A sportscar shouldn’t have...
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CABC said:
rockin said:
To my mind you are talking about "track cars" more than "sports cars", which are primarily road-going vehicles.
IMO weight is a red herring. Enjoyable road-going performance is the key, usually with a convertible top and below supercar pricing. Mid-engine helps towards sports car status.
Definitely sports cars - MX5, Boxster, S2000, MR2, MGB.
Elise/Exige - sit on the borderline of track cars.
Alpine - sits on the borderline of coupe.
Z4/SLK - sports cars, even if not all that sporty.
Caterham/Atom - track cars, even if they can be driven to the pub twice a year.
Morgan - museum piece.
Ferrari Portofino - good question.
i haven't always appreciated your posts.... but i'd agree with the above.IMO weight is a red herring. Enjoyable road-going performance is the key, usually with a convertible top and below supercar pricing. Mid-engine helps towards sports car status.
Definitely sports cars - MX5, Boxster, S2000, MR2, MGB.
Elise/Exige - sit on the borderline of track cars.
Alpine - sits on the borderline of coupe.
Z4/SLK - sports cars, even if not all that sporty.
Caterham/Atom - track cars, even if they can be driven to the pub twice a year.
Morgan - museum piece.
Ferrari Portofino - good question.
The Morgan is a museum piece, but also a fun sports car, even today. yes it's crude and the suspension the opposite of sophisticated, but a sports car doesn't need to be as competent as a GT, Sports GT, Supercar etc. on a smooth piece of curcy tarmac it entertains. the real complaint is that the tarmac must be smooth. i do own one but would happily swap it out if i were to be allowed.
Strangely many drive Caterhams on more than two days a year. I have driven one across the USA, and Europe, and it sort of takes a bit more than two days to do that, But I understand that not all people would be able to cope with driving a Caterham across the Mojave desert, or through the heights and snow of the Rocky mountains. In fact quite a few cannot even cope with driving a Caterham on UK roads, the poor (soft) little darlings
Mort7 said:
Or a parcel shelf!
I was going to say that as well but then had nowhere to put the dog.
Many years ago I had a TR6 which I consider a sports car, and an Old English sheepdog which loved laying in the back behind the seats.
He would always sit up and have a look round when we stopped at traffic lights or were driving through town, much to the amusement of people in cars behind, so I suppose I did have a nodding dog in mine.
Edited by Monkeylegend on Wednesday 18th December 10:14
Mr Tidy said:
Lily the Pink said:
Mr Tidy said:
And no turbo - but that may be just me.
Hmmm - Fiat 124 Spider ? Surely that's a sportscar but it has a turbo.I think a turbo, autobox, four wheel drive, traction control, etc are a bit different to, say, saying a sportscar shouldn't have 21 seats.
kiseca said:
Also it's not about what makes a sportscar a sportscar, it's about what a sportscar shouldn't have. So the question would rather be, I think, is a 124 Spider a better sportscar with the turbo or without it?
I think a turbo, autobox, four wheel drive, traction control, etc are a bit different to, say, saying a sportscar shouldn't have 21 seats.
A 124 is not a sports car I think a turbo, autobox, four wheel drive, traction control, etc are a bit different to, say, saying a sportscar shouldn't have 21 seats.
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