150 mph is still plenty fast. 200-mph cars aren't easily affordable yet, but these cars may go plenty fast'”150 mph'”for cheap. Here are 7 cheap, fast cars.
1. Chevrolet Corvette (C5)
Only the divine intervention of the fabled Chevy small-block V-8 saved the auto from oblivion.
Being fair, the fourth-generation Corvette did have its negatives. Never mind that this contending imports cost multiples of the Corvette's MSRP, the automotive press decried the Vette's lack of an overhead-cam engine and slammed its harsh ride quality. (Quit crying, men; this is a sports vehicle, remember?)
After the ZR-1 experience, Chevrolet executives decided to take the very advisable step of going back to the Corvette's roots. The next Corvette, they decided, would be available to the average guy (or at best the average guy who could spend $40K on a car.) Corvette engineers visited extremes to obtain this chassis stiffness, employing hydroformed rectangular-section steel rails that ran the complete length of the car nearby the perimeter along with a steel backbone.
Corvette bucked the trend toward bigger tires by fitting slightly narrower P245/45ZR17 tires in front and P275/40ZR18s within the rear. High-tech, low-tech or no tech, one certainly can't argue together with the initial LS1's numbers.
The fifth-generation Corvette may be the ultimate performance bargain right now. Do some digging and you can find good examples for under $15,000 along with the track-monster Z06 isn't a lot of more expensive Thanks to its 350-hp V8, even a base C5 Corvette can hit 175 mph flat out.
2. Jaguar XJR
Jaguar's hopes for a major surge in North American sales no longer rest as heavily on the appeal of its XJ flagship sedan , nor do its high-performance credentials depend solely on the 550-horsepower XJR model tested here. A midterm update for 2016 brings styling tweaks towards the front and rear, some packaging alterations, and installing of Jaguar's latest infotainment and electronic systems. The XJR we tested showed up wearing Glacier White metallic paint. The black trim treatment was offset about this example with an optional Chrome package that creates the grille glossy rather than flat black, trims it using a chrome surround (standard is gloss black), and restores chrome in place of the XJR's black side-window accents and fender vents. The current look makes a good home for the car's updated infotainment and electronic control systems, which are where Jaguar really invested its money on the 2016 update.
Flagship it could be, but this XJR is not the priciest of Jaguars-there's still the long-wheelbase XJR for $3100 more, and also the F-type SVR can top $130,000. As before, choosing all-wheel drive means using the supercharged 3.-liter V-6 in either the regular- or long-wheelbase chassis. Standard driver-assist features incorporate a rearview camera and blind-spot monitoring.
People buy old Jaguars like these to search classy, but when provided with the automaker's supercharged V8, they're great performers too. Much like the German executive sedans it competed with, the XJR was limited to 155 mph and they're easy to pick up for around $10,000 Just leave some room inside your budget for maintenance.
The fifth-generation Corvette might just be the supreme performance bargain at this time. Chevrolet
Like the German executive sedans it competed with, the XJR was limited by 155 mph and they're easy to get for around $ten thousand Just leave some room in your plan for maintenance.
The B5 S4 could hit 157 mph when unrestricted, and the follow-up, the B6 offered a lot more power. It was confined to 155 mph but likely could have gone faster.
3. Chrysler 300C SRT8
Highs:
Introduced in 2005, the Chrysler 300C SRT8 was the very first Street and Racing Technology (SRT) vehicle to be powered using the 6.1-liter HEMI V-8, which provides 85 more horsepower - 25 percent more power - in comparison to the 5.7-liter HEMI. But SRT performance is more than just straight-line quickness.
""There's hardly any other premium sedan that offers the comfort, convenience and gratifaction numbers that the 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8 delivers,"" said Jeff Bell, Vice President-Chrysler Marketing, Chrysler Group. For 2006, the Chrysler 300C SRT8 is available in a new Silver Steel exterior color. Also new for 2006 are a standard tire pressure monitoring system, an available Kicker® high-performance audio system and available rear-seat video system.
The Chrysler 300C SRT8's 425-horsepower (317 kW), normally aspirated 6.1-liter HEMI has the highest output for its dimensions of any naturally aspirated V-8 engine ever made available from the Chrysler Group. SRT engineers who developed the Chrysler 300C SRT8's engine achieved more horsepower by adding more cubic inches, increasing the compression ratio, and redesigning the cylinder head, intake and exhaust systems for better flow and increased engine speed.
