6/10SmartFortwo£11,890 – £24,940The Fortwo is like a hypercar: great in its chosen environment, and pretty rubbish elsewhere
8/10CaterhamSeven£18,689 – £43,000Brilliant, fearsomely potent, and never less than addictive to drive.
9/10MazdaMX-5£19,000 – £29,310A great examplar for keeping a car's mechanicals simple. The MX-5 provides fun at entirely legal speeds
8/10Fiat124 Spider£26,645Spoilt for choice between this and an MX-5? You can't actually go wrong. Choose on looks and engine character
7/10Abarth124 Spider£29,515 – £35,515A good-natured daily driver that's rare, looks sporty and offers lots to enjoy. But it's pricey
8/10LotusElise£39,720 – £48,220If you really, truly care about driving, the Lotus Elise is about as obvious an answer as water being wet and fire being hot
8/10Porsche718 Cayman£44,790 – £75,348The base engines are gruff, but the handling is as sweet as ever. Very few sports cars are this complete
8/10Porsche718 Boxster£46,651 – £65,949If you want to experience the best chassis in the business, it's here. And thankfully the 6cyl is back, too
9/10AlpineA110£47,545 – £51,545A terrific car, a genuine exponent of light weight and something pleasingly different to drive
8/10JaguarF-Type Coupe£51,400 – £111,630The F-Type is fun to drive, sounds fantastic and looks amazing. Job done.
8/10JaguarF-Type Convertible£56,880 – £117,120The F-Type is an exceptional sports car: sharp, invigorating and charismatic
8/10JaguarF-Type£56,880 – £117,120Slightly sharper looks, slightly sharper chassis... but otherwise refreshingly old-school. Phew
9/10LotusExige £60,020 – £101,020The Exige is a rarity, in the fact it’s a car that’s as happy on the track as it is on the road
8/10Porsche718 Spyder£73,405Beautiful up top, focused below. Not quite as unique as it once was, but still a glorious item
6/10Mercedes-BenzSL-Class£78,630 – £91,325Another brilliant iteration of the classic Mercedes - but the appeal of the looks will take time...
7/10Aston MartinVantage£120,900The Vantage remains a very desirable sportster, but it's time for a proper refresh
8/10Aston MartinVantage£120,900This thing feels properly sorted first time, fresh out of the box. It sounds epic and looks fabulous
9/10HondaNSX£148,080Looks and drives like a supercar, but doesn't sound like one. The NSX is something wilfully, wonderfully different
8/10McLaren570S£149,000A supercar that drives beautifully, is hugely potent and has a real sense of occasion
9/10McLaren600LT Spider£201,500The 600LT was one of our favourite supercars of last year. Now there’s a roadster. One for the boulevard?
