Expertz 1st Gear February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 suppose i walked out today to buy a 'sports' car that is not ridiculous (ferrari/lambo/ > 6L engine) the only japanese or korean sports car i can buy are - honda civic type r - mazda rx8 - nissan fairlady - nissan gtr if being strict, a true sports car should be RWD/AWD. thus only mazda and nissan have sports cars the contis seem to have a much longer list - VW jetta sports - VW golf - VW scirocco - bmw (everything they have) - mini coupe seems like a mass departure from the japanese of old, with the nsx, prelude, celica and others any other japanese car that i'm missing? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ_JJ Clutched February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 suppose i walked out today to buy a 'sports' car that is not ridiculous (ferrari/lambo/ > 6L engine) the only japanese or korean sports car i can buy are - honda civic type r - mazda rx8 - nissan fairlady - nissan gtr if being strict, a true sports car should be RWD/AWD. thus only mazda and nissan have sports cars the contis seem to have a much longer list - VW jetta sports - VW golf - VW scirocco - bmw (everything they have) - mini coupe seems like a mass departure from the japanese of old, with the nsx, prelude, celica and others any other japanese car that i'm missing? BRZ and FT86 coming in this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 suppose i walked out today to buy a 'sports' car that is not ridiculous (ferrari/lambo/ > 6L engine) the only japanese or korean sports car i can buy are - honda civic type r - mazda rx8 - nissan fairlady - nissan gtr if being strict, a true sports car should be RWD/AWD. thus only mazda and nissan have sports cars the contis seem to have a much longer list - VW jetta sports - VW golf - VW scirocco - bmw (everything they have) - mini coupe seems like a mass departure from the japanese of old, with the nsx, prelude, celica and others any other japanese car that i'm missing? Rather glaring omissions of the WRX, the STI and the Evo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 Rather glaring omissions of the WRX, the STI and the Evo. Bro. he missed out the iconic icon of all sports car, the Mx5, for Japanese, and the *ahem* Porsche. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lammy84 Neutral Newbie February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 jetta golf roc is RWD? all of them ar FWD no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 u miss out LFA and Infiniti... evo and wrx too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 jetta golf roc is RWD? all of them ar FWD no [laugh] [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 (edited) Bro. he missed out the iconic icon of all sports car, the Mx5, for Japanese, and the *ahem* Porsche. I think (not sure, though) that Expertz is female. Apologies to Expertz if I remembered wrongly. Wanted to mention the Miata, but wasn't sure whether Expertz had minimum power/torque criteria in mind before calling a car a "sports car". But I would personally consider the Miata a nice sportscar, purely on the strength of its handling and tossability. And maybe the Porsche falls into the "ridiculous" category, I dunno. Nowhere near as "ridiculous" as Ferraris and Lambos, but many models still have high displacement engines (higher than the Japanese cars, anyway). Edited February 7, 2012 by Turboflat4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecontle 1st Gear February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 how about toyota vios with spoiler or honda jazz with sticker ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fennmax Clutched February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 you want sports must be below 8 or 7s to be sports not like altis sports....then cut the 1.4tsi fm vw. or look sporty only like kia koup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 LOL...got Turbo and got the word 'sports' mean spork car? So cute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 I think (not sure, though) that Expertz is female. Apologies to Expertz if I remembered wrongly. Wanted to mention the Miata, but wasn't sure whether Expertz had minimum power/torque criteria in mind before calling a car a "sports car". But I would personally consider the Miata a nice sportscar, purely on the strength of its handling and tossability. And maybe the Porsche falls into the "ridiculous" category, I dunno. Nowhere near as "ridiculous" as Ferraris and Lambos, but many models still have high displacement engines (higher than the Japanese cars, anyway). Yes Bro. the Miata is the, some would call it, "basic" sportscar, basic is to them, till they handled the car. (I own one now, thanks to Rad) the power and handling is something that cannot be written in words. Don't consider the Porsche as ridiculous (My Cayman.) it's another level up from the Miata. I love both. :wub: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 LOL...got Turbo and got the word 'sports' mean spork car? So cute. next someone will say Honda Civic is sports car because got V-Tec. [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expertz 1st Gear February 7, 2012 Author Share February 7, 2012 Rather glaring omissions of the WRX, the STI and the Evo. hey you are right! so the total number, including the mx5 if you consider that a sports car is 7 isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expertz 1st Gear February 7, 2012 Author Share February 7, 2012 you want sports must be below 8 or 7s to be sports not like altis sports....then cut the 1.4tsi fm vw. or look sporty only like kia koup well the jetta sport tsi is 8.3s isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdior 1st Gear February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 suppose i walked out today to buy a 'sports' car that is not ridiculous (ferrari/lambo/ > 6L engine) the only japanese or korean sports car i can buy are - honda civic type r - mazda rx8 - nissan fairlady - nissan gtr if being strict, a true sports car should be RWD/AWD. thus only mazda and nissan have sports cars the contis seem to have a much longer list - VW jetta sports - VW golf - VW scirocco - bmw (everything they have) - mini coupe seems like a mass departure from the japanese of old, with the nsx, prelude, celica and others any other japanese car that i'm missing? Wtf is EVO n STI? Vw, jetta, golf, siroco, all ff leh. Mini coupe??? Mini cooper u mean ? Ff also. Get more info than type lah cb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdior 1st Gear February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 well the jetta sport tsi is 8.3s isn't it? Waste time lah 8s... 10 + years ago, sir already 7+ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator February 7, 2012 Share February 7, 2012 hey you are right! so the total number, including the mx5 if you consider that a sports car is 7 isn't it? Hmm....Mx5 not a sportscar, or should it be called a Roadster?? :D Then what IS the definition of a "Sportscar" Vois, Altis, Camry, Mark X etc..... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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