Sports Cars

• Chevrolet Corvette
  
  MSRP: $56,395 - $65,395
  EPA: 17 city/29 hwy
  Overview: The mighty Corvette truly competes with the world’s greatest sports cars, no excuses required.
  
  
• Jaguar F-type
  
  MSRP: $65,995 - $165,995
  EPA: 15 city/24 hwy
  Overview: The F-type’s sharp handling, bad-*** attitude, and gorgeous styling make for an extremely desirable coupe or convertible.
  
  
• Porsche Cayman GT4
  
  MSRP: $85,650
  EPA: 18 city/23 hwy
  Overview: With its race-bred suspension, snarling engine, and aggressive aero add-ons, the Cayman GT4 is the track-day toy we always hoped Porsche would build.
  
  
• Alfa Romeo 4C
  
  MSRP: $57,495 - $67,495
  EPA: 24 city/34 hwy
  Overview: This is a sexy, mid-engined Italian exotic carved down to affordable scale, and it's available as a coupe or with a targa top.
  
  
• Audi TT / TTS
  
  MSRP: $43,825 - $52,825
  EPA: 23 city/27 hwy
  Overview: With snazzy styling and peppy performance, the TT and TTS appeal to both the practical and the passionate.
  
  
• BMW Z4
  
  MSRP: $50,695 - $67,345
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: The Z4 is a sporty, two-seat ragtop that comes in three flavors.
  
  
• Lotus Evora 400
  
  MSRP: $90,000 (est.)
  EPA: 17 city/26 hwy
  Overview: With its lightweight chassis of bonded aluminum, supple suspension, and mid-engine layout, there’s nothing ordinary about the Evora.
  
  
• Mercedes-AMG SLC43
  
  MSRP: N/A
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: Historically, AMG models have been the hot rods from Mercedes but with the new SLC43, that is no longer the case.
  
  
• Mercedes-AMG SLK55
  
  MSRP: $73,525
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: Underneath the SLK55’s long, handsome hood dwells a hand-built 5.5-liter V-8 that pumps out 415 hp.
  
  
• Mercedes-Benz SLC-class
  
  MSRP: N/A
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: Meet the SLC, the SLK’s replacement, featuring updated looks and a new engine.
  
  
• Mercedes-Benz SLK-class
  
  MSRP: $47,925 - $60,125
  EPA: 22 city/32 hwy
  Overview: With two seats, a luxurious interior, and a standard retractable hardtop, the SLK is like a scaled-down SL-class for around half the price.
  
  
• Nissan Z
  
  MSRP: $30,825 - $50,235
  EPA: 18 city/26 hwy
  Overview: The iconic Z is a decent package of power and handling, but it’s starting to look dated versus the competition.
  
  
• Porsche 718 Boxster
  
  MSRP: $53,150 - $83,150
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: With a new 718 prefix, the latest Boxster switches to four-cylinder power for the first time.
  
  
• Porsche Cayman
  
  MSRP: $53,650 - $76,250
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: Sharing the same “718” prefix as its Boxster brother, the new Cayman also offers the same turbocharged flat-four engines.
  
  

Premium Sports Cars

• Jaguar F-type R
  
  MSRP: $104,595 - $107,445
  EPA: 16 city/23 hwy
  Overview: As Jaguar’s most powerful and athletic offering, the F-type R coupe—and convertible—combine brute force with gorgeous sheetmetal.
  
  
• Mercedes-AMG GT / GT S
  
  MSRP: $130,825
  EPA: 16 city/24 hwy
  Overview: While gullwings are no longer part of the design, the Mercedes-AMG GT S is still set to swoop in and snag buyers away from its archnemesis, the Porsche 911.
  
  
• Porsche 911
  
  MSRP: $85,350 - $133,850
  EPA: 19 city/26 hwy
  Overview: Since its debut, the 911 has been constantly updated while retaining the same iconic look and design philosophy.
  
  
• Acura NSX
  
  MSRP: $156,940
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: If you’ve been dreaming of the next NSX, it’s time to wake up: It’s here in the form of a highly technical and utterly thrilling supercar.
  
  
• Aston Martin Vantage
  
  MSRP: $106,125 - $189,120
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: Bulging in the right places, this is Aston’s smallest sports car—and while the V-8 models are also the least-expensive Astons, it doesn’t matter once you’re behind the wheel.
  
