A valuable segment and a Hallmark for Car Companies
Sports Cars have always been under the spotlight and probably the most attractive segment in the car industry.
Competition among sports cars is indeed very tough and is pushing ahead the car industry to more creativity and progress on the level of developing fast cars while maintaining the best of performance and style in the design.
In this section we will list the top 6 sports cars and we evaluated each one according to its design, acceleration, fuel economy, ride quality, steering, handling, braking, quietness, interior material, room and comfort, cargo room and value.
In our evaluation we also took into consideration the price versus quality. We made sure to point out to our readers the cars that offer the best riding quality in the most affordable prices.
The points that we gave to each car strictly reflects our personal point of views and are based on drive tests made on each one of them.
Top 6 Sports Cars
1-Chevrolet Corvette 65
2-BMW Z4 63
3-Mercedes CLK 61
4-Porsche Boxster 60
5-Audi TT 58
6-Cadillac XLR / Lexus SC 430 56
Chevrolet Corvette Points(/10) Reason
Design 8 very attractive
Acceleration 8 0-100 km/h in 4.7s
Fuel Economy 4 19 mpg
Ride Quality 4 Always firm
Steering-Handling-Braking 9 Sharp steering, Braking is stable
Quietness 4 Noise heard clearly at acceler
Interior Materials 7 Gauges well placed
Room & Comfort 6 Comfortable, adequate leg and head room
Cargo Room 6 Good as a sport car
Value in Class 9 Very Good against competitors
Total 65
BMW Z4 Points(/10) Reason
Design 8 Very attractive
Acceleration 7 0-100 km/h in 5.8s
Fuel Economy 6 22.8 mpg
Ride Quality 5 Firm
Steering-Handling-Braking 8 Agile,grippy nearly flat in corners
Quietness 4 Road noise
Interior Materials 7 Gauges well placed
Room & Comfort 3 No rear seating
Cargo Room 6 Trunk not bad for a 2 seats sport car
Value in Class 9 excellent balance of performance & driving excitement
Total 63
Mercedes CLK 500 Points(/10) Reason
Design 8 Modern
Acceleration 8 0-100 km/h in 5.6s
Fuel Economy 4 19.4 mpg
Ride Quality 6 solid
Steering-Handling-Braking 7 fine grip and stability
Quietness 4 noise classy
Interior Materials 6 typical mercedes
Room & Comfort 4 cozy feel
Cargo Room 6 useful load space
Value in Class 8 solid and sporty
Total 61
Porsche Boxster Points(/10) Reason
Design 8 Stylish
Acceleration 8 0-100 km/h in 5.4s
Fuel Economy 5 23 mpg
Ride Quality 4 firm
Steering-Handling-Braking 8 very responsive
Quietness 5 road noise well managed
Interior Materials 6 rich feeling
Room & Comfort 4 acceptable room and comfort
Cargo Room 5 little in cabin storage
Value in Class 7 satisfy demanding drivers
Total 60
Audi TT Points(/10) Reason
Design 8 Modern
Acceleration 7 0-100 km/h in 6.5s
Fuel Economy 5 23.6 mpg
Ride Quality 4 Firm
Steering-Handling-Braking 8 Great twisty road runner
Quietness 3 exhaust noise
Interior Materials 7 clear gauges
Room & Comfort 5 narrow footwells, adequate head clearance
