In the market for the newest, most state of the art sports cars available? These newly minted and updated machines will hit the showrooms in the upcoming year.

AUDI R8 SPYDER A convertible version of the R8 supercar will make it a brace of super-quick Audis in 2017. The Spyder is due mid-year, twinned with the Lamborghini Huracan Spyder and using the same 5.2-litre V10. Body stiffness is said to be 55 per cent greater than the previous R8 Spyder, making it closer to its coupe sibling in rigidity. The fabric roof takes 20 seconds to operate, and can be raised or lowered at up to 50km/h. Standard features include adaptive suspension and a Bang & Olufsen audio complete with headrest speakers.

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Not content with building some of the world’s fastest hatches, Renault is resurrecting its old sports-car brand Alpine in 2017. There’s already been a couple of concept cars, including this year’s Vision that pointed to the first model being a mid-engined two-seater coupe powered by a 200kW-plus turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The model tipped to be called the A120 – following the A110 of the 1960s – will take on the likes of the Alfa Romeo 4C, Lotus Exige and Porsche Cayman, and could be priced between $75,000 and $90,000.

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2017 Top 5 sports cars

Audi R8 Spyder$308,400+
Alpine A120Price TBC
Audi TT RS$140,000 approx.
Mazda MX-5 RF$31,990+
Mercedes-AMG GT RPrice TBC