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High performance sports cars in 2016 will be a game of two halves – the awe-inspiring and the somewhat more accessible.
The Ferrari 488 GTB and a reborn Honda NSX will headline the former, while among the latter will be the BMW M4 GTS, the Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe, and Porsche’s updated Boxster and Cayman.
With a mid-mounted twin-turbo 3.9-litre V8 sending 493kW to the rear wheels, Ferrari’s 458 successor, the 488 GTB (pictured below), is on the front foot against new and renewed rivals.
We’re also likely to see the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 Lamborghini Urus, which is the brand’s second SUV, and its first since 1993.
Audi’s second-generation R8 will arrive around June, bringing an evolutionary new look, more power and speed, and greater efficiency. Importantly, the R8 won’t trade away its renowned user-friendliness, though it will drop the V8 to become a V10-only proposition.
Moving into a less costly domain, we’ll greet hotter, harder BMW M4 variant the GTS, and a full-house 2 Series M-car called, yep … the M2.
McLaren will give us a two-car line-up and a baby brother for the 650S, with its 540C and 570S Coupes, which have the Porsche 911 Turbo fixed in the crosshairs.
The German brand will also deliver a facelifted Boxster and Cayman, complete with boxer four-cylinder turbo engines. The talented Zuffenhausen engineers will make sure these are more impressive than they sound.
