ICYMI These are the 5 best sports cars for 5 different budgets - Via: drivingdotca
Anyone with an ounce of gasoline in their blood lusts after a good sports car. While the breed tends to be less practical than many, with form taking precedence over function, the beauty and appeal is found in the unadulterated fun of the drive.
Used under $20,000: Mazda MiataWhen it was introduced, the Mazda Miata breathed life back into a bygone era — it was what the MGB should have been all along! Its key asset was, and still remains, the fact driver and car work as one for the betterment of both. New under $30,000: Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86The Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 are, for all intents and purposes, one and the same car, with very minor cosmetic and packaging differences. While some will lament the fact the engine lacks a turbo, the overall driving experience is impossible to dismiss.
New under $40,000: Hyundai Veloster NTalk affordable sports cars and the Hot Hatch category is rapidly becoming the place to shop. When the quirky four-door Hyundai Veloster arrived – a three-door hatch with a single rear door – its paucity of power lead me to dub it the “Slowster.” Anything that suggests “velocity” should at least have a little!
New under $50,000: Honda Civic Type RWhen Honda launched the Civic Type R, it gave Canada the forbidden fruit so many had lusted after. It’s a supreme ride that lives up to its hyped-up billing, and then some. The heart and soul of the Type R is the 2.0L turbo-four and the 306 hp and 295 lb.-ft. of torque it twists out. The beauty is the powerband is sustained over the entire operating range.
Another popular choice in the under-$50,000 category was the Kia Stinger GT. It is first and foremost a family car, with the practicality of a hatchback and lots of power . The bonus is that when in Sport mode, 80 per cent of the drive goes to the rear wheels so it can be drifted with authority. Again, the intangible is the Albert Biermann touch. In the end, the Stinger GT is a plush, practical family ride that doubles a proper driver’s car.
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