  
• Audi R8
  
  MSRP: $164,150 - $191,150
  EPA: 13 city/22 hwy
  Overview: Audi’s luscious R8 is beautiful to behold, easy to live with, and simply marvelous to drive—all the qualities you’d want in a sports car.
  
  

 

Dodge Viper

MSRP: $90,390 - $121,290
EPA: 12 city/21 hwy
Overview: The Viper is both all-American and a true exotic, with lots of curves and bulges in all the right places to let you know it means business.


Maserati GranTurismo

MSRP: $134,625 - $183,809
EPA: N/A
Overview: Maserati’s GranTurismo offers something extraordinary in a high-performance, six-figure coupe or convertible, one that embodies all that is compelling and irresistible about Italian cars.


McLaren 540C Coupe

MSRP: $160,000 (est.)
EPA: TBD
Overview: The 540C is McLaren’s entry-level sports car, but its 199-mph top speed makes it anything but mundane.


McLaren 570S / 570GT

MSRP: $184,900
EPA: N/A
Overview: There are two members of the 570 family: the 570S and the 570GT; both are set to kick sand in the face of lesser sports cars.


Nissan GT-R

MSRP: $103,365 - $151,585
EPA: 16 city/23 hwy
Overview: While fugly to some, as an instrument of pure speed, the GT-R is a thing of beauty.






Muscle Cars

• Chevrolet Camaro
  
  MSRP: $26,695 - $49,295
  EPA: 18 city/27 hwy
  Overview: Gutsy engines, aggressive sheetmetal, and rear-wheel drive are essential for any muscle car, but the Camaro stirs in excellent handling and great steering, too.
  
  
• Ford Mustang
  
  MSRP: $25,045 - $42,795
  EPA: 15 city/25 hwy
  Overview: The iconic Mustang—with its classic pony-car looks and hunkered-down stance—preserves a legacy that defines American motoring.
  
  
• Dodge Challenger
  
  MSRP: $27,990 - $38,990
  EPA: 15 city/23 hwy
  Overview: The Challenger is one big bruiser, with heft better suited to cruising or drag-racing at the strip than turning laps on a race track.
  
  

Sports Coupes and Convertibles

• Mazda MX-5 Miata
  
  MSRP: $25,750 - $32,105
  EPA: 27 city/34 hwy
  Overview: For pure driving bliss, the Miata is tops—and you’ll need only one turn behind the wheel to see why we named it a 10Best winner for 2016.
  
  
• Fiat 124
  
  MSRP: TBD
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: If the 124 looks familiar, that’s because underneath its sheetmetal lurks a Mazda MX-5 Miata.
  
  
• Hyundai Genesis coupe
  
  MSRP: $27,845 - $35,845
  EPA: 18 city/27 hwy
  Overview: This particular branch of the Genesis family tree aspires to drift-king greatness and a muscle-car reputation.
  
  
• Scion FR-S
  
  MSRP: $26,100 - $31,405
  EPA: 23 city/30 hwy
  Overview: Offering sports-car agility on a budget, the FR-S features excellent driving dynamics for a manageable price.
  
  
• Subaru BRZ
  
  MSRP: $26,190 - $29,290
  EPA: 22 city/30 hwy
  Overview: Thanks to terrific chassis balance, sharp steering, and a low center of gravity, the BRZ is a blast to drive despite a lack of horsepower.
  
  

Performance Sports Coupes and Convertibles

• BMW M4
  
  MSRP: $66,695 - $134,200
  EPA: 17 city/24 hwy
  Overview: Get behind the wheel of the M4 and prepare for explosive acceleration and razor-sharp handling.
  
  
• Lexus RC F
  
  MSRP: $63,755
  EPA: 16 city/25 hwy
  Overview: For those who think too much is just enough, the RC F takes an already aggressive-looking car to the extreme.
  
  

Performance Coupes and Convertibles

• Chevrolet Corvette Z06
  
  MSRP: $80,395 - $84,395
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: Think of the Corvette Z06 as the most amazing version of a sports car that is already amazing by anyone’s measure.
  
  
• Dodge Challenger SRT / SRT Hellcat
  
  MSRP: $50,190 - $63,490
  EPA: 13 city/21 hwy
  Overview: The Challenger is a major salvo in the Horsepower Wars, offering muscle-car metal and seriously awesome engines.
  
