Coupes under $80k
- Home /
- Best coupes under $80k
If you’re lucky enough to in the market for a new luxury coupe, you’ll be able to net a bunch of powerful and stylish cars for your sub-$80k budget. Despite being limited to only two doors, coupes in this price range double down on the cool, as well as technology, design, speed and quality.
What’s more, the sheer volume of in this price range is high, so you’ll be well catered for in terms of options.

BMW 2 Series
The smallest offering of BMW’s coupe range, the 2 Series blends a small body with BMW’s famous driving characteristics. A number of engine options are available and the car comes in a convertible body style too.

Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
The Mercedes-Benz CLA is a bit of a weird one, in that it has four-doors but still retains coupe bodylines and is classed as such. Even still, the CLA is a pint-sized package that definitely punches above its weight grade.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Stepping up from the CLA, Mercedes offers the C-Class coupe. It’s larger, more powerful and costs a little more, but you’ll be rewarded with its sizeable interior and nicer materials in the interior.

For rent: Holden’s HQ
Holden’s once-proud Salmon Street residence reduced to taking in boarders

Pininfarina’s 5 Finest Ferraris
Naming the most beautiful Ferraris ever made

Ferrari ‘Sergio’ revealed
New limited-edition collector special from Maranello

Aussies to get neutered V8 Mustang?
More details on Mustang reveal less powerful GT variant; no GT350 for Oz

Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe first official pictures
Mercedes unleashes its answer to the BMW X6

Porsche 911 GTS vs. Mercedes-AMG GT S
Porsche 911 GTS vs. Mercedes-AMG GT S

2015 Ford Focus first official pictures
Ford Focus gets a nip and tuck for 2015

2015 Mazda CX-3 review
Mazda’s promising CX-3 small SUV – its fourth all-new model in 18 months – marks the next step in its ‘SkyActiv’ product offensive.

LaFerrari FXX K Revealed
So hardcore it made Ferrari swear

2015 Mercedes-Benz SL400 review
Mercedes’ SL gets a facelift just in time for summer, but it’s the entry-level car that gets the biggest changes

Aston’s baby-loving drop-top
Australian Design Rules force Aston Martin to sell half-million-dollar Vanquish Volante with a child seat or baby capsule as standard

Porsche 911 GT3 review
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a 911 Coupe with more power, less weight and a hunger for race tracks. It’s not the most expensive or the fastest car in the 911 range, but it is the one real drivers should choose

Megane Trophy R pricing announced
How much for the fastest front-driver in the world?

Motor Sport Report – 8/12/14
Parity now the challenge; V8s finish on a dampener; Ambrose eases back in; McLaren still to decide line-up; Foxtel drops price to watch V8s

The Week in Review
Chevrolet Camaro cussed; fire-breathing four-pot Ford Mustangs; Saab reborn, again; city cars crash out; diesel is a dirty word in France

Toyota to close Sydney office
Toyota Australia chooses Melbourne for its consolidated head office; job losses climb to 2600 with end of local manufacturing

Porsche 911 GT3 review
Track testing Weissach’s new road racer

Poll: Should Ford have built the Coupe?
Could this XR8 Coupe Concept have saved Falcon?

2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate review
We drive the new Mercedes C-Class Estate on Aussie turf for the first time

V8 Supercars reveals turbocharged future
Turbo fours and sixes – and even four-seat coupes – eligible to rub paint with eight-pot muscle from 2017, V8 Supercars says

Vehicle sales crack million mark
Mazda 3 nudges out Corolla to take November’s bestseller title as sales top magic million

Smart ForFour review
The Smart ForFour has double the passenger capacity of the stubby ForTwo. But unlike Smart’s first attempt at a larger car a decade ago, this one sticks with the rear-engine and rear-drive layout

Ford quits V8 Supercars
No more factory Ford team from 2016

2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI review
Mid-life update of the Volkswagen Polo GTI adds a huge dollop of driver appeal. Highlights are a new, more powerful 1.8-litre turbo engine and the return of a six-speed manual option