Now this is a fun thread!
VW group in general, especially the fast Golfs, people on the internet and the typical journalists love to wax lyrical about the Golf GTI and R even though I think they are some of the most boring and overpriced(relative to their performance) hot hatchbacks ever made, especially the Mk8 with its ugly and boxy exterior(I thought we are no longer in the 1980s), the downgraded quality of the interior and the horribly unintuitive user interface. I'm fine Porsche's sports cars though, not my favourite but I admire the engineering that went into them.
A little message for Mercedes-Benz, more and bigger screens doesn't equal to more luxury, higher quality, fancier materials and design is the true luxury.
Ford is also right up there on this list, more marketing B.S. and paid reviews than actual substance, best example the Focus RS. Chrysler and its gagillion sub-brands basically just relies on blind fanboys, clueless consumers and "patriotic" Americans to stay alive, GM isn't much better IMO, but hey at least the track oriented versions of their performances cars are pretty impressive.
Of course, there's Tesla, I don't think I need to go any further than that.
The British car manufacturers except for Lotus, McLaren and Aston Martin, I couldn't care less about the other British car manufacturers outside of these 3.
Hyundai Kia Genesis, shiny on the surface but not so much underneath, I don't exactly know how to explain but they just give me a sort of tryhard vibe, maybe I'm just too biased against them or somethingš.
Mitsubishi Motors, hoo boy, they are like an empty husk of their former self and I'm not even just talking about the Lancer Evolution, them as a whole has become like a zombie. Nissan Infiniti can join them too, oh wait they already did(Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance), honestly I'm still surprised at how many people on the internet still fanboy over Nissan, almost right up there with Honda. Speaking of Honda, how could I not put them this list, their quality and reliability has been constantly going down the drain, the general direction that Honda and Acura have been going ever since the start of the 21st century is just disappointing, they only have the Civic Type R left that has any true resemblance of passion in cars and driving, shame that the engine sounds like vacumm cleaner, RIP screaming vtek noises.