Driving fun is right at the top of any sports car buyer's priority list, and every one of our award candidates has backroad entertainment coded into its DNA.
The Porsche 911 is a fantastic sports car and one of the few you can live with every day. Lower-end models are world-class and define the sports car category
If you want a fast road car that you can use on track, the GT isn't it. Instead, this is a race car with numberplates, making it awesome to drive, but not as refined as its rivals.
The Audi R8 is serious fun to drive, as well as being one of the most rounded supercars on sale today.
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