Talk:List of exclusively sports car manufacturers

message: There was no consensus to delete the list. The task to classify vehicles is now being discussed. However, before this occurs, it would be good to refrain from adding random names of automakers to this list. The most recent edits included brands such as Yamaha without a basis to include them on this list, perhaps because Yamaha also makes sporty golf carts and many other "leisure" vehicles? Once again the major mainstream automakers such as Dodge, Chevrolet, and Toyota were added. Of course they make sports cars -- but their high-performance vehicles make up a small fraction of total sales volume. As I mentioned before, there could be another list with every company that has ever made a "sports car" that is broadly defined to encompass everything on wheels. This will keep enthusiasts promoting their favorite brands much more content by listing everything! — CZmarlin (talk) 06:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Random additions 

message: The following have been added at some point or other and most definitely do not fit the current criteria:
* AC: manufactured some saloons AC 2-Litre.
* Aston Martin: manufactured some GTs and a luxury saloon Aston Martin Lagonda.
* Bristol: manufactured some GTs and luxury cars Bristol Type 405.
* Bugatti: manufactured some GTs and luxury cars Bugatti Type 41.
* Ferrari: manufactured GTs Ferrari 400 and Ferrari 456 (2 of them are saloons).
* Lamborghini: manufactured GTs and SUVs Lamborghini LM002.
* Maserati: manufactured saloons Maserati Quattroporte
* Morris Garages: manufactured saloons MG ZS and MG Magnette
* Spyker: manufactured a crossover SUV Spyker D12
* BRABUS: manufactured a [CLA ROCKED]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.64.52.2 (talk) 16:19, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes, it is time to delete them!  — CZmarlin (talk) 14:32, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manufacturers for removal 

message: MB SLR McLaren is just a GT not a sports car? LG4761 (talk) 10:06, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  About MB SLR 

message: This list is rather ridiculous as it stands! Ferrari-Scaglietti is missing, even though Dottor Enzo only ever made road-legal cars for sale to milk the the rich people and pour ALL of that money into car racing activity. The only reason the 599 or the 612 exists is to keep the Scuderia running in Formula-1.
In this regard Ferrari is the purest possible "sports car" maker, since their road-going cars exist solely to support racing and those road-legal cars are direct recipients of racing-track tech and know-how. Even the model 612 whale has a prominent F1-derived paddle-shifter.
Furthermore, it should be realized that the Ferrari company, which manufactures giant forklifts for handling cargo ship containers or another one that makes furniture door joints for IKEA, etc. are not the same as the Maranello car shop. There are a lot of Ferrari companies in Italy, as it is a very common family name! 91.82.32.253 (talk) 00:15, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Equestrophobia? 

message: Im being either bold or rude, but i want to know exactly why this article includes only dedicated sports car makers? the list gets up to 400 hits per day, quadrupling during Indy season, and i would guess that most of the readers want a list of all sports car makers. I started a small list of notable models/makers that also make other types of cars. I would suggest that if there is a serious desire to keep this list "clean", that the subject be opened up to some form of debate or discussion, maybe at the Wikiproject Automobiles. However, I should note that since this is not my main area of editing, if there is serious "ownership" of the article by a "cabal", i will politely back out, as i like to avoid warfare.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 06:50, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This "list of sports car manufacturers" includes only those whose products were/are exclusively sports cars. It is - as you describe it - "clean." It does not include manufactures that make other types of products or vehicles. This is because without the criteria of being dedicated exclusively to the manufacture of sports cars, then the list would include almost every automaker. Since just about every automobile company has made a sports car model at one point or another in their history, such an all inclusive list would provide little value to readers. CZmarlin (talk) 07:34, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  This list cannot include every company which has made a sports car, it would be entirely useless as it would include virtually every passenger car manufacturer.  We already have Category: Sports cars which is an inclusive list of sports car models. --Daniel 16:30, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Understood, but i still find the name doesnt quite match the description. However, i dont find my solution to be that good either.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 02:51, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inclusion criteria 

message: Moved here from my talkpage. -- DeFacto (talk). 09:03, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I removed one company which I think is a converter from a list purporting to be of sports car manufacturers. Don't be confused though, I haven't checked any of the other companies mentioned in the list - that one, being at the top of the list, just jumped out at me. If you know of other such companies still in the list please feel free to remove them too. -- DeFacto (talk). 09:09, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exclusively sports car