The Mazda MX-5 is a modern sports convertible, revered for the classic simplicity of a its design. The two-seater roadster has been compared to the sleek and simple designs of British sports cars from the 1950s and 1960s, and its clean lines provide simple pleasures that have made the MX-5 a favorite among consumers across 2 and a half decades and 3 generations of design.
Volkswagen Scirocco
The Volkswagen Scirocco is a sport compact first manufactured between 1974 and 1992, before being revived in its current, 3rd generation guise back in 2008. Its design is based on the similarly fantastic Volkswagen GTI, and features wonderful styling with elegant lines down the sides and aggressive wide stance detail towards the front of the vehicle. Due to a mixture of economic pressures and fear that it would impact upon the excellent sales of the GTI, the car has never been made available for sale in North America, and that's a shame because it's a beautiful compact well worthy of a place on this list.