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.
2018 Geneva Motor Show: Renault ‘urban mobility’ concept scooped
Renault’s top-secret autonomous vehicle has taken to the streets of Barcelona ahead of its global debut
Eight awesome unraced F1 liveries
The racing world was robbed when these paint schemes were left off the Formula 1 grid
Alpine A110 – Fresh Alpine Heir
Renault reimagines an icon from the early 1960s and delivers a supple, lightweight, pure driver’s car that’s so right it’s remarkable
Nissan GT-R Nismo: Performance Car of the Year 2018 4th Place
If the regular GT-R is a weapon, the Nismo is a nuke
2007 Suzuki Swift Sport review: classic MOTOR
With a tasty suspension and chassis package, Suzuki gets it right with its feisty hot hatch
The insider: The Chinese car industry
“Look at where South Korean car makers were ten years ago… Your next car probably won’t be Chinese, but the one after that might be”.
Inside the GM Heritage Collection
The high points of General Motors’ Heritage Collection are a reminder of the company’s reign as a true automotive superpower
2000 Holden Commodore VU SS ute review: classic MOTOR
This great Aussie icon is a far cry from driving purity, but hell, it’s a V8, ain’t it?
HSV GTSR W1: Performance Car of the Year 2018 5th Place
The ultimate example of Aussie engineering is a fitting swansong
2017 Kia Picanto S long-term review
Kia’s Picanto S, the South-Korean manufacturer’s cheapest offering, is quickly adding some much need zest to Cam’s now longer commute to work
2018 Ferrari Portofino makes Australian premiere
Twin-turbo V8 convertible coupe lands on local, err, sand
BMW’s forgotten South African specials
We look back at the most memorable Saffer 3 Series models as BMW switches Rosslyn production to X3
Porsche chooses its 5 most iconic racers
One of the most venerated names in motorsports cherry pick their five icons
Diablo SV; GT40 replica; WRX RS40; Mini Cooper S; M4 DTM: Classifieds of the Week
Five very different cars for sale to tempt you into owning something special
Profits at the fuel pump highest on record, consumer watchdog says
The ACCC accuses fuel retailers of dipping into our pockets, angry fuel retailers say the ACCC is wrong
$5000 Driver’s Car Stars: part two
Meet three more of the newest, fittest and finest budget performance cars around
Hyundai i30 N delivers Golf R grunt for GTI money
Hyundai’s i30 N performance halo is priced from $39,990 – and the Performance Pack is standard!
2018 Hyundai i30N pricing and specs revealed
Local price tag for Hyundai’s 202kW hot hatch has been announced
2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class lands in Australia ahead of April launch
Tradies wanting a little bit of luxury under their arses on their trip to the worksite, it’s almost your time to shine
Ford names new head of North American business
A new boss is installed less than a day after the unexpected departure of the old one
Force India ‘not for sale’, quashes Brabham F1 return
Okay, so no buyers have knocked on the door. But Formula 1 team Force India remains tight-lipped over its future, for now
2018 Ferrari Portofino review
Faster and more agile, but there’s still a missing link
Audi TT RS: Performance Car of the Year 2018 6th Place
Ferociously fast style icon is easy to like, but hard to love
2018 Lexus RX 350L Review
LEXUS finally has a seven-seat offering that doesn’t cost six digits, with the RX SUV’s rump gaining a few extra inches of real estate to squeeze in an extra pair of pews.
