Coupes under $50k
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Whether you’re just starting to drive or heading into a mid-life crisis, coupes appeal to all of us. Luckily, these days you don’t need to spend big money to enjoy the thrills of the swept-back driving experience.
While you are able to buy a Subaru BRZ or Toyota 86 for less than $40,000, choices start to expand once you’re shopping under the $50,000 so let’s start there.
Toyota 86
It is getting a little long in the tooth, but the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ combo still offers sports car thrills for an affordable price. Available in manual or automatic with a choice of specification levels, the Toyota 86 has stood the test of time despite external pressure to fill it with extra power.
Mazda MX-5
With the nameplate just celebrating its 30th birthday, there’s small wonder why so many flock to the Mazda MX-5 for an engaging top-down drive. Even if you’re more of a hard-top fan, Mazda now offers the RF version which includes a folding metal roof.
Hyundai i30 Fastback N
A relatively new player to the coupe game, Hyundai’s i30 N was transformed into a four-door coupe following the success of the hatchback. Sleeker styling marries with everything that made Hyundai’s first true hot hatch great
3 Kings – Chevrolet Camaro vs Holden Coupe 60 vs Holden Monaro
We muster Holden’s oz-developed muscle-car royalty to find the coupe worthy of the pony-car crown.
Mitsubishi workhorse Triton gets tougher for 2010
Triton now has a new 131kW and 400Nm turbo-diesel and impressive safety gear. It’s all about being tougher than the opposition.
LAUNCHED: Alfa Romeo 8C Spider
From the moment your thumbprint on the starter button is answered by a burst of V8-flavoured decibels, it’s clear the Alfa Romeo’s 8C Spider is up for the challenge.
LAUNCHED: Audi A5
Audi A5 Sportback models that show Audi can, deliver dynamics.
LAUNCHED: Audi A5 Cabriolet
The Audi A5 Cabriolet performs exactly as you’d expect: it’s extremely refined top up or down.
LAUNCHED: Peugeot 308 CC
At first acquaintance, the Peugeot 308 CC seems to have the goods.
Jetta engine choices expand
Volkswagen has introduced a mid-life spruce up to its current Jetta sedan range in Australia
A5 Sportback
The latest step in fast-moving Audi’s global product strategy is the A5 Sportback – a hard-to-describe model lobbing into a new segment.
Open wide and say R
Can VW’s new Uber Golf R cut it against Renault’s Megane 250 cup and Ford’s sharp-as Focus RS in the battle of the hyper hatches?
Right Hook Chevrolet Camaro Review
Holden won’t import the thunderous Chevy Camaro (yet), but in this exclusive first Aussie drive courtesy of Queensland-based Performax, we’re able to unleash the wild horses of a bona-fide Pony Car
Ferrari 458 Italia
Peter Robinson’s long history with Ferrari was ignited by a late-’60s love affair with a Dino 246. Since then he’s driven virtually every subsequent model from Maranello, making him hard to oust as the man to thrash the brilliant, blinding 458 Italia
2010 BMW X1 Review
The niche-filling continues as Munich milks the X factor
Toyota Hybrid Camry
Oz-built eco-warrior ready to charge large-car rivals
Porsche Boxster Spyder
Playing the heritage card sheds light on the subject
Range Rover Sport
New engines crank up the volume, designers tone down the butch
Mercedes E500 Coupe
CLK successor makes a class distinction
Audi R8 Spyder
Top chopped, engine note cranked to V10
Subaru WRX STi Spec C
Lighter, tighter, righter – for Japan, at least
Maserati GranCabrio
Brilliance not essential when you look this good
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
147 replacement arrives late but likeable
Kia Sportage
May be misnamed, but won’t be misplaced in suburbia
Mercedes S63 AMG
Downsized donk still knows thunder road
Lexus RX450h
Let’s take this one day at a time and see how it goes
Abarth Punto Evo
Scorpion badge brings sting to Fiat’s hatch
