Coupes under $80k

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If you’re lucky enough to in the market for a new luxury coupe, you’ll be able to net a bunch of powerful and stylish cars for your sub-$80k budget. Despite being limited to only two doors, coupes in this price range double down on the cool, as well as technology, design, speed and quality.

What’s more, the sheer volume of in this price range is high, so you’ll be well catered for in terms of options.

BMW 2 Series

The smallest offering of BMW’s coupe range, the 2 Series blends a small body with BMW’s famous driving characteristics. A number of engine options are available and the car comes in a convertible body style too.

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Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class

The Mercedes-Benz CLA is a bit of a weird one, in that it has four-doors but still retains coupe bodylines and is classed as such. Even still, the CLA is a pint-sized package that definitely punches above its weight grade.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Stepping up from the CLA, Mercedes offers the C-Class coupe. It’s larger, more powerful and costs a little more, but you’ll be rewarded with its sizeable interior and nicer materials in the interior.

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V8 power saves electric car

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Monster Jam mayhem heading down under

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Corvette continues Indy 500 tradition

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Gallery: Monster Jam mayhem heading down under

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560kW drift car destroys NZ mountain

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GALLERY: Corvette continues Indy 500 tradition

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Nine awesome facts: Porsche 911 Turbo S

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Built! $1.5 million road-legal Batmobile

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The 1000kW Subaru BRZ

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McLaren P1 drifts on frozen lake

Ah McLaren, you sure know how to shoot a good video.

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Hi-tech Hyundai sculpture lights up Milan

Hyundai has released a highlights video of its dramatic ‘Fluidic Sculpture in Motion’ light sculpture, installed at Milan Design Week earlier this month..

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Mercedes system tracked Boston bombers

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The expensive world of supercar merchandise

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GALLERY: MOTOR’s Top Ten Coolest Concept Cars

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Caught! BMW M4 testing

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2014 Porsche Cayman by TechArt

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Australia’s most powerful engine ever!

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HSV confirms new ‘Gen-F’ muscle

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Rolls-Royce Alpine salutes pioneering spirit

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Caught! Rare Porsche 918 blasts through Milan

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Sharapova is Porsche’s latest ace

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The world’s first 700km/h electric car

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Porsche price plunge!

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