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Top 50 Sports Cars of the World- Part 2

We start where we had ended in the previous article on Top 50 Sports cars of the world - Part 1. Again we present you the list of 10 sports cars which have held their esteemed place in the annals of history of sports cars. Watch out for the complete list of 30 more sports cars in the successive articles here in Carazoo.com.

Mazda Miata

This car is credited to have saved the concept of the British sports car in the 80s, single-handedly when no one was interested in applying the concept in building the sports cars. Miata also went on to be the top selling convertible of all time. This car was small, cheap, reliable and superb to drive. This car being humble to the core does not want to boast that cars like the Porsche Boxster, the Mercedes SLK, BMW Z4 and the Honda S2000 exist even to this day due to the success of the unassuming Miata.

Ferrari F40

The Ferrari F40 came at a period when the once prestigious Ferrari cars were not the best looking, nor the fastest and even the Formula One was evading the grasp of Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari who was 90 years old at that time decided to pull out one final trick from his bag and what a trick it proved to be? The Ferrari F40 that he produced in 1980s became a rage beyond anybody's expectations and was the purest in every sort, this driving machine held the title of the fastest street legal production car ever built in the world from 1987-89 and became the first car to break the 300 Km/h barrier. Ferrari owes its revival completely to Ferrari F40

BMW M3

This is the story of the otherwise plain-Jane looking German car which went on to become one of the best loved sports cars in the history of sports cars. The engineers and designers at BMW hit on a crazy idea of placing a more powerful engine and newer suspensions in this dull looking car. Soon the car was also badged with the famous ‘M’ with a few tweaks here and there and rolled out of the factory as M3 which soon became cult-symbol and very soon acquired a cult-following. BMW announced its arrival in the muscle car scene and sports car scene with the BMW M3.

Shelby AC Cobra

This car is a outcome of a dream to be supreme. Carroll Shelby, the maker of this car was loyal to the Ford mustang and wanted to create a Corvette-beater and lo an idea was born. Carroll Shelby brought in a AC Cobra, ripped out its small engine and replaced in its place an big V8 that was sourced from Ford 427i . This is the car which made the British authorities implement the national speed limits after they came across the Cobras reportedly running at almost 300 Km/h down the freeway. Carroll had finally succeeded in building the Corvette-beater with the Shelby AC Cobra which was almost 227 kgs lighter than the Stingray, in the process changing the shape of automotive history forever.

Porsche Carrera GT

Porsche Carrera GT stands out in the crowd with its flat, low and super wide sports car. The Porsche Carrera GT is a mid-engined sports car that was manufactured by Porsche in Leipzig Germany. This car was released in 2004 costing a bomb at more than $400,000. The Carrera GT is powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine whereas the original concept car featured a 5.5 litre version rated at 558 bhp. The acceleration, Porsche claims, is 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds with a max speed of 330 km/h. Only 1200 of these adorable beasts were ever built for those who do not value the moolah but speed.

Lamborghini Murcielago

This car which also is the flagship of Lamborghini is named after a very famous bull like any of the Lambo cars, a bull which goes by the same name which survived 24 sword strokes in an 1879 bullfight in Cordoba, and showed such spirit that the fighter spared its life. Murcielago is a four-wheel drive, mid-engined sports car which stands under four-feet above the ground level and features scissor doors, which contributes to its exotic image. These beasts were powered by were powered by a 6.2-litre V12.We could write annals about this car but we would also want to concentrate on other cars in the list.

Ferrari F430

The F430 which replaced the Ferrari 360 is undoubtedly the third quickest Ferrari ever made. F430 also is a mid-engined car and features a nifty E-diff, which varies distribution of torque based on lateral acceleration and steering angle, an industry first, as well as Ferrari's manettino steering wheel-mounted control nob, which allows the driver to select from five different settings. The F430 has in it a 4.3L V8 petrol engine derived from a shared Ferrari/Maserati design. The engine's output specifications are 483 bhp. The F430 has a top speed of 315 km/h. This new power plant is a significant departure for the F430 line; the engines of all previous V8 Ferraris were descendants of the Ferrari Dino racing program of the 1950s.

Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren

This car was the love child of a partnership between two of the best names in the business, German Mercedes Benz and British McLaren. SLR, drawing heavily from the legendary Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, had a front-mid-engine arrangement, which made it more of a grand tourer, but a grand tourer with a collegiate track and field background. It still wasn't as nimble as a Murcielago around the track, but there are few cars that can match this car's feral straight-line acceleration. With a base price of US $ 495,000, Mercedes had hoped to sell 500 cars annually, but when production ceased in 2008, less than 600 cars had been made in six years. The SLR sports a 232 kg hand-built 5,439 cc, supercharged, all-aluminium, SOHC V8 engine which can achieve a 100 km/h time in 3.6 seconds and had a top speed of 334 Km/h.

Lamborghini Gallardo

Since the inception of the Lamborghini Gallardo in 2003, it has become the most popular model in the history of Lamborghini, so much so that there are more Gallardos on the streets than every other Lamborghini model combined. This all-wheel drive car has all the right DNA of the Lambo running in its veins, be it the looks, sound and acceleration. But Gallardo went through a major overhaul in 2009 sporting a