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You’re looking for a new car. While your senses say you should choose a sensible saloon, your petrol-fuelled heart screams supercar.
And for the price of a family hatchback, you’re not short of choice for 150mph dream machines.
Adrian Hearn rounds up what’s available.
£20,000 – You could fork out on a new Ford Mondeo, or get your hands on an…
Aston Martin DB7
David Beckham owned one with the registration plate DB7. Now you can get your hands on one of the 3.2-litre models for under £20k. For your hard-earned money you hit 60mph in 5.7 seconds before reaching a top speed of 165mph.
Or a
Honda NSX
Developed by racing legend Ayrton Senna, the NSX is Honda’s only supercar. Built between 1990 and 2005, the Japanese motor was available with a 3.0 and 3.2-litre V6 engine. For £18,000 you can get your hands on a 1991 3.0-litre model meaning 290bhp channelled to the rear-wheels. This enables a 0-60mph dash of 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 165mph.
£15,000 – The Ford Focus is an excellent car, but for the price of a 1.6-litre Zetec you could get your hands on a…
Ferrari Mondial
This 3-litre Prancing Horse was built between 1980 and 1992. Producing 240bhp, the Mondial wasn’t supercar-quick by today’s standards, accelerating from 0-60mph in 7.6 seconds before hitting a top speed of 138mph – the same as a 2-litre BMW 3 Series. But it is a Ferrari for £15k.
£10,000 – It’s Nissan Micra territory, but you couldn’t turn up at the Nürburgring in the Japanese supermini. You could in a…
Porsche 911
Built since 1963, the 911 is one of the world’s most iconic sports cars. With the engine at the rear and the boot at the front, the Porsche is one of the most eye-catching of all cars. For £10k, you can get your hands on 1985 911 Carrera Sport. That means 0-60mph in 5.6 seconds and a top speed of 152mph.
Or an
E30 BMW M3
After dominating Touring Cars during the Eighties, the original M3 is regarded by many aficionados as the ultimate 3-Series. Using a 2.3-litre block, the Bavarian beast could accelerate from 0-60mph before hitting a top speed of 146mph. Not bad for a sports coupe built in 1986.
£5,000 – The same price as a Suzuki GSXR superbike. But who wants to get wet when you can drive a…
Toyota Supra
Favoured among the modifying fraternity, the Supra is a serious piece of kit. And for £5,000 you can get a 1993 automatic 3-litre twin turbocharged model. Producing 324bhp, the Japanese steroid rockets to 60mph in 5.6seconds before hitting 155mph. If you can find a manual, you’ll do 0-60mph in sub-five seconds.
Or a
Mitsubishi 3000GT
Another Japanese legend, the 3000 offers similar performance to the Supra. Boasting 280bhp, the four-wheel-drive Mitsubishi is propelled from 0-60mph in 5.7 seconds before reaching a license-losing 155mph.
£1,000 – Buy a top-end mountain bike, or forget about exercising and get yourself a…
Jaguar XJS
Not the most reliable or most successful Jaguar ever made, but in the used market there’s a lot of metal for little money. Using a 5.3-litre V12, the 1984 monster produced 266bhp and had a top speed of 155mph. And you can get your hands on one for less than a grand.
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