The Best Luxury Sports Car award represents the hero cars of the marketplace: exotic brand names associated with extravagant lifestyles, hefty price tags and outrageous performance.
You’ll find coupés and convertibles here, with engines either out front or behind the driver. Petrol power is a given, with as many as 12 cylinders, although the category does include an electric model as of this year.
The eligible cars this year were:
Our awards recognise both the best new models launched over the last 12 months and the best overall cars in each category – because newest doesn’t always mean best.
Best new luxury sports car: Aston Martin Vanquish
This time last year, we were singing the praises of Ferrari’s latest GT masterpiece – the 12Cilindri. Now, the Ferrari has some serious V12-powered competition.
Winner of our Best Luxury Sports Car award 2026, the muscular twin-turbocharged Aston Martin Vanquish offers serious pace, razor sharp handling and glamourous interior fit and finish, making it one of the most potent and alluring performance cars money can buy.
Available as a coupé or a ‘Volante’ convertible, the Aston has been widely commended for its long distance comfort too. The grand tourer is also expected to have a slower depreciation than its key rivals.
If this truly is the end of the loud and proud combustion-powered supercar era – with the Vanquish facing off against the Italian opulence of the Ferrari 12Cilindri and Lamborghini Temario – it’s hard to imagine it ending on a higher note.
The Car Expert Awards 2026 – all the category winners
