sports car
noun
: a low small usually 2-passenger automobile designed for quick response, easy maneuverability, and high-speed driving
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This is obviously no sports car, but with a 223-horsepower motor on the front axle and an 116-hp one out back, in tandem with compact proportions, the C-HR easily lends itself to spirited driving better than any other EV in Toyota’s range.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 18 Feb. 2026
Here’s your chance to own one of the most coveted Japanese sports cars of all time.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Letao Wang, a professional astrologer in Hong Kong, compared the fire horse to a sports car.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Cartels Infiltrate the Suburban Hockey Community On a late-June morning in 2022, the dew lay thick on the neat lawns of a wealthy neighborhood in northwest Austin, amid sprawling million-dollar mansions, azure pools, and shimmering pickups and sleek sports cars.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 18 Feb. 2026
Here’s your chance to own one of the most coveted Japanese sports cars of all time.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Letao Wang, a professional astrologer in Hong Kong, compared the fire horse to a sports car.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Cartels Infiltrate the Suburban Hockey Community On a late-June morning in 2022, the dew lay thick on the neat lawns of a wealthy neighborhood in northwest Austin, amid sprawling million-dollar mansions, azure pools, and shimmering pickups and sleek sports cars.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20car. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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