SRT
Braking
Braking performance goes hand-in-hand with the 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8's outstanding acceleration and speed-and the braking system was engineered to slow and prevent the car predictably. Other unique touches on the Chrysler 300C SRT8's exterior include body-color front and back bumper inserts, body-color mirrors and door handles, and unique SRT badging.
The 300C SRT8 is my ""Dream Car"". Test drove the 300C SRT8 2006 awhile back. 300 SRT8
If you have the courage, it is possible to take a Chrysler 300C SRT8 up to 173 mph For around $10,000 , that's a critical bargain.
4. Infiniti G35 Coupe
Infiniti G35 Coupe Infiniti's coupe coup offers the coup de grace to its long product drought. Parked from the shadow of the fabulous Q45, the rectangular M30 made it painfully obvious where Nissan spent its product budget for Infiniti. The G35 coupe is regarded as the appealing article to slip down the Infiniti chute since the original Q.
Note that this is also the wheelbase of the G35 sedan, a car that distinguished itself within a comparison test in October ("" Waiting for a Bimmer Beater "") by having the longest wheelbase of the group by more than four inches.
All that acreage between the wheels should bode ill for that coupe's handling, especially since the example pictured here, at 3485 pounds, totes 122 more pounds compared to recently tested and similarly equipped 350Z Touring from December; and especially considering that the G35 sedan was knocked for nervous oversteer that made turning off the electronic skid control on the public road a qualified health threat.
But whether because of the meatier 18-inch rubber that is standard on the six-speed coupe or perhaps a relocated center of gravity (or both), the G35 coupe remains unflappably stable and neutrally balanced.
5. Mercedes-Benz S600
I wondered how a hearing-impaired person would've interpreted my face earlier within the day, when I first experienced the 5097-pound S65 AMG run from -60 mph in a tad over 4 seconds. And those two adjectives pretty much summarize our thoughts on the S65 AMG and S600 following their weeks-long stays at our office. The S600's 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-12, rated at 510-hp and 612 lb-ft, propelled the 5029-pound sedan from -60 mph in just 4.6 seconds, and it completed the quarter mile in 13.1 seconds at 107.9 mph.
The S65 AMG and its particular 6.-liter, hand-built, twin-turbo V-12, which produces 621 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque, posted a -60 mph run of 4.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 12.6 seconds at 116.1 mph. Both cars are mated to a five-speed automatic the only gearbox Mercedes has that's stout enough to handle each of the power with the S65's tweaked by AMG to shift a tad faster.
Surprisingly, the S600 and S65 AMG were tied on the skidpad (.87 g) as well as the figure eight, with both cars posting a time of 26.1 seconds at .73 g. We denote the tires both of these are sized at 255/35/20 and 275/35/20 (front and rear), nevertheless the S600 was fitted with Continental ContiSport Contact 2s, even though the S65 AMG had Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GTs. The S65 AMG, however, has the rowdiness you anticipate for a car from Affalterbach, with its outspoken exhaust note growling either loudly or very loudly.
Having a price tag that's at the very least $50,000 less than the S65, the S600 matches its rowdy AMG's performance, equipment list, and V-12 exclusivity. The redesigned 2014 sedan not only boasts a lot of technology, the sedan also wears a fancier suit in comparison to the last-generation front, the 2014 S-Class sedan commands a greater portion of a presence using a larger grille that's stretched out in the upper corners.
6. Nissan 300ZX Turbo
25 years later, the Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo is still dreamworthy It's a Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, built from 1989 to 1996 (and for two more years in Japan).
Nissan numbered the last 300 brought into America, labeled them ""Commemorative Editions,"" and watched as the sports car renaissance fizzled out. Due to time, Nissan allowed a brief drive to dinner after a day with its heritage cars The restaurant turned into a scant four blocks away.
"The last of the Z-series, the Nissan 300ZX Turbo was a stylish and affordable machine. The Nissan 300ZX and it's turbo brother were a much-needed breath of fresh air.
When the 222-hp base model was followed in a few months with the 300-hp Turbo, the birth of the modern, affordable, high-tech sports car was complete. The 3-liter, twincam V-6 gave the Nissan 300ZX Turbo a healthy turn of speed to fit its slick exterior. The interior of the Nissan 300ZX Turbo was the pinnacle of fashion and simplicity.
At $33,000 to start, the '90 Nissan 300ZX Turbo was a terrific performance value, and the car changed only at length over the years.
