Used car deals of the week
In this week’s used car deals, we’ve sourced everything from a Renault Clio 200 to an Audi R8 Performance
Having a flick through the pages of any issue of evo magazine, or scrolling through evo.co.uk, is a risk for anyone with an itchy trigger finger when it comes to swapping in and out of cars. You see a story and the tiny voice in the back of your head whispers ‘I could see myself in something like that’. And so to the classifieds you go, which for most these days, are only the swipe of an app away.
Each week in used car deals we do exactly that, scouring through the classifieds to find the very best deals on the market. This week, we've found everything from an Honda Civic Type R, to an Audi R8.
Honda Civic Type R (2020)
£28,827
The current Civic Type R is probably up there among the very best hot hatches ever made – a strong statement, but the car is deserving. Even so, it is expensive, at over £50k if you’re buying new. Happily, a lot of what makes the new car great can be enjoyed in its predecessor, the FK8 Civic Type R. More challenging to behold and slightly less sophisticated in terms of its configurability it might be but in our thousands of miles of exposure, we found it to be nothing less than dominant in its class at the time. It could even chase down sports and supercars on the right road in the right conditions.
> Used Honda Civic Type R (FK8, 2017 - 2022) review – 169mph hot hatch bargain
The best thing about the FK8 though, is that it was cheaper than the current FL5 when new and consequently, there are plenty available for nigh-on half the price of the new car. For that you still get that stunning manual transmission, the veracious K20C turbocharged four-cylinder engine. This example we’ve found is in the nice subtle silver to soften the looks, is a GT meaning it’s well-specced, has covered just 38,000 miles and comes from a Honda main dealer.
Browse Honda Civic Type Rs here…
Audi R8 V10 Performance (2024)
£110,909
The R8 will be sorely missed in the supercar space. It served as almost a gateway drug for those seeking to graduate up from their GTs, performance saloons or sports cars but wanting to keep a certain level of usability. The R8’s trump card isn’t that fabulous 5.2-litre V10 with over 600bhp, it’s the fact you can enjoy it for more of the time, all year round, thanks to how easy it is to drive and how polished a product it is.
> Audi R8 (2015 - 2024) review – the ultimate soft-focus supercar
Happily, nearly new R8s are still out there on the used market for buyers to peruse. We’ve found this example in wonderful tango red, adding a bit of the supercar drama the R8 is sometimes accused of lacking. Bought new last year, it’s been well used, covering just under 9000 miles in that time. Being an R8 V10 Performance, it has 620bhp on tap and is a legitimate 200mph car. Over £110,000 might sound a little rich but consider that most cars in its class aren’t leaving dealers new for less than £200,000 now, and this R8 – and all R8s in general – start to look like quite the value proposition in this space.
Jaguar XJR (2015)
£29,995
All quiet at Jaguar HQ for 2025, as its dramatic wholesale reinvention continues at pace behind the scenes. It will reemerge in 2026 with a large luxurious four-door grand tourer, that’s recently been caught testing. We know the Jaguar’s new thing is ‘copy nothing’ and these new cars will share nothing with their predecessors, but we couldn’t help but think ‘XJ’ when looking at the prototypes. And so to the classifieds we went, where we found this 2015 XJR. With a 5-litre supercharged V8, it’s sure to be a very different car than whatever the next Jag is called (odds on Type 01, anyone?) but it perhaps best represents what we remember Jaguar to be.
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This car has covered just under 50,000 miles in its near ten year life – just under average, about right by our reckoning. It’s subtle in grey with black leather, has good service history and has fresh tyres and front brakes. As such, it’s ready to get right back to doing what Jaguars do best; covering great distances, at great speed, with its occupants ensconced in the lap of luxury and refinement.
