What Makes A Sports Car A Sports Car?

By: Sarah Savoie

Break Studios Contributing Writer

With quite a few features that made a sports car a sports car it is no wonder that they are in a class all of their own. Just the name sports car, it sounds like a small, sleek and fast car. Just like the name implies, sport cars are usually low built cars, which are open and rather fast. Along with that the sport cars are also very quick with breaking and they have very accurate handling, since they are used for racing the cars need to be rather stable at fast speeds.

Sport cars are also rather light and some of them actually do not have powerful engines. Most of the sport cars that anyone will come across will have a front-engine and rear-wheel drive for the cars. There is only one car company that makes sport cars who does not follow that and it is Porsche. Another thing concerning sport cars that help with them maintaining a quick speed even if they do not have a powerful engine is the lack of a back seat.

Sport cars are quick, light and smooth cars. Many people tend to confuse exotic cars and sport cars, though both types of cars are fast they are both different. The differences between exotic and sport cars are that with exotic cars there is only a handful that is even made of them and they are very expensive since they are so rare. Though, sport cars have thousands more then the exotic cars of them made.

Posted on: May. 19, 2010