STs are generally solid, save the perennial Ford issue of rust and the risk of previous owners spending more on baseball caps than servicing, but buy the best you can and there’ll be plenty to enjoy. JDM manufacturers like Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda also happen to be among the most reliable car brands in the world, which means their cars typically have low overall ownership costs.
It wasn’t our favourite hot hatchback of the era, feeling quite large and heavy next to some rivals, but it’s a car that arguably feels better today, both because subsequent Focus STs strayed even further from the ideal, and because that five-pot soundtrack can only otherwise be had from much more expensive Audi RS3s. > Ford to enter technical partnership with Red Bull Racing in F1 from 2026 The cheapest are still below our 5k lower limit, though that won’t remain the case for long interest in Japanese. With 222bhp and 236lb ft it had more than enough firepower to compete, and a soundtrack unlike anything else in the class. Japan’s early 2000s muscle car is great value right now. But in a very different way, as back in 2005 the ST broke the trend for turbocharged fours, instead using a Volvo-sourced turbocharged in-line five. This isn’t a buying guide (though we’ve dropped in a few nuggets of advice here and there), but where appropriate you’ll find links to cars we’ve covered in more depth elsewhere.Īs with the Civic Type R further up, the Mk2 Ford Focus ST’s appeal lies largely in its engine. Set yourself an upper limit of £10,000 – about the same price as a new Dacia Sandero Stepway with a coat of metallic paint – and you’ll find everything from V8 muscle cars to turbocharged rally legends, with top speeds in excess of 150mph and 0-60mph figures beginning with fives and sixes.Īs such, we’ve broken that £10k limit down into four sections, picking three cheap fast cars in each section that should cover a wide range of performance and practicality considerations.
Cheap fast cars are what we're interested in here and, crucially, we've gone in search of models that can be bought, maintained and enjoyed relatively cheaply. While it applies in the market for new cars, depreciation makes it even more relevant in the used car market, and the choice of some of evo’s past favourite performance cars now selling for pennies is vast. Almost completely overshadowed by the R32 generation of Skyline, the R31 remains an affordable and underrated JDM classic. It's an American term, but it’s hard to think of a better phrase to describe the concept of getting a lot of performance for not a lot of cash. 8 Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R - Boxy Homologation Special.
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