Maxtek Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I was having a conversation about this with my friends recently after one of them keeps saying that his Hyundai Coupè 2L SE is a sports car... All of us but him agree that the Hyundai is not a sports car but we can't come to a proper conclusion of what a sports car actually is. I'd say for example that an M3 is a sports car and the rest of the 3 Series models are sporty cars but not sports cars. I'd also say that all BMW's are drivers cars but that sort of depends on the person driving it. What do you think and what would you say denotes a sports car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car There are no real right or wrongs here, just matters of opinion. PeeBee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 If darts/snooker are sports, I don't think there can be any entry barriers to being a sports car! bennno2005, Shabaza, Nimraynn and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Not the answers I was expecting but ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimraynn Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 All down to personal opinion as said. I think that cars like the M3 would be performance cars rather than sports cars. A sports car to me is something like the MX-5, MG TF, BMW Z4, that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils_advocate Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 How do you define 'sports'? Your definition likely differs from mine and 10 other people on here. I had an S2000 which I think is definitely sports car but other disagreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 You and your mates are quite correct. A 2 litre Hyundai is definitely NOT a sports car Ruesta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazRave Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'd define 'sports' as a car model that has once competed in a formal racing championship, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 2 (+2 at a push) seats, 2 doors, 0-60 in less than 5 secs and can take a corner - that's in my opinion, a sports car. Engine size doesn't play a part because lotus/caterham etc have showed small engined lightweight cars are just as quick as bigger engined lardy cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeBee Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Years ago a sports car was 2 seats, 2 doors and a quicker than normal engine. Nowadays you can get a 4 door, 4 seater family fun bus that can set your hair on fire. It all depends what you want and how you use it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenkus28 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 i think traditionally all high perfomance cars were mostly 2 doors and seen as sports cars. but like mentioned above some estates can give you a high bp. so now cars are placed in high perfomance cars e.g Ms, AMGS, RSs, Ferraris etc and your sports coupe in this category all 2doors. would not even say 2+2 as now we have cars like A7, CLS etc that are 2+2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 An A7 and a CLS are not a 2 + 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugs Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 my definition is: a sports car is a 2 seat 2 door car and can be anything from an MG midget to a Ferrari California and doesn't have to be that powerful. in this category i break them down again into classic, fun, performance and supercar. take for example a BMW Z3 1.8 - fun sports roadster then a BMW Z8 - (can fall into more than one category) a classic supercar sports roadster. this is just my view and i'm sure others will disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...