10 Greatest Ever Sport Car

[jeanpierre]

Share ko lang peeps, 2 japanese brand naka pasok, 2nd place at 9th place.

http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/gr...rs/index.shtml

[wren]

kudos to the common man's sports car...the miata.

IMO, the 240Z should be up there too.

[niky]

Disagree with the order... the Miata should be number one.

It's introduced more people to the racing scene than go-karts, and proves that fun does not require high power or high grip.

I'd have put the Porsche 911 in #2... as it's the ultimate sports car in terms of a rewarding drive, but not for everybody.

No NSX? The Countach doesn't deserve to be there (not a great car to drive...) but the NSX does.

[jeanpierre]

Matindi pala ang Nissan Skyline. Governorless sya. They just hack the computer system and they can get an instant increase in horsepower without modification to the engine. Sabi, stock engine capable of giving up to 1000 hp without modification. Totoo kaya to ??? Tapos all system controlled and monitored by the computer of the engine.

[pitbullz]

the 911 is in its rightful place. its a classic thats hard to topple. yun nga lang di pang masa hehehe

[jeanpierre]

Disagree with the order... the Miata should be number one.

It's introduced more people to the racing scene than go-karts, and proves that fun does not require high power or high grip.

I'd have put the Porsche 911 in #2... as it's the ultimate sports car in terms of a rewarding drive, but not for everybody.

No NSX? The Countach doesn't deserve to be there (not a great car to drive...) but the NSX does.

How awkward it is to park this car in reverse too.

[Bogeyman]

Disagree with the order... the Miata should be number one.

It's introduced more people to the racing scene than go-karts, and proves that fun does not require high power or high grip.

I saw the Discovery special where they got this ranking, and the automotive 'experts' they interviewed said that the Miata was an underpowered ladies' car. They wouldn't be caught dead driving one simply because it's a *gasp!* Japanese marque; their friends might never speak to them again (obvious bias for European makes).

It did say that that open-top speedsters such as the BMW Z4 owed their existence to the MX-5.

[the_wildthing]

Kelan kaya ako makakamaneho ng Countach tulad ni niky at ni jeanpierre?

Or any car in that list?

[Ito_Citytoto]

Kelan kaya ako makakamaneho ng Countach tulad ni niky at ni jeanpierre?

Or any car in that list?

ahaha nice one...

pero kung ako papipiliin ng #1, syempre porsche 911. racing history/reputation palang at yung traditional body sculpture/look legendary na. all other supercars are designed to be toys for millionaires while the porsche is a production car kumbaga ikaw na bahala mag tune or stock racing.

i've driven one myself pero mejo old school 80's na porsche.

[papao]

bakit ng pinalabas yan sa discovery parang asar na asar sila na may japanese car na nakapasok sa top ten list nila.hehe

[Tikoyman]

No Supra?

[Flagg]

Hmm no Shelby or RS Cosworth.

[scarab]

....that's only according to a few car "experts". i was expecting the E30 M3 to be there too.

[Jun aka Pekto]

No 2nd gen MR2 like the MR2 Turbo mini-Ferrari lookalike?

[niky]

Hehe... I wish I'd been able to drive a Countach. I've had some seat time in a Corvette, though... sit... turn engine on... blip throttle (brooooom!) and... turn engine off...

But the Countach and the Miura, two of Lambo's classics, were legendarily hard to drive. The Countach was too wide, too low, and you had absolutely no way of seeing where you were going... and it had gear like a truck.

The Miura, on the other hand, had a carburator that would choke at every stoplight, and a battery too small to restart the car more than a few times before giving up the ghost.

The "experts" included the Countach because of the sentimental value, and because of its image. It's also image that made them rate the Miata at number two. If this were a contest judged by experts purely on driving time alone, the Miata should have won, and the Countach would be nowhere to be seen.

Pero sa lahat ng contests regarding driving fun, it's always either Miata-Porsche or Porsche-Miata... the late 993 911 is on my "must-drive-before-I-die" or "must-die-driving" list.

[ian_rex]

i'd vote for the 911 as 1. it got the balance, power (although not much compared to Italian Thorougbreds) and handling. then the miata, because of the fun it could create. not much power though, but it will do the job you ask for.

[jeanpierre]

Kelan kaya ako makakamaneho ng Countach tulad ni niky at ni jeanpierre?

Or any car in that list?

:bwahaha: I wish I did wildthing. Napanood ko lang sya.

[squala]

Nissan Skyline Year 1968 onwards

Power 400 HP
Engine 4,500 ccm, V8, Biturbo
Weight 1,400-1,800 kg
Top speed 260+ km/h
Rank 9th

Tama ba specs nito?

Anyway, what the Miata lacked was a pure performance version. Had they had let's say a 250 hp model, much like an S2000 competitor, it would have challenged for 1st place.

The Porsche 911, on the other hand, deserved the top spot I think. It turns 42 this year, and all those years, Porsche spent perfecting it. It's got speed and handling for track days, while giving comfort, fun and driver-friendliness for daily driving.

But on this list, I would have included the E30 M3, with one of the best steering systems in the world, the well-rounded Ferrari F40 supercar, and the performance-for-less Lancer Evolution Series.

[pajero gmbh]

Porsche "There's no Substitute"
Everything is balance the. power, size, engine, handling and the price.

pero kung ako top 10 ko. (balance ah not sa performance on a track and not in true order kc ang hirap talaga halos lahat yan gusto ko.)
1.911
2.f40
3.mclaren f1
4.gullwing 300sl
5.lambo miura
6.f60 enzo
7.corvette stingray 63
8.shelby cobra
9.jag e-type
10.nissan skyline

4 me miata kc parang d sha true sports car. IMO lang naman

[coiter]

kaya galit na galit sila sa mga japanese because japanese cars are supposed to be no-nonsense, trouble-free, reliable and boring appliances. if they became fun, fast and devastatingly beautiful, what edge would the americans and europeans have? which is practically happening today. guess what the no. 1 motorcycle accrdg to discovery channel is? =)