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Best Sports Cars of 2025

Shopping for your dream car? Our in-house automotive experts tested the latest sports cars and ranked them based on performance, style, handling and more. Explore the rankings and find the perfect one for you.

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2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata

2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata

$30,170
Starting Price
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4.8
rating
Expert Rating
29 MPG
Combined Fuel Economy
The 2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata is a superb little sports car that can be relished by a wide range of drivers.
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The 2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata is a superb little sports car that can be relished by a wide range of drivers.

2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata RF

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The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette has the talent to back up the looks. It’s a truly awesome sports car and a performance bargain.

2025 Chevrolet Corvette
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The 2-seater 2025 Porsche 718 Boxster is a driver’s dream, a high-quality machine, and the perfect soft-top for an easygoing coast-road cruise.

2025 Porsche 718 Boxster

The 2025 Porsche 718 Cayman is a luxury sport coupe with sublime handling and an array of desirable engine choices.

2025 Porsche 718 Cayman

The 2024 Porsche 718 Boxster is the company’s most affordable soft-top, yet it still has plenty of great Porsche qualities.

2024 Porsche 718 Spyder

Arguably the most desirable driver’s car in the world, the 2025 Porsche 911 combines engineering, tech, and subtle design.

2025 Porsche 911

The 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe asserts its place in the luxury performance machine sector by offering powertrains ranging from superb to superlative.

2025 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG GT

The 2025 Acura Integra blends youthful driving dynamics, world-class refinement, and strong value.

2025 Acura Integra

The 2025 BMW Z4 is a luxury sports car with speed, agility, and class.

2025 BMW Z4

The 2025 Ford Mustang asserts its talents, character and heritage over the automotive world, reaching ever-greater heights.

2025 Ford Mustang

The 2025 BMW 2 Series brings a driver’s edge to the subcompact luxury car class, as well as a choice of bodies.

2025 BMW 2 Series

The high-performance 2026 BMW M2 coupe intrigues and excites in ways that only a BMW M car can.

2026 BMW M2

The 2025 BMW M4 is a wonderful high-performance compact luxury car, available as a coupe or convertible.

2025 BMW M4

The 2025 Mercedes-AMG SL luxury sports car is simultaneously gorgeous and galvanized, plush and punchy.

2025 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG SL

In a world of disappearing affordable sport coupes, the 2025 Subaru BRZ proves that there’s still room for an approachable, rear-wheel-drive sportster.

2025 Subaru BRZ

The 2025 Toyota GR Corolla is an excellent turbocharged hot hatch with all-wheel drive as standard.

2025 Toyota GR Corolla

The 2025 Toyota GR Supra is a sporty coupe with a fantastic engine and driving dynamics to match.

2025 Toyota GR Supra

The 2024 Audi A5 is an intriguing approach to the compact luxury car format, shunning the typical sedan for something more rarefied.

2024 Audi RS 5

The 2025 Audi RS 5 Sportback is the most powerful and engaging version of Audi’s excellent luxury compact car.

2025 Audi RS 5 Sportback

The 2024 Audi A5 is an intriguing approach to the compact luxury car format, shunning the typical sedan for something more rarefied.

2024 Audi S5

The 2024 Jaguar F-Type is showing its age, but it’s still one of the most gorgeous designs on the road and has a spine-tingling exhaust note.

2024 Jaguar F-TYPE

The 2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 is a sleek coupe or soft-top with an emphasis on performance as well as luxury and tech.

2025 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG CLE

The Toyota GR86 is a compact coupe made exclusively to entertain a driving enthusiast.

2024 Toyota GR86
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What Our Ratings Mean

  • 0-1.0: This is the rarest group of all because a really bad new car is really, really hard to find these days. We recommend that you pass on any vehicle receiving a rating between 0 and 1.
  • 2.0: Cars landing in this set are also rare. Only true love and limitless passion (or a free vehicle) should allow you to give in to temptation for one of these vehicles.
  • 3.0: Is the vehicle you’re looking at in this range? We’d bet that if you look a little harder, you’ll find a better vehicle at a similar price to fulfill your needs.
  • 4.0: This is the area where the rubber meets the recommendations. The 3-4 range is full of good cars and some great ones. Starting here, it’s OK to listen to your heart.
  • 5.0: These scores represent the cream of the crop, with “5.0” representing, well, near perfection. Any car you choose in this group will treat you very well over time.

How Kelley Blue Book Rates Cars

Rather than pulling random numbers out of the air or off some meaningless checklist, KBB’s editors rank a vehicle to where it belongs in its class. Before any car earns its KBB rating, it must prove itself to be better (or worse) than the other cars it’s competing against as it tries to get you to spend your money buying or leasing.

Our editors drive and live with a given vehicle. We ask all the right questions about the interior, the exterior, the engine and powertrain, the ride and handling, the features, the comfort, and of course, about the price. Does it serve the purpose for which it was built? (Whether that purpose is commuting efficiently to and from work in the city, keeping your family safe, making you feel like you’ve made it to the top — or that you’re on your way — or making you feel like you’ve finally found just the right partner for your lifestyle.)

We take each vehicle we test through the mundane — parking, lane-changing, backing up, cargo space and loading — as well as the essential — acceleration, braking, handling, interior quiet and comfort, build quality, materials quality, reliability.

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FAQ

What is the top-rated vehicle among best sports cars?

Currently, the 2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata tops the list of KBB.com’s best sports cars. After hours of test driving and analysis, our experts assigned the MX-5 Miata a rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars.

What are the top 3 vehicles among best sports cars?

The 2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata, 2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata RF, and 2025 Chevrolet Corvette are the highest-rated models on KBB.com’s list of best sports cars.

Which of the best sports cars is the most affordable?

The 2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata has a starting price of $30,170, making it the most affordable option on KBB.com’s list of best sports cars.

Which of the best sports cars is the most fuel-efficient?

With a combined fuel economy of 29 MPG, the 2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata is the most fuel-efficient vehicle on KBB.com’s list of the best sports cars.

What is the #1 best sports car in America?

Currently the 2024 MAZDA MX-5 Miata tops KBB's always up-to-date list of the best sports cars in America. It gets 4.8 out of 5 stars from our car experts, has a starting MSRP of $30,170 and gets 29 MPG. Learn more at Kelley Blue Book.