My Top 5 for 2015 – When the MX-5 Pulls Ahead of the NSX

Mazda MX-5 - Cockpit of a right-hand-drive prototype.

Mazda MX-5 - The 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine that equipped the prototypes we drove in Barcelona.

Mazda MX-5 - Gabriel Gélinas behind the wheel of a right-hand-drive prototype.

Mazda MX-5 - Gabriel Gélinas behind the wheel of a right-hand-drive prototype. Note the car's body roll in curves.

Mazda MX-5 - Gabriel Gélinas behind the wheel of a right-hand-drive prototype. A direct and inspiring drive.

2017 Acura NSX - 573 horsepower for a curb weight of 1,725 kg.

2017 Acura NSX - A very functional driving environment.

2017 Acura NSX - The mid-mounted, 3.5-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine.

2017 Acura NSX 2017 - Ready for blastoff on the track.

2017 Acura NSX 2017 - Two prototypes at Honda's R&D centre in Tochigi, Japan.

Audi R8 V10 Plus - On the Portimao track.

Audi R8 V10 Plus - A 602-hp, naturally aspirated V10 engine and a hybrid structure.

Audi R18 V10 Plus - Its naturally aspired V10 engine is as powerful the one in the Lamborghini Huracan.

Audi R8 V10 Plus - The fixed rear wing on the V10 Plus model.

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - In action on the Laguna Seca track.

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - Its handling is clearly superior to that of previous generations.

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Sticks to the road thanks to a suspension with magnetic dampers (optional on the GT350, standard on the GT350R) that can firm up in 7 milliseconds.

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - A 526-hp, naturally aspirated, flat-plane 5.2-litre V8.

Nissan Micra Cup

Gabriel Gélinas at the Nissan Micra Cup.

Gabriel Gélinas at the Nissan Micra Cup.