11 Best German Sports Cars
If you`re thinking German sports cars, you`re thinking precision, you`re thinking acceleration, and above all, you`re thinking treating. BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Porsche all combine to give Germany a reputation for building titillating and refined sports cars with the enthusiast in mind.
Naturally, your budget will go a long way toward determining just how much of all that you wind up with. From the Volkswagen GTI, which starts under $25,000, to the Audi R8, which starts above $150,000, there is a well-made German sports car to suit every taste.
You`ll recognize some mainstays on this list, such as the Porsche nine hundred eleven and BMW M2, as well as a duo interesting newcomers that might hit just the right spot.
Check out the following slips to learn more.
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2017 Porsche Cayman
Kicking off Price: $53,900 | Horsepower Range: 300-350 (Details Below)
With outstanding treating, a convenient interior, inbetween three hundred and three hundred fifty horsepower, and a base price of $53,900, the two thousand seventeen Porsche Cayman is a excellent overall sports car at a relatively affordable price. The Cayman has ditched Porsche`s famous inline six-cylinder engines in favor of a pair of turbocharged four cylinders.
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2017 Porsche 911
Commencing Price: $89,400 | Horsepower Range: 370-580 (Details Below)
The base Porsche nine hundred eleven has three hundred seventy horsepower and costs $89,400, but if you have the money, the nine hundred eleven can add options that will take the car above $200,000 and to near six hundred horsepower from a twin-turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine. Regardless of engine tune, the nine hundred eleven boasts world-class treating without sacrificing rail quality, and a top-notch interior keeps things buttoned up inwards.
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2017 Porsche Boxster
Embarking Price: $56,000 | Horsepower Range: 300-350 (Details Below)
The Boxster is the convertible version of the Cayman, so it has a slightly higher base price ($56,000), but it has the same turbocharged four-cylinder engines making 300-350 horsepower. Because it`s a convertible, cargo space is at a premium, but otherwise, driver and passenger alike will love a luxurious, well-made interior and some of the best treating you can buy.
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2017 BMW M4
Commencing Price: $66,200 | Horsepower: 425-444 (Details Below)
For $66,200, you can buy the two thousand seventeen BMW M4 coupe ($74,700 for the convertible), which has a twin-turbo inline six-cylinder engine making four hundred twenty five horsepower and four hundred six pound-feet of torque. A Competition Package is available that increases the horsepower numbers to 444. Test drivers say that gives the M4 more than enough power without disturbing the car`s overall sense of refinement and sophistication. It is one of the best-handling cars in the world, and there are a lot of advanced features, like automatic self-parking, available to dress it up.
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2017 Audi R8
Embarking Price: $162,900 | Horsepower Range: 540-610 (Details Below)
With a base price of $162,900, you expect the Audi R8 to do a lot, but one of the most astounding things about it is its capability to combine race-car-like treating with the everyday drivability of a conventional coupe. Making 540-610 horsepower from its V10 engine, the R8 offers the savage acceleration and incredible cornering capability of a track car with a refined, high-tech cabin that, in typical Audi style, is as well-made as they come.
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2017 Mercedes-AMG SL65
Commencing Price: $219,850 | Horsepower: 621 (Details Below)
There is a broad range of spectacle available in the Mercedes SL, and it all depends on how much you can afford. Combined with a good rail, excellent treating, and a spacious, high-tech interior, the SL sixty five is more of a highway cruiser than a canyon carver, but with a 621-horsepower V12 engine, it can drape with just about anything on a haul unwrap.
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2017 BMW M2
Embarking Price: $52,500 | Horsepower: 365 (Details Below)
If budget and practicality are as much your priorities as horsepower and treating, the $52,500 BMW M2 offers slew of trunk space and fine safety scores in addition to its acute treating and 365-horsepower engine.
Tho’ the M2 seats four, be aware that the back seat is on the puny side compared to BMW`s larger models, such as the three Series. Albeit the M2 is slightly smaller than the three Series, it also offers tighter treating.
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2017 BMW M6
Beginning Price: $113,700 | Horsepower: 560 (Details Below)
Commencing at $113,700, the BMW M6 is a large luxury car with a 560-horsepower engine. Because of its size, it`s not as nimble around corners as some other vehicles in the BMW lineup, instead striking a balance inbetween convenience and spectacle. Test drivers love the easy-to-use infotainment system but warn that, as in some other BMW coupes, rear seating is a bit of an afterthought.
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2018 Audi RS Five
Commencing Price: $85,495 (est.) | Horsepower: 450 (Details Below)
Using a twin-turbocharged V6, the RS five has four hundred fifty horsepower and four hundred forty three pound-feet of torque, which propels the car from zero to sixty in less than four seconds. Pricing should embark around $85,495. Audi will be suggesting Dynamic Rail Control, dynamic steering, and a heads-up display as available options. The RS five should go on sale during the very first half of 2018.
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2017 Mercedes-AMG SLC43
Commencing Price: $60,300 | Horsepower: 362 (Details Below)
A brand-new model, the SLC substitutes the SLK in the Mercedes-Benz lineup. The high-performance SLC43 trim starts at $60,300 with an engine that makes three hundred sixty two horsepower. You also get a premium interior, twenty nine mpg on the highway, and fine treating. This is a petite car, however, and drivers with larger frames may feel squeezed into the SLC43, which is taut even by the standards of a two-seat roadster.
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2017 Volkswagen GTI
Beginning Price: $24,995 | Horsepower Range: 210-220 (Details Below)
You might not instantly think of the Volkswagen GTI as a sports car, but Volkswagen did its best to blur the line inbetween compact car and sports car with this one. It starts at $24,995, and that gets you two hundred ten horsepower, athletic treating, good acceleration, and convenient seats. The GTI is front-wheel-drive, so as long as that`s not a deal breaker, it`s a nice spectacle option that won`t break the bank.
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