sports car
noun
: a low small usually 2-passenger automobile designed for quick response, easy maneuverability, and high-speed driving
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Eventually the costs became too much for GT1, then GT2 (later called GTE, or GTLM in IMSA), and in 2024 the ACO decided to import the GT3 category, which was created back in 2005 by Stéphane Ratel as a way to make sports car racing less expensive for amateurs.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
From rally to sports cars, Audi has dominated in every racing discipline it’s entered.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 11 June 2026
The sports car has been available as a hybrid for two years now, but that’s as far as the company plans to go.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
With precise steering, predictable handling, and an available slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission, this Miata is a textbook topless sports car.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
From rally to sports cars, Audi has dominated in every racing discipline it’s entered.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 11 June 2026
The sports car has been available as a hybrid for two years now, but that’s as far as the company plans to go.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
With precise steering, predictable handling, and an available slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission, this Miata is a textbook topless sports car.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20car. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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