these cars were built for breaking speed
laws not the bank welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
performance cars you can get for less
than $100,000 for this list we’re
keeping the rules of the road simple any
car is eligible as long as it’s fast and
crosses the line with a base-model price
tag of less than a hundred thousand US
dollars three two one go
number 10 the mercedes AMG c63s
73,000 two hundred and fifty dollars
borrowing its raison d’être from its
big brother’s the e and s-class this
sedan is the mob boss in a pinstripe
suit it’s smooth cool and sophisticated
but don’t be fooled it’s also got muscle
469 horses from a four liter twin turbo
v8 to be exact as the brand name
suggests the amalgamation of luxury and
power is unprecedented and with Mercedes
AMG cleaning up at Formula One in recent
years this is one car you do not want to
see in your rear view mind you it likely
won’t be there for long number nine the
BMW M 250 $1,700 if you ask some gear
heads late model BMW seem to have traded
drivability for good stats but this is
so not the case with the m2 the coupe is
a return to form for Bavarian motor
works it’s light agile body and
incredible predictability make it a
pleasure to drive and with 365
horsepower and a zero to 60 mile per
hour time of just over four seconds the
m2 has plenty of pleasure to offer sure
it’s less than perfect in some areas for
example its driver’s seat isn’t exactly
in line with the rest of the car but
this BMW is definitely an ultimate
driving machine number 8 the Cadillac
cts-v eighty three thousand nine hundred
and ninety five dollars for decades
Germany has dominated the powerful sedan
market you may have even seen some of
them on today’s list but while American
sedans have a certain land yacht
reputation Cadillac cts-v is a wolf in
sheep’s clothing with 640 horsepower for
doors and looks that stopped just short
of being flashy this car will take you
from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.7
seconds and if you leave your foot on
the gas you’ll find yourself in the 200
mile-per-hour Club couple that power and
speed with competitive handling and das
German automakers had better watch their
backs number seven the Dodge Viper 95
thousand eight hundred and ninety five
dollars barely fitting the criteria
for this list this legendary sports car
strives to be as purely American as a
car can be it’s big its brash and it’s
645 horsepower it’s got way too much
power coming out of its massive 8.4
litre v10 of course you may find the
Viper a bit of a handful to drive but
what can we say the more agile
track-focused models were too expensive
for this list but if the base model is
still a little rich for your blood
there’s always the $50,000 Dodge
Challenger SRT Hellcat with its own
mammoth 707 horsepower plant number six
the Tesla Model S 90 D $79,000 you don’t
need gasoline and exhaust to get serious
feed the 90d variant of Tesla’s Model S
will hit 60 miles per hour in less than
4.5 seconds which makes it competitive
with just about any car on this list but
there are even more advantages that come
with an electric powertrain for one you
don’t have to wait until maximum revs to
get peak performance you get it the
moment your foot hits the floor and with
no gears to shift through that
acceleration continues until you run out
of Road and/or power whichever comes
first
so if you happen to think combustion
engines are going the way of the
wood-paneled station wagon fear not
there is a solution and its name is
Tesla number five the Alfa Romeo 4c 50
$5,900 the formula for speed is quite
simple stiff body plus power minus
weight equals zoom no one knows this
better than Alfa Romeo the four C’s 237
horsepower one point seven liter
four-cylinder engine may not seem like
much at first but then you realize that
the car is made out of mostly carbon
fibre and is an extremely light 1973
pounds what that means is its power to
weight ratio is insane pair that with a
mid-engine layout for maximum weight
distribution and you get one of the
sportiest and most gorgeous cars you can
drive today number four the Jaguar
f-type coupe sixty one thousand four
hundred dollars if you want to talk
about car companies with legacy it’s
hard not to mention
Jaguar fortunately jag has no trouble
delivering a sports car for the ages
that simultaneously honors its heritage
so what makes a sports car noise check
power check looks check and mate
the 375 brake horsepower v6 should not
leave you wanting more when it comes to
power and if you happen to live in an
area where the Sun shines on occasion
then the convertible model may be right
up your alley but in terms of
performance you’re better off with the
coupe number 3 the ford mustang shelby
gt350r
