[QUOTE="Angry_Mushroom"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]
Ramrod, I'm not a person that needs a history lesson on the Trans Am. I'm a big fan of muscle cars, exotics, as well as pure sports cars. My point is that the Trans Am, no matter what version, is not a sports car. Neither is the Audi S4, which someone else listed. That's a 4-door Saloon with a nice suspension package and a powerful engine (also love those). Now, the E46 BMW M3.. that's a great car. It MIGHT be considered a borderline sports car by some, but it's still a 3-series BMW which is by definition, not a sports car, even though most BMWs do handle as well as many pure sports cars.
The M3 coupe has always been in a bit of a league of it's own, although I think the Infiniti G35/G37 coupes can be grouped in with it in most respects. Nothing drives quite like a BMW, and the interior quality is top-notch all the time (this coming from a huge Nissan fan). Also- Holden Monaro/GTO.. great cars, but NOT sports cars. They are pony/muscle cars with back seats and relatively sloppy handling compared to cars on the list.
grenadexjumpr
Do explain what a "sports" car is. So far you've dismissed the S4 as if it was nothing at all, and we must all remember but previous S4's included twin turbo engines as well as V8s, and the M3 which is considered a world class sports car by most. I'd have to say that a "pony" car is a derivative of a sports car, and thus can be considered as such. I'd gladly take a 2011 Mustang 5.0 over many of the cars listed. I'll have to side with Ramrod on this one. The sports car of yesteryear do look better and in some cases are better than many modern choices. One of my dreams cars is a 1970 Ford Gran Torino with a 4 speed and with a 429. Sometimes you just can't beat old school in terms of sheer presence. He has no idea what a real sports car is. Anybody in the automotive industry considers something like a Trans Am or an S4 a sports car. TC has probably never driven either of them. Tell a buddy of mine who has a 580whp Firebird how awesome an E46 is and he'll laugh in your face. The popular response would be "oh yeah well..take that American junk into the corners!"....and guess what...it takes very little money to be able to put that American junk through the corners, very easily.
And you can tell TC isn't very knowledgeable about cars, because he listed the Supra and the RX-7/RX-8.
Supra's are only quick with gobs of money and even more hope that you don't blow the crap out of your turbos. And lets not forget the horrible fuel system in those cars. And the rotaries? Please. Go find some torque and get back to me.
As for the poll, of the cars listed the Corvette is the best platform.
Let's not go around dissing anything none American. I have as much respect for a BMW as I do a no longer existent car. I have a friend who would laugh at your attempts to prove an RX-7 a mediocre car. Rotaries are not about torque, but power. Think about engine size to power ratio. Not much out there that comes even close. I can't say much about a Corvette due to them using LEAF springs up until the C6. One of my personal favorite sports car has to be the either the Galant VR-4, Ford Sierra Cosworth RS, or the Lancia Delta Integrale. Notice a trend? 
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