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
Lexus LF-NX Concept | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Lexus has a problem – its buyers are getting old. Which is why it’s targeting a new, younger audience with concepts like this new LF-NX crossover.
Honda Civic Type-R | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Honda’s current range is so bereft of spirit and excitement, the company has to talk about a hot hatch still two years away to get any attention.
Mercedes Concept S-Class Coupe | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Filthy rich has a new look. It’s called the S-Class Coupe and has just been revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Girls of Frankfurt
Glamour is a word that conjures up images of high fashion, celebration and exclusivity.
Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Sideline with the showstoppers
It’s arguably the world’s most significant motor show, and the first of two media preview days at this year’s International Auto Show in Frankfurt has revealed an amazing number of stunning new models.
Volvo Concept Coupe | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Volvo has spelled out its new design language in capital letters with the striking Concept Coupe that was revealed overnight at the Frankfurt Motor show.
Suzuki reveals Jimny successor | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Suzuki’s iV-4 compact SUV due in 2015 promises to be a tough little off-roader if the concept’s rugged design is any indication.
Mad Tuners | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Alrighty. It’s time we stopped messing around with all the slow, timid ho-hum series production stuff at Frankfurt and paid a visit to the mad men of German automotive engineering.
Porsche 918 shatters Nurburgring record
Look out Ferrari and McLaren, Porsche’s new 918 Spyder hypercar may have blown you out of the water.
Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Best cars and concepts (Day 1)
Finally, after weeks of teaser images and promises of ground-breaking new models, the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show is here.
Jaguar C-X17 SUV Concept | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Jaguar’s C-X17 concept introduces its new modular aluminium monocoque platform that will also underpin its BMW 3 Series/Mercedes Class rival, due in 2015.
BMW i8 | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
After a lengthy development program, and much hype surrounding its final form, BMW has pulled the wraps off the i8, the brand’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle.
In pics: Jaguar C-X17 SUV Concept
Jaguar’s C-X17 concept introduces its new modular aluminium monocoque platform that will also underpin its BMW 3 Series/Mercedes Class rival, due in 2015.
2013 Holden Commodore SS-V Redline Review
So many performance Commodores over the last 20 years haven’t cut it as track cars. But those days are over.
2013 Lotus Exige S Review
If you like it hardcore, you’ll see the light
More shots: VW Golf R
Volkswagen has given us a better look at its new Mk VII Golf R by releasing a host of images before it official Frankfurt Motor Show debut.
2013 Range Rover Sport Review
Find something it can’t do. Go on, try…
Revealed: Toyota’s 300kW Yaris Hybrid-R
Meet the world’s most powerful Toyota city car – the 313kW Hybrid-R concept.
Audi’s 305km/h Sport Quattro concept
Just days before the Frankfurt Motor Show Audi has revealed its headline act – the new 305km/h Sport Quattro concept.
2013 Hyundai i30 SR Review
In Hyundai-speak, it’s the “Local Model Expansion Strategy.” For us, the first result of a more adaptable product-development approach is the i30 SR, a warm hatch that is (for the moment) unique to Australia.
In pics: Mercedes-Benz E500 Cabriolet 2014
Mercedes-Benz has no excuses for not being at the top of the four-seat convertible game.
Guru Bangle says car design is stuck in a rut
In the early noughties he famously caused outraged brand loyalists to picket BMW’s ‘four cylinder building’ in Munich, angry that his controversial design direction was ruining the brand. But now, auto design guru Chris Bangle is calling for more creativity in car design.
Kiwi ‘Can Cars’ rev up recycling
Sandy Sanderson lives in Hamilton, New Zealand and turns aluminium drink cans into amazing automotive works of art.
Jaguar teases SUV concept
Jaguar has issued a teaser image of its C-X17 cross-over concept, confirmed to appear at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (Sept. 12-22).
