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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CoRDiTe
^ You went through 17 pages to post this ?
I was reading the posts and at the end posted my thoughts. I don't post much like some post whores, but when I do, I have a stong opinion about it. That's what message boards are all about.
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Kung.
Yo, Kenichi Tsuchiya dori dori KING says you can make a FF car into a "Sports Car" then its the motherfucking truth. Hes been driving before you guys even knew what FR meant..
Id believe him over some noobs on TR.

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oh gorky ive owned rwd and ff cars, whats your point?
^ If you didn't get my point after reading my post I rest my case
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by CoRDiTe
^ You went through 17 pages to post this ?
going in the sig
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 1BADP71
rwd "car"
low center of gravity
manual transmission (I'd even argue if they offered it in an auto, like the vette)
2 seats or less.

Anything else is not a sports car.
so the Mclaren F1 is not sports car? 3 seats. Plenty of sports cars with back seats but you usually cant fit anyone back there. RWD? so Lambo's arent a sports car? how about the GTR35? As far as i'm concerned if something put down one of th fastest production car times around th ring its a sports car
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by FoxHondaRider
so the Mclaren F1 is not sports car? 3 seats. Plenty of sports cars with back seats but you usually cant fit anyone back there. RWD? so Lambo's arent a sports car? how about the GTR35? As far as i'm concerned if something put down one of th fastest production car times around th ring its a sports car
Lambo, McLaren f1 = super car
GTR = Grand Touring (I think that's what the "GT" in gt-r stands for)

Just because it's fast does not mean it's a sports car.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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consumer report from 2008 listed these type of cars as sports cars, roadsters, and sporty cars. Not saying if I agree or not. just posting what I found.

performance/luxury sports cars.

1. porsche 911 carerra s MT
2. Corvette zo6 MT
3. Audi S4 MT
4.Benz SL550
5. JAG XK Vert
6.Lexus SC430
7.Caddy XLR Base
8.Viper SRT10 MT

Roadsters
1. Porsche Boxer 2.7
2. MX-5 Miata GT
3. Benz SLK350
4. Vette BASE
5. 350Z GT
6. S2K
7. BMW Z4 3.0i
8. Saturn Sky Redline
9. Lotus Elise
10. Pontiac Solstice BASE

Sporty cars
1. Mazda3 mazdaspeed GT
2.GTI
3. RX-8
4. Civic SI
5. Lancer evo
6. Mini S
7. Scion TC TRD
8. Mustang GT V8
9. Scion TC Base
10. Eclipse GS 4cyl.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by tito_12a

Just because it's fast does not mean it's a sports car.
Exactly, and just because it's so slow doesn't make it not a sports car.
It's a relative term, with a few simple rules to qualify;

A sports car is kind'a like a "supermodel." Most all supermodels are pretty hot. Though there are some that are pretty ugly too. And just because they are ugly to me or you, doesn't make them not a supermodel. The fact that they actually are supermodels is what makes them supermodels, ugly or hot.

A sports car is like that. There are fast/hot ones and slow/ugly ones, slow/hot ones and fast/ugly ones, but the bottom line is, they were developed to be sports cars, not economy or passenger vehicles.
Their specific intent is not always balls-out performance rather than, to be sexy, specifically impractical, and make people envy you when you drive them. Much like having a supermodel for a girlfriend.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 02:01 AM
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****Keiichi Tsuchiya? says you can turn a car into a sports car,

The cars might not come from factory marketed for performance but modifying a car alot for performance would make it considered a sports car.

The Dori Dori KING is never wrong,Hes the allmightyone. So stfu about it who cares lol

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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Kung.

The Dori Dori KING is never wrong,Hes the allmightyone. So stfu about it who cares lol

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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Kung.
Kenichi Tsuchiya says you can turn a car into a sports car
never heard of 'em, and frankly, he's an idiot either way
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