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Originally Posted by transio
Here's a definition that I really like: Sportscar:
While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars are rear-wheel drive, have two seats and two doors and are designed to provide excellent handling, acceleration, and good looks. A sports car can be described as a car whose dominant design consideration is driving performance. A sports car's main emphasis is on performance by superior road holding, braking, maneuverability, low weight and power rather than comfort, passenger space, and economy. |
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most sports cars are rear-wheel drive
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Note it does not say “ALL”
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have two seats and two doors
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Elan has that
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are designed to provide excellent handling
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Yes, handling was of major design importance (as per any Lotus)
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are designed to provide excellent . . . acceleration
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0-60 in 6.7 or 6.5 depending on where you read. Tweak the chip (no other mod to the entire car) and you get 0-60 in under 6 seconds.
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are designed to provide excellent . . . good looks
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Certainly subjective, but drive a well kept Elan to a gas station or park it next to other modern exotic cars and see how many people ask about the Elan and if it is a new design.
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A sports car can be described as a car whose dominant design consideration is driving performance
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“Elan”= vigorous spirit or enthusiasm
Could you have a better inherent name for a Sportscar
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A sports car's main emphasis is on performance by superior road holding
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In fact, the 1991 Elan beat the 1991 Esprit in a timed road course in 1991 in one magazine’s test! Don’t make me look it up and scan the article—it may have been at Goodwood? ? ?
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A sports car's main emphasis is on performance by superior . . . braking
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I still have the videotape of the Motor Trend Television show where they state the Elan had the best brakes 60-0 that they had personally ever tested.
Obvious
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and power rather than comfort, passenger space, and economy.
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1.6 liter engine designed in the 1980s with 100HP/litre – whew, who else had that!
***But it actually has comfort, passenger space, and economy too
Well there ya have it. My vote is "YES" 