The best electric sports cars – driven, rated and ranked
If any sector best highlights the speed of our transition to electric, it's the sports car class.
Traditionally the preserve of petrol-soaked, adrenaline-pumping machines, this corner of the market is growing in size and full of contenders that shine in not just the EV field, but also the sports car segment as a whole.
This new source of power is delivering the sort of power and performance that internally combusted alternatives could only dream about – as well as broadening the definition of a 'high-performance car'.
That's why our list runs the gamut from traditional low-slung sportsters to curvaceous coupés and continent-crushing GTs.
We've gathered models from established players of the driver's car art, plus makers more normally associated with humbler offerings. This is also one of the fastest-moving market sectors, with new additions arriving all the time. So some of the cars you see here can be driven out of a showroom today, while others are little more than a line in an order book.
Our top pick is the Alpine A290, which was awarded Best Fun EV at the 2025 Autocar Awards. Our experienced judges awarded it the prize due to its blend of engaging dynamics, excellent performance and comfortable daily demeanour. "It picks up where Renault's hot hatches left off," our judges said.
But what else makes our list? Let's get to it and run through the best electric sports cars money can buy today.
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