Actually, the Honda (Acura in the U.S.)NSX is exactly fitting of that definition. Especially, if you go with the list consensus and consider the 914 a sports car. What would you use it for other than going fast? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Grebneff Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 4:58 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: no VW sports cars? No longer any Vanagon content >I'm inclined to think that a sports car is a vehicle that is absolutely >impractical for anything other than going quickly merely for the joy of >it. Whether it's an early Mazda RX-7 picked up for a few hundred dollars >or The Dauer Porsche 962 LeMans (about a million bucks). By that definition the Honda NSX isn't a sportscar... ;-) -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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