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Originally Posted by Willravel
Depends on who you ask. Not everyone agrees that a sports car has to be a 2 seater or a 2 + 2. Generally, imho, it's about application. Why was this car built? To be stupidly, almost dangerously fast? Yes? Probably a sports car. And let's be honest, the Focus RS is a lot faster than some of the more traditional sports cars out there.
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by that logic, these are sports cars:
The GMC Syclone and Typhoon could do 0-60 in 4.6 and 5 seconds respectively. Nonetheless, I know of no one who considers them to be sports cars.
A sports car isn't necessarily a fast vehicle. It's a vehicle that handles well and, well, looks like a sports car. The Focus looks like a subcompact. Because it is
That it's built to go fast makes it a sport compact.
Few would argue that a Porsche 356a Speedster:
is not a sports car despite having a 0-60 of 13.9 seconds (a time that is nearly halved by an average minivan).