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There is no authority to define what is a sports car, a muscle car, or a performance car. As the article that spawned this thread mentioned, even the lines of coupe vs. sedan are blurred (most believe a coupe to have two doors, a sedan to have four). What's a truck? Are Blazers, Broncos, Hummers and Jeeps, trucks?
If there was a Master Authority that had produced solid definitions of what each category entailed, then we'd be able to come to a consensus. But, we don't.
My Camaro, to some, is a sports car. To others, it's a muscle car. To some (but very few), it's a sedan (I still don't get that). To some it's a yellow car, to some it's a vehicle. To some, it is a POV, to others it's an economy car, and to yet others, it's a daily driver.
If I feel like it, I can call it a small locomotive, or a full scale model. I can call it a bird or a cartwheel or a candlestick if I want to, although those examples would probably confuse people. I can call it an exotic... what's more exotic than a car from outer space that turns into a freakin' robot?
Every person has their own definition of what a sports car is, or a muscle car, or a performance car, or a truck, or whatever. Most people have a rough agreement, but until there's a law or a final authority on what defines each, then there is no absolute. In spite of the claims of Road & Track editorials.
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