Sports Car Reviews

Performance is the easy part of a sports car review — most of these are quick. What separates the Octane Score winners is everything reviewers found around the edges: whether the steering actually talks back, whether the cabin tech gets out of the way, and whether the car is still enjoyable driven slowly. Pooling multiple independent reviewers matters most here, since enthusiast opinions on “fun” vary more than almost any other category.

64 scored vehicles Top scorer: Mercedes-Benz AMG GT — 96
64 vehicles found Sorted by Octane Score
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
2024 · Mercedes-Benz
96Super
AMG GT
PerformanceDriving TechValue
Chevrolet Corvette
1999 · Chevrolet
95Super
Corvette
1997–2004
PerformanceValueReliability
Singer DLS
2026 · Singer
95Super
DLS
992
Driving TechCabin TechReliability
Porsche 911
2012 · Porsche
92Super
911
2005–2012
PerformanceDesignLivability
Toyota GR Supra
2024 · Toyota
91Super
GR Supra
A90
PerformanceCabin TechDesign
Toyota GR Supra
2026 · Toyota
90Super
GR Supra
2020–Present
Cabin TechDesignPerformance
Nissan 300ZX
1990 · Nissan
89Super
300ZX
Z32
LivabilityDriving TechPerformance
Toyota MR2
1995 · Toyota
88Super
MR2
1990–1999
LivabilityValueReliability
Maserati MC20
2023 · Maserati
85Super
MC20
2021–Present
PerformanceValueDesign
Acura NSX
2005 · Acura
84Super
NSX
NA2
Driving TechReliabilityPerformance
Toyota Supra
2026 · Toyota
82Super
Supra
2020–Present
LivabilityDriving TechPerformance
Toyota GR86
2026 · Toyota
82Super
GR86
2022–Present
LivabilityPerformanceCabin Tech
Porsche 718 Cayman
2024 · Porsche
81Super
718 Cayman
PerformanceDriving TechReliability
Lamborghini Huracán
2026 · Lamborghini
80Super
Huracán
2014–Present
Driving TechCabin TechPerformance
McLaren 750S
2024 · McLaren
80Super
750S
2023–Present
Driving TechPerformanceCabin Tech
Aston Martin Vanquish
2025 · Aston Martin
80Super
Vanquish
2024–Present
LivabilityDesignPerformance
Chevrolet Corvette
2025 · Chevrolet
80Super
Corvette
2020–Present
PerformanceDriving TechDesign
Subaru BRZ
2024 · Subaru
79Super
BRZ
2022–Present
EconomyPerformanceValue
McLaren Artura
2026 · McLaren
78Super
Artura
2022–Present
PerformanceCabin TechDriving Tech
Acura NSX
1995 · Acura
78Super
NSX
1991–2005
LivabilityValueReliability
Aston Martin DB12
2024 · Aston Martin
78Super
DB12
2024–Present
Driving TechPerformanceDesign
Maserati GT2 Stradale
2026 · Maserati
77Super
GT2 Stradale
2024–Present
LivabilityDriving TechDesign
McLaren Artura
2025 · McLaren
76Super
Artura
2023–Present
Driving TechValueEconomy
Campagna T-Rex
2025 · Campagna
76Super
T-Rex
2012–Present
ReliabilityDesignPerformance
Ferrari 575M
2002 · Ferrari
75Super
575M
2002–2006
PerformanceReliabilityDesign
Lotus Elan
1991 · Lotus
73Premium
Elan
1989–1995
DesignPerformanceLivability
Aston Martin V8 Vantage
2007 · Aston Martin
73Premium
V8 Vantage
2005–2018
Driving TechDesignValue
Porsche 911
2025 · Porsche
72Premium
911
2019–Present
PerformanceDriving TechReliability
Ferrari 296 GTB
2024 · Ferrari
72Premium
296 GTB
2023–Present
DesignPerformanceEconomy
Ferrari 430
2008 · Ferrari
72Premium
430
PerformanceValueDesign
Ferrari Testarossa
2026 · Ferrari
72Premium
Testarossa
849
Driving TechReliabilityPerformance
Aston Martin Vantage
2026 · Aston Martin
72Premium
Vantage
2019–Present
ValueLivabilityDesign
Porsche 968
1994 · Porsche
71Premium
968
1992–1995
ReliabilityPerformanceCabin Tech
Aston Martin Vanquish
2014 · Aston Martin
71Premium
Vanquish
2012–2016
ValueDesignLivability
Nissan Z
2024 · Nissan
69Premium
Z
2023–Present
PerformanceDesignReliability
Toyota Supra
1995 · Toyota
69Premium
Supra
MkIV
ReliabilityDesignPerformance
Alpine A110
2026 · Alpine
69Premium
A110
2017–Present
PerformanceDriving TechDesign
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R
2018 · Mercedes-Benz
69Premium
AMG GT R
2017–2023
PerformanceValueDesign
Kimera EVO37
2024 · Kimera
68Premium
EVO37
2022–Present
Cabin TechDesignPerformance
Porsche 911
1975 · Porsche
68Premium
911
1974–1977
PerformanceDesignLivability
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
2025 · Mercedes-Benz
68Premium
AMG GT
2024–Present
PerformanceCabin TechDesign
Porsche 911
1996 · Porsche
68Premium
911
1994–1998
ReliabilityPerformanceLivability
Toyota GR86
2023 · Toyota
66Premium
GR86
A90
DesignValuePerformance
Porsche 914
1974 · Porsche
65Premium
914
1969–1976
ReliabilityLivabilityDesign
Ferrari 12Cilindri
2026 · Ferrari
64Premium
12Cilindri
LivabilityReliabilityPerformance
Dodge Viper
2013 · Dodge
63Premium
Viper
VR1.0
DesignPerformanceDriving Tech
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
2012 · Mercedes-Benz
62Premium
SLS AMG
2010–2014
DesignPerformanceLivability
Porsche 911
2000 · Porsche
62Premium
911
1999–2004
PerformanceDriving TechLivability
Toyota Supra
2002 · Toyota
61Premium
Supra
1993–2002
Driving TechReliabilityDesign
Porsche 718 Cayman
2026 · Porsche
61Premium
718 Cayman
2019–Present
Driving TechPerformanceDesign
Lotus Esprit
1998 · Lotus
60Premium
Esprit
1976–2004
DesignValuePerformance
Aston Martin Vanquish
2003 · Aston Martin
60Premium
Vanquish
2001–2007
ValueDesignLivability
Ferrari 812
2024 · Ferrari
57Premium
812
PerformanceDesignCabin Tech
Lotus Emira
2026 · Lotus
56Premium
Emira
2022–Present
DesignPerformanceEconomy
Lotus Elise
2026 · Lotus
56Premium
Elise
1996–2021
PerformanceReliabilityValue
Lamborghini Temerario
2026 · Lamborghini
55Premium
Temerario
2025–Present
Driving TechEconomyCabin Tech
Pontiac Firebird
2000 · Pontiac
55Premium
Firebird
PerformanceLivabilityDesign
Ferrari F355
1999 · Ferrari
52Regular
F355
1994–1999
Driving TechDesignPerformance
Dodge Viper
2008 · Dodge
50Regular
Viper
VT2
PerformanceDesignCabin Tech
Porsche 911
1985 · Porsche
49Regular
911
1984–1989
ReliabilityDesignPerformance