sixty one thousand seven hundred and
ninety five dollars in an era when the
muscle car has become a rare breed Ford
and Shelby have not only created one of
the best ever they’ve changed the game
the latest Mustang is nothing to scoff
at but Shelby has worked to create one
of the greatest drivers cars of all time
upgrading to a 5.2 liter flat plane
crank v8 the GT 350 has the power to
match its insane looks the 350 R model
stands out especially because it’s
dumped most of its pesky weight making
it great on the road phenomenal on the
track and all-in-all an unbridled
driving experience in that exhaust note
that is the way cars were meant to sound
number two the Porsche 911 Carrera 80
$9,400 Porsche strives to be the last
word in performance engineering if you
must go ahead and ask a 911 enthusiast
to explain to you why the 911 is the
greatest car of all time just make sure
you don’t have plans for the rest of the
night because you’re going to be there
for a while so why isn’t it number one
on our list because for the base price
of almost 90 grand you get a car and
that’s about it if you want a good sound
system an upscale coat of paint or any
other options you’re gonna find yourself
clearing a hundred grand very quickly
now sure you could cheap out and get it
came in but the legacy of the 911 is
unrivaled and it has easily earned its
place on our list before our number one
picks zooms on to the podium here are
some honorable mentions
number one the Chevrolet Corvette zo6
eighty thousand three hundred and ninety
five dollars when it comes to the
supercar European automakers have long
dominated the sphere with the United
States struggling to match the
continents sophistication craftsmanship
and performance no longer is that the
case however after more than 60 years in
the biz Chevrolet has changed the
narrative boasting a zero to sixty mile
per hour time of about three seconds and
some seriously impressive handling
capabilities the latest iteration of the
Corvette was built to rival the likes of
Porsche mercedes-benz and the Nissan GTR
the Camaro zl1 was also a serious
contender for this list but in the
Corvette’s price range you will not find
a finer performance vehicle on the
planet do you agree with our list
what bargain performance cars are your
favorite for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com big homes well done
everybody
fantastic job
Oh
laws not the bank welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
performance cars you can get for less
than $100,000 for this list we’re
keeping the rules of the road simple any
car is eligible as long as it’s fast and
crosses the line with a base-model price
tag of less than a hundred thousand US
dollars three two one go
number 10 the mercedes AMG c63s
73,000 two hundred and fifty dollars
borrowing its raison d’être from its
big brother’s the e and s-class this
sedan is the mob boss in a pinstripe
suit it’s smooth cool and sophisticated
but don’t be fooled it’s also got muscle
469 horses from a four liter twin turbo
v8 to be exact as the brand name
suggests the amalgamation of luxury and
power is unprecedented and with Mercedes
AMG cleaning up at Formula One in recent
years this is one car you do not want to
see in your rear view mind you it likely
won’t be there for long number nine the
BMW M 250 $1,700 if you ask some gear
heads late model BMW seem to have traded
drivability for good stats but this is
so not the case with the m2 the coupe is
a return to form for Bavarian motor
works it’s light agile body and
incredible predictability make it a
pleasure to drive and with 365
horsepower and a zero to 60 mile per
hour time of just over four seconds the
m2 has plenty of pleasure to offer sure
it’s less than perfect in some areas for
example its driver’s seat isn’t exactly
in line with the rest of the car but
this BMW is definitely an ultimate
driving machine number 8 the Cadillac
cts-v eighty three thousand nine hundred
and ninety five dollars for decades
Germany has dominated the powerful sedan
market you may have even seen some of
them on today’s list but while American
sedans have a certain land yacht
reputation Cadillac cts-v is a wolf in
sheep’s clothing with 640 horsepower for
doors and looks that stopped just short
of being flashy this car will take you
from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.7
seconds and if you leave your foot on
the gas you’ll find yourself in the 200
mile-per-hour Club couple that power and
speed with competitive handling and das
German automakers had better watch their
backs number seven the Dodge Viper 95
thousand eight hundred and ninety five
dollars barely fitting the criteria
for this list this legendary sports car
strives to be as purely American as a
car can be it’s big its brash and it’s
