The best sports cars – driven, rated and ranked

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Best sports cars

Here is the definitive top 10 list of the best sports cars currently on sale – only one can be the very best…

To many petrolheads, sports cars are one of the most desired objects money can buy. 

A genre that’s almost as old as the car itself, sports cars were first developed to bring some of the speed and excitement of early motorsport machines to the regular driver on the road.

Now though, they’ve matured and can be driven every day. Car makers including BMW, Porsche, Mercedes and Alpine are all heavy investors in the sports car world, using their expertise to produce some seriously capable models. 

The best part is sports cars are still a traditional offering, with petrol power and high performance. Even as many other segments undergo rapid change, this one still deals in big power, lightweight engineering, high-revving combustion engines and outstanding handling dynamism.

But which sports cars are truly the best? We’ve listed our top picks in the full-sized sports car world right here, each with deep-chested acceleration and uplifting handling – and just as at home on the open road as they are on track. 

We think the best sports car on sale today is the Alpine A110, but you’ll have to read on to find out why. Read on as we list the best sports cars still on sale in 2025.