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If you’re shopping for a sports car under $30,000 – AutoGuide.com has you covered.

Yesterday we eliminated five cars from the 2014 AutoGuide Under $30,000 Performance Car Shootout.

That leaves the final three, which are all completely different takes on affordable fun. Weren’t we surprised when the numbers were tabulated and the top cars included not just all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive rivals, but a hatchback, a sedan and a coupe.

The Scion FR-S is a low-slung, rear-wheel drive sports coupe built without compromises. The Ford Fiesta ST is a sub-compact hatchback jacked on steroids. And finally we have the sensible, all-wheel drive Subaru sedan, that also just so happens to deliver awesome amounts of turbocharged thrust.

This is it, time to crown a victor. Who is your money on?

Yesterday we took eight fun-to-drive performance vehicles under $30,000 and put them through their paces on the street.

After much deliberation, we chose the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST as the king of the street. Despite a somewhat harsh ride, nothing else matches the raw, hilariously fun driving experience behind the wheel.

Sporty cars are not dead. Rumors of their demise are premature. Thrill-packed machinery litters the automotive landscape, available to suit nearly every budget.

When it comes to motoring fun, one of the most intriguing segments is the under $30,000 price bracket, where several enticing choices can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes.

The 2014 Scion Tuner Challenge competitors have been revealed.

Toyota’s newest rally car might not be competition ready, but we’ll be able to see it in action next month.

When these spy photos hit our inbox, we were skeptical right away. 

The Scion FR-S will return to this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

The opportunity for Toyota to lay with better bedfellows might mean and early death for Subaru’s BRZ sports car.

We will get our first look into Scion‘s future at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show.

Scion is readying an even hotter version of its FR-S and it’ll be arriving this fall.

Toyota and Sony want you to relive your track experience in Gran Turismo 6, and has created the technology to do so.

Given how popular the Scion FR-S is with the automotive media, including ourselves, it might come as a surprise that sales of the sports car aren’t exactly impressive.

Although there have been reports to the contrary, Scion is still investigating the feasibility of bringing a convertible version of the FR-S to market. 

If you thought the hype in Japan around the Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ would die any time soon, think again. This year’s Tokyo Auto Salon continued to be packed with both makes, as the Japanese aftermarket continues to embrace the platform.