645 horsepower it’s got way too much
power coming out of its massive 8.4
litre v10 of course you may find the
Viper a bit of a handful to drive but
what can we say the more agile
track-focused models were too expensive
for this list but if the base model is
still a little rich for your blood
there’s always the $50,000 Dodge
Challenger SRT Hellcat with its own
mammoth 707 horsepower plant number six
the Tesla Model S 90 D $79,000 you don’t
need gasoline and exhaust to get serious
feed the 90d variant of Tesla’s Model S
will hit 60 miles per hour in less than
4.5 seconds which makes it competitive
with just about any car on this list but
there are even more advantages that come
with an electric powertrain for one you
don’t have to wait until maximum revs to
get peak performance you get it the
moment your foot hits the floor and with
no gears to shift through that
acceleration continues until you run out
of Road and/or power whichever comes
first
so if you happen to think combustion
engines are going the way of the
wood-paneled station wagon fear not
there is a solution and its name is
Tesla number five the Alfa Romeo 4c 50
$5,900 the formula for speed is quite
simple stiff body plus power minus
weight equals zoom no one knows this
better than Alfa Romeo the four C’s 237
horsepower one point seven liter
four-cylinder engine may not seem like
much at first but then you realize that
the car is made out of mostly carbon
fibre and is an extremely light 1973
pounds what that means is its power to
weight ratio is insane pair that with a
mid-engine layout for maximum weight
distribution and you get one of the
sportiest and most gorgeous cars you can
drive today number four the Jaguar
f-type coupe sixty one thousand four
hundred dollars if you want to talk
about car companies with legacy it’s
hard not to mention
Jaguar fortunately jag has no trouble
delivering a sports car for the ages
that simultaneously honors its heritage
so what makes a sports car noise check
power check looks check and mate
the 375 brake horsepower v6 should not
leave you wanting more when it comes to
power and if you happen to live in an
area where the Sun shines on occasion
then the convertible model may be right
up your alley but in terms of
performance you’re better off with the
coupe number 3 the ford mustang shelby
gt350r
sixty one thousand seven hundred and
ninety five dollars in an era when the
muscle car has become a rare breed Ford
and Shelby have not only created one of
the best ever they’ve changed the game
the latest Mustang is nothing to scoff
at but Shelby has worked to create one
of the greatest drivers cars of all time
upgrading to a 5.2 liter flat plane
crank v8 the GT 350 has the power to
match its insane looks the 350 R model
stands out especially because it’s
dumped most of its pesky weight making
it great on the road phenomenal on the
track and all-in-all an unbridled
driving experience in that exhaust note
that is the way cars were meant to sound
number two the Porsche 911 Carrera 80
$9,400 Porsche strives to be the last
word in performance engineering if you
must go ahead and ask a 911 enthusiast
to explain to you why the 911 is the
greatest car of all time just make sure
you don’t have plans for the rest of the
night because you’re going to be there
for a while so why isn’t it number one
on our list because for the base price
of almost 90 grand you get a car and
that’s about it if you want a good sound
system an upscale coat of paint or any
other options you’re gonna find yourself
clearing a hundred grand very quickly
now sure you could cheap out and get it
came in but the legacy of the 911 is
unrivaled and it has easily earned its
place on our list before our number one
picks zooms on to the podium here are
some honorable mentions
number one the Chevrolet Corvette zo6
eighty thousand three hundred and ninety
five dollars when it comes to the
supercar European automakers have long
dominated the sphere with the United
States struggling to match the
continents sophistication craftsmanship
and performance no longer is that the
case however after more than 60 years in
the biz Chevrolet has changed the
narrative boasting a zero to sixty mile
per hour time of about three seconds and
some seriously impressive handling
capabilities the latest iteration of the
Corvette was built to rival the likes of
Porsche mercedes-benz and the Nissan GTR
the Camaro zl1 was also a serious
contender for this list but in the
Corvette’s price range you will not find
a finer performance vehicle on the
planet do you agree with our list
what bargain performance cars are your
favorite for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com big homes well done
everybody
fantastic job
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