What's a Sports Car?

[Imp]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

A rim is only the outer lip of a wheel. It's a specific thing and is defined.

If folks can't get this right, how do you expect to agree on the subtle difference between car descriptions.

--kC
Loves his sports car.... which is an S2000.

[NYJets77]

Originally Posted by addisonpeterson

I've been reading different threads on this forum and reading different articles about what a sports car really is. Everyone has a slightly different definition, but I thought the Road and Track definition was pretty interesting

"In the postwar era, a "sports car" was any car that seated two, had a soft top, and could be used for competition."

What do you guys think?

I used to use that definition with the added rule of "the hood must open towards the rear of the car"