Top 10 best electric sports cars 2024

Open gallery Close News 2 mins read 24 July 2024 The march towards electrification is accelerating, and if any sector serves to highlight the permanent shift towards all things battery-powered, it's the sports car class. Traditionally the preserve of petrol-soaked, adrenaline-pumping machines, this rarefied corner of the market has seen ever-increasing numbers of contenders favouring lithium-ion over super unleaded. Now, some of the best sports cars on sale are electric.  Not only is this new source of power delivering the sort of power and performance that internally combusted alternatives could only dream about, it's also broadening the definition of a what a high performance car can be. Related articles That's why our list runs the gamut from traditional low-slung sportsters through to curvaceous coupés, continent-crushing GTs and even (whisper it) the odd SUV. There are cars from established players of a driver's car art, as well as those from makers more normally associated with humbler offerings. If nothing else, the EV revolution has helped level the playing field. Yet while these machines look disparate on paper and in the metal, they all share a similar goal of keeping the driver amused. This is also one of the most fast-moving market sectors, with new additions arriving all the time; which means some of the cars you see here you can drive out of a showroom today, while others are little more than a line in an order book. Thankfully, the number of options is growing year-on-year. So let's great straight into it, and run through the best electric sports cars money can buy today.  Best electric sports cars 1. Hyundai Ioniq 5 N9Pros Terrifically adjustable handlingStrong straight-line performanceSignificant upgrades over the standard Ioniq 5 Cons Extra power means its not the most efficient EVQuite large on UK roads It might not look like one, but the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N should be classed as an electric sports car due to its sheer performance and handling dynamism.From the start, the Korean brand’s performance division developed the Ioniq 5 N as a pure driver’s car and it certainly delivers. Not only did we name it our best performance car of 2024, but we’d also go far as to describe it as the best electric driver’s car made yet. Power comes from a dual electric motor set-up with 223bhp sent to the front wheels and 378bhp directed to the rear. Its maximum output stands at 641bhp, which helps the Ioniq 5 N hit 0-62mph in just 3.4sec. Drivers can also choose from six drive modes, and adjust the motor response, damper stiffness, steering weight and stability control sensitivity. One of the car’s more gimmicky features is its synthetic engine noise which can resemble a choice of three different sounds. But the Ioniq 5 N isn’t just a brilliant sports car; it’s also excellent for day-to-day usage, with its 84kWh battery offering around 280 miles of range on a charge, with maximum charging speeds of 340kW. It’s also reasonably quiet, isolated and comfortable, meaning you can enjoy it as a commuter as well as a thoroughbred track day monster. Read our Hyundai Ioniq 5 N reviewSave money on a new Hyundai Ioniq 5 with WhatCar? Latest Reviews Renault Captur View all car reviews Read our review Car reviewPorsche Taycan Turbo S 2019-2024Is this 751bhp all-electric Taycan Turbo S a proper Porsche sports car, as its maker claims?Read our review Back to top 2. Porsche Taycan9Pros Outstanding handlingSophisticated rideImproved electric range and charging speeds Cons Four-seat practicality isn't as spacious as a full-size saloonResidual values aren't what they used to be Porsche has hit the EV market with exactly the sort of impact you would hope that an industry powerhouse of its stature might make, even if it wasn't with the sort of car you would expect it to make that statement with.Instead of being a true sports car in the traditional sense, the Taycan is a four-door fast grand tourer that's slightly smaller than the existing Panamera but is certainly not the lesser car of the two.The Taycan possesses fine body control, rare balance, superbly calibrated operating controls and palpable steering precision. That it rides extremely well on its air suspension only adds to its appeal and was a key factor in our decision to award the Taycan the full five stars after an exhaustive road test.In fact, were it possible to drive blindfolded and with noise-cancelling headphones on, you would still know instantly that the Taycan was a Porsche. From the steering weight and feel, to the unerring agility and expensively calibrated damping, the Taycan marks itself out as a true son of Zuffenhausen.There are now several models in the range, although the best elements of the package are evident even in the 532bhp 4S, which despite its lower-level status is s