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Five of the best sports cars you can buy right now
And yes, there are other answers alongside 'just get a Porsche'
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 Carrera is speedier and grippier than ever before. Of course it is, that’s how progress is measured. The facelift cleans up the 992’s looks neatly, the twin-turbo flat-six has an energy and charisma few can match and the 911 is now even better balanced and neater in its handling.
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Advertisement - Page continues belowAlpine A110
The Alpine A110 does things differently. Whether that makes it better or worse than a Porsche Cayman depends on your priorities and perspective. But fundamentally it’s a terrific car, a genuine exponent of light weight that makes you question the claims of almost every firm that says they build light cars. Even Lotus.
Toyota GR86
There really aren’t many cars out there like the GR86 for the money. Yes, there are sweeter, nicer-sounding, more powerful engines out there, and there are cars that are faster with nicer interiors, but nothing quite like the generous balance that the Toyota offers. It’s genuinely lovely, and obviously made by people who like what we like.
Advertisement - Page continues belowPorsche 718 Cayman GTS
It’s smaller than the current 911, it makes a better noise, it’s more enjoyable at sensible road speeds, just as refined when your hair isn’t on fire, and so long as you don’t need occasional child seats, pretty much as practical every day.
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BMW M2
If you’re looking purely at new car options, the M2 really is in a class of one. No other small sporting coupe is as practical, as complete, and in many ways the M2 now asks very serious questions of the M4 itself.
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