Top 10 Best Cheap Sport Cars

• Ford Mustang

With its attractive styling and great performance, the Ford Mustang is one of the best cheap sport cars and is a head-turning joy to drive. It comes with a 310 horsepower 2.3L four-cylinder EcoBoost engine, as well as 17-inch alloy wheels, SYNC® Services access, integration with your smartphone, a unique rear 50-50 bench seat and even independent rear multi-link suspension. 

• Chevrolet Camaro

Another car that’s a lot of fun to drive, the thrilling sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro of 2020 gives 323 horsepower from its V6 engine, as well as having full compatibility with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, housing its own unique seven-inch touchscreen with Chevrolet’s MyLink® infotainment system, an automatic climate control feature and Chevrolet’s Teen Driver monitoring system. 

• Mini Cooper Countryman

And then there’s the Mini Cooper Countryman, a stylish, luxurious crossover SUV subcompact with a 134 horsepower turbocharged three-cylinder engine – really not so Mini after all! 

On top of these specs that make the car so much fun to drive, the Mini Cooper Countryman also features satellite radio, a dual-zone automatic climate control, a rearview camera, rear parking sensors and Bluetooth connectivity for phone calls.

• Subaru WRX

One of this year’s best cheap sports cars, yet still housing all the mod cons, whether you choose to take it on a country adventure or use it to commute every day, the compact Subaru WRX will wow you with how it feels to drive using a four-cylinder turbocharged 2.0L engine that yields 268 horsepower.

Aside from how powerful this sports car is, the Subaru WRX also has stylish 17-inch alloy wheels, a luxurious leather steering wheel, cool steering wheel controlling cruise control, automatic temperature control and Subaru’s own Starlink® infotainment system on a 6.2-inch touchscreen.

• Volkswagen GTI

One of the more spacious cheap sports cars, the Volkswagen GTI offers plenty of interior space for both driver and passengers to stretch out, along with lots of storage room, too. Despite this, the car still manages to be pretty compact. 

While slightly earlier models of the Volkswagen GTI have a four-cylinder turbocharged engine that yields 220 horsepower, 2019’s GTI can squeeze 230 horsepower from that same engine.

Not only this, but all current models of the Volkswagen GTI also have an automatic post-collision braking system, integration with Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, a 6.5 touchscreen infotainment system, rain-sensing windshield wipers and heated front seats for those extreme winters.

• Mazda MX-5 Miata

A notorious, easily distinguished sports car – in fact, one of the only current cheap sports cars with merely two seats – the Mazda MX-5 Miata has a ton of unique, convenient features that also boost performance, making for a highly enjoyable drive.

The most recent Mazda MX-5 Miata gives 181 horsepower from its four-cylinder 2.0L engine, while the slightly earlier 2017-2019 models still manage to get a great 155 horsepower from the same engine. 

All these recent models of the Mazda MX-5 Miata include cruise control, keyless entry, an infotainment system with a seven-inch touchscreen, 16-inch alloy wheels and an audio system with six speakers.

You can choose from the Grand Touring Miata, the Club and the Sport Miata.

• Nissan 370Z

Spanning six generations of cheap sports cars since first coming out in 2009, 2020’s modern Nissan 370Z has housed a powerful V6 engine that’s been producing 332 horsepower since the first V6 model became available in 2017.

Existing in the three Performance, Roadster and Coupe styles with four potential trims for you to choose from, the base Nissan 370Z offers HID headlights, a keyless ignition, LED daytime running lights, automatic climate control and even Bluetooth connectivity.

Since it first came out, it has now become one of the most popular cheap used sports cars and cheap sports cars around.

• Subaru BRZ

The second Subaru on our list and easily one of the best cheap sports cars and most sought-after cheap used sports cars of the year, the modern Subaru BRZ model is truly built for speed, with amazingly smooth handling in accompaniment. Not only this but with Subaru’s Starlink® infotainment system on a 6.2-inch touchscreen as well as Bluetooth connectivity, smartphone integration, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and the feature of limited-slip rear differential, you’ll be the envy of your fellow motorists!

All current Subaru BRZ models have a 2.0L four-cylinder boxer engine that is capable of delivering 205 horsepower. All variations of the Subaru BRZ make popular new cheap sports cars and cheap used sports cars.

• BMW Z4

Having come freshly back into production in 2019, the various options of the modern second-generation BMW Z4 are already both everybody’s favourite cheap used sports cars and everyone’s most well-liked cheap sports cars.

This second generation of the BMW Z4 has replaced the former retractable hard-top with a modern soft-top, instead. The BMW Z4’s second generation also has a 255 horsepower four-cylinder 2.0L engine, coupled with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

On top of this, you will see luxuries like a heated sport steering wheel for those winter mornings, automatic temperature control for stress-free, comfortable driving, and driver and passenger memory seat settings. And of course, the BMW Z4 features a 10.2-inch touchscreen with BMW’s own one of a kind iDrive® infotainment system.

• Mitsubishi 3000GT

And now the old Mitsubishi 3000GT, also known as the GTO and Dodge Stealth in some countries. This was a four-wheel drive car that came with a 3.0L twin-turbo engine, and usually also with a five-speed manual transmission, though later versions had six speeds. It could yield 276 horsepower, or, after 1994, 296 horsepower.

The Mitsubishi 3000GT was also one of the first cars to feature such cutting edge features and specs as electronic suspension, active aero, active steering and a multi turbo engine!

Originally quite a sophisticated, complicated model of car, later versions became far less complex, and so, became cheaper. So today, the Mitsubishi 3000GT is still a great option among cheap used sports cars.

 

Whichever of our favourite cheap sports cars you end up going for, of course, you’ll need some insurance for it. But did you know that the cost of insurance can vary greatly throughout Canada? Check out Surex to learn more about this.