Practical sports cars?

[300bhp/ton]

Do they exist?

You see time and time again people dismiss sports cars on PH as they aren't practical enough for people who only require 2 seats...

What am I getting at?

Well not much really. Just impressed that when we went shopping the other day we managed to fit this:



And with 2 people into a smart Roadster.


All we had left over was one small bag of 4 or 5 items that my partner ended up with on her knees. The rest stowed away quite well.





Reckon it only added 5 maybe 10 mins extra in total for packing it a bit more smart (pun intended ) but I don't think that's much cost for getting to drive a rwd sports car instead of a fwd hatch.

[Don1]

The boot of a Chimera is able to fit a few bodies in, I reckon!

[kambites]

I often get funny looks coming out of Macro with a trolley full of stuff and then walking up to the Elise and starting to shoehorn stuff into the boot. As long as you pack carefully enough, you can get a surprising amount in.

[anonymous-user]

Doesn't the McLaren F1 have quite a lot of storage capacity? I'm sure I've heard a motoring journalist say it has more capacity in litres than a ford fiesta. Is that BS?

[sjg]

Now do an IKEA trip. Or carry a mountain bike. Or take several bags of leaves to the tip.

[jimmyjam]

Z3 Coupe is the one for the job!

[alfa pint]

No pics, but this is what I can get into the MG B with the spare wheel out:

1 x tent
2 x foldy chairs
1 x inflatable mattress plus pump
2 x sleeping bags
2 x bags of clothes
2 x body boards (behind the seats)
2 x wetsuits
1 x cool bag
3 x disposable barbeques
1 x small gas stove
1 x boxer dog plus bowls plus food (dog behind the seats)
3 x 3 litre water bottles

The Alfa has a boot big enough (spare wheel out again!) for 2 small suitcases / 2 large squashy bags in the boot, plus the hidden boot behind the seats (currently holds fleeces and flying jackets). Plus the shelf behind the seats. I got all of my kit for a 3 month deployment in the car without resorting to using the front seat.

[kambites]

sjg said:

Now do an IKEA trip. Or carry a mountain bike. Or take several bags of leaves to the tip.

The thing is, a fair number of big saloon cars aren't really much use for Ikea trips unless you have a roof rack. I have no idea whether you can get a roof rack for the Smart Roadster, but you certainly can for quite a lot of sports car. I would imagine that you could fit a standard bike rack to a Smart, too.

[maccas99]

why do you need so much toilet roll?

[hornetrider]

Whilst I admire your shoehorning skills its a bit of a stretch to call that a sportscar.....

[Renn Sport]

Porsche 914 has ample carrying capacity, with two boots.
Porsche 944 – 968 also has decent carrying capacity, if you use soft bags and the rear seat area.


I forgot to add… A 911 is good for 2 people to stay at Le Mans for 5 days with full camping gear.

Porsche’s are versatile.

Edited by Renn Sport on Wednesday 27th October 10:46

[wombat172a]

A practical sportscar? You mean a GT?

[300bhp/ton]

hornetrider said:

Whilst I admire your shoehorning skills its a bit of a stretch to call that a sportscar.....

But only if you don't know what a sports car is

[300bhp/ton]

sjg said:

Now do an IKEA trip. Or carry a mountain bike. Or take several bags of leaves to the tip.

Depends what you are getting. Roof off means tall objects can fit and a bike rack would sort the bike out.

[V8Smith]

I find the 911 incredibly practical, not only has it a good sized boot, the space behing the front seats with the rears folded down is very useful, and of course it fits the kids in the back .....

[braddo]

sjg said:

Now do an IKEA trip. Or carry a mountain bike. Or take several bags of leaves to the tip.

Home delivery.

Bike rack.
Borrow a friend's car (or if in a city, use a Streetcar), or do multiple trips in your sports car.

[300bhp/ton]

maccas99 said:

why do you need so much toilet roll?

bulk buy when on offer for the month and store it? Also 4 people in the house.

[goldblum]

Take the spare out of a 911 and you'd fit that much in.

[Zod]

kambites said:

I often get funny looks coming out of Macro with a trolley full of stuff and then walking up to the Elise and starting to shoehorn stuff into the boot. As long as you pack carefully enough, you can get a surprising amount in.

and if it's food, it's cooked by the time you get home. A real time-saver.

[Risotto]

kambites said:

I often get funny looks coming out of Macro with a trolley full of stuff and then walking up to the Elise and starting to shoehorn stuff into the boot. As long as you pack carefully enough, you can get a surprising amount in.

True, but if it has any weight to it and has room to slide around you have to watch it doesn't punch a hole through the clam as soon as you turn a corner

Edited by Risotto on Wednesday 27th October 10:54