What is a 'true' sports car? Is there a minimum

a car designed for sport at the expense of practicality and utility.

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in the age of google threads like this don't need to exist

>>16629974
>performance at high speeds
inb4 86 defense force

I've always thought of it as a car that's built with "fun to drive" as it's first priority. Whether that's top speed, handling, or "feel" differs from car to car.

>>16629962
It has to have two things to be a sports car.
>Over 250HP
>Over 250FT-LB
If it has those, it's a sports car. If not, it's a hairdresser's car for women and people afraid of going fast.

>>16631060
So your bus is a sports car now?

>>16630702
Hot hatches can be fun to drive but aren't really sports cars

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>>16629987

>>16629962

Nothing, because meaning is subjective, and subjectivity has no objective truth.

>>16631060
So a lotus 7 / caterham 7 isn't a sports car despite unbelievable handling and making it to 60 in less than 4 seconds.?

>>16631060
The likes of a Caterham R400 has less than 250hp, and I guranfuckingtee it's a better sports car than 90% of the alternatives

If the car is build for a competitive spec it's a sports car.

>>16631060
If you want to be technical, it should be a power/weight threshhold, not just power

Also torque doesn't matter

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>>16631060
by your retarded definition this is a sport car

>>16631180
>power/weight threshhold
things like the more powerful versions of >>16631314 would still be classified as sport cars by this definition

i think a sports car needs some element of impracticality to be defined as such.

≤2 doors

t. insurance company

>>16631060
So Peterbilt, Kenworth, Mack, and Caterpillar make sports cars?

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>>16631060
Literally hang yourself. Fast in a straight line isn't automatically fun, and fast in a straight line isn't automatically quick.

>>16631452
If only.. massive torque inline turbodiesel in a two seater