The average price of a new car is fast approaching the $30,000 mark. But the entries that make up this list are anything but "average." After several meetings-and some very heated discussions among our staff-we've come up with a dozen of the most enjoyable machines that are sure to elicit a smile and/or raise the pulse rate of anyone who loves cars. Foreign or domestic; coupe, sedan, 5-door or convertible; supercharged 4-cylinder all the way up to a good ol' pavement-thumping American V-8, there's a wealth of riches to be had for less than thirty large in today's automotive marketplace.
There can be only oneAfter our editorial staff put each car through its paces by logging plenty of test miles on both an autocross course of our own design and a half-street/half-freeway loop around Southern California, we sat down to make the very difficult choice of selecting one winner-the very best from a great group of cars.
Nisan 350Z
Mini Cooper S JCW
Honda Civic si
Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged
Mazdaspeed3
Mazda MX-5 Miata PHRT
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution RS
Ford Mustang GT
Scion tC TRD
Pontiac Solstace GXP
Volkswagen GTI
Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
Winner: Nissan 350z
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