Clio RS200
£11,995
The days of the hot hatch, let alone Renault Sport’s era of hot hatch supremacy, look very distant in the rear view mirror at the moment. There are signs of life, with Alpine preparing the A290, a version of the wonderful new Renault 5 but we still find ourselves pining for bygone French firecrackers. A fabulous entry in Renault Sport’s hot hatch lore is the Clio 200, the facelift of the third-generation Renault Sport Clio. The last hot hatch, let alone the last Renault Sport, to use a manual transmission in combination with a heady naturally-aspirated engine, perhaps represents the beginning of the end, even if chuckable, adjustable chassis lived on.
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You wouldn’t take long to find this example in a packed supermarket car park, resplendent as it is in the famous ‘Alien Green’ colour. Oddly, you can’t get anything like this on the A290 but you can on the standard Renault 5, available in ‘Pop green’. It’s fairly leggy, at over 91k miles but a strong maintenance history should give peace of mind. Inside it features the desirable Recaro CS bucket seats for the best driving position and lateral support. The whole car looks to be in great condition.
Audi RS6 Avant (C8, 2020)
£75,000
A change in naming strategy was set to make the RS6 all-electric in its next generation, but a change of heart ensures it will maintain its V8. The C8’s hybrid V8 replacement will no doubt gain weight, but electrification is bound to make it a thoroughly capable estate. Regardless, the current car boasts some impressive performance, with its 4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 producing 592bhp for a quoted 3.6sec 0-62mph time and 174mph top speed (with the optional driver’s package).
> The V8-powered Audi RS6 isn’t dead after all
You’ll have to fork out over £117,000 for a new RS6 in 2025, but after only 20,000 miles and five years on our roads, this particular example could be yours for over £40,000 less. Finished in black with the factory diamond cut wheels, this single-owner car is an excellent choice for those looking for a blend of practicality and performance.
Bentley Flying Spur (2020)
£109,990
The Continental GT is the go-to for usable luxury, but if you’re looking for a little more room and opulence, you can’t go wrong with the Flying Spur. While the latest car features VAG’s all-new 771bhp ‘Ultra Performance’ V8 hybrid powertrain, its predecessor was available with the iconic 6-litre twin-turbocharged W12 in a 626bhp tune. It might not be as capable as the new car, but it’s certainly not lacking in sophistication.
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You won’t get much change from £250,000 with the new car should you select a few options, but this single owner, 26,000-mile First Edition car is now on the market for under half that figure. Fitted with 22-inch polished wheels, the panoramic sunroof, bottle cooler, diamond quilted Beluga hide upholstery and more, it’s not light on options either.
Porsche 911 GT3 (991, 2017)
£117,950
The 992-generation GT3 has been given its mid-life facelift, making Porsche’s flagship sports car more engaging, capable and usable than ever. At £157,300, though, it’s out of reach for most, but look to the classifieds and you can find much of the same for considerably less.
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Powered by an earlier derivative of the same 4-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six in the new car, the 991.2-generation car produces just 11bhp less, helping it reach 62mph from standstill in 3.9sec. Immersive, thoroughly engaging and just as capable as you’d expect a Porsche GT car to be, you’re unlikely to want much more. Better still, this tastefully optioned example is on the market for £40,000 less than its 992 successor.
Morgan Plus Six (2021)
£67,995
The Morgan Plus Six is no more. After six years in production, the flagship six-cylinder sports car has reached the end of the line, with a new model to take its place later this year. To mark the occasion, we’ve found this Plus Six from 2021, powered by the same BMW-derived 3-litre twin-turbocharged straight-six as its incoming successor and with a fetching spec to boot.
> The Morgan Plus Six is dead, but a new six-cylinder flagship is coming…
While its 334bhp output is no more than a BMW M140i, a 1114kg kerb weight makes that number considerably more potent than it would be otherwise. The original buyer of this particular car took advantage of Morgan’s extensive options list, optioning Bentley Silverlake Blue and Black pebble grain hide upholstery. After just over 9000 miles on the road, it could be yours for £67,995.
