4 Sports Cars You Can Now Buy For Around £10k

Toyota GT86

Let’s kick things off with a CT favourite: the Toyota GT86. Yes, it’s not that powerful with ‘just’ 197bhp available from its N/A boxer engine, but as far as a pure, entertaining sports cars go, there’s little else to rival it for the cash on the new car market right now. And besides, if you get a used one you can use the cash you saved on a supercharger conversion.

We did find an automatic for £11,000, but spend a grand or so more and you’ll be able to get a manual. A BRZ is also an option, but there aren’t anywhere near as many around, and the starting price seems to be a tad higher.

BMW Z4 (E89)

Compared to the old E85, BMW moved this generation of Z4 more into cruiser territory, giving it softer handling and a folding hard top roof. Not necessarily a bad thing, and if you aren’t into flinging cars down your nearest B road as quickly as possible, you’ll find a lot to like about the comfy, pretty second-gen Z4.

Our hypothetical £10k budget will snare you the 2.5-litre ‘23i’, but if you want the twin-turbo N54-powered 35i and its muscular 306bhp output, you’ll need more like £15k. Sitting somewhere in between is the 30i, packing a silky-smooth ‘N52’ naturally aspirated straight-six with 258bhp on offer.

Audi TT S

Fancy something with an extra pair of driven wheels? Take a look at the second-generation Audi TT S. You can now pick up a high-mileage TT S for under £10k, while adding £1000-2000 to the kitty will get you a less leggy example.

The 2.0-litre turbocharged four-pot under the bonnet develops 268bhp, which is sent out to all four wheels. 0-62mph meanwhile takes just over five seconds.

Sure, this is the kind of four-wheel drive car that heavily favours the front wheels (this is related to a VW Golf, remember), but as a performance car that’ll be a seriously quick point-to-point however crappy the conditions, it’s seriously tempting.

Porsche Cayman (987)

Petrolheads all around the world must be on Cayman depreciation watch right now. Values of the earliest 2.7-litre cars are edging closer to £10,000, with multiple examples sitting in the classifieds for just under £12,000.

However, if we were going for one, we’d do it properly and spend a little more for a lower mileage 3.4-litre ‘S’. The 295bhp flat-six gets the S from 0-62mph in a respectable 5.4 seconds, all while belting out the kind of soundtrack that’d make the gruff new four-pot 718 Cayman rather jealous.

More importantly, this is one sweet handling little package, with a well-balanced mid-engine chassis and (sorry Audi) drive going to the correct wheels.

What other depreciating cars have you spotted nearing the £10k mark?