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I participated in an auto focus group that compared the 370Z, BRZ, Cayman, and etc.

Originally Posted by 370Z Purist We're considering what defines a sports car, are we not? Mustang still doesn't handle all that well. Might change since they're apparently going to finally

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Old 09-28-2012, 12:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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We're considering what defines a sports car, are we not? Mustang still doesn't handle all that well. Might change since they're apparently going to finally kill off the live rear axle.
And you've been a member here since June '09. One would think you know better by now.
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Old 09-28-2012, 05:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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We're considering what defines a sports car, are we not? Mustang still doesn't handle all that well. Might change since they're apparently going to finally kill off the live rear axle.
Live axles may not be the ideal road suspension, but on tracks, they work so well that ford didn't can them. Mustang track times prove that.

Gencoupe reliability in my point has no bearing. Im just saying. 250 lbs and equal rwhp, the gencoupe against a G37s has a slightly more athletic over the G and you can feel it. The Z is way better than both and I wouln't try to compare them beyond a basic level. Just saying.
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You guys get way too caught up with the names and configuration. Who cares if it drives good?
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You guys get way too caught up with the names and configuration. Who cares if it drives good?


A sports car is defined by how it drives, not how many seats it has.
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I don't know what I'm doing anymore!

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I thought sports cars were cars that you play sports with?

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What about a car you go to sports with?



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I also agree that a sports car should be defined by it's driving dynamics and not something stupid like the number of seats. I mean really, the smart car is a 2 seater coupe, but would you really call it more of a sports car than a 911 or GT-R?

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I also agree that a sports car should be defined by it's driving dynamics and not something stupid like the number of seats. I mean really, the smart car is a 2 seater coupe, but would you really call it more of a sports car than a 911 or GT-R?



No that doesn't count.
Aw, damn. I thought I was homing in on the ultimate definition.

I think a sports car is best defined that way because all the original definitions have blurred. An M5 is four seats, four doors, often called a sports sedan merely because it has four doors. Yet it can still crush a lot of its opposition, and I'm pretty damn sure it can crush the Z.
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