| Given money to spend and a world of options when | | | | Another feature that contributes to the speed of the |
| selecting a car, every car enthusiast goes for one | | | | car is its reduced weight. It's evident in the reduced |
| option getting a sports car. In the world of sports cars, | | | | cargo capacity of a sports car. Luckily, this isn't much |
| however, there stands the basic criteria of speed, | | | | of an issue with sports car enthusiasts. Related to |
| speed, speed, and, well, speed. | | | | cargo capacity and reduced weight is the fact that |
| The fastest sports car according to various critics is | | | | some sports cars may have smaller seating |
| the 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans, with acceleration speed | | | | capacities, and usually are characterized by firmer, |
| of 2.6 seconds from 0 to 60 mph. The fastest Ferrari | | | | tighter rides, compared to the more spacious and |
| car is the 2002 Ferrari ENZO, and this one can | | | | comfortable rides offered by sports utility vehicles or |
| accelerate from 0 to 62 mph at breakneck speed of | | | | sedans. |
| 3.5 seconds. Other fast cars include a Chevrolet, a | | | | A last consideration in speed, however, is its general |
| Dodge, a LeBlanc, a Renault, an Audi, and a Corvette, | | | | dynamics which include handling and drag when driving. |
| all of which have acceleration speeds of not more | | | | A sports car has very little value if it cannot sustain its |
| than 2.9 seconds from 0 to 60 mph. | | | | straight-line speeds when driving in tight curbs and |
| Now, the question that begs answering is: what makes | | | | ends up crushed after it hit a dead end. It is for this |
| a fast sports car? | | | | precise reason that even the fastest sports cars are |
| While stylistics make for a very good standard when | | | | usually rear-wheel driven rather than front-wheel |
| getting a sports car, there's more to the sleekness | | | | driven, because of the fact that the rear-wheel drive |
| than just style. The very sleek and streamlined designs | | | | provides greater traction and allows for the weight to |
| of these fast sports cars actually contribute to | | | | be distributed evenly as the car makes a turn. |
| fantastic aerodynamics making it much easier to drive | | | | While there's more to a sports car than just speed, it |
| the car fast without worrying about air resistance, air | | | | also doesn't hurt that your sports car is fast. After all, |
| pressure, etc. In effect, the hot and sexy car design | | | | the 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans is prized precisely |
| actually makes for more than aesthetics, but gives a | | | | because it rises above the speeds of every other fast |
| boost to the speed and performance of the car. | | | | sports car. |