Performance car

This article does not cite any sources. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (June 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

A performance car is one that exhibits above average abilities in one or more of the following areas: acceleration, top speed, cornering, and braking. It is debated how much performance is required to move classification from standard to high performance.

Classification[]

Further classification of performance cars is possible in the following categories:

• Grand tourer — a luxury performance car designed for high speed and long-distance driving
• Hot hatch — a high-performance version of mass-produced hatchback model
• Muscle car — a large American rear-wheel drive car with a V8 engine
• Sports sedan — a high-performance version of a sedan model
• Supercar — an expensive high-end sports car, with hypercars being the most expensive and fastest supercars.

Gallery[]

• 

  Aston Martin DBS V12 - grand tourer

• 

  Volkswagen Golf GTI - hot hatch

• 

  BMW M5 - sports sedan

• 

  Ferrari 488 Pista - supercar

• 

  Pontiac GTO - muscle car

See also[]

• Performance Car (magazine)