"Fun to drive" is a subjective measure—an elusive quality that can mean different things to different people. From our experience, a car can have a very powerful engine and accelerate quickly, but without handling agility, it’s not much fun. For us, fun is a combination of factors such as handling response, sound, and the nature of the power delivery that lead to grin-inducing satisfaction. Here are the top fun-to-drive models that we’ve recently tested in order of ranking:

• Porsche 911 Carrera S
• Porsche Boxster
• Honda S2000
• Mazda MX-5 Miata
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06
• Mercedes-Benz SLK350
• Infiniti G35
• Mazda RX-8
• Volkswagen GTI
• BMW 328i
• MazdaSpeed3
• Subaru Legacy GT
• Mini Cooper S

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