Fast / Sports car reviews

Fast / Sports car reviews

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• Porsche 911 Cabriolet (2019 onwards) Review

  Soft-top 911 is closer to the Coupe than ever

  

  Parkers rating: 4.7 out of 5 4.7

  New price: £104,090 - £109,398

  PROS

  • Refinement with roof up or down
  • Huge performance and handling
  • Tidier cabin than previous car
  • Adaptive dampers now standard

  CONS

  • Coupe is still the enthusiast’s choice
  • Turbo engine not as thrilling as older 911s
  • Divisive new gearshift design
  • Larger tyres will cost more to replace

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• Porsche 911 Coupe (2019 onwards) Review

  Porsche’s raised the bar again with its iconic sports car

  

  Parkers rating: 4.8 out of 5 4.8

  New price: £94,445 - £99,753

  PROS

  • Appetite-whetting performance
  • Sublime, adjustable handling
  • First-rate build quality
  • Technology complements the experience

  CONS

  • No manual transmission (for now)
  • Limited initial range of choices
  • Vast and expensive array of options
  • Does it look too similar to its predecessor?

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• McLaren GT Coupe (2019 onwards) Review

  McLaren’s most road-focused model yet aims to provide continent-crossing comfort

  

  Parkers rating:not rated yet

  New price: £0 - £0

  PROS

  • Focused on long-distance driving comfort
  • Still rapid with 620hp on tap, though
  • 570 litres of luggage space adds to practicality

  CONS

  • Divisive looks
  • Road bias could spoil track performance

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• BMW 8-Series Convertible (2019 onwards) Review

  BMW 8 Series loses roof but not refinement

  

  Parkers rating: 4.1 out of 5 4.1

  New price: £83,295 - £107,100

  PROS

  • Characterful petrol engine
  • Torquey yet efficient diesel
  • Refined with roof up or down
  • Balance of handling and comfort

  CONS

  • Doesn’t feel as special as rivals
  • Manually-operated windbreak
  • Not the purest of drives
  • Coupe more practical

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• McLaren 720S Spider (2019 onwards) Review

  An astonishingly capable all-round supercar

  

  Parkers rating: 4.9 out of 5 4.9

  New price: £237,055 - £247,045

  PROS

  • Incredible performance
  • Fabulous comfort, handling and steering
  • Fast-operating and quiet folding roof

  CONS

  • Very expensive
  • Pricey options
  • Perhaps a Ferrari is prettier

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• Aston Martin Vantage Coupe (2018 onwards) Review

  Long overdue replacement for Aston’s best-selling sports car

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  New price: £122,770 - £122,770

  PROS

  • Responsive, powerful, characterful V8
  • Agile rear-wheel drive chassis
  • Head-turning looks
  • Comfortable and sporty driving position

  CONS

  • High price
  • Two-seater only
  • Cheap-looking touchscreen
  • Could be lighter

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• Ferrari Portofino Convertible (2018 onwards) Review

  Gateway Ferraris have never been so good

  

  Parkers rating: 4.6 out of 5 4.6

  New price: £166,295 - £166,295

  PROS

  • Powerful, responsive turbo engine
  • Agile, engaging handling
  • Simple to drive – slow or fast
  • Striking styling

  CONS

  • Has four seats, but only room for two adults
  • Surprisingly practical boot
  • Brakes can squeak when cold
  • List price is only the beginning

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• Bugatti Chiron Coupe (2017 onwards) Review

  Veyron replacement boasts simply stunning speed

  

  Parkers rating: 4.7 out of 5 4.7

  New price: £0 - £0

  PROS

  • World’s fastest production car at 261mph
  • Stunning attention to detail
  • As easy to drive as an Audi TT
  • Bigger boot makes it more usable than a Veyron
  • Exclusivity guaranteed: production limited to 500 units

  CONS

  • Hugely expensive to buy and run
  • Much heavier than rival hypercars
  • No hybrid element, so turbo lag evident
  • Terrible turning circle
  • Rivals sound better

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• Ferrari 812 Superfast Coupe (2017 onwards) Review

  The most powerful series production Ferrari has ever built

  

  Parkers rating: 4.8 out of 5 4.8

  New price: £263,098 - £263,098

  PROS

  • Thrilling performance
  • Electric handling
  • If you can, you should

  CONS

  • Hugely expensive
  • Will be too fast for some

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• Ford GT Coupe (2017 onwards) Review

  An icon that's been brilliantly rebooted for the 2010s

  

  Parkers rating: 4.8 out of 5 4.8

  New price: £0 - £0

  PROS

  • Beautiful design blends nostalgia with cutting-edge functionality
  • Advanced technology includes light, stiff carbon chassis
  • Good ride and handling from radical suspension
  • Carbon chassis reduces weight
  • 216mph performance from just six cylinders

  CONS

  • £450,000 plus tax is steep
  • Lacks refinement on the road
  • Boot too small for crash helmet
  • Rivals are lighter, more powerful
  • Left-hand drive only

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