Some of the fastest cars on the planet are now powered by electricity. These are the best ones right now
The transition to electric cars has been one of such pace that even sporting derivatives can now hold a candle to the razor-sharp, adrenaline-pumping ICE performance cars we’ve long been accustomed to.
Electric sports cars aren’t just reshaping the EV landscape; they’re out to prove that even battery-powered cars can also challenge for the top spot in the sports car segment as a whole.
And while sports cars of yore were often associated with low-slung coupés and cross-continent cruisers, super-fast EVs are broadening the performance car sphere to include a range of market segments.
Indeed, an electric sports car can take the shape of a hot hatch, a saloon or even an SUV. In fact, our favourite electric sports car right now is the high-rise Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.
For such a large EV, it hides its considerable mass with a sensational turn of pace, while its fake exhaust note and simulated eight-speed automatic gearbox endows it with the on-road character of a super-saloon.
But which other EVs make our lists? We’ve gathered models from established players of the driver’s car art, plus makers more normally associated with humbler offerings.
