This has turned into a debate about what is a REAL sports car. Okay, time to put it all to bed. Most of you are dead wrong. The following are some examples of what a REAL sports car is all about. If a car doesn't embody the spirit of a car like these pictured below, then it is most likely not a sports car.











Doesn't mean that is has to be old to be a sports car, some modern cars still hold true to the spirit of the originals above. Cars like the Miata, Corvette, Viper, Elise, & 370Z. They still have a form that follows their sporting function. Where the emphasis of it's design is on a style and performance over all others. If it doesn't raise your heart rate just looking at it, it's probably not a sports car. I do believe there are some (though few) FWD sportscars, but any econobox, like a Sentra or a Civic isn't one, nor could ever be one. No matter how fast they are, they are always econobox cars first and foremost and were never intended to stir the soul.