Performance car

Performance car may refer to one of the following.

Vehicles

A vehicle designed for acceleration or cornering speed, such as 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 car — a small, lightweight car designed for handling
• 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.

The above categories are subjective, and can be overlaps between categories.

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  Aston Martin DBS V12- grand tourer
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  Volkswagen Golf GTI- hot hatch
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  BMW M5- sports sedan
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  Ferrari 488 Pista- supercar
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  Mazda MX-5- sportscar
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  Pontiac GTO- muscle car

Media

• Performance Car magazine