£20k ish, 4 seats, fun/special, second car but not too fast

[Chris-1e43g]

I m currently contemplating moving from my F12 M6 as it s just too fast for me to reasonably enjoy.

Here are the requirements:

• £20k ish budget. Maybe a bit more depending on the car.
• Needs to be fun on B roads but on occasion do a good 200 mile round trip without it killing me
• Not be too fast. I want to actually enjoy driving it without hitting the speed limit so quick
• 4 seats, technically 3 for the wife and 8 year old
• Needs to sound good

Now, the M6 is rare, looks fantastic and is a good cruiser so nice for the long trips. However it s a bit boring to drive really as it s too fast to enjoy and doesn t really sound that great.

I m considering:

• MINI F56 JCW - Had one before and like the feel around the B roads. Not the worst on long trips. Sounds good with the pro exhaust (albeit chavvy, pop pop pop!}
• i20N, i30N - Are apparently very fun but don t love the looks

Previous cars:

• R56 JCW
• F56 JCW
• S2000
• Z4 3.0 Coupe
• M135i
• Golf R
• GT86
• 981 Cayman S
• KIA Stinger GTS
• F Type v8
• M6
• ND2 MX5

Sort of looking for something like a 4 seater mx5 which sounds good! This will be my second car so not fussed about running costs etc, I have a Tesla model 3 perf for family duties.

Edited by Chris-1e43g on Wednesday 15th October 18:24

[ZX10R NIN]

Alternates

Jaguar XE S, good drive great sound:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202510066...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202510137...

PS 308 GTI:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508105...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202510117...


RS300 Trophy:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509106...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508155...

Arteon R Line, good cars but for me the Kia Stinger GTS is imo the better car:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508095...

GTS, add an intake system & they come alive but it may be too big for your requirements:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509256...

Giulia Veloce:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202510097...

Fully leftfield

3.0TT Q50:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403067...

[SarGara]

+1 for the Giulia Veloce, but get one with a Q2 badge (LSD + adaptive dampers) if you can like this:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202507194...

[sjc]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202510066...