Cars
The Motoring Standings — ranked by what the whole field of reviewers concludes, on involvement, not 0–60.
Hot Hatch HeroesHot hatches & sport compacts
★Elantra NCN7
4.6raw 4.67
13 reviewers
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★Veloster NJS
4.5raw 4.61
8 reviewers
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★Civic Type RFL5
4.5raw 4.55
14 reviewers
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Civic Type RFK8
4.5raw 4.57
8 reviewers
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Integra Type SDE5
4.4raw 4.50
10 reviewers
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Ford Focus STMk3
4.3raw 4.34
7 reviewers
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Civic SiFL3
4.3raw 4.32
10 reviewers
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Golf RMk8
4.3raw 4.30
7 reviewers
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GR YarisXP210
4.3raw 4.25
5 reviewers
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Ford Focus RS Mk3Mk3
4.3raw 4.24
12 reviewers
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GR CorollaE210
4.3raw 4.22
12 reviewers
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Audi RS38V
4.2raw 4.19
7 reviewers
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Audi RS38Y
4.2raw 4.21
13 reviewers
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Civic SiFK7
4.2raw 4.09
9 reviewers
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Audi S38Y
4.1raw 3.99
7 reviewers
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Golf GTIMk8
4.1raw 4.02
14 reviewers
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Mini John Cooper WorksF66
4.1raw 3.94
8 reviewers
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Subaru WRX STIVA
4.1raw 3.89
6 reviewers
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Audi S38V
4.1raw 3.83
5 reviewers
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Golf RMk7
4.1raw 3.81
5 reviewers
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Roadster & Coupe ClubAttainable 2-door sports cars & roadsters
★Integra Type RDC2
4.5raw 4.68
5 reviewers
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★Lotus ExigeS2
4.5raw 4.67
5 reviewers
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★Lotus EliseS2
4.4raw 4.54
7 reviewers
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Mazda RX-7FD3S
4.4raw 4.52
8 reviewers
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Mazda MX-5 MiataND
4.4raw 4.44
21 reviewers
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Toyota MR2ZZW30
4.4raw 4.51
5 reviewers
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Honda S2000AP2
4.4raw 4.50
5 reviewers
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Mazda MX-5 MiataNA
4.4raw 4.45
10 reviewers
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Toyota GR86ZN8
4.4raw 4.42
19 reviewers
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Subaru BRZZD8
4.3raw 4.32
15 reviewers
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Toyota SupraA90
4.3raw 4.30
22 reviewers
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Toyota MR2SW20
4.3raw 4.30
5 reviewers
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Mazda MX-5 MiataNB
4.3raw 4.29
6 reviewers
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Mazda RX-8SE3P
4.3raw 4.24
10 reviewers
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Nissan ZZ33
4.3raw 4.22
6 reviewers
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Mazda RX-7FC3S
4.3raw 4.23
8 reviewers
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Toyota MR2AW11
4.2raw 4.20
8 reviewers
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Mazda MX-5 MiataNC
4.2raw 4.17
6 reviewers
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Nissan ZRZ34
4.1raw 4.08
22 reviewers
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Toyota SupraA80
3.9raw 3.63
6 reviewers
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Nissan ZZ34
3.9raw 3.71
9 reviewers
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Honda PreludeSN
3.9raw 3.75
23 reviewers
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Halo & GT IconsSupercars & grand tourers
★Porsche Cayman GT4 RS982
4.6raw 4.74
12 reviewers
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★Porsche 911 GT3992.2
4.6raw 4.67
13 reviewers
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★Porsche 911 GT3991.2
4.6raw 4.71
8 reviewers
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS991.2
4.5raw 4.72
6 reviewers
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Porsche 911 GT3992.1
4.5raw 4.57
15 reviewers
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS992.1
