZR-1", 176 mph Top-selling cars: Price cap: $40,000 Fastest car tested: Ferrari F40, 197 mph Top-selling cars: Price cap: $40,000 Fastest car tested: Lamborghini Diablo, 204 mph Top-selling cars: Institution of the 2.5x
BMW V12 LMR BMW V12 LMR The BMW V12 LMR was a Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport and WilliamsF1, and was the successor to the failed BMW V12 LM of 1998. It is famous for earning BMW its only overall victory to date at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Immediately following the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans in which both BMW V12 LMs had failed to finish due to mechanical difficulties and a slow pace caused by aerodynamic inefficiencies, BMW Motorsport made the decision