There’s an old saying that goes there’s no replacement for displacement. Nowadays, that couldn’t be further from the truth. With the radical breakthroughs we’ve made with technology in the last decade only, cars are faster and more eco-friendly than ever before.

Not only does this mean minuscule engines have more power than gargantuan ones did back in the day, but it also means we’ve had the chance to witness some of the greatest powertrains ever come to fruition. This includes wild powertrains such as the special Mopar 426 Hemi engine, but also some more tech-forward engineering marvels.

That said, size doesn’t always matter. It’s about the motion of the engine… or something like that. Today we’re going to have a look at some of the most hilariously fun sports cars to drive that feature microscopic engines. The largest engine we’re talking about today has a displacement of 2.5 liters.

10/10 Toyota GR Corolla

In case you’ve been living underneath a rock the past year or so, let’s share our excitement for one of the cooler hot hatches ever conceived, the Toyota GR Corolla. It features the same tiny 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-three-cylinder engine found in the GR Yaris, only now, it’s received a power bump.

How much power, you ask? Well, the race-bred hatchback puts out up to 300 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. Not to mention, the GR Corolla has a 6-speed manual gearbox which translates the power…