CLIMBING PRICES, HIGH DEMAND AND INCREASINGLY arduous allocation procedures have made owning many of the latest thoroughbred supercars no more than a pipe dream for the majority. Look to the classifieds for their recent predecessors, though, and there’s a healthy supply of outstanding performers available for a fraction of the price and effort.
Unlike supercars of old, more modern offerings won’t necessarily break the bank to run, either, many models coming with surprising reliability and the reassurance of lengthy warranty programmes, should the worst happen.
So what will it be? From Italian exotica in the form of the Ferrari 458 Italia to Japan’s high-tech, hybridised Honda NSX, via the bargainous but brilliant McLaren 650S and an evo Car of the Year-winning Porsche 911 GT3, here are our recommendations for some of the best used supercars you can buy today.
Specification
Engine V6, 3493cc, twin-turbo, plus three electric motors Power 573bhp Torque 476lb ft @2000rpm Weight 1776kg Power-to-weight 328bhp/ton 0-62mph 2.9sec Top speed 191mph Price new £149,950 Value today From £100,000
HONDA NSX (NC1)
A brilliantly engineered – and rarely seen – tech pioneer
AS THE SUCCESSOR TO HONDA’S GAME-CHANGING ’90s supercar of the same name, the 2016 NSX received a mixed reception upon its launch. Rather than bringing the original NSX recipe up to date, the new offering added turbochargers and hybrid assistance to the mix, ingredients that many believed went against the purist principles of the earlier models.
