When you look for a good sports car or a high performance coupe then first thing comes to your mind is Japanese automakers. They make cars with amazing design and good performance engine. Cars like Supra, Civic Type-R and WRX are really insane at performance, but they have a bit high price. Japanese cars are famous for great performance at a cheap price, also they have low maintain cost and reliable. There are lots of sports cars from Japanese auto market which have competitors from American, British and German automakers but the reliability and price of Japanese always wins. So when the budget is near about $20,000, what should you buy? Here are top 10 best Japanese Sports Cars Under $20K you can buy in 2023.
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10. Mazda MX-5 Miata
Starting from one of the most famous Japanese car from old time and still tons of people in states own it. The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a cool looking average performance coupe. You can find this vehicle at a price between $7,000 to $20,000 easily depending on the condition of it. This coupe is perfect for daily drive and have a really low maintain cost.
09. Toyota Celica
One of the most famous sports car from Japanese Auto Makers Toyota is this Celica. The beautiful sports car is really insane looking and with the huge spoiler it looks more sporty. The Celica is discontinued long time ago but this vehicle have a high attention in today’s time too. The vehicle is available in market between $5,000 to $18,000 depending on the condition of it.
08. Nissan 350Z
Here we go with the most insane, famous and high performance coupe by Nissan. This coupe is very famous for its drifting capabilities and it was used in lots of Hollywood movies. The Nissan 350Z is a perfect sports car with a V6 engine option which gives you high acceleration and good top speed so that you can feel the power of a sports car which is equally important as reliability and maintain cost.
07. Nissan 370Z
Coming up to the next version of the 350Z which is also available at a budget under $20,000. The Nissan 370Z is similar to the 350Z and have lots of common things. It is available in bulletproof V6 engine, which was enlarged into the 3.7 liter VQ37 unit. You can buy this vehicle between $12K to $20K and may go more depending on the shape of the car. This is one of the best option among other Japanese Sports Cars.
06. Nissan 300ZX
The Nissan 300ZX is consider to be one of the most attention gainer JDM these days. The Japanese car is one sharp looking and high performance vehicle which gets a price under $20,000 for its Naturally Aspirated engine model. The cost for the turbocharge variant can go high up to the mark of $30K.
05. Infiniti G37
So here we have a luxury Japanese sports car which have a powerful motor under the hood and really luxury cabin. The coupe is available under the price of $20K and have high attention on the street. It have a smooth and reliable V6 engine which generates over 300 horsepower. The Infiniti G37 have lots of common this as in Nissan 370Z but have more luxury touch then that.
04. Subaru BRZ
One of the newest and modern Japanese sports car in the list is this Subaru BRZ. The Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86 are similar cars with different name and brand logo. This is the best option if you need a sports car under $20K and you can find one of them easily under this price tag.
03. Mitsubishi 3000GT
This sports car is not much popular as others in the list are. You can get this vehicle at a price near about $8,000 USD. Under the mark of $20K you can’t get the high performance version of the vehicle but you can get the low performance which looks exact same from outside.
02. Toyota MR2 W10
Japanese cars are now becoming trend or you can say people buy them as an investment because after a decade their prices will go even higher because they are now consider to be the classics. You can find or get one MR2 W10 at a price near about $12,000. The first generation of this coupe is already consider to be the vintage classic.
01. Mazda RX-8
Here we go with the four seater Japanese sports car. The Mazda RX-8 is a cool looking car but it has some drawback like low mileage, high maintain cost and not much good at acceleration. But when you need a sports car under this budget then this can be a good option because this Mazda is one beautiful looking four seater vehicle which can satisfy you easily with its features and long way performance.