Pricing on modified versions could possibly get way out of hand, but a relatively clean 300ZX Turbo offers outstanding performance at a reasonable price. Road & Track
7. Pontiac GTO
With 340 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, it would be more surprising if the GTO couldn't hit 150 mph. Pontiac"
1. Chevrolet Corvette (C5)
Only the divine intervention of the fabled Chevy small-block V-8 saved the auto from oblivion.
Being fair, the fourth-generation Corvette did have its negatives. Never mind that this contending imports cost multiples of the Corvette's MSRP, the automotive press decried the Vette's lack of an overhead-cam engine and slammed its harsh ride quality. (Quit crying, men; this is a sports vehicle, remember?)
After the ZR-1 experience, Chevrolet executives decided to take the very advisable step of going back to the Corvette's roots. The next Corvette, they decided, would be available to the average guy (or at best the average guy who could spend $40K on a car.) Corvette engineers visited extremes to obtain this chassis stiffness, employing hydroformed rectangular-section steel rails that ran the complete length of the car nearby the perimeter along with a steel backbone.
Corvette bucked the trend toward bigger tires by fitting slightly narrower P245/45ZR17 tires in front and P275/40ZR18s within the rear. High-tech, low-tech or no tech, one certainly can't argue together with the initial LS1's numbers.
The fifth-generation Corvette may be the ultimate performance bargain right now. Do some digging and you can find good examples for under $15,000 along with the track-monster Z06 isn't a lot of more expensive Thanks to its 350-hp V8, even a base C5 Corvette can hit 175 mph flat out.
2. Jaguar XJR
Jaguar's hopes for a major surge in North American sales no longer rest as heavily on the appeal of its XJ flagship sedan , nor do its high-performance credentials depend solely on the 550-horsepower XJR model tested here. A midterm update for 2016 brings styling tweaks towards the front and rear, some packaging alterations, and installing of Jaguar's latest infotainment and electronic systems. The XJR we tested showed up wearing Glacier White metallic paint. The black trim treatment was offset about this example with an optional Chrome package that creates the grille glossy rather than flat black, trims it using a chrome surround (standard is gloss black), and restores chrome in place of the XJR's black side-window accents and fender vents. The current look makes a good home for the car's updated infotainment and electronic control systems, which are where Jaguar really invested its money on the 2016 update.
Flagship it could be, but this XJR is not the priciest of Jaguars-there's still the long-wheelbase XJR for $3100 more, and also the F-type SVR can top $130,000. As before, choosing all-wheel drive means using the supercharged 3.-liter V-6 in either the regular- or long-wheelbase chassis. Standard driver-assist features incorporate a rearview camera and blind-spot monitoring.
People buy old Jaguars like these to search classy, but when provided with the automaker's supercharged V8, they're great performers too. Much like the German executive sedans it competed with, the XJR was limited to 155 mph and they're easy to pick up for around $10,000 Just leave some room inside your budget for maintenance.
The fifth-generation Corvette might just be the supreme performance bargain at this time. Chevrolet
Like the German executive sedans it competed with, the XJR was limited by 155 mph and they're easy to get for around $ten thousand Just leave some room in your plan for maintenance.
The B5 S4 could hit 157 mph when unrestricted, and the follow-up, the B6 offered a lot more power. It was confined to 155 mph but likely could have gone faster.
3. Chrysler 300C SRT8
Highs:
Introduced in 2005, the Chrysler 300C SRT8 was the very first Street and Racing Technology (SRT) vehicle to be powered using the 6.1-liter HEMI V-8, which provides 85 more horsepower - 25 percent more power - in comparison to the 5.7-liter HEMI. But SRT performance is more than just straight-line quickness.
""There's hardly any other premium sedan that offers the comfort, convenience and gratifaction numbers that the 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8 delivers,"" said Jeff Bell, Vice President-Chrysler Marketing, Chrysler Group. For 2006, the Chrysler 300C SRT8 is available in a new Silver Steel exterior color. Also new for 2006 are a standard tire pressure monitoring system, an available Kicker® high-performance audio system and available rear-seat video system.
The Chrysler 300C SRT8's 425-horsepower (317 kW), normally aspirated 6.1-liter HEMI has the highest output for its dimensions of any naturally aspirated V-8 engine ever made available from the Chrysler Group. SRT engineers who developed the Chrysler 300C SRT8's engine achieved more horsepower by adding more cubic inches, increasing the compression ratio, and redesigning the cylinder head, intake and exhaust systems for better flow and increased engine speed.
SRT
Braking
Braking performance goes hand-in-hand with the 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8's outstanding acceleration and speed-and the braking system was engineered to slow and prevent the car predictably. Other unique touches on the Chrysler 300C SRT8's exterior include body-color front and back bumper inserts, body-color mirrors and door handles, and unique SRT badging.
