Can a stock FWD Car truly be a Sportscar? Not a "sporty" car so SRT-4 and Scion tC guys STFU. Just wondering what IA's opinion is on this long-beaten topic. Try to keep things civilized in the discussions.
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Old Debate - Can a FWD Car be a Sportscar?
Can a stock FWD Car truly be a Sportscar? Not a "sporty" car so SRT-4 and Scion tC guys STFU. Just wondering what IA's opinion is on this long-beaten topic. Try to keep things civilized in the discussions.
Last edited by Ran; 08-20-2007 at 04:20 PM.
tC's are sports cars dummy. They have 2 doors.
Originally Posted by blackboi50
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My Yaris has two doors, that suddenly makes it a Sportscar?
the pnly really sporty FWD cars i can think of is Celicas
FWD 3000gt's? i think they are pretty sporty...heavy, but still sporty.
true...
thats probbly one of the best example of a FWD sports car
wtf. Front Wheel Drive 3000gt's are NOT sports cars. They are Grand Tourers. Hence the name 3000GT.
this is NICK btw. not slowrolla.
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The 1990's Lotus Elan convertible was a turbocharged 4 cylinder FWD sports car that was a blast to drive. I took a few out when I worked with LotuSport back in the day.
The 1990's Capri XR2 convertible is also one. Mazda powered turbo -4 roadster.
The 1990's new MG roadster was also a FWD sports car.
New Mini I suppose in decked out race trim.
ITR is also one for sure IMO.
no
RWD is just associated with the term "Sport Car", kinda like cake and ice cream!
lol. everyone with a fwd will say yes and everyone with a rwd/awd will say no. would be interesting to have the poll like this:
[]yes, and i drive a fwd
[]no, and i drive a fwd
[]yes, and i drive a rwd/awd
[]no, and i drive a rwd/awd
TO me this statement defines a sports car perfectly. A fwd car can excel in all those things. So i say yes. A fwd car can be a sports car. Its just that you can't buy FWD sports cars, you have to build them.
thats PERFECT! Cannot be said any better than what was said in your quote!
I guess it all depends on your definition of a sports car. To me, the handling is the most important aspect of it. I consider my miata a sportscar even though its slow as hell in a straight line.
id call a miata a sports car
The Miata, while underpowered, is a sportscar.
LOL @ Miata
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I completely agree. FWD cars definitely CAN be sports cars, it's just that no car manufacturer makes FWD sports cars (although the new Civic Si and the TL Type S come pretty close).
I say yes and i drive a FWD and RWD car
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i never knew the elan was FWD....that car is so cool,i want one
Think about it, when Honda made it's "sport cars" (nsx, s2000), it chose RWD for a reason. I also, dont believe you can "make" a car into a sport car (hence the true term Rice). It's predefined at the before hand.
Tell that to a certain Mr. Jackson back in 1981 when he was running circles around the Car & Driver Magazine test team's Mustang in a Civic
Was it stock? If not, it wasnt a production, out of a dealer sport car. If it was, it wasn't still viewed as a sport car.Tell that to a certain Mr. Jackson back in 1981 when he was running circles around the Car & Driver Magazine test team's Mustang in a Civic
RICE: Rice Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement
Rice is simply something serves no function other than to make a car look like something it isn't. There are more than an abundance of parts that can make a car sportier than it originally was while still serving a function.
Edited the original question to reflect this post.
Your definition the "new" definition of rice, but it started out representing the whole scene.
New or old definition is subjective to personal opinion much like this thread title. Likewise, the thread is about whether or not there are factory FWD Sportscars, not what the definition of what RICE is.
As for your statement that you can't make a car into a sportscar; I agree with you to an extent. Nothing you do to a car will change what it was from the showroom floor. However, I do believe that you can make a car compete or surpass sportscars which would, in essence, make it a "sports car" in it's own right. Is this situation, what keeps it from being a sportscar? Appearance? Performance numbers? Elitism? Again, it all depends on personal interpretation and opinion which is why I made this thread. I'm just looking at the opinion of others and yours has been well noted.
I think they classify the new Z06 as a Supercar instead of a Sportscar. I may be wrong though.
no,i would never put a corvette as a super car...unless it was a callawayNew or old definition is subjective to personal opinion much like this thread title. Likewise, the thread is about whether or not there are factory FWD Sportscars, not what the definition of what RICE is.
As for your statement that you can't make a car into a sportscar; I agree with you to an extent. Nothing you do to a car will change what it was from the showroom floor. However, I do believe that you can make a car compete or surpass sportscars which would, in essence, make it a "sports car" in it's own right. Is this situation, what keeps it from being a sportscar? Appearance? Performance numbers? Elitism? Again, it all depends on personal interpretation and opinion which is why I made this thread. I'm just looking at the opinion of others and yours has been well noted.
I think they classify the new Z06 as a Supercar instead of a Sportscar. I may be wrong though.
are FWD cars used in any Motorsports??? ..... Yes. Therefore FWD cars can be Sportscars
Not to bash you, but that's kinda of a half@ssed argument. My Yaris has it's own race series, but that hardly makes it a sportscar. You can go drift a Toyota Cressida but that doesn't make it a sportscar. The examples keep going, but I'm sure you get the point.are FWD cars used in any Motorsports??? ..... Yes. Therefore FWD cars can be Sportscars
http://www.sportscarmarket.com/
look for the Fwd cars
Anti- FWD site....
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/snwvlly/fwd.html
Since we are talking about stock cars, at what point does a car become a sports car? Is it all #'s. OR does the overall feel of the car determine whats a sports car and whats not? Why would a srt, or a si not be considered a sports car. Or better yet, why not a mazdaspeed 3?
That's the question, isn't it? The definition of a sports car has changed a lot since the Corvettes of the 60's. Where does it sit now?
Also, the Mazdaspeed3 is a station-wagon. If you call it a sportscar, then consider my Yaris as Compact-Luxury.
awesome thread topic.
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Of course, you ever heard of a Type R Integra or Civic???
No matter how you look at it, it's still gonna be considered a sport compact.Of course, you ever heard of a Type R Integra or Civic???
True but its still a sports car to me
I'm just going to put out the 1991-94 Sentra SE-R's.
They were light and put out good horsepower for the early 90's.
Sport Compact car did a test. Their SE-R vs two nismo tuned Spec Vs and the little ol B13 outran them in pretty much everything. Like I said, they put out some decent horsepower for a N/A 4 cylinder, they can handle as good as any car out there and just to add to it, its lightweight. Truly a FWD sports car in my book.
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l didn't read all 8 pages... but I can tell you first hand that yes, a FWD car can absolutely be a "sports" car. In fact, certain FWD cars excel in outhandling their much more expensive RWD counterparts...
I think the term "sports car" can be interpreted a lot of different ways. To me, reserving the term for only RWD, 2 seater cars or something similar is pretty narrow-minded.
in its day this WAS a sports car and its FWD
well u have sports car then u have a sports coupe
whats the diffence
as in celica is a sports coupe while a corvette is a sports car
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