sports car
noun
: a low small usually 2-passenger automobile designed for quick response, easy maneuverability, and high-speed driving
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There isn’t a single Ferrari priced lower than America’s preeminent sports car (the most accessible, the Roma, starts at $243,360).
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The price of this tiny sports car can still creep up to six figures fairly easily, though.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The sports car governing body made the official announcement Wednesday morning.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Except that type of driving is exactly what longtime NASCAR drivers are used to and more comfortable with — as opposed to the four-year-old Next Gen car, which shares characteristics with an IMSA sports car designed for road racing.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The price of this tiny sports car can still creep up to six figures fairly easily, though.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The sports car governing body made the official announcement Wednesday morning.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Except that type of driving is exactly what longtime NASCAR drivers are used to and more comfortable with — as opposed to the four-year-old Next Gen car, which shares characteristics with an IMSA sports car designed for road racing.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20car. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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