sports car

noun

: a low small usually 2-passenger automobile designed for quick response, easy maneuverability, and high-speed driving

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While the Morgan Supersport feels targeted towards sports cars that border on supercars, the Plus Four creates the traditional sports car experience. Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 Some sports car brands, like Lamborghini, are looking to electrification to enhance horsepower and output. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 27 July 2025 Even during the dark days of the 2008-09 global financial crisis, Porsche’s sports car business could still maintain an operating return on sales in the double digits. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2025 That particular branch was a mid-engined sports car conceived as a joint Porsche-Volkswagen project under the aegis of Ferdinand Piëch, at the time in charge of Porsche research and development. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sports car

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sports car was in 1919

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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20car. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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sports car

noun
: a low small usually two-passenger automobile designed for high-speed driving

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