FC not a true sports car?
 

What do you guys think about this? IMO the FC handles awesome, great power, and looks pretty good. What is it lacking?? Rotaryknight keeps preaching this to everyone at zilvia.net and I think its BS.

I have no idea what you are trying to say. Try again, please.

This is a pointless discussion really. What is a true sports car? Everyone has their own definition, nobody ever agrees and it all comes down to opinion. RX-7 owners are an excitable bunch and will leap to the defence of their car, so you can hardly expect to get an unbiased opinion here! Who cares what some mug on another board thinks of the RX-7? If you enjoy yours, that’s all that matters! :)

Yea thats true, but this guys so f***ing arrogant its amazing. Sorry I didnt explain too well. I meant that he mentioned it wasn't really a true sports car which I disagree with.

The FC is a GT, not a sports car.

Look at it this way - what is it more comparable to, a 928, or an MGB?

hmmm...
 

From a magazine point of view, the RX-7 was an affordable sports car, a cheap porchse when it first came out.

But it evolved to the FC which was still a great car performance and handling but for less price than another car that handles the same...

However, the TRUE sports car was the 3rd Gen RX-7 which cost a heck of a lot and was worked on insanely for lightening and to make it look new and awesome.

From a magazine point of view the 3rd gen is a true sports car.

However, I believe my FC is just as nice as any 3rd gen and just as TRUE! (Although some day I will have a 3rd gen and I will be able to get many womens with it).

19 yrs old, driving an '89 Turbo II...LOVING it.

Dunno about that. The idea of a Grand Touring car is being able to travel long distances at high speed in comfort and quiet. Think Jag XK8, Ferrari 550, BMW 850 and like you said, the Porsche 928. I think the RX-7 is much closer to sports car than GT car.

We've done this topic before. Recently too. If you call a 944 a sports car, then an FC shouldn't be a problem. Search the for poll on this subject, TONS of opinions. :)

Steve

i think its time to head over to zilvia.net and start shit:D

An old man once said to me that a TRUE sports car, has only two seats, well balanced chasis, and doesn't come with a roof. I said wow, whoever paid a million for a Mclaren got ripped off, because that sucker has a roof.

haha have fun dealing with rotaryknight :D

Well, since it is a 2 seater capable of 130+mph I say it is. The problem people in the US seem to have with it is the lack of acceleration from a standstill. Everything to do with performance here hinges on the 1/4 mile. Why else would the fascination for a mustang persist? Unfortunately, even the renesis falls short on the torque rating.

I'm just looking at what I see. The FC is not very light, it has pretty much automatic/power everything, and it's rather big and can hold two people (and their luggage) in pretty good comfort.

That adds up to GT in my book :) The FC is about 400kg too heavy to really be a sports car, and it's just too big externally.

The McLaren is nowhere NEAR a sports car. You'd have to cut the price by 99% and power by about 90%. And get rid of the top too :)

you can say an ae86 isn't a sports car, but an FC is a true Sports car! It's an RX-7, period.

well acording to my insurance prices I think it's a super sports car LOL :D

True, so true

Truer words have never been said.:D

Don't Mclaren's also have 3 seats? One in the middle with 2 passenger seats beside and behind the drivers seat. Man, that means it really isn't a sports car.

I think a sports car seats 2, drives the rear wheels, and is fairly lightweight. I believe all RX-7's meet those requirements.

On a different note (and I know this doesn't belong here, but I will say it anyway), has anyone seen the Dodge Razor concept car. Yeah, yeah, I know it's a Dodge, but it's supposed to have 240 hp, rwd, and weigh about 2200 pounds. Oh yeah, it's also supposed to cost $14,000. If they make that car, everyone and their dog will buy one, or maybe two at that price.

I think its kinda Stupid how some people with newwer "Sports" cars, talk down about "sports cars from the 80's and prior.

And then gain to some, a Sports car only has ONE SEAT.

And NO removing the pass. seat does not count.

The McLaren F1 isn't a sports car, it's a supercar!

why does it matter how its classified...? its not like it changes how well it performs or how much you like it... its not that important.

(says the man who doesnt even own a 7)

SO True.

If you drive it for the sport (fun) of driving it, then by god call it a sports car, if you drive it just to get from point a to point b, call it a regular car, screw the rest :)

Who the hell cares..???? It doesn't have any pistons!