You don’t have to spend $40,000 or more to get into sports-car territory. There are sports cars below the $30,000 mark that will give respectable, if not impressive, handling performance.
We’ve picked a few of our favorites that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Of these, the Mini Cooper S, Volkswagen GTI and Mazda MX-5 Miata stand out with considerable bang for the buck. The MX-5 Miata is a two-seater roadster; if you need more cargo or passenger room, check out the GTI and Cooper S, which offer hatchback utility with room for four or five passengers, respectively.
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how could you not bring up any American made? traitor!
Yes, Chevy HHR SS,and if you listed Nissan 370, you should list a whole lot like Camaro and Mustand too.
ralliart is overpriced and heavy. honda civic si is another good car
HHR and the muscle cars are not created to handle like sports cars. They are fast and handle better than your average Camry, yes; but they do not possess the sharp reflexes that the cars in that list exhibit.
james,
Your first sentence lacks an object ... Regardless, American-made doesn't mean much these days, and the American brands don't make anything other than muscles cars anymore -- the Sky/Solstice (or any other Pontiac for that matter) anymore; no other American brand that handles well is "moderately priced."
Although several Mazda's made the list, I am surprised they left off the RX-8, one of the best handling production cars made and probably the best in its modest price range.
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