Top 10 Performance Cars Under $30,000

The Hyundai Genesis Coupe is a Korean ponycar that targets the Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro. It’s armed for battle with a 3.8-liter V6 engine that, thanks to direct injection and an 11.5-to-one compression ratio, delivers 348 hp and 295 lb-ft of twist.

In its most basic form this car stickers for around 28,000 bucks including freight. What’s that get you? Well, it comes standard with things like fog lights, a six-speed manual transmission, heated side-view mirrors, auxiliary input jacks for the audio system and much more. Of course it’s also rear-wheel drive and can reach 60 miles an hour from a stop in the low five-second range. Top speed is electronically limited to 149 MPH.