Breadcrumbs [Home](/index%2Ephp/) > [The Best New Sports Cars To Buy In 2025](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3660) ![The Best New Sports Cars To Buy In 2025](https://media.slman.com/OS63w_xNI17raEhyYGXcr5NWnbs=/500x221/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fsl-man-230625-site-assets-sports-cars-hero.jpg) ![The Best New Sports Cars To Buy In 2025](https://media.slman.com/maFJXYQW7sKUhdbaMzAF4RDWWt0=/400x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fsl-man-230625-site-assets-sports-cars-thumb.jpg) [Life](/index%2Ephp/life) / 25 June 2025 # The Best New Sports Cars To Buy In 2025 --- In an era of identikit SUVs and style-compromised crossovers, a sports car has a distinctive presence. Sleek silhouette on the eye, engine note in the ear, wind in the hair, it can deliver a sensory experience like nothing else on the road – even if the electric options have to fake that engine note. From rally-inspired hot hatches to throwback Italian beauties, these are the latest models to turn our head… ByTobias Gourlay Images: @rpm.ch; @bmwgroup; @davidcoynephotography [ ![BMW Z4](https://media.slman.com/92wQn3z8IZRKajfOGOUvh1ndbUQ=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fsl-man-best-sports-car-bmw-z4-roadster-rpmch-bmwgroupexperience-bmw.gif) ](https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/all-models/z-series/roadster/2022/bmw-z4-overview.html) BMW Z4 @rpm.ch; @bmwgroup ## Best For Under £50k ### Toyota GR Yaris For a car to enter the World Rally Championship, it must be closely based on a car that its manufacturer actually sells to the public. In rallying’s 80s and 90s golden age, this rule of ‘homologation’ created road-legal Lancia Delta Integrales, Escort RS Cosworths and Subaru Imprezas. In 2020, it created the GR Yaris, which has just had a big update for 2025. A Yaris in name only, it takes a little over five seconds to hit 62mph and can max out at 143mph. Light, quick and 4WD, it can handle a rural backroad like nothing else. *From £45k* Visit [Toyota.co.uk](https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/gr-yaris) ## Best Roadster ### BMW Z4 Thirty years after Pierce Brosnan’s Bond [shocked the nation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTzPKdr1Sd8) by showing up to *GoldenEye* in a Z3, rumours swirl that the final Z4 is about to roll off the BMW factory ramp. With Jaguar, Audi and others ditching their roadsters in recent years – and Tesla’s electric version mired in production delays – the Mazda MX-5 might soon have our roads to itself. Take the Z4 for a top-down Sunday spin while you still have the option. BMW has just added a six-speed ‘Handschalter’ manual transmission to the latest M40i model. And you know Bond didn’t drive no automatic. *From £45k* Visit [BMW.co.uk](https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/all-models/z-series/roadster/2022/bmw-z4-overview.html) [ ![Hyundai Ioniq 5 N ](https://media.slman.com/La30opnO6ZaZOOidL7yubv0IGms=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fsl-man-best-sports-cars-hyundai-ioniq-5-n-hyundainworldwide.jpg) ](https://www.hyundai.com/uk/en/models/ioniq5-n.html) Hyundai Ioniq 5 N @hyundai_n_worldwide ## Best Hot Hatch ### Hyundai Ioniq 5 N This all-electric rocket ship wants you to believe it runs on petrol. Switch on its fake engine noise and gear shifts, and the impression it does is damn near perfect. Its outrageous acceleration is pretty fun too. Spenny for a hot hatch, it offers more space and comfort than you might expect – the whole family can enjoy the ride together. And the next day, you can put it into track mode and set the GPS for Silverstone. *From £65k* Visit [Hyundai.com](https://www.hyundai.com/uk/en/models/ioniq5-n.html) ## Best Hybrid ### Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid The appeal of the hybrid engine is its efficiency. It can help you to coast petrol-free around town on pent-up energy. It can also help Porsche to make a Carrera quicker than ever off the mark. This one takes three seconds to get to 62mph. There’s a 3.6l engine in the back, so you still get the immersive, growly experience of driving a Porsche. And behind those innocent-looking round headlights, there still lies an eternally elegant 911. *From £130k* Visit [Porsche.com](https://www.porsche.com/uk/models/911/carrera-models/911-carrera-gts/) ## Best Supercar ### Lamborghini Revuelto Preposterous angularity, aggressive colour palette, ear-pinning V12 – the Revuelto could only be a Lamborghini. But there *is* something different here. The Revuelto is the Raging Bull’s first ever hybrid. The V12 is still in charge, though, and you’ll hardly notice the three electric motors in their supporting roles. They’re really just here to make the latest Lambo go faster quicker. 