Porsche
Porsche has a deserved reputation for making some of the finest sports cars money can buy. The 911 has looked the same for years, but is fantastic to drive, while the Boxster and Cayman feature incredible handling. The Cayenne SUV and Panamera add luxury to the mix.
Porsche 911
No sports car has been around as long, won so many races and sold in such great numbers as the Porsche 911. Although the car is only available as a coupe or convertible, the model range is vast - with everything from the relatively basic Carrera coupé to the wild GT2 RS on offer. In between you’ll find rear-wheel and four-wheel drive models, manuals, automatics, Cabriolets, the glass-roofed Targa, wickedly fast Turbo and Turbo S and track-focused specials like the GT3 and GT3 RS.
Porsche Boxster
It's the cheapest car that Porsche sells, but there's nothing basic about the Boxster! Available with either a 2.9- or 3.4-litre flat-six cylinder engine that's mid-mounted behind the cockpit, both the standard Boxster and faster Boxster S deliver fantastic performance and huge driver appeal. It's rightfully the car by which other open-topped two-seater sports cars are measured, and the Boxster's phenomenal handling, responsive controls and power combine to create one of the best sports cars money can buy.
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Porsche Cayenne
The arrival of the big Cayenne SUV upset Porsche's traditional sports car buyers, who felt it wasn’t worthy of the firm's heritage. Ultimately though, the car has been a huge success. Porsche's engineers have delivered what many thought impossible, giving this large, four-wheel-drive machine the driving characteristics of a sports car. Entry-level models are comfortable and capable, while Cayenne S and Turbo versions are incredibly rapid. Running costs are high, however - even the fuel saving Cayenne Hybrid is expensive to run - but quality shines though from the bottom to the top of the range.
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Porsche Cayman
Porsche wants the Cayman to be seen as more than just a Boxster with a fixed roof, which is why it separates the two cars in its price lists. There's some logic to the decision, with the Cayman appealing to a slightly more discerning driver. It shares much with its Boxster relative though, including the 2.9-litre and 3.4-litre six-cylinder engines, but amazingly it feels even more involving and enjoyable to drive – although it lacks the Boxster's open-air appeal.
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Porsche Panamera
More a four-seat sports car than a limousine, the hatchback Panamera is extraordinarily capable. Two or four-wheel-drive versions are available, and drivers can choose from a variety of engines - 3.6-litre V6, a 4.8-litre V8 or 4.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrols, a 3.0-litre V6 diesel and a 3.0-litre petrol-electric hybrid. Inside, the car is beautifully trimmed, and it's almost as much fun to ride in the back as it is to drive.
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