Top 5 Affordable Cars for Mountain Pass Fun

In the vehicle market we have cars of all kinds. From small urban "soulless" used to go from point A to point B of the city, to highly exclusive hypercars that can make you skip the fillings due to the G forces that they are capable of achieving. Surely you prefer, by far, the seconds. However, very few people have the creditworthiness to purchase such speed machines.

Ordinary citizens have to think about sports cars, not supercars, with several decades and kilometers behind them. Who has never looked at how the second-hand market for the M3 is? The point is that there are other alternatives to buy at premiere that can bring more smiles to your face on a mountain pass than a 200.000 euro supercar. doWhat do you think of our five proposals?

Abarth 595

In the middle of last year 2016, the Abarth firm renewed its 500, which would be renamed Abarth 595 and that introduced the aesthetic and functional changes of the Fiat 500 of 2015. The fact is that this "pellet" measures just 3,66 meters long, weighs about 1.100 kilos and has versions with different powers, 145, 165 and 180 hp, emanating from his 1.4 T-Jet. This, added to a very rigid set-up, makes it one of the hottest and most economical sports cars on the market.

For less than 19.000 Euros for the 145 hp version and about 25.000 for the 595 hp 180 Competizione you have one of the most agile and fastest cars on stretches of mountain buzzards. The positive point is that, in addition, it will also defend itself quite well on a twisty circuit.

Fiat 124 Spider

If the price was not a problem, in this list we would not have the Fiat, but the Abarth. But the price is always the main problem. The point is that, thinking about it, the Fiat 124 Spider he also deserves to be here, and I'll explain why. not for fun it is necessary to go at devilish rhythms; What's more, you may be going very fast down a road and not having as much fun as you might expect. Doesn't a motorcyclist with a Harley-Davidson have fun riding twisty sections?

The Fiat 124 Spider is a car to open it and drive it noticing how slight inclinations appear, receiving information through the steering wheel and listening to the gurgle of its 1.4 T-Jet from 140 CV. It will not be a high-flying car, but it will be a car with which you will enjoy every curve in your favorite mountain section. Its price is less than 27.000 euros. If you want maximum sportsmanship you have to go to the aforementioned Abarth 124 Spider, but remember that there are more than 10.000 extra compared to the Fiat.

Mazda MX-5

With the Mazda MX-5 Something similar happens to us with the Fiat 124 Spider. It is a roadster that will allow you many joys in a mountain pass but that It does not have the objective of looking for the best times. You will not enjoy it on a Track-Day either, unless you invest money in external preparations. We have two mechanics, one of 131 hp and another of 160, while we have a body with a canvas roof and another with a hard roof.

With the Abarth and Fiat 124 it has many things in common, because they share the same chassis. Of course, the aesthetic design is quite different, the Italian is smooth and the Japanese more pointed. Nor do they share engines, since the Italian model brothers use a 1.4 turbo, the Mazda MX-5 prefers to continue with its anti-downsizing policy with blocks 1.5 and 2.0 of atmospheric admission. To acquire it you must pay at least about 21.000 euros according to the official rate.

Nissan 370Z

El Nissan 370Z is a authentic car petrol head, as they now call the burnt outs of a lifetime, and one of the few pure sports cars that retain the ways of creating fast and passionate cars from a few decades ago. no downsizing. Under the front hood of it remains a 6-liter V3.7 and atmospheric admission, which sends the 328 CV that is capable of yielding to the rear axle.

Rumors indicate that it will not last much longer on sale and, furthermore, that Nissan does not have much intention of launching a substitute. It will be a difficult car to use on a daily basis, as its approved average consumption exceeds 10 litres, but the sound of its mechanics and the 33.000 Euros in which it starts make it one of the most interesting cars for the petrol head looking for a sports car with which to have fun on weekends.

Toyota GT86

A few weeks ago we launched the toyota gt86 test, another of those cars that fall in love and probably the most direct rival of the previous car, the Nissan 370Z. The Toyota GT86 does not use a turbo engine either, but it is true that its displacement is much smaller. Under the hood there is a 2.0 boxer that yields 200 hp. It is clear that the difference in power is great, but it is also true that the GT86 is quite lighter and easier to maintain on a daily basis. What's more, it can also be used as a commuter car.

For the rest, it will not be the fastest car on a track-day or when going through a mountain section but, like the Nissan, it has been designed to make the driver enjoy driving. It conveys a lot of sensations and, although it may seem like little power, believe me when I tell you that 200 hp in a rear-wheel drive car and less than 1.300 kilos are enough to have fun spinning fine on a mountain pass. Its official starting price is 33.000 euros.