‘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 on you here, or the Lotus 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

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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

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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

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