7 Cheap Cars That Drive Like Supercars

These are the

cheap

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cars

you can buy that still look and

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like super

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. Well, you might not get the incredible top speeds of a Supercar, but each of these manual rear-

drive

monsters is a pocket-friendly alternative to your favorite poster car. I guess they're like the Pepsi of the exotic car world, a little

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er and almost as good, and the further down the list we go, the cheaper they get. I'm not going to beat around the bush, this is the most expensive car on our list and it's not even the fastest, but it's the car I'd choose for my dream Affordable Garage anyway because the Lotus Elise is a real machine. driver in the background.

The second generation was sold from 2001 to 2010 and was offered with some spicy transmission options, the best being. The spec cars have a 1.8-liter supercharged Toyota 2zz GE four-cylinder, which can rev to 8,000 RPM and makes over 2,200 horsepower, that may not sound like the high adrenaline numbers you'll get from a modern Lotus, but there is a reason. While the Elise served as the basis for legends like the Tesla Roadster and Hennessey Venom, the six-speed manual transmission, simple interior, and 2,000-pound curb weight make it one of the most analog driving experiences you'll ever encounter, in fact, Car and Driver magazine describes it.

A few years ago these cars retailed for around 25,000, but the impressive driving experience has seen them achieve legendary collector car status, nowadays you're lucky to own them. around 35, still cheaper than the average new car, but not as affordable as our next choice, like the Lotus, the xenos E10 is a rear-wheel drive, open-top enthusiast car, but unlike the Elise, the E10 generates a little more power with its 2-liter 0.3-liter turbocharged EcoBoost. 4 cylinder which has 350 horsepower in the e10r, the more affordable E10 and e10 are closer to the Elise with their downgraded 2 liter engines, but the xenos claim 0-60 and under 5 seconds and a top speed of over 130 miles per hour even for the The base model came with the kind of styling you might mistake for a miniature McLaren Elva and weighs less than 2,000 pounds.

I'm using past tense here because the company sadly went extinct in 2017, but their E10 continues to tread the line between Track and Street on the used market, although these were briefly offered in the US and I've actually seen one here , are much more commonly sold in their country of origin, Great Britain, from the few sales I could find, they seem to be worth between 15 and 20 dollars. £20,000 on the low end, but if that's too harsh for your daily commute, you might prefer the Porsche 9cm 68 over another of my personal favourites. The 968 is often overlooked by Porsche connoisseurs because it's water-cooled and just fine.

Often overshadowed by its more expensive version. brother to the 993 911, but that's great news for someone looking for a cheaper alternative and with 236 horsepower from a naturally aspirated four-cylinder drivetrain, the 968 definitely has more to offer than the extravagant pop-ups it originally It was intended as a next-generation 944. but Porsche made so many changes to the car that they simply gave it a completely new name, as it lasted only four years before being replaced by the mid-engined Boxster. The 968 is practically unheard of and yet costs less than twenty grand. dollars, pack your mullets because this next election will increase the budget below 10 thousand dollars.

The C4 might be the least-loved Corvette generation of all time. It's too old to be considered new, but too new to be considered a classic. The 1984 to 1996 generation event was It was offered with a 5.7-liter Ferrari V8 that made up to 400 horsepower in the ZR1, but even the cheapest L83 engine produced around 200. A few years ago, the C4 It could have been the cheapest car on this list. I still remember a time when you could buy it. I bought them for the loose change I found under your mother's bed, but today, as the C4 approaches the peak of the collection, prices have risen to between eight and twelve thousand dollars, considering the power gross American Muscle, it might be worth the investment if the Corvettes are too.

Pedestrian, maybe the BMW Z4 will scratch your supercar itch: This six-cylinder, two-door engine made over 200 horsepower and was produced between 2003 and 2008. BMW intended this car to be an alternative to Porsche's Boxster. and it sold incredibly well despite the controversial styling which in my opinion is actually much better than modern Beamers, a soft top called the E85 and a coupe called the e86 were available, both were front engined, rear wheel drive and came with a transmission five or six speed manual, it's almost like a Miata but without all the stigma that the Miata carries, a Miata for serious people, since BMW made many of them, only six or seven Grands will allow you to get behind the wheel, quite a discount impressive compared to the six or seven figures that a Z8 in the Audi would cost.

The only car on this list without rear-wheel drive, the TT was offered with Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system, which was primarily front-wheel drive but passed some power to the rear wheels if it detected any slippage in the rear wheels. front of. There are some modifications. which allow you to permanently lock it in four-wheel drive mode and are supposedly pretty affordable either way. Early models were offered with a 1.8-liter turbo-4 engine and later a 3.2-liter V6 was added. This car has been described as a fun-sized alternative to the 247-horsepower Audi R8. It won't have the same power as its bigger brother, but at a tenth of the price it's a pretty tempting deal;

However, you do get the same platform as the Audi A3, a somewhat luxurious interior for the time, and the kind of exterior styling that will appeal to more women than a Lamborghini. Yes, I'm very serious about that last one, it's possible to find them for less than six. thousand bucks if you're lucky, this one is a bit of a wild card, the Lotus 7 replica has about a dozen different brands will sell their own flavor of soap box style open top lightweight performance. The original Lotus 7 was sold as a kit car by Colin Chapman himself. They were small, small, aluminum paneled and struggled to reach high speeds thanks to the lift created by those large wheel covers.

The Lotus 7 kits sold in modern times vary in their level of refinement, the most famous being probably the Caterham 7. Their top-spec racing model comes with a 2-litre supercharged Ford duratec producing 310 horsepower. force. You can assemble it yourself or pay more for a Caterhams that use turnkey models sell for an expensive sum of around 30-40k, but fear not because there are many other low-cost alternatives to Lotus 7. Case in point is that low cost is not exactly a brand, it is more of a cult philosophy. movement which strives to assemble Lotus 7 replicas at the lowest possible cost, was largely inspired by a DIY book which claims that you can build your own sports car for as little as £250, if you convert to US dollars and adjust Inflation, that sum is still below a thousand.

Obviously, the actual price will vary from project to project, but the general idea is to be as inventive as possible by using motorcycle and junkyard parts to assemble your affordable masterpiece. I might do a whole video on low-cost construction in the future, so hit that subscribe button. If you are interested thanks for looking