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Driving.co.uk’s guide to the best sports cars to buy in 2023

Published 02 March 2023
By David Mullen
Are you ready for some fun? Here are the best sports cars for sale in 2023.
Mazda MX-5: Best ULEZ cars

7 ULEZ-compliant cars for under £10,000

We've compiled a list of the best ULEZ-compliant used cars, all costing less than £10,000.
Published 19 August 2022
McLaren P1 designer names 8 most beautiful cars for under £5,000

McLaren P1 designer names 8 beautiful cars for £5k

If you're looking for one of the world’s most beautiful cars for under £5,000, there’s probably no-one better to turn to than Frank Stephenson.
Published 27 November 2020

2018 Mazda MX-5 review

The improvements made to the Mazda MX-5 may not sound big, but they mean there's now even more seats-of-the-pants fun to be had.
Published 30 September 2018
Chris Kingsley and Jason Kingsley, founders of Rebellion games, on their cars and careers: interview for The Sunday Times Driving

Me and My Motor: Chris and Jason Kingsley

OK, so, forget the £60,000 Tesla, what you’re probably thinking is: why the horse? Not to mention the suit of armour. These contrasting modes of...
Published 05 March 2018
Great Drives: My way is the highway — Mazda MX-5 on California's Route 1

Great Drives: My way is the highway

California’s Route 1 combines spectacular scenery with the silver screen’s most celebrated locations. Explore the coast with the most...
Published 23 January 2017
Reader Letters: Roadster heaven, weaving motorbikes, used car mileage, parking tickets and Flummox FM

Reader Letters: Roadster heaven and Flummox FM

The car that beats the Mazda MX-5 and Fiat 124 Spider, the dangers of filtering, how used cars are like dating apps, a parking problem...
Published 13 December 2016
A new slant on the roadster: Mazda MX-5 v Fiat 124 Spider

A new slant on the roadster: Mazda v Fiat

Mazda’s open-top MX-5 is a five-star car with no rivals. Or it was. Nick Rufford falls for a challenger while James Mills backs the original...
Published 01 December 2016
Great Drives: Ice ice baby. . . lapping Iceland in a Mazda MX-5 Icon

Great Drives: Ice ice baby

As ring roads go, Iceland’s Route 1 is pretty spectacular. The 830-mile lap of the Land of Fire and Ice seems as far removed from the M25...
Published 23 November 2016
Price announced for Mazda MX-5 Retractable Fastback

Price announced for Mazda MX-5 RF

Is the new Mazda MX-5 retractable fastback the best-value sports car money can buy? The Japanese company has announced UK pricing for the MX-5 RF
Published 10 October 2016
Me and My Motor: Katherine Grainger — a Jaguar is pure gold to the Olympic rower

Me and My Motor: Katherine Grainger, Olympic rower

When Katherine Grainger won silver in Rio this summer, the rower became the first British woman to win medals at five successive Olympics...
Published 15 September 2016
Jeremy Clarkson's Star Cars 2015-2016

Jeremy Clarkson's Star Cars 2015/16

To be more than just a tool, a car must make your spine tingle...
Published 15 August 2016
Me and My Motor: Rachel Atherton, women’s downhill mountain biking world champion

Me and My Motor: Rachel Atherton, mountain biking star...

Rachel Atherton spends her working days hurtling down mountains, at speeds of up to 50mph, heart rate rising, knuckles white from holding on for dear...
Published 04 July 2016