Sports car Differentiation

In reply to yupididit :

Rally homologation special.

Fast sedan.

Hot hatch.

About this long. 

yupididit said:

So what is a Mitsubishi Evo 9?

 

Where do you classify a CTS-V?

 

Focus RS and Golf R? 

 

How long is a string? 

Rallyboi

fastsortarichboi

Rallyboi/almost Audi rallyboi

strings as factors or strings as characters?

We have 4-door coupes and "turbo" electrics now so, clearly, nobody gives a damn anymore anyway.

In reply to AaronT :

.ToString 

Pony car: short deck, long hood. 

Visually defines Mustangs, Cougars, Barracudas, Challengers, Camaros, Firebirds, and Javelins.

Where does an Aston Martin Vantage fall? Specs look like pony car except for only 2 seats. Is it more of a Sports Car than a Mustang? Is it a supercar because it costs so much?

What is a C7 Corvette? Sportscar? Supercar? Can a supercar be front engine?

What is a C8 Corvette? To cheap to be a supercar?

aircooled said:

Snowdoggie said:

I'm confused. So which Mustang is the 'secretary's car? ...

The 64-66 straight sixes that they made a crap load of, that are pretty much non-existent now because everyone thinks a Mustang means a V8.

Also known as a Falcon with a body swap.

They exist. I found several at the last Mustang meet I went to. One had a full restoration done. 

ShawnG said:

Sports car: 2 seats, 2 doors, roof optional.

I agree with that. I have coupes (MGA, rebodied MGA, Pontiac Solstice, BMW Z4M) and they are all sports cars.

There are two seater cars that have no convertible version that blur the lines a bit - what do you call the BRZ/FRS twins (I'd call them sports cars but some wouldn't).

You had seeming aberrations - the SCCA considered an AMX to be a sports car (AMC had removed the rear seats to ensure that)  and for a time in the late 1960s, they also considered the 911 to be a sedan for the purposes of running in Trans Am racing, at the urging of Porsche and with the excuse of rear jump seats.

This reminds me of the argument whether that song was death metal, speed metal, thrash metal...

I'll do one model for fun even though I'm not a Ferd guy. I define all these types of car as having 2 doors anyway

Sports: Small, light, quick, nimble. Mid-engine Mustang Prototype

Pony: Small, rwd, smaller v8 or peppy 6. Early Mustang, Mustang2, Fox Body Mustang up to a 351

Muscle: Midsize, rwd, medium to large v8. Late 60s/Early 70s Mustang 390 and bigger

Grand Touring: Heavy, RWD, comfy, lots of power. SN95, S197, S550 GTs

I thought the definition of "sportscar" was a street car that you could drive to the track and actually compete in. Needs to seat two (or more) people and have at least a bit of luggage space. In real life, that usually meant a small/light roadster with a 4-cylinder engine, like an MG Midget, Triumph TR3, or Porsche 550.

Streetwiseguy said:

This reminds me of the argument whether that song was death metal, speed metal, thrash metal...

 

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

Totally different genres. 

David S. Wallens said:

Streetwiseguy said:

This reminds me of the argument whether that song was death metal, speed metal, thrash metal...

 

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

Totally different genres. 

All the same to me...

I seem to remember Henry N. Manney III defined a sports car as a vehicle that "Goes where pointed, stops when bidden, and goes like hell the rest of the time".  Think I'll go with that.

I define a super car as a vehicle that makes my wallet scream when just thinking about buying it