What are your favourite sportscars?
Discussion
Just interested on a quick poll of your favourites sportscars. You may nominate up to five sportscars old or new, preferably with your reasons why.
I am ashamed to say that I have only owned one sportscar (MX5) but have a hankering for another (late, low mileage MGF VVCs are so cheap at the moment).
To define a sports car, I'm going to say that it has to be:
1. Affordable
2. Designed as a 2-seater only but doesn't have to be a soft-top (ie - Porsche Cayman, Nissan 350Z/370Z acceptable but Mazda RX8, Toyota GT86, Subaru BRZ etc not)
3. Manual gearbox
3. Can be front/mid/rear-engined.
4. NA, turbocharged or supercharged.
Exclusions: I know some versions of the 911/Jaguar XK only have two seats but were not designed this way. Things like Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis, Astons are too expensive and I would consider as GTs/supercars.
I would nominate:
Toyota-powered S2 Elise - everything that a sportscar should be - revvy, light, not too comfort-orientated (for fun)
MX5 2.0i Sport (a good compromise for daily use)
Triumph TR6 (classic)
Shelby Cobra (dream choice)
I predict that the MX5 and MR2 turbo will come out well but we'll see. Lets have your nominations please!
I am ashamed to say that I have only owned one sportscar (MX5) but have a hankering for another (late, low mileage MGF VVCs are so cheap at the moment).
To define a sports car, I'm going to say that it has to be:
1. Affordable
2. Designed as a 2-seater only but doesn't have to be a soft-top (ie - Porsche Cayman, Nissan 350Z/370Z acceptable but Mazda RX8, Toyota GT86, Subaru BRZ etc not)
3. Manual gearbox
3. Can be front/mid/rear-engined.
4. NA, turbocharged or supercharged.
Exclusions: I know some versions of the 911/Jaguar XK only have two seats but were not designed this way. Things like Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis, Astons are too expensive and I would consider as GTs/supercars.
I would nominate:
Toyota-powered S2 Elise - everything that a sportscar should be - revvy, light, not too comfort-orientated (for fun)
MX5 2.0i Sport (a good compromise for daily use)
Triumph TR6 (classic)
Shelby Cobra (dream choice)
I predict that the MX5 and MR2 turbo will come out well but we'll see. Lets have your nominations please!
GroundEffect said:
Affordable? Nice...erm...objective parameter.
My favourite sportscar at the moment is my own: Z4M. It's a mentalist
I love the engine and sports car ness but I just cant settle on looks. Lots of people not into long bonnet. Sometimes I think "awesome" sometimes "humph".My favourite sportscar at the moment is my own: Z4M. It's a mentalist
white_goodman said:
GroundEffect said:
Affordable? Nice...erm...objective parameter.
OK. Less than £50k if you want to put a number on it. Z4M qualifies. Convertible or coupe?davidsp80 said:
GroundEffect said:
Affordable? Nice...erm...objective parameter.
My favourite sportscar at the moment is my own: Z4M. It's a mentalist
I love the engine and sports car ness but I just cant settle on looks. Lots of people not into long bonnet. Sometimes I think "awesome" sometimes "humph".My favourite sportscar at the moment is my own: Z4M. It's a mentalist
white_goodman said:
Just interested on a quick poll of your favourites sportscars. You may nominate up to five sportscars old or new, preferably with your reasons why.
I am ashamed to say that I have only owned one sportscar (MX5) but have a hankering for another (late, low mileage MGF VVCs are so cheap at the moment).
To define a sports car, I'm going to say that it has to be:
1. Affordable
2. Designed as a 2-seater only but doesn't have to be a soft-top (ie - Porsche Cayman, Nissan 350Z/370Z acceptable but Mazda RX8, Toyota GT86, Subaru BRZ etc not)
3. Manual gearbox
3. Can be front/mid/rear-engined.
4. NA, turbocharged or supercharged.
Exclusions: I know some versions of the 911/Jaguar XK only have two seats but were not designed this way. Things like Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis, Astons are too expensive and I would consider as GTs/supercars.
I would nominate:
Toyota-powered S2 Elise - everything that a sportscar should be - revvy, light, not too comfort-orientated (for fun)
MX5 2.0i Sport (a good compromise for daily use)
Triumph TR6 (classic)
Shelby Cobra (dream choice)
I predict that the MX5 and MR2 turbo will come out well but we'll see. Lets have your nominations please!
It's your thread, but 2 seater only design is rather limiting. For example how about a Lotus Elan +2 or any RX-7 (all 3 generations could be optioned with rear seats and standard in some markets/versions). MGB, GT6, 924, 944, Excel, Cerbera. And that's just a quick off the top of my head.I am ashamed to say that I have only owned one sportscar (MX5) but have a hankering for another (late, low mileage MGF VVCs are so cheap at the moment).
To define a sports car, I'm going to say that it has to be:
1. Affordable
2. Designed as a 2-seater only but doesn't have to be a soft-top (ie - Porsche Cayman, Nissan 350Z/370Z acceptable but Mazda RX8, Toyota GT86, Subaru BRZ etc not)
3. Manual gearbox
3. Can be front/mid/rear-engined.
4. NA, turbocharged or supercharged.
Exclusions: I know some versions of the 911/Jaguar XK only have two seats but were not designed this way. Things like Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis, Astons are too expensive and I would consider as GTs/supercars.
I would nominate:
Toyota-powered S2 Elise - everything that a sportscar should be - revvy, light, not too comfort-orientated (for fun)
MX5 2.0i Sport (a good compromise for daily use)
Triumph TR6 (classic)
Shelby Cobra (dream choice)
I predict that the MX5 and MR2 turbo will come out well but we'll see. Lets have your nominations please!
Surely the 2/4 seats things doesnt exclude a car from being a sports car. I reckon 90% of people would consider a 911 to be a sports car, most 2 seat Ferrari's are not grand tourers and some at circa £30k used cost less than a Z4m so shouldn't be excluded on grounds of cost.
But I accept, its the Op's rules, even if they are weird.
My nominations are therefore predictable and in no particular order:
Cayman
Z4m
S2000
Ginetta G40
But I accept, its the Op's rules, even if they are weird.
My nominations are therefore predictable and in no particular order:
Cayman
Z4m
S2000
Ginetta G40
The Elise would be perfect for me if it made a nicer noise. But then it would be too heavy. Compromise is a b
h. 350Z makes a great noise, but is a bit too much stampeding elephant and too little swerving cheetah. Loved the MK-2.5 MX-5 we had, though the engine is nothing special in terms of sound, power delivery or overall performance. Shame the RX-8 is ruled out by the seat restriction, because it drove more like the other two than the Nissan does.
h. 350Z makes a great noise, but is a bit too much stampeding elephant and too little swerving cheetah. Loved the MK-2.5 MX-5 we had, though the engine is nothing special in terms of sound, power delivery or overall performance. Shame the RX-8 is ruled out by the seat restriction, because it drove more like the other two than the Nissan does. 300bhp/ton said:
It's your thread, but 2 seater only design is rather limiting. For example how about a Lotus Elan +2 or any RX-7 (all 3 generations could be optioned with rear seats and standard in some markets/versions). MGB, GT6, 924, 944, Excel, Cerbera. And that's just a quick off the top of my head.
I wasn't aware that the last RX7 was available with 2 seats. Point taken with the MGB (which is a sportscar) but the Roadster qualifies. However, if I allowed 4-seaters, people would be suggesting FWD coupes like Sciroccos, Corrados, Calibras etc. When do you work 300bhp/ton?Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff