Performance cars

From hot hatches to supercars, news and reviews editor Jonathan Burn looks back on the drives that stand out

Can the Bentley Continental GT V8 warrant its £30k price gap over the BMW M8 Convertible?

BMW’s latest flagship performance saloon is powered by a 616bhp 4.4-litre V8 engine – and it has a 0–62mph time of 3.3 seconds

Want to get somewhere fast without drawing attention to yourself? Then you need a sleeper car: an unassuming motor that packs serious punch under the …

A full used buyer’s guide on the Porsche 718 Cayman Mk3 that has been on sale since 2016

The all-new Porsche 911 Targa is the third body style to join the 992-generation 911 range

Jaguar’s F-Type has usually come off second best when it’s taken on the Porsche 911. Can the newly facelifted car buck that trend?

Limited-run Audi ABT RS7-R gets extra 138bhp plus wild styling add-ons and new interior trim courtesy of famed Audi tuners ABT

Hardcore Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 and Renault Megane R.S. Trophy-R lock horns in track showdown

Hot estates blend supercar power with room for a family and luggage. We pit the new Audi RS 6 Avant against the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo to find…

Before the name was revived this year, the last time we saw the HR-V badge on the back of a Honda was in 2006.

From mowers to water pumps, we try some of the other wild and wacky kit Honda produces

Which is better: two wheels or four? We invite two of Honda’s fastest pro racers to help us find out...

Which is the best driver's car of 2012? We count them down from 10 to one

We take two wild track stars and put them through their paces on the road

We pick eight of the best performance car bargains, with budgets ranging from just £895 to £29,000