It's a sad day when a list like this doesn't have a single car on it that I would even remotely consider buying.

A turbocharged GT86/BRZ/FR-S would catch my interest-- but probably wouldn't clock in at less than $30k. I wouldn't touch any of the other cars on this list with a fifty foot barge pole.

I would love a power upgrade from my nearly fifteen year-old 350z. But there is a massive chasm in the US sports car market from the $35k "barely an improvement for me" 370z, and the $60k "when all is said and done" Corvette, or the similarly-priced "no manual transmission" Alfa Romeo 4C.

In fact, other than the 370z, I don't think there is any other sports car-- grand tourer or otherwise-- in the US market, within the $30-$40k price range! People have asked me why I haven't bought a new car for so long-- my answer is, "buy what, exactly?"