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I think it comes down to the purpose of the car, there are different levels of "sporty". The Miata has adjustable suspension and is a 2-seater, obvious sports car. My car has less luggage space than a Lotus Elise depending on how you look at it, and is designed to save weight and be driver focused, obvious sports car. In my book if it's got 2 seats and some kind of performance pretentions it's a sports car.
A 911 or Mustang or M3 has those pesky back seats and lots of luggage space, but there are clear performance pretentions behind the design too. Sports car, but not as hardcore.
Then you get to the "sports sedan" category, where it gets murkier.
Anyways back on topic, have you guys seen what kind of gas mileage the new Porsches pull off? I reckon a 430hp 991S with X51 can pull off over 40mpg on the same run that Vette did. For the price of that car you can buy two Corvettes with Z51 though haha.
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