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Defining the Driver’s Car: Our Experience at IMPA’s Test Days

Last updated: Mar 18, 2016 at 1:29PM
Published on: Oct 23, 2015 by John Harrington

Monticello Motor Club
Courtesy Monticello Motor Club

While many auto journalists will tell you they’re just trying to scratch a living out of whatever they can, it’s an undisputed fact that the job has some definite perks. Although we can’t live the life of the rich and famous every day, we do occasionally get invited to drive the cars we cover. For a couple of beautiful days in October, Monticello Motor Club—one of the most exclusive and impressive automotive country clubs in America—opens its doors for the International Motor Press Association‘s (IMPA) Test Days, where schlubs like us get asked to drive some of the best new cars in the world on both a technical race track and the back roads of the Catskill Mountains.

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Filed Under: Car Lists, General Chat, New Cars, United States Tagged With: BMW 3 Series, BMW 340i, bmw i8, cadillac ats-v, Car Minded, Cars Coming Soon, Catskill Mountains, IMPA, Jaguar F-Type, Land Rover Ranger Rover Sport, Mazda Miata, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Monticello, Monticello Motor Club, Monticello Racetrack, Scion FR-S, Track Day, Volkswagen Golf R, Volkswagen GTI

The Most Fun Cars to Drive Under $30K

Last updated: Nov 8, 2019 at 2:00PM
Published on: Mar 25, 2011 by tgriffith

There are cars that are “nice to drive,” and there are cars that are “fun to drive.”

Plenty of options exist for the people who prefer a smooth ride, luxurious cabin, numb steering and no real connection between driver and pavement. I won’t name names here, but feel free to make assumptions.

On the other hand, some cars simply beg to be driven hard, because doing so provides an overload of sensory excitement and pure joy. Yes, many of those cost upward of $100,000, but for mere plebeians like me, driving joy can be had for $30K and under.

Keep reading for seven examples of inexpensive greatness.

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Filed Under: Car Lists, Car Shopping Tagged With: BMW 1 Series, Mazda Mazdaspeed3, Mazda MX-5 Miata, MINI Cooper S, Subaru Impreza WRX, Suzuki SX4, Volkswagen GTI

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