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Coming soon: Best sports cars

We round up the 10 most exciting new sports cars of the next few months

By:Auto Express team

10 Aug 2012

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With increasing pressure for manufacturers to pursue ever-lower emissions, you could assume that the sports car market would be going downhill. But thankfully - and as our list shows - there are plenty of exciting performance models coming our way over the next couple of months.

At the very top end there are new models from Aston Martin, Ferrari and Mercedes, while Jaguar and Audi have got something a little more affordable planned with the F-Type and RS5 Cabriolet, too.

Ford, Renault, Peugeot and MINI are also launching a hot-hatch battle of their own, as they introduce the new Fiesta ST, Renaultsport Clio, Peugeot 208 GTi and MINI JCW GP.

New <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/aston-martin">Aston Martin</a> models don’t come along that often, so the fact that the all-new <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/aston-martin/35707/new-aston-martin-vanquish-revealed">Va
<a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/audi">Audi</a> will be unveiling a soft-top version of the RS5 for the first time, complete with the same 444bhp 4.2-litre V8 engine that's used in the coupe model. A bit of extra weight to streng
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Audi’s smallest ‘S’ performance model – the <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/audi/a1/35712/audi-s1-spied">S1</a> – is likely to arrive early next year, and should be powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine producing around 220
The as-yet unnamed <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ferrari/35669/ferrari-enzo-replacement-spied">Ferrari Enzo-replacement</a> will feature a carbon-fibre chassis and body for the ultimate in strength and lightness. The hi-tech t
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So far <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford">Ford</a> has only previewed the <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/fiesta/19964/ford-fiesta-st-concept-revealed">Fiesta ST</a> with a concept model, but spy shots reveal the
The<a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/jaguar/f-type/59665/jaguar-f-type-new-details"> F-Type</a> Roadster arrives in the middle of next year, with a coupe version to follow. The 911-rivalling model will initially be powered by
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The new <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/sls-amg/35657/mercedes-sls-amg-gt">SLS AMG GT</a> arrives in November in both coupe and cabriolet body styles, powered by a 6.2-litre V8 that produces an additional 20bhp over the
<a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mini">MINI</a> claims the <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mini/mini/35541/mini-gp-ii-revealed">JCW GP</a> will be the quickest MINI ever produced. It will get a turbocharged 1.6-litre engin
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Coming in the next couple of months is the return of Peugeot’s legendary GTi badge on the <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/%20peugeot/208">208</a>. The flagship 208 is powered by an engine already seen in the <a href="https://www
The latest generation <a href="https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/renault/clio/35710/new-renaultsport-clio">Renaultsport Clio</a> will be one of the biggest departures for the flagship Clio yet. Unlike all previous models, it will get a tur
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