that 'foot on neck' thing is likely meant to be provocative. if OP truly believes that, then
i like Mercedes. was really disappointed when the DC merger essentially fucked up a hundred years of history and quality. but they've bounced back. and yeah, that AMG-GTR looks like a worthy competitor even if it has the silhouette of an upside down penis. the E63S and the GT sedan or whatever is also a worthy Panamera competitor, so there's a lot to like there.
the main thing i dislike about them is their BMW-like approach of having 200 different pointless models. and the astronomical depreciation of their AMG's.
to the side conversation of "sportscar manufacturers", i think we're probably safe to call the most successful motor
sport company of all time a "sportscar manufacturer", no? i take the point that we now have Macans and Cayennes, but those are made so that they can also make GT3's and GT2's. like how Enzo only sold road cars to finance his F1 campaigns...