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds says they’re doing their job. *From £455k* Visit [Lamborghini.com](https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/revuelto) [ ![Lamborghini Revuelto](https://media.slman.com/_t2bZIL2VOJH_VAEiYa8CpDUiqU=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fsl-man-best-sports-car-lamborghini-revuelto-williamstern.jpg) ](https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/revuelto) Lamborghini Revuelto @williamstern [ ![Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid](https://media.slman.com/03OuFtexHigJRSG0qxPVcfKusQY=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fsl-man-best-sports-cars-porsche-911-carrera-gts-t-hybrid-porscheiberica.jpg) ](https://www.porsche.com/uk/models/911/carrera-models/911-carrera-gts/) Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid @porsche_iberica ## Best Electric ### Audi e-tron GT ‘Electric sports car’ was a troubling juxtaposition for a while, but the category is beginning to fill up. We could have dropped the [Pininfarina Battista](https://www.automobili-pininfarina.com/battista) on you here, or the [Lotus Evija](https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/evija). But they each come in north of two mill, and we pride ourselves on our restraint. Audi’s e-tron GT turns heads with its good looks rather than its price tag – in fact, the German maker’s about to introduce a Quattro that cuts almost £20k off the figure below. The e-tron GT has the same bones as the Porsche Taycan, but a sharper suit if you look beyond the label. *From £105k* Visit [Audi.co.uk](https://www.audi.co.uk/en/models/etrongt/e-tron-gt-range/) ## Best Convertible ### Maserati GranCabrio We’ve always liked Maserati’s gaping, whale shark-like grilles. They’re a thematic, nautical fit with the Trident emblem the maker shares with Neptune. They also give its cars a signature look in a time of homogenised design. The GranCabrio sports a fine grille, curves flowing beautifully behind it. If there were a car of the Italian riviera, this would be it. Whether you’re in the trad V6 or the electric Folgore, we can think of no finer way to transfer between Portofino and Cinque Terre. *From £130k* Visit [Maserati.com](https://www.maserati.com/global/en/models/grancabrio) ## Best GT ### Aston Martin Vanquish If emissions regulations eventually do for the V12 engine, the 2020s might one day be looked back on as a golden hurrah for a piece of kit that was first used in racing boats, then in WW2 planes, and finally in luxury sports cars. After Ferrari unveiled the 12Cilindri last year, Aston Martin countered with a new Vanquish. Always a brawnier presence than its Italian counterpart, Britain’s finest has had a butt lift. Its rear end still flicks up insouciantly, but ‘Light Blades’ now run across its width, giving it something of the raw appeal of an American muscle car. On the inside, it remains the supreme grand tourer and a touchstone of British luxury. *From £330k* Visit [AstonMartin.com](https://www.astonmartin.com/en-gb/models/vanquish) [ ![Audi E-tron GT](https://media.slman.com/VdT610SzSBr2kZvzQ0I0Xs_cc7Y=/1920x0/smart/filters:no_upscale()/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fsl-man-best-sports-cars-audi-e-tron-gt-audispain-landscape.jpg) ](https://www.audi.co.uk/en/models/etrongt/e-tron-gt-range/) Audi E-tron GT @audispain ## Best Petrol Engine ### Ferrari 12Cilindri Ferrari is so proud of the beast within its 12Cilindri it’s named the whole car after the V12 that powers its deliciously throaty engine. There’s beauty on the outside here too, a flattened front bill evoking grainy memories of that late-60s all-timer, the [Daytona](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p4o4XfdidI). If you’re in this rarefied market, look too at the convertible Spider version for an extra £30k. *From £335k* Visit [Ferrari.com](https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/ferrari-12cilindri) ## Best Hypercar ### Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale In 1967, Alfa Romeo launched the 33 Stradale. It was the most expensive car the public could buy, by many measures it was the fastest, and some said it was also the most beautiful. In 2023, Alfa unveiled a new 33 Stradale. Coming in around £1.7m, it’s not the most expensive car out there, it’s certainly not the fastest, but it *is* a beauty. Angry-looking taillights give way to drooping headlights that would melt any heart. Only 33 have been made, and they’ve all gone, but have you tried *Autotrader*? *From £1.7m* Visit [AlfaRomeo.co.uk](https://www.alfaromeo.co.uk/models/special-series/33-stradale) [ ![Ferrari 12Cilindri](https://media.slman.com/2C080l84KdDHNrxkLXUCts-9olc=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2025%2F06%2Fferrari-12cilindri-davidcoynephotography.gif) ](https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/ferrari-12cilindri) Ferrari 12Cilindri @davidcoynephotography DISCLAIMER: We endeavour to always credit the correct original source of every image we use. If you think a credit may be incorrect, please contact us at .