Well motortrend can just kiss my........

Well, having owned a couple of new performance cars, (2011 Camaro SS, 6.2 liter 6 speed stick and 2013 Mustang GT 5.0 6 speed auto, both with 420ish HP),and a whole lot of old cars, I have found the biggest difference for me is the new cars have more conveniences and features that in many instances were simply not available on the old stuff. Things like traction control, love it or hate it, personally not a huge fan but it does have a purpose, far better brakes and handling, etc. What they lack is a soul, sounds weird, I know, but the personality of an older car comes from things like the smell, the odd squeak, rattles, some dings, dents and scratches, these are what I call experience marks. I've had the restored car, a 1970 Dart Custom that everyone and their dog referred to as a Swinger, (I gave up on correcting people after about 5 years). I did the majority of the work on that car myself in a 14X22 single garage, except for the paint and 1/4 panel replacement, and I drove it every chance I had. Took it to Florida on the Hot Rod Power Tour, parked it on the sand at Daytona Beach, drove it to work in the summer months daily, cruised it, drag raced it, and enjoyed the hell out of it. Sold it after 20+ years, still not sure that was a really wise move, but I did it. I thought I would prefer the newer cars, but I found after a while there wasn't the same enjoyment, anyone can go out and buy a late model car, but not everyone can say that the car they're driving is something that they built themselves. It doesn't matter if it's not a "show car", so long as you are happy with it and enjoy the time you spend working on it as much as the time you get to spend driving it. These days my daily driver is a 1990 Bronco, something I've wanted for quite a few years, finally found a decent one, and I look forward to getting my 75 Dart Sport on the road, maybe later this year. I also have a bone stock, now 39,000 original mile 1976 Pontiac Ventura, featuring a blistering 105 HP 260 cubic inch 2 barrel Oldsmobile V8, which is a really nice cruising car, though it really needs a few more HP, have owned that one since 2011, bought from original owner.

I vote for the old cars, hands down, simpler to fix, and for me, more enjoyable to drive.

As for Motor Trash magazine, look at what they select for their "Car of the Year Award", they're not really car nuts, they don't have the same affliction we do.