best sports car for UK roads

[Loz]

So which sports/high performance car do you think copes best with the UK's awful B roads? Is the Subaru Impreza king with it's WRC credentials or does the Focus RS have the edge maybe?

What do you think, what car would you chose?

 

[Olley]

Lotus exige? i say exige not elise as i wont fit in an elise! haha

 

[Yugguy]

How much money can we spend?

Also I suspect the really hardcore track-focused cars would struggle more on our rather badly-maintained roads.

 

[T9 man]

If we are talking small and affordable with lots of fun available, then I would opt for the Focus RS. Anything bigger or fancier would just suffer from wheel and suspension death from the potholes/craters on our roads.

 

[MasterAuron]

New Focus RS isn't small T9! Pretty hefty and over 1400kgs!

They do ride nice though and are very comfortable (only been a passenger, not driven yet) and the front wheels cope with the power extremelty well. On the other hand my Mk1 can be a bit lairy on crap roads and dodgy cambers, which I like personally but it's not an easy car to drive by any standards.

As much as they bore me to tears I think it has to be the latest 911's. Incredibly easy drive for a sports car, I was so surprised when I drove a Carrera 2. To me it drove like a normal hatchback in many ways.

 

[T9 man]

New Focus RS isn't small T9! Pretty hefty and over 1400kgs!

You are right no doubt MA, but for a man at 5' 11" and tipping the scales at 17 and 'ahem' stones, then it does seem a little snug for moi

 

[HDi fun]

IS it worth it with the tattered damaged roads?

 

[obi_waynne]

This is probably why SUV sales are going up!

 

[Loz]

Fair point that Waynne, with cars like the BMW X series I suppose you get good comfort & ride while still being able to have fun in the bendy bits.

 

[obi_waynne]

The Porsche Cayenne should be in the running here as well!

 

[Yugguy]

No, it's too ugly to be allowed.

 

[stamford]

Range Rover Sport that's been Overfinch'ed! Anything else will get damaged in no time. It doesn't take long for a driving experience to be ruined by one stretch of road. As for the best sports car, no idea tbh as I have not driven many. Classic sports car might be the better option, a bit more forgiving on our roads.

 

[Olley]

Bowler Wildcat... i want one.... haha

 

[aston]

Honda Interga, Clio Cup, rusty dented transit van or any hire car

 

[dpsubaru]

Impreza for me.

But on the 'B' roads with the Tein suspension its a bit of a handful, you actually need to back off or your liable to end up in a field.