The Nissan Z revitalizes the affordable sports car segment with a proper rear-wheel-drive coupe.
Perhaps it will encourage American muscle car makers to keep alive the four-seat Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger, with or without their endangered V-8 engines.
It doesn’t have to be the end of an era with a second generation of the less powerful and less expensive Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 twins.
The Toyota GR Supra is the closest competitor in terms of power and mission, though it’s more expensive.
The BMW M240i might be more aspirational, but it too is a throwback for the Bavarians rear-drive roots.
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Nissan blends the old and familiar with the new and more powerful in its beloved Z sport coupe. |
The redesigned 2022 BMW 2-Series coupe offers more style and more fun than its four-door Gran Coupe counterpart. |
The 2022 Chevy Camaro lights enthusiast fires with feral V-8 power and ferocious rear-drive grip. |
The 2022 Ford Mustang performs in any guise, but it’s hard to beat a 5.0-liter V-8 and a manual transmission. |
Additional power ramps up the fun, and now buyers can opt for a 2022 Subaru BRZ that drifts or sticks to the pavement. |
The 2022 Toyota Supra is powerful and agile with either of its turbocharged engines. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| Coming Soon | $35,700 | $25,000 | $27,205 | $27,995 | $43,540 |
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| Coming Soon MPG City / Coming Soon MPG Hwy | 23 MPG City / 35 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 12 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 20 MPG City / 30 MPG Hwy | 22 MPG City / 32 MPG Hwy |
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| N/A | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Turbocharged Gas I4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Premium Unleaded H-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 |
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| N/A | Compact Cars | Subcompact Cars | Subcompact Cars | Minicompact Cars | Two Seaters |
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| N/A | 228i Gran Coupe | 2-Door Coupe 1LS | EcoBoost Fastback | Premium Manual | 2.0 Automatic (GS) |
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| N/A | Front Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive |
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| N/A | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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| N/A | Sedan | Coupe | Fastback | Coupe | Coupe |
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| N/A | Automatic w/OD | Manual | Manual w/OD | Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD |
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