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Re_Invention · 05-24-2013, 01:36 PM

I think if a variant like this comes out- the model is likely in that gray sports car area. An old (one of many) metric for sports cars was it had to be missing a roof, it had to have low production numbers, it needed to lack amenities, and it had to be fast relative to it's competition.

But that ain't the gospel and I personally don't agree with it. I think the FRS and the Camaro are both very good sporty cars but neither are special enough to be honest-to-Buddha sports cars. Now NSX, 356, Viper, E-type, Corvette, S2000, F355, etc. I'd classify those as sports cars. It's like the judge ruling on what porn is "I'll know it when I see it."

As for the z28: that's a track car!

05-24-2013, 01:36 PM	#40
Re_Invention Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '22 Tacoma, '19 Macan, '22 BRZ Location: Corona, Ca Posts: 317 Thanks: 121 Thanked 237 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think if a variant like this comes out- the model is likely in that gray sports car area. An old (one of many) metric for sports cars was it had to be missing a roof, it had to have low production numbers, it needed to lack amenities, and it had to be fast relative to it's competition. But that ain't the gospel and I personally don't agree with it. I think the FRS and the Camaro are both very good sporty cars but neither are special enough to be honest-to-Buddha sports cars. Now NSX, 356, Viper, E-type, Corvette, S2000, F355, etc. I'd classify those as sports cars. It's like the judge ruling on what porn is "I'll know it when I see it." As for the z28: that's a track car!