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Old 08-10-2016, 11:29 AM
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so this guy is narrowing it down to two-seater soft tops only. saying that porshe only makes one sports car.... the boxster.
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Old 08-10-2016, 11:31 AM
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That's what he says. He's relying on things like SCCA rules -- which are at least written. The 911 is a sedan.

Don' confuse race car with sports car.

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Old 08-10-2016, 11:49 AM
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A sports car is a vehicle that builds confidence. The Toyobarus and Miatas of the world need everything for this to be the case. Tires, suspension, power, brakes, even seats. They are rear drive economy cars. Sporty cars, not sports cars.
You're out of your mind if you don't think the Miata and Twins are sports cars. Both of those cars were engineered from the ground up with maximum driver enjoyment in mind. They're about as close as you can get to the traditional definition of a sports car.
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Originally Posted by Chuck S
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Though to be fair, if you search C&D's website there are many articles using "sports car" differently from that one writer.
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
You're out of your mind if you don't think the Miata and Twins are sports cars. Both of those cars were engineered from the ground up with maximum driver enjoyment in mind. They're about as close as you can get to the traditional definition of a sports car.
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Originally Posted by Mr. Slowly' timestamp='1470791748' post='24035974
A sports car is a vehicle that builds confidence. The Toyobarus and Miatas of the world need everything for this to be the case. Tires, suspension, power, brakes, even seats. They are rear drive economy cars. Sporty cars, not sports cars.
You're out of your mind if you don't think the Miata and Twins are sports cars. Both of those cars were engineered from the ground up with maximum driver enjoyment in mind. They're about as close as you can get to the traditional definition of a sports car.
This.

You can enjoy them both very much on the road, they are perfect, text book sports cars.
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For me a sports car is a car that is designed to provide driving pleasure first, transportation second. I.e. a car that you drive for sport, not for going places.

High performance can contribute to driving pleasure but I don't consider it a requirement. There are slow cars that are great to drive and there are fast cars that are not.
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Old 08-10-2016, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Originally Posted by Mr. Slowly' timestamp='1470791748' post='24035974
A sports car is a vehicle that builds confidence. The Toyobarus and Miatas of the world need everything for this to be the case. Tires, suspension, power, brakes, even seats. They are rear drive economy cars. Sporty cars, not sports cars.
You're out of your mind if you don't think the Miata and Twins are sports cars. Both of those cars were engineered from the ground up with maximum driver enjoyment in mind. They're about as close as you can get to the traditional definition of a sports car.
agreed. "engineered from the ground up" is one of the biggest keys to me. a car that is not based on any other model but built for the sole purpose of being a sports car.
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Originally Posted by TsukubaCody
Ferrari, Lamborghini, GT3, R8, etc., are not sports cars.
family car?
truck?
SUV?
sub-compact?
not even sure what those cars are then.
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