4.5raw 4.61
9 reviewers
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Chevrolet Corvette C8C8
4.5raw 4.55
17 reviewers
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Porsche Cayman GT4981
4.5raw 4.64
6 reviewers
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Porsche 718 GTS 4.0982
4.5raw 4.55
12 reviewers
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Lotus EmiraType 131
4.5raw 4.56
8 reviewers
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Porsche 911 Turbo992
4.5raw 4.52
13 reviewers
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Porsche Cayman GT4982
4.5raw 4.56
6 reviewers
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Porsche Boxster Spyder982
4.4raw 4.57
5 reviewers
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Nissan GT-RR35
4.4raw 4.46
10 reviewers
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Honda NSXNC1
4.4raw 4.44
10 reviewers
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Lexus LC 500
4.3raw 4.36
13 reviewers
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Porsche 911 Turbo997
4.3raw 4.38
6 reviewers
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Porsche 911 Turbo991
4.3raw 4.29
7 reviewers
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Sport Sedans & MuscleFast four-doors & muscle
★BMW M5F90
4.4raw 4.49
9 reviewers
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★BMW M5E39
4.4raw 4.49
7 reviewers
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★BMW M3G80
4.4raw 4.46
12 reviewers
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BMW M3E90
4.4raw 4.48
8 reviewers
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BMW M3E46
4.4raw 4.45
10 reviewers
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BMW M2F87
4.3raw 4.34
9 reviewers
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BMW M2G87
4.3raw 4.31
23 reviewers
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Audi RS5B9
4.3raw 4.31
13 reviewers
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BMW M4G82
4.3raw 4.24
12 reviewers
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BMW M3F80
4.2raw 4.16
7 reviewers
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Ford MustangS550
4.2raw 4.19
11 reviewers
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BMW M3E36
4.2raw 4.02
6 reviewers
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Ford MustangS197
4.1raw 3.79
5 reviewers
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Ford MustangS650
4.0raw 3.86
15 reviewers
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BMW M5G90
3.9raw 3.78
13 reviewers
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Sleeper Wagons & Super-SUVsFast estates & performance SUVs
Toyota Supra · A80Six figures for a Supra — really?
Porsche 911 Turbo · 991Everyday hero, or the Widowmaker?
BMW M3 · F80Worth $55k, or wildly overpriced?
Mazda RX-8 · SE3PPractical four-seater, or rotary headache?
BMW M3 · E36A $10k steal, or just buy the E46?
- japan · FWD· manual
Civic Type R
The driver's benchmark in the hot hatch class. Four decades, five generations, one of the most committed FWD platforms ever built.
1997–present - japan · FWD· manual
Civic Si
The everyday enthusiast Honda, still.
1986–present - japan · FWD· manual
Integra Type S
The Type R that wears a suit.
2024–present - germany · AWD· manual
Golf R
All-wheel-drive sleeper, every weather.
2012–present - germany · FWD· manual
Golf GTI
The original. Still the template.
1976–present - japan · AWD· manual
GR Corolla
Rally-bred turbo triple. Toyota remembered.
2023–present - japan · AWD· manual
GR Yaris
The homologation special everyone wants and nobody got.
2020–present - korea · FWD· manual
Elantra N
The hot sedan Koreans built while everyone else gave up.
2022–present - korea · FWD· manual· heritage
Veloster N
The car that proved Hyundai could.
2019–2022 - germany · AWD
Audi RS3
Five cylinders, all-wheel-drive, no apologies.
2011–present - germany · AWD
Audi S3
The reasonable RS3, except it isn't.
1999–present 
germany · AWDBMW M135i
The M Performance hatch the M2 fans pretend they hate.
2019–present- us · AWD· manual· heritage
Ford Focus RS Mk3
Drift Mode happened. We were there.
2016–2018 
us · FWD· manual· heritageFord Focus ST
The torque-steering, recaro-clad people's champion.
2013–2019
japan · AWD· manualSubaru WRX
Turbo boxer, symmetrical AWD, three pedals — the rally sedan carries on.
2022–present- japan · AWD· manual· heritage
Subaru WRX STI
The boxer-rumbling, rally-bred Impreza we still miss.
1992–2021 - uk · FWD· manual
Mini John Cooper Works
Go-kart hot hatch, John Cooper Works tune.
2008–present