Performance, prestige and classic cars

Our picks of the best performance, prestige and classic cars content from the Editorial Team at Auto Trader.

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  The best sports cars you can buy in 2025

  The best sports cars you can buy new in 2025, all in one place, and for a variety of budgets

  Best of3 months ago

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  Aston Martin Vantage Roadster (2025 – ) review

  Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

  3

  Soft-top version of the latest Aston Martin Vantage is a properly hairy beast, but is that what you really want?

  Expert review3 months ago

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  Aston Martin Vanquish (2025 - ) review

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5

  Expensive, excessive and endearingly old-school, the Aston Martin Vanquish is a luxury grand tourer with added attitude

  Expert review3 months ago

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  Bentley Continental GT (2024 - ) review

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5

  The Bentley Continental GT swaps its signature V12 engine for a hybrid V8 … and even more power and performance!

  Expert review4 months ago

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  Land Rover Defender OCTA (2025 – ) review

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4

  Mad, bad and unashamedly excessive, the Defender OCTA is Land Rover unleashed and a properly guilty pleasure

  Expert review5 months ago

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  Video | Is the Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider better than the coupe?

  Driving the 12 Cilindri Spider could be the ultimate mindfulness activity

  News5 months ago

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  Porsche 911 Coupe (2024 - ) review

  Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

  5

  Revised Porsche 911 includes a hybrid option for the first time but does it make for a better sports car?

  Expert review1 year ago

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  Bentley builds a motorbike

  OK, Ducati has actually built the motorbike – but it’s done so in partnership with Bentley in a marriage made in luxe heaven

  News1 year ago

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  Here are the best coupes in 2025

  If practicality matters less to you than style, these are the best coupes to consider in 2025

  Best of1 year ago

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  Attainable cars with supercar-style thrills that you can lease

  If you want a hint of supercar but without the sky-high costs, here are five amazing and obtainable alternatives

  Best of1 year ago

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  Living with a… BMW M2 (Month 2)

  Brutal in both looks and performance we hang on tight as we try living with BMW’s latest M2

  Long-term review1 year ago

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  Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (2024 - ) review

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5

  Even with some new updates the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio might not be the freshest sporting saloon on the block but it’s still one of the best

  Expert review1 year ago

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  BMW M2 Coupe (2022 - 2024) review

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5

  Thuggish looks with performance and handling to match will delight BMW traditionalists, the M2 offering M4 thrills for less money

  Expert review1 year ago

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  Alpine A110 R (2023 - ) review

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5

  A110 R celebrates brand’s participation in F1 and Le Mans with extra carbon and improved performance – but at what cost?

  Expert review1 year ago

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  Bentley Batur (2023 - ) review

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5

  With its £2m pricetag and very purple paint (other colours are available) the Bentley Batur is a spectacular farewell to the brand’s internal...

  Expert review1 year ago

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  Video: Lamborghini Revuelto

  Lamborghini’s next generation of supercar is a plug-in hybrid … with attitude

  News1 year ago

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  Video: Farewell to the F-Type

  Rory Reid reviews the Jaguar F-Type R 75, the final edition of the legendary F-Type.

  News1 year ago

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  Mercedes AMG GT Video Review

  Alex gets face to face with the new, 2024 AMG GT - AMG's new flagship coupe. Will its big V8, huge power, and mad acceleration take the GT to new...

  News1 year ago

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  Video: Audi RS4 Avant - the last hurrah

  Audi responds to the M3 Touring with this limited edition RS4 Avant Competition – is it enough to take the fight to BMW?

  News2 years ago

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  Video: Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato unleashed

  Lamborghini’s last hurrah for the Huracan veers off into unexpected territory, and is all the better for it

  News2 years ago