The 300C SRT8 is my ""Dream Car"". Test drove the 300C SRT8 2006 awhile back. 300 SRT8
If you have the courage, it is possible to take a Chrysler 300C SRT8 up to 173 mph For around $10,000 , that's a critical bargain.
4. Infiniti G35 Coupe
Infiniti G35 Coupe Infiniti's coupe coup offers the coup de grace to its long product drought. Parked from the shadow of the fabulous Q45, the rectangular M30 made it painfully obvious where Nissan spent its product budget for Infiniti. The G35 coupe is regarded as the appealing article to slip down the Infiniti chute since the original Q.
Note that this is also the wheelbase of the G35 sedan, a car that distinguished itself within a comparison test in October ("" Waiting for a Bimmer Beater "") by having the longest wheelbase of the group by more than four inches.
All that acreage between the wheels should bode ill for that coupe's handling, especially since the example pictured here, at 3485 pounds, totes 122 more pounds compared to recently tested and similarly equipped 350Z Touring from December; and especially considering that the G35 sedan was knocked for nervous oversteer that made turning off the electronic skid control on the public road a qualified health threat.
But whether because of the meatier 18-inch rubber that is standard on the six-speed coupe or perhaps a relocated center of gravity (or both), the G35 coupe remains unflappably stable and neutrally balanced.
5. Mercedes-Benz S600
I wondered how a hearing-impaired person would've interpreted my face earlier within the day, when I first experienced the 5097-pound S65 AMG run from -60 mph in a tad over 4 seconds. And those two adjectives pretty much summarize our thoughts on the S65 AMG and S600 following their weeks-long stays at our office. The S600's 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-12, rated at 510-hp and 612 lb-ft, propelled the 5029-pound sedan from -60 mph in just 4.6 seconds, and it completed the quarter mile in 13.1 seconds at 107.9 mph.
The S65 AMG and its particular 6.-liter, hand-built, twin-turbo V-12, which produces 621 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque, posted a -60 mph run of 4.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 12.6 seconds at 116.1 mph. Both cars are mated to a five-speed automatic the only gearbox Mercedes has that's stout enough to handle each of the power with the S65's tweaked by AMG to shift a tad faster.
Surprisingly, the S600 and S65 AMG were tied on the skidpad (.87 g) as well as the figure eight, with both cars posting a time of 26.1 seconds at .73 g. We denote the tires both of these are sized at 255/35/20 and 275/35/20 (front and rear), nevertheless the S600 was fitted with Continental ContiSport Contact 2s, even though the S65 AMG had Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GTs. The S65 AMG, however, has the rowdiness you anticipate for a car from Affalterbach, with its outspoken exhaust note growling either loudly or very loudly.
Having a price tag that's at the very least $50,000 less than the S65, the S600 matches its rowdy AMG's performance, equipment list, and V-12 exclusivity. The redesigned 2014 sedan not only boasts a lot of technology, the sedan also wears a fancier suit in comparison to the last-generation front, the 2014 S-Class sedan commands a greater portion of a presence using a larger grille that's stretched out in the upper corners.
6. Nissan 300ZX Turbo
25 years later, the Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo is still dreamworthy It's a Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, built from 1989 to 1996 (and for two more years in Japan).
Nissan numbered the last 300 brought into America, labeled them ""Commemorative Editions,"" and watched as the sports car renaissance fizzled out. Due to time, Nissan allowed a brief drive to dinner after a day with its heritage cars The restaurant turned into a scant four blocks away.
"The last of the Z-series, the Nissan 300ZX Turbo was a stylish and affordable machine. The Nissan 300ZX and it's turbo brother were a much-needed breath of fresh air.
When the 222-hp base model was followed in a few months with the 300-hp Turbo, the birth of the modern, affordable, high-tech sports car was complete. The 3-liter, twincam V-6 gave the Nissan 300ZX Turbo a healthy turn of speed to fit its slick exterior. The interior of the Nissan 300ZX Turbo was the pinnacle of fashion and simplicity.
At $33,000 to start, the '90 Nissan 300ZX Turbo was a terrific performance value, and the car changed only at length over the years.
Pricing on modified versions could possibly get way out of hand, but a relatively clean 300ZX Turbo offers outstanding performance at a reasonable price. Road & Track
7. Pontiac GTO
With 340 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, it would be more surprising if the GTO couldn't hit 150 mph. Pontiac"