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 this burly Ford was no sports car, body roll was nicely planted for its stature on twisty Malibu canyon roads.
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Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Espino and Rocha were in a McLaren 570S sports car, per WFAA-TV, which fatally struck a tree around 3:10 p.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue authorities responded to a call for help at the 8500 block of Abrams Road beside Forest Meadow Middle School, the DPD confirmed.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The previous Traverse wasn't a sports car either, but the height and the width of the new SUV dull its road manners.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
For two decades, Charger and Challenger sports cars were on sale alongside the Durango, a family-sized sport utility vehcile (SUV).
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Espino and Rocha were in a McLaren 570S sports car, per WFAA-TV, which fatally struck a tree around 3:10 p.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue authorities responded to a call for help at the 8500 block of Abrams Road beside Forest Meadow Middle School, the DPD confirmed.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The previous Traverse wasn't a sports car either, but the height and the width of the new SUV dull its road manners.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
For two decades, Charger and Challenger sports cars were on sale alongside the Durango, a family-sized sport utility vehcile (SUV).
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20car. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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