- The number of electric sports cars on the market is fast-growing, and it’s not just expensive models anymore.
- With instantaneous and high levels of torque, along with a low center of gravity and much lower running costs, EVs were always destined to be the perfect platform for high performance cars.
- These are the best electric sports cars in 2025.
What are the best electric sports cars you can buy right now?
For the purposes of this article, prices are listed in British pound sterling.
Alpine A290
The most affordable car on our list is the Alpine A290, the Renault 5’s performance-oriented twin. This compact, fully-electric model is helping to revive the classic hot-hatch genre for the electric era, combining 220 horsepower and a 0-62mph time of 6.4 seconds into a usable and practical daily-driver.
UK pricing for the A290 starts from £33,500, so whilst it’s still relatively cheap on this list, it still demands a hefty premium over its Renault 5 cousin (which starts at just £22,995).
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N
As a hatchback that offers comparable levels of interior space to an SUV, the performance variant of Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 has a real Jekyll-and-Hyde character. One day, it can be used as a practical family EV, whilst the next day it can easily set a sub-eight minute lap time at the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife – beating the time set by many petrol-powered sports cars.
In a growing trend for electric sports cars, the IONIQ 5 N also packs the option of a fake engine note, complete with simulated redlines and gear changes like you’d see on an ICE car. There’s also enough external aero and visual tweaks to set it apart from the standard IONIQ 5.
MG Cyberster
Coincidentally, MG’s new Cyberster is also one of the best electric convertible cars you can buy right now. It’s the first dedicated sports car we’ve seen from the MG brand, since it was acquired by China’s SAIC back in 2007.
Whilst a starting price of £54,995 certainly doesn’t make it cheap, it looks to be remarkably good value when compared to similarly-priced ICE sports cars from brands such as Porsche. For those who don’t need a convertible roof, MG plans to bring a hard-topped and lighter variant of the Cyberster to market in the near future, called the Cyber GTS.
Tesla Model 3 Performance
As Gill Nowell discovered in our Model 3 Performance review, the practical and sporty Model 3 Performance is a seriously capable EV, even if many consumers are being put off by the brand in recent months. Much like several other cars on this list, its high performance doesn’t detract from its daily driveability. With just a few minor changes to the standard Model 3 on the outside, it doesn’t shout ‘sports car’ – which could be seen as a benefit for some buyers.
If you’re willing to go second-hand, older pre-facelift Model 3 Performances can also be picked up for under half the price of buying one brand new.
Porsche Taycan
Naturally, you’d expect any EV coming from a brand renowned for its motorsport pedigree to produce a great electric sports car, and the four-door Taycan is no exception.
Prices on second-hand examples of the Taycan can also be bargainous, making it one of the best used electric cars you can buy for under £40,000 – a serious saving over the cost of a new Taycan.
