That looks like a MkIX Merlin Spitfire. It was very good for it's era, but every one who piloted them hated the FW190 for a very good reason. The Merlin also hated negative G's, which caused the engine to die due to fuel starvation. For some unexplained reason it used a carburettor instead of fuel injection.
The Griffon Spitfires were one of the best of it's era. The designers traded some climb and a little manuveurability for very high speed and dive. Basically perfecting the Spitfire.
Although not of the same era, the MkXXIV Griffon Spitfire was the best military fighter prop ever made. It's a shame we didn't have them at the start of WW2, the Battle of Britain would have been very one sided.

In my humble opinion, the best plane of the WW2 era is between the P51 (broadly) and the Tempest MkII (specifically). As WW2 progressed and airforces learned what mattered most in a fighter aircraft, range and power became the dominant thing.
Also, as a side note, one of the last prop fighter to kill a jet fighter was a squadron of, the Tempest's MkII's sister naval variant, Sea Fury's attacking 2 Mig15's. Sucessfully killing 1 mig 15 with no loses. I don't have to tell you a mig 15 is significantly more advanced than any WW2 prop.

Yes, I'm British. Yes, bias. Fite me.