Sports Car - Chevrolet Corvette
It can be argued that there is no better performance value out there than the winner of the 2012 Ideal Vehicle Award in the Sports Car category, the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette. The two-seat, fiberglass-bodied Corvette is available in both coupe and roadster editions, and when ordered in base form it boasts a 430 horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8 that allows it to leap to 60-mph in just 4.5 seconds. Upgrading to the Z06 model introduces a 505 horsepower, 7.0-liter V-8 along with a number of other track-ready features that transform the already capable 'Vette into a lap-devouring monster.