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Good Car Bad Car: sports cars

Winner: Mazda MX-5

Mazda MX-5

A car that has left behind any hairdresser associations. It’s still not threatening but it does look like it means business

Caterham Seven

2nd: Caterham Seven CSR 260

If you like driving without frills this is the car for you. It is ear-poppingly quick and makes no concession to driver comfort

Lotus Exige 240R

3rd: Lotus Exige 240R

The Exige is like the Peperami advert, a bit of an animal. Under the bonnet is the reason

Mercedes SLK 55 AMG

4th: Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG

If you squint a bit, the SLK looks like the giant-killing McLaren Mercedes SLR. And if you go for the 55 AMG, it goes like the SLR too

Morgan Roadster

Bad car: Morgan Roadster

While accepting that mainly men with face hair will warm to its archaic design and construction, this is a car that fails to stand the test of modern motoring

This is purely for pleasure

Light, tight and lean, that’s what makes a driver’s car