zero_to60

anyone see 5th Gear?....nice advert for Porsche

moses

not the best sportscar in the world it was in its class u muppet did u see any pagani's , evo's, scoobs or ferraris their no

davyboy

That's becasue they are not sports cars, they explained that earlier, don't you ever listen

zero_to60

thanks DavyBoy

Moses they said that for a car to be a sportscar it had to be designed as a convertible from the start not a basardised version of a coupe

Dark Blue Mark

My boss has a boxter S, and although its not faster than my old scoob (by his admission), its a nice bit of kit.

I was cracking up at Tiff's driving. He loves it!

MB

Gastro

I know it is

Gastro

Anonymous bob

how the hell did they come to the conclusion that Ferraris, paganinininini's and 911's are NOT sportscars? I was under the impression softops were roadsters, and anything that went vroom and was faster than superman was a sportscar!!

chrisp

Theres two categories above sportscars :

Supercars
Hypercars

Mycroft

Surely you mean 3...

Supercars
Hypercars
Soarers

PMSL

Anonymous bob

Well thanks for clearing that up!! I never knew an MR2 Turbo was a Hypercar!

cletterridge

I soooo want a Radical SR3 now.

How much do you think a base model costs (fully built/turnkey)?

Mmmmm

Great verdict Great car.

Having said that they should have split into £20k- and £20k+, because the MR2 is a good drive and quite practical, the mx5 is supposed to be good too and both represent real driving pleasure with day to day practicality at an a affordable price.

Cosworth427

The definition of a sports car is this. (enforced by the FIA for motorsport classifications). Two seater, two door with removable top. That IS IT.

A roadster is similar to a sports car except it has no fixed side windows.

Ferrari 360's, Lamboghini Murcielagos, Pagani Zondas, Toyota Supras are GTs. Where they can either be two seat or 4 seaters, two door vehicles.

Traditional open top two seater cars back in the 40's 50's defined what a sports car really is. And no, it doesnt need 500 HP and tear up tarmac to be called a sports car.

Dracoro

And for anyone wondering where the TT was in 5th gear, it's not there coz it's cr*p , no really it's not RWD!

BTW - according to the FIA classifications, does a Roadster/Sports car have to be RWD?

TopBanana

Although I'd feel a bit of a ponce driving around in a Boxster, I have to admit that it looks very well balanced

hail-hail

If a scoob ain't a sports car, what is it? Saloon?

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Thats the trouble, the Boxster is a Paradox, probably the best sportscar/Drivers car/package around but you end up looking like

Hairdresser
Tart
Budget Airline Pilot
Bloke with highlights and a tan
Weather Girl
Blue Peter Presenter

Its cruel, I love them but would never ever buy one which is sad that I am so shallow

chrisp

Loved by owners
Envied by some
Hated by the rest



My old scoob I use to tell people is a normal Japanese saloon that description was okay till the car warmed up and the game was up . Bit difficult now as most people know about them now and the big exhaust, spoiler and 18" wheels give the game away.

Echo

A TT owner I know (yes, has a rich Dad) calls Scoobies 'rice rockets', never heard that one before!

Mike

RB5#295

I read somewhere recently that a cabriolet is a car which was orginally a hardtop, with the roof removed whereas a convertible had no roof from the beginning.

No help on the sportscar definition though, but no way is a Scooby a sportscar.

cletterridge

A "sports car" is a car that has been built from the ground up with the *sole* purpose of providing a rewarding driving experience and putting a smile on the face of the driver. This in mind, it doesn't need to have a warp factor top speed or 400bhp.

A "performance car" is a car that has been built for very ordinary purposes (eg a family saloon) but has been modified to make it go a bit faster. Cars in this category include things like Cavalier GSis, Sierra Cosworths and Scoobies. Take the big engine out of one of these and it immediately becomes very ordinary.

chrisp

Take the engine out of any car and they all become a bit ordinary and heavy to push

chrisp

www.radicalsportscars.com

[Edited by chrisp - 5/8/2003 9:26:10 PM]

Dracoro

Roadsters is really a newer term to define sportscar (or open top sports cars with 2 seats).

Ferraris, Pagini's, Lambo's etc. are High Performance Cars.

Soarers, Corrados, TT's etc. are Coupe's.

206CC, TT, Astra Conv are Convertibles/Cabriolet's (doesn't that sound so essex? )

Scoobs and Evo's are family cars

[Edited by Dracoro - 5/8/2003 10:23:11 PM]