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Any car that is able to dash past the 60mph mark in around five seconds must be a thirsty beast, right? Not so. In fact the model that tops this list roars from zero to 60mph in just 5.3 seconds yet manages a more than respectable 51.4mpg combined economy. It's impressive stuff.
To select the cars in this list we only considered models which can complete the 0-60mph sprint in seven seconds or less while managing combined economy of 30mpg or more. Once we had our shortlist we weighed each model's consumption against its acceleration for a ratio, giving equal weight to both, to determine its ranking.
The result? The 20 models that strike the best balance between all-out sporty performance and real-world fuel economy. Click on through to find out which models give you all the go and none of the guzzle.
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04/10/2012 20:46
What drugs is this writer smoking!? If I could afford a Jaguar xf or an audi tt rs, would i care about the cost of fuel!? No, I would burn it quicker than the chinese burn coal! An article on affordable fast cars, which means sub £10k to the average working class, means cars such as the focus st, honda civic type r, subaru wrx etc. Do msn really pay these people to write non informative tripe, which sucks readers in with an interesting heading, just to dissapoint them with £30k cars out of reach to most, just to generate hits? I bet any petrol head worth their salt could do better in 10 mins, than this muppet who was probably wrecked for 3 years during media studies at uni!
04/10/2012 13:58
04/10/2012 14:41
I don't understand this drivel (well I do). It starts out discussing good mileage vs performance but then (very quickly) sinks into a comparison between various models and the overall performance of the current crop of sports cars! Sorry, please tell me, how much are you (MSN Group) getting paid to advertise these cars under the false premise of a topical discussion?????
04/10/2012 13:35
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06/10/2012 20:37
How about a legnum vr4 0-100mph in around 10 seconds.. And it's an estate, Had a few and tried it and would leave the cossy's,escort tickford turbo's and most thing on the road. enough said! except for one thing, it's the evo's dad.Look em up. Cheap insurance, petrol is very good for a twin turbo 18/20 ish around town and on a run around 30 to the gallon.
19/12/2012 11:04
06/10/2012 20:17
No 300zx twin turbo (z32)? might now be 22 years old, but would give every one of those cars a run for its money, not only did it make 280bhp / 300 (uk spec) with a few other mods it can make 380bhp easily, can be had for less than 10k, and cheaper on insurance as you can insure it as a classic.
Oh and if you are interested lol, 0-60 in 5-7 seconds, top speed of 156mph (limited but can be lifted again with a few mods) 14mpg around town, around 22 to 24 on a motorway. that MPG might seem low, but when you compare it to the cost of half the cars in this article, you will be offsetting that with the cost of insurance and purchase price lol
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