So many of us dream we could own an exotic track car that turns heads for its shockingly good looks and lays down serious performance. You might also have a taste for something unique because you can’t look the same as your victims on the track and streets. The problem is these purpose-built machines from established brands cost thousands, if not millions, of dollars.
What if there was a little-known car option that could perform just as well as high-end sports cars, if not better, without spending a huge dime to acquire it? You can make your ultimate dream car without breaking the bank by taking a very potent power plant and housing it in an exotic car body style. Today, we’ll go through ten of the most under-the-radar sports car manufacturers that make the coolest sports cars.
Spyker
Spyker is a sports car manufacturer with an insane lineup of performance cars, yet very few enthusiasts know about its existence. They’re not a new company by any means, as they came up in 1880. This organization worked with aircraft, automobiles, and lavish carriages before halting production in 1929.
At the turn of the new millennium, Spyker would revive its operations to focus on competing with supercars with outlandish and attention-grabbing productions.
Morgan
Morgan prides itself as one of the world’s most authentic and honest car factories. Through simple designs that resemble products from the early ages, this assembly line presents sports car principles to achieve some of the coolest sports cars in the market.
With plenty of power options available, these fun-to-drive cars tick every box of what gearheads adore in a car. These cars have supercar performance for a fraction of the price. As more people realize how cool these cars are, they will increase in value tremendously.
Factory Five
Anyone searching for a unique and powerful option for a sports car will find that Factory Five’s lineup has highly viable options. This iconic racing car manufacturer started From a humble backyard start-up to the largest manufacturer of build-it-yourself automobile kits.
One of our favorites is the Factory Five Cobra, which lets you recreate, among other cars, the iconic Shelby Cobra 427. Factory five makes the dreams of so many car lovers come true by producing a perfect replica of the Cobra at a fraction of its price.
Ariel
Ariel is an obscure manufacturer whose goal is to make the most fun car that money can buy. Their lineup comprises incredible cars dedicated to road, track, and off-road. With its low-volume production, only a handful of motorheads know about them.
Their newest product, the electric Ariel Hipercar, took the world by storm with its record-setting performance stats and fascinating design. One would be lucky to be in one of their rare, cool cars.
Exomotive
Exomotive is one of the wildest Mazda Miata customizers that achieve insane performance from the go-cart-like product. You can find kits to use as a canvas and build a track-focused beast to slay supercars.
Take an already fun-to-drive Miata and strip over 800 lbs; the result is a remarkably accelerating Flyin Miata that obliterates almost any other pricier sports car. This company used to offer fully built turn-key models but now supplies buildable kits only.
Lister
Lister came up as a sports car manufacturer whose objective was to shed as much unnecessary weight as possible. The product was a car with dreamy handling and blistering performance.
Aluminum and tubular frameworks are the metals of choice to Lister designers, who achieve more than the leading industry’s popular car makers. Thanks to their stylish and classic designs, these cars could be the recipe for slaying supercars at a fraction of the price.
GraberCars
Grabercars makes both turn-key cars and fully do-it-yourself kits for those who enjoy getting their hands greasy. These quirky sports cars started life as an enthusiast’s passion project in his home garage. It involved building a mid-engine car based on a Toyota MR2.
Rather than just making it a hundred percent replica, GraberCars threw in some touches that give it a unique character. Unfortunately, this car faded away into obscurity, despite being able to bring a supercar to the average individual for an affordable price.
Rush Auto Works
Grabercars makes both turn-key cars and fully do-it-yourself kits for those who enjoy getting their hands greasy. These quirky sports cars started life as an enthusiast’s passion project in his home garage. It involved building a mid-engine car based on a Toyota MR2. Rather than just making it a hundred percent replica, GraberCars threw in some touches that give it a unique character.
Unfortunately, this car faded away into obscurity, despite being able to bring a supercar to the average individual for an affordable price.
Ultima Sports
Ultima Sports is an England-based manufacturer specializing in producing and distributing the Ultima Evolution supercar. This automaker mates Chevy engines sourced from American Speed to Porsche transaxles to come up with a unique sports car like nothing else on the roads.
You can find various models in the company’s portfolio; the Ultima Sport, Ultima Mk, Ultima GTR, Ultima Can-Am, Ultima Spyder, Ultima Evolution, and the fantastic Ultima RS. The RS coupe can make a mind-blowing 1200hp from its supercharged V8. This cool contraption stands out from the crowd with its protruding rear diffuser, exposed carbon fiber, and a full racing harness.
Piëch Automotive
Piëch Automotive is a Swedish-based electric carmaker. This company is the brainchild of Rea Stark Rajcic and one Anton Piëch, a son of Ferdinand Piëch, the former VW Group CEO and a great-grandson to Ferdinand Porsche.
This little-known company makes a smart modular concept engineered to update hardware and software components to ensure their cars keep up with technical developments. This concept offers versatility in terms of configurations. Currently, the company only makes the MarkZero Electric Sportster.