Toyota Yaris GRMN (2018)
£16,492
We can’t think of another performance car in modern memory that has been quite so totally outshone by its successor and therefore, forgotten. But the Toyota Yaris GRMN was a properly feisty little hot hatch on release in 2018 – a genuine foil for its contemporary rivals such as the Peugeot 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport and Ford Fiesta ST. With 209bhp courtesy of the supercharged 1.8-litre 2ZR engine it shared with the Lotus Elise, it had the poke to party, with a limited-slip diff to give the front wheels a fighting chance.
It was a shame though that its chassis wasn’t quite as well resolved as the Pug or Ford’s. There wasn’t much in the way of personalisation either, with all Yaris GRMNs coming in white with a WRC-inspired livery. It was also quite expensive, costing on the wrong side of £25k when new.
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Although the package wasn’t quite as rounded as you’d hope, it was at least rare, with just 200 reaching owners in the UK. Those cars never actually hit dealer forecourts as ‘for sale’ when new, because the entire allocation was spoken for.
The expense of the thing isn’t so much of a problem some seven years on, with most used examples sitting in the £16k-19k range. You’ll pay about as much for the Ford Fiesta ST Performance Edition, a similarly rare, hopped-up hot hatch special. But Toyota reliability has its appeal. This example is offered by a Toyota main dealer, with 42,875 miles on the clock.
Mercedes-AMG One (2025)
£3,000,000
A multi-million pound hypercar isn’t a deal in the conventional sense, but given its lengthy gestation and groundbreaking Formula 1 underpinnings, a physical Mercedes-AMG One is something to behold. Powered by a tweaked version of the 1.6-litre twin-turbocharged V6 from the firm’s Formula 1 cars, it produces a total of 1048bhp, helping it achieve its 6:29.09 Nürburgring lap time to make it the fastest production car to lap the iconic circuit.
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While most hypercars of this kind are kept under lock and key for years in an effort to allow appreciation to take hold, the buyer of this example has let go after just 72 miles. Unregistered and finished in the desirable AMG Purist Black with Petronas green, Mercedes Silver and red accents, it’s currently on the market for £3m, not much more than its new price.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (2017)
£28,995
There’s nothing quite like a Giulia Quadrifoglio. Its closest rival, the BMW M3, has offered an excellent performance package in recent years, but if outright engagement is what you’re looking for, the Giulia is the way to go. At its core is a 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6, sending 503bhp to the rear wheels only, and given its relatively low sub-1700kg kerb weight, it musters an impressive 3.9sec 0-62mph time and 191mph top speed.
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Used prices have held strong for its entire production run, a testament to the desirable package on offer, but having covered 72,764 miles in its eight years on the road, this example is now available for a very reasonable price. While it might have covered a fair few miles, its owner has recently ticked some major service intervals off the list, with a full Alfa Romeo service history also offering some peace of mind. Finished in metallic black and with silver wheels, it could be yours for under £29,000.
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale (2014)
£49,900
The first-generation Maserati GranTurismo certainly had its quirks and while it was far from the most capable in its class, that incredible V8 soundtrack and Pininfarina design made it a hit. The pinnacle of the range was the MC Stradale, designed to lift performance to the next level with a 454bhp output, an uprated chassis and design overhaul to match.
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These upgrades didn’t come cheap with it priced from £110,000 before options, but after 31,450 miles and a decade on Britain’s roads, this Bianco Eldorado example is on the market for under £50,000. Coming with the Comfort package for those trips across the continent, the sharp 20-inch diamond cut Trofeo wheels and two-tone black and red interior, it’s a strong spec too.
Aston Martin Vanquish S (2004)
£69,950
The Vanquish name has been revived for 2024, with Aston Martin’s flagship super GT packing an all-new design, interior and the marque’s most powerful production V12 yet. As you’d expect though, its price has also been inflated to match its performance, with a starting figure of £333,000. If that’s a little steep, you could instead bag this original Vanquish S for over £260,000 less…
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Powered by a 520bhp naturally-aspirated 5.9-litre V12, the original is hardly lacking in performance, and while its automatic gearbox has room for improvement there’s no denying its traditional GT appeal. This particular car has just two owners on its books, 26,700 miles on the clock and could be yours for just shy of £70,000.
