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Avanti (car)

The Avanti, also known as Avanti II, is a four-passenger fiberglass performance coupe introduced by Studebaker in 1962, designed by Raymond Loewy and produced until the mid-2000s.

Bricklin SV-1

The Bricklin SV-1 was a two-seat gull-wing sports coupe built in New Brunswick, Canada, from 1974 to 1975 by the company founded by Malcolm Bricklin and financed by the provincial government.

Cadillac XLR

The Cadillac XLR was a two-seat luxury roadster with a retractable hardtop, built from 2004 to 2009 on a platform shared with the Chevrolet Corvette.

Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette, or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car built by Chevrolet since 1953 and marketed as America's sports car; the mid-engine C8 generation arrived in 2020.

Chevrolet Corvette (C1)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C1) is the first generation of the Corvette, a fiberglass-bodied sports car built from 1953 to 1962 and regarded as America's first mass-produced sports car.

Chevrolet Corvette (C2)

The Chevrolet Corvette C2, sold as the Sting Ray from 1963 to 1967, is the second Corvette generation, known for its split-window 1963 coupe and big-block V-8s.

Chevrolet Corvette (C3)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C3), also known as the Corvette C3, is the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette sports car, built from 1968 to 1982 and nicknamed the "Shark".

Chevrolet Corvette (C4)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C4) is the fourth generation of the Corvette sports car, built by General Motors from 1984 to 1996 and known for the ZR-1.

Chevrolet Corvette (C5)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C5) is the fifth generation of the Corvette sports car, built from 1997 to 2004, introducing the all-aluminum LS1 V-8 and a rear transaxle.

Chevrolet Corvette (C6)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C6), also known as the Corvette C6, is the sixth generation of the Corvette sports car, sold for 2005 through 2013 and built in Kentucky.

Chevrolet Corvette (C7)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C7), also known as the Corvette Stingray, is the seventh generation of the Corvette sports car, built from 2014 to 2019 and the last front-engine Corvette.

Chevrolet Corvette (C8)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C8), also called the Corvette C8, is the eighth generation of the Corvette sports car and the first with a mid-engine configuration, launched with the 2020 Stingray.

Chrysler Crossfire

The Chrysler Crossfire is a two-seat, rear-wheel-drive sports car sold by Chrysler from 2004 to 2008 and built by Karmann in Germany on the Mercedes-Benz SLK platform.

DMC DeLorean

The DMC DeLorean, commonly called the DeLorean DMC-12, is a two-seat sports car with stainless-steel body panels and gull-wing doors, built in Northern Ireland from 1981 to 1982.

Dodge Viper

The Dodge Viper, also sold as the Chrysler Viper, is an American sports car built by Chrysler from 1992 to 2017 with a hand-built V10 engine.

Ford GT

The Ford GT is an American mid-engine supercar produced from 2005 to 2006 and 2017 to 2022, descended from the GT40 that won Le Mans from 1966 to 1969.

Gaylord Gladiator

The Gaylord Gladiator was an American two-seater luxury sports car of the mid-1950s, commissioned by the Gaylord brothers, designed by Brooks Stevens, and shown at the 1955 Paris Salon.

Hennessey Blackbird

The Hennessey Blackbird is a limited-production touring hypercar revealed in 2026 by Hennessey of Sealy, Texas, powered by a naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8 and a six-speed manual.

Hennessey Venom F5

The Hennessey Venom F5 is an American hypercar built by Hennessey Special Vehicles in Sealy, Texas, with a 1,817-horsepower twin-turbo V8 and a target top speed above 300 mph.

Hennessey Venom GT

The Hennessey Venom GT is an American mid-engine hypercar built in Sealy, Texas, from 2010 to 2017, with only 13 made, using a Lotus Elise chassis.

Panoz Esperante

The Panoz Esperante is a hand-built, aluminum two-seat sports car produced by Panoz in Hoschton, Georgia from 2000 into the late 2000s, powered by Ford V8 engines.

Plymouth Laser

The Plymouth Laser was a compact sports coupe sold by Chrysler's Plymouth division from 1990 to 1994, a sibling of the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Eagle Talon.

Plymouth Prowler

The Plymouth Prowler, sold as the Chrysler Prowler after 2000, is a retro-styled two-seat hot rod roadster that Chrysler built from 1997 to 2002, inspired by 1940s and 1950s hot rods.

Pontiac Fiero

The Pontiac Fiero, also known as the Pontiac 2M4, was a two-seat, mid-engine sports car built by GM's Pontiac division from 1984 through 1988, GM's first mid-engine production car.

Pontiac Solstice

The Pontiac Solstice was a two-seat rear-wheel-drive roadster built by General Motors from 2005 to 2009 and marketed as an affordable Pontiac rival to the Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Saleen S7

The Saleen S7 is an American mid-engine supercar built by Saleen in Irvine, California, from 2000 to 2007, with 550 hp, or 750 hp twin-turbo from 2005.

Saturn Sky

The Saturn Sky was a two-seat roadster sold by Saturn from 2007 to 2010, built alongside the Pontiac Solstice and also sold as the Opel GT.

SSC Tuatara

The SSC Tuatara is an American mid-engine hypercar built by SSC North America, powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.9-liter V8 producing up to 1,750 horsepower on ethanol fuel.

Tesla Roadster

Tesla Roadster is the name of two electric sports cars from Tesla: the original 2008 to 2012 Roadster, the company's first vehicle, and an undelivered second generation.

Tesla Roadster (second generation)

The Tesla Roadster (second generation) is an all-electric four-seat sports car unveiled by Tesla in 2017, with a claimed 620-mile range and 1.9-second 0-60 mph time.