6 sports achievements - Sports cars
There are cars that have had such an impact on the automotive industry that they dictated new reference fees for each manufacturer.
For sports cars, the question is more delicate because, in addition to performance and build quality, feelings come into play that a car can rarely convey. After careful and painstaking selection, we chose six stages that rewrote the rules regarding their category. These are very different cars, both in terms of the number of cylinders, intake, traction, and price. Every car enthusiast should touch one of these cars at least once in his life.
Lotus Elise
For the super light category, the reference car can only be there. Lotus Elise... Since its inception in 1996, the Englishwoman has set new standards for pure driving and pleasure. The recipe is simple: medium engine, lightly aspirated, modest power and rear-wheel drive. No unnecessary filters like power steering or power brakes, just a feedback cascade and perfect balance. Head back and you wonder what more you could ask for.
Renault Clio RS 182
Several excellent front-wheel drive sports cars have been produced, each raising the performance bar more and more in its own way. However, the Renault Clio RS has managed to maximize all aspects of hatchbacks that we love. In particular, RS 182, reached unprecedented heights in terms of engagement and frame balance. Its naturally aspirated 2.0-liter engine drove like a bull even at low revs in a crescendo towards the limiter, while its light weight and low center of gravity allowed the French to maintain speeds unknown to their rivals.
BMW M3 E46
Call any car enthusiast Emmetré E46 and he will tell you "the best M3 ever." This is one of the few cases in the world of die-hard fanatics that we all agree with. There is a reason why M3 E46 is still the best sports sedan ever. Its inline-six alone is worth buying a car: the lengthening of the bike, the red-zone rage, and the dark metallic sound take it to the Olympus of naturally aspirated engines.
Thus, each of its elements is perfectly integrated with the others, and its frame is so exquisitely built and balanced that it is suitable both for riding with a knife between the teeth and for criminal drifting itself.
NISSAN GTR
“Baby Veyron” is a well-deserved nickname, but to describe it is an understatement. Nissan GTR... Sure, its ability to pick up speed is second only to its ability to scare passengers, but people don't know the GTR is as fun as many. Its ability to conceal its weight, accuracy and perfect tuning of the engine-transmission group make it an extremely effective weapon. The GTR changes the laws of physics to your liking and costs half the price of a Porsche Turbo. Not enough.
Porsche GT3 RS
All supercars will sooner or later have to face Porsche GT3 RS, It's unavoidable. No matter which version and what year, the RS showed the world that while it lacks super-powerful strength, it manages to be the most attractive and exciting sports car ever. Superb steering, superb manual transmission (except 991), stunning engine and superb chassis, not to mention the looks of a certified racing car. Possibly the best sports car ever.
458 Ferrari Italy
Ferrari is a landmark for every car on the planet. Am I exaggerating? Perhaps, but that does not mean that every new Maranello is ten years ahead of the previous model and its competitors. There 458 it was a huge leap forward from the F430. Steering, gearbox, throttle - everything in the 458 is a natural extension of the human body.
It is the ultimate expression of the mid-engined Ferrari V8 and probably mid-engined sports cars, and the last supercharged heroine to precede the second era of turbochargers. The supercars of the future will have to fight it for a long time, including the 488 GTB.
