Crucially, it needs to excite, thrill, and entertain as much today as it did when it was new. However, it also needs to be reasonably affordable. So, rather than simply list some of the 100(!) supercars that have been awarded five stars over the last 25 years, we've selected Best, Bargain, and Brave options from each Knowledge category, all available for between £5000 and £50,000. The Best and Bargain nominees are all solid-gold five-star cars, the Brave options not always so, but still well worth a punt. Now, to the classifieds!
SUPERMINIS/HOT HATCHES
Best: Honda Civic Type R Bargain: Volkswagen Golf GTI (MK5) Brave: Lancia Delta Integrale
THERE ARE 34 FIVE-STAR CARS IN THIS CATEGORY alone. That's 34 examples of some of the best fun you can have on four wheels, with prices starting at less than the sport seats fitted to our Fast Fleet Lamborghini Huracán.
They include no fewer than 11 Renault Sport Clios and Méganes. This made our selection not impossible, but borderline insurmountable. How do you pick between a 182 Trophy (£10,000 gets you going) and a Mégane R26.R (£30,000 is the buy-in price)? Both tick so many boxes you'll run out of ink. Be it 200 Cup, Mégane 275 Cup-S or Trophy, classic 5 GT Turbo or Clio Williams, France's most prolific maker of hot hatches has you covered.
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