What is a sports car?
After much fevered debate our jury agreed that if you are considering the whole history of motoring, a sports car is a car of conspicuous sporting intent – and that means speed through corners as much as down straights, joy and thrills in equal measure. From that, our initial list of about 30 cars rapidly exploded to about 300 before being whittled down to the Top 100 you see here. Together they represent all the major marques from around the world – and more than a century of driving excitement. Let the countdown begin.