  
• Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 / GT350R
  
  MSRP: $48,695
  EPA: 14 city/21 hwy
  Overview: The all-new, all-awesome Shelby GT350 picks up where the Boss 302 left off, with more power, performance, and poise.
  
  
• Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
  
  MSRP: $73,300
  EPA: 13 city/19 hwy
  Overview: The legendary Z/28 lives on, but forget the 80s: This one takes its inspiration from the original Z/28 of 1967.
  
  
• Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
  
  MSRP: $56,500
  EPA: 14 city/19 hwy
  Overview: While its supercharged 580-hp 6.2-liter V-8 makes the ZL1 the most powerful Camaro so far, it’s much more than a straight-line muscle car.
  
  

 

Exotic Sports Cars

• Ferrari 488GTB
  
  MSRP: $242,737
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: With its twin-turbo 3.9-liter V-8 located behind you, you’ll enjoy its sonorous wail, and ferocious acceleration, all the way to 8000 rpm, where it makes 661 hp.
  
  
• Lamborghini Huracan
  
  MSRP: $203,295 - $265,845
  EPA: 14 city/20 hwy
  Overview: Nothing on Earth can prepare you for the eyeball-melting performance of Lamborghini’s “entry-level” supercar, the Huracán.
  
  
• Porsche 911 Turbo / Turbo S
  
  MSRP: $152,150 - $195,650
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: For decades, the 911 Turbo has been the stuff of legends, and it remains so today.
  
  
• Aston Martin Vanquish
  
  MSRP: $290,475 - $323,520
  EPA: 13 city/21 hwy
  Overview: Aston Martin calls the Vanquish a “super grand touring” machine, not a super sports car; we say it’s so beautiful, we don’t care what Aston calls it.
  
  
• Ferrari F12berlinetta
  
  MSRP: $323,745
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: Sure, it costs more than a house, but the metal-melting aria from that incredibly operatic engine—priceless.
  
  
• Ferrari GTC4Lusso
  
  MSRP: TBD
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: In a category full of two-seat supercar coupes, the GTC4Lusso politely requests a table for four.
  
  
• McLaren 650S
  
  MSRP: $349,500 - $372,600
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: The 650S may look like a face-lifted 12C, but there’s a lot more to it: The revised styling pays tribute to the P1 hybrid, the body tub is lighter, and about 25 percent of the parts are new.
  
  
• Porsche 911 GT3 / GT3 RS
  
  MSRP: $131,450 - $176,950
  EPA: N/A
  Overview: While 911s occupy the performance-car pantheon, the GT3 is truly a rolling deity.
  
  
• Spyker C8
  
  MSRP: TBD
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: You’ll probably never see one on the road, yet the C8 Preliator still fires the imaginations of hopeful enthusiasts everywhere.
  
  

Hypercars

• Ford GT
  
  MSRP: $400,000 (est.)
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: You can’t buy a Ford GT yet—and probably not ever—but apply now to be vetted by Ford.
  
  
• Lamborghini Aventador
  
  MSRP: $402,995 - $533,570
  EPA: 11 city/18 hwy
  Overview: Brutally powerful and obscenely flamboyant, the Aventador is unburdened by reality.
  
  
• Bugatti Chiron
  
  MSRP: TBD
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: Leaving the 99.999 percent in its dust, the Chiron is a 1500-hp smackdown of every hypercar ever produced in the history of time.
  
  
• Ferrari LaFerrari
  
  MSRP: $1,420,112
  EPA: 13 city/16 hwy
  Overview: Above sports cars, there are exotic sports cars—and then there’s the LaFerrari.
  
  
• Koenigsegg Regera
  
  MSRP: $1,900,000 (est.)
  EPA: TBD
  Overview: In Swedish, “Regera” means “to reign,” and with 1500+ hp and a price of around $1.9 million, the Regera is truly a member of hypercar royalty.
  
