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
Mazda Media Challenge
Call it an extreme grudge match. Australia versus Russia. This time it’s on our home soil. Literally. Six kilometres of forestry track has been closed just outside of Canberra. A dozen production-spec Mazda MX-5s roadsters await the tender mercies of 20 Australian and four Russian journalists.
Lamborghini’s running of the bulls!
Lamborghini is continuing its 50th anniversary celebrations with a grand tour, comprising 350 examples of the famous marque, running the length of Italy over five days and more than 1200km, starting overnight in Milan and finishing at the company’s Sant’Agata Bolognese headquarters this Saturday (11.05.13).
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The 1000kW Subaru BRZ
No, that number in the headline isn’t a typo.
McLaren P1 drifts on frozen lake
Ah McLaren, you sure know how to shoot a good video.
Hi-tech Hyundai sculpture lights up Milan
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Mercedes system tracked Boston bombers
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GALLERY: MOTOR’s Top Ten Coolest Concept Cars
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