To be sure, there's plenty of Porsche performance to ooh and aah over in this starter model. The 2.7-liter, 245-horsepower engine will propel you to 60 in just under six seconds. And that qualifies for a none-too-shabby 32 mpg on the highway, 23 mpg in the city. Take it on the track and the Cayman starter model is billed for a top speed of 160 mph.

There are black front-spoiler lips on this two-seater and a trapezoidal tailpipe to mark your rapid departures. And let's not forget the titanium logo in the rear to broadcast your association with the finer things in life.

Need to spend a little more to impress the neighbors? You can still stick with the Cayman. Add on some of the options - like a six-speed manual transmission - and you can get the sticker price up to snuff. Or just buy the Cayman S, which has a few extra bells and whistles (such as a larger, more powerful engine), at a starting price that takes you up by $10,000. But, hey, that also comes with a hotter engine that will knock a full eight-tenths of a second off your zero-to-60 commute time.

Starting at $49,400, or $59,400 for the S.

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Bentley Continental GTC

Auto blogs were buzzing about this speed demon as soon as it purred its way onto the showroom circuit earlier this year. There's more glamour here than in a night out with Scarlett Johansson.

If you've always wondered what life is like in the fast lane, sans Scarlett, there's no better way to see for yourself than behind the wheel of this luxury convertible. The 12-cylinder, 552-horsepower engine rockets to a top speed of 195 mph (with the top up), or a state-trooper-pleasing 60 in under five seconds. That's less time than it took to read that last sentence.