  

Soure >http://www.caranddriver.com/best-sports-cars

 

2 cars I don't really get:
-nissan 370z. It is definitely a nice looking car, but IMO it's time for a change. Considering it's just a facelift on a 350z, it's really a pretty old setup to still be running with virtually no changes.
-Aston Martin xxxx- I like when a brand has some identity and continuity. You could show someone a 15 year old model and a brand new one, and even if they couldn't name the exact model, they'd know it was an aston. What I have a hard time with is that they all look basically identical, and have for many years (outside of the 4 door). Its just too much of thr same. IMO, they could really use to make some changes to freshen things up.


As for cars I'd like to test drive: alfa 4c, ferrari f12 (never driven any FR ferrari), 911 gt3 (never driven a higher end 911), hellcat.

As for a short list of cars I would like to own (based off of assuming I would like them since I've driven an older or lower end version and really enjoyed it): cayman gt4, vette z06, 488 ferrari, merc amg GT/GTS.

 

Hi Chad,
I really enjoy reading your well thought out posts.
You would be a good auto reviewer & Road tester.
I like the Aston, but they are way out of my range. They still seem to be very popular. I see many around Miami & West Palm Beach.


I knew that you would include the new Z06 (I really love it).
They would probably let you test drive the ones you like. Me, they tell me to go get my father (LOL)...

I agree on the 370Z. My lady friend has one & her father paid way to much for it, but that's what she wanted.

I've driven it a few times, but really didn't get on it. I don't like driving someone else's car (I was taught that if you can't afford to replace it, don't abuse it. It runs strong & I like the few changes they have made. Decent review below by Top Speed. I'd rather have a new Corvette or a New Camaro.
I am thankful that we have so many choices in vehicles, `if we have the $'s to buy & enjoy them...Thanks for your post/words/opinions
2015 - 2016 Nissan 370Z Nismo


2015 - 2016 Nissan 370Z Nismo | car review @ Top Speed

 

Very nice list BBM, never heard of the Chiron but 1500hp I guess the Veyron Super Sport is old news.

 

Thank You, but I have to give credit to Car & Driver who put it together. I just copied it to share with the MCF

Did you order yours yet ?
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Click above 4 vid
420 km/h261 mpharound 463 km/h288 mph

Bugatti Chiron @ Top Speed

 

Here's the 1500 Horsepower Production Koenigsegg Regera

now in red.​


Here's the 1500 Horsepower Production Koenigsegg Regera

Koenigsegg

BY TRAVIS OKULSKI


Last year, we saw the Koenigsegg Regera at the Geneva Motor Show and we were knocked off our feet. Koenigsegg, a brand that had previously said it had no interest in building hybrids, introduced a 1500 horsepower plug-in hybrid that had no gearbox.
It blew our minds.
Now, Koenigsegg has introduced the production version of the Regera, and other than the red paint, you'll be hard pressed to find anything different on the outside. But that doesn't mean that no changes were made. Koenigsegg says that they made more than 3000 changes from concept to production.

Koenigsegg

It reaches 62 in 2.8 seconds, 125 in 6.6, and 186 in 10.9. That's a full three seconds faster than theBugatti Chiron, a car that wants to be the fastest ever made.
The 800 volt battery pack makes this the first 800 volt production car, though perhaps with how limited the production will be, we should put production in quotes.

 

I'm a bit odd with c7s. I don't much like the styling of the base model. I think with upgraded body mods like the Z and GS, it looks great, I just can't really get into the base ones.

My biggest fear with a c7 is the trans. The 7 speed is still fairly new, and I'm not sure how much aftermarket there is for it yet. IMO the 8 speed auto is even worse off with GM going to the 10 speed soon. They're definitely both stout in stock form, but it's interesting to see how the hold up with double stock power (or more) and/or some hard drag launches.

 

Hi `Chad, thanks again for your contribution to this thread & the MCF. I noticed that you are up early this Friday morning for a west-coaster

Yes, it will be interesting `if the transmission will hold up under abusive power. Auto Manufacturers have come a long way since the 2 speed power glide transmissions. Time will tell (?). At least they aren't putting a CVT in the Corvette or Camaro's

Personally, I prefer to have a good manual transmission & six gears is enough for me. It makes me feel more connected to the car, plus it more fun (Unless)>you're in stop & go traffic. I wish we could choose our own gears, but that could be a mod if available. I also wish there were more rear gearing factory choices. Again, another Mod to fit your driving.

I'm just thankful that we have so many choices, `if we have the money $'s to purchase & enjoy. Peace/Out > Whose next ?