This small-size vehicle class combines performance and handling. Sometimes inspired by racing vehicles, this class ranges from lightweight derivatives such the Lotus Elise and "average consumer" focused models such as the Mazda MX-5, to heavier and more powerful models such as the Dodge Viper.
Chevrolet Corvette
MG T-type
Porsche 911
A hot hatch is a high-performance hatchback, based on standard superminis or small family cars with improved performance, handling and styling. Hot hatches are very popular in Europe, and originated from the original Volkswagen Golf GTI. In North America, sport compacts are usually sold as saloons or coupés rather than hatchbacks. The hot hatches are now expanded to large family hatchbacks, and is called as large hot hatch as these are larger than small hot hatches.
These are high performance versions of saloons. Sometimes originally homologated for production based motorsports (touring cars) and like regular saloons, seats four or five people.
BMW M5
Dodge Charger SRT-8
Ford Mondeo ST200
Dodge SRT-4
Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Examples of sports cars:
Chevrolet Corvette
MG T-type
Porsche 911
Hot hatch
A hot hatch is a high-performance hatchback, based on standard superminis or small family cars with improved performance, handling and styling. Hot hatches are very popular in Europe, and originated from the original Volkswagen Golf GTI. In North America, sport compacts are usually sold as saloons or coupés rather than hatchbacks. The hot hatches are now expanded to large family hatchbacks, and is called as large hot hatch as these are larger than small hot hatches.
Sports saloon / sports sedan
These are high performance versions of saloons. Sometimes originally homologated for production based motorsports (touring cars) and like regular saloons, seats four or five people.
Examples of sports saloons/sedans:
BMW M5
Dodge Charger SRT-8
Ford Mondeo ST200
Examples of sport compact saloons/sedans:
Dodge SRT-4
Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
