Moto Madness enters quarterfinals: Eight cars remain in the drivers' choice challenge

The Consumer Reports bracket-style Moto Madness drivers' choice challenge has entered the quarterfinals, with voters culling the original 32 vehicles down to eight. There remains one pairing in each of the four categories: sporty cars, SUVs and trucks, practical cars, and performance sedans. The winners of this next round, ending March 28th, will advance in the race to be named Moto Madness champion.

The action takes place on a free March Madness-inspired microsite. With just a few quick clicks, participants can select their favorites among the remaining pair in a category, then move on to the next group.

To help in making the selections, each vehicle links to a "see details of this matchup" where a basic description of the pair is offered, along with a link to even more information.

The votes can be shared via Twitter and Facebook, and the whole Moto Madness can be shared with Stumbleupon and Reddit.

Round 2 results

Sporty Car
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (56%): Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs Ford Mustang GT
Porsche Boxster (53%): Porsche Boxster vs Subaru Impreza WRX

Quarterfinal matchup:
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs Porsche Boxster

SUVs and Trucks
Ford F-150 (55%): Ford F-150 vs Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Land Rover Range Rover (50%): Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Land Rover Range Rover

Quarterfinal matchup:
Ford F-150 vs Land Rover Range Rover

Practical cars
Subaru Outback 2.5i (55%): Honda Accord vs Subaru Outback 2.5i
Ford Fusion (59%): Chevrolet Volt vs Ford Fusion

Quarterfinal matchup:
Subaru Outback 2.5i vs Ford Fusion

Performance sedans
Audi A6 (52%): Audi A6 vs BMW 535i
Porsche Panamera (61%): Infiniti M37 vs Porsche Panamera

Quarterfinal matchup:
Audi A6 vs Porsche Panamera

As the online competition advances, we're seeing winners claim a bracket with much small margins than when the madness first began. In fact, if you look in the SUVs categories, the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Land Rover Ranger Rover both claimed 50 percent of the vote (with the stats rounded), though looking at the specific votes, we see a 37 vote advantage to the Land Rover. That's close!

Bracket schedule
Quarterfinals - 3/25-3/28
Semifinals - 3/29-3/31
Championship: 4/1-4/3
Winner announced: 4/4

How will the quarterfinals shake out? It is hard for us to predict. Truly the outcome depends on you.

Click on over to Moto Madness and cast your vote. Better yet, get your friends to vote, as well.

—Jeff Bartlett