I would argue that most of the cars listed here are actually American Muscle Cars, rather than pure sports cars. A sports car puts handling and braking before just pure accleration, although power is very important. IMO, a sports car doesn't have an engine so large and heavy that weight distribution and balance is thrown out of whack; neither would it have front drum brakes, like most muscle cars from the 1960s. My favourite sports car is a two-seater convertible fibreglass bodied hemi 2.5 litre V8 with 4 wheel Girling disc brakes from England, from a car company usually known for making large luxury cars. Daimler SP250: I also love the Jaguar E type, most Alfa Romeos, and a bunch of other marques. The Corvette is the closest thing the US has to a true sports car, but it's a bit large to be truly tossible like a sports car could be. I have much respect for what I've seen them do on a racetrack or a winding road, but I'd fall in love with them much more easily if they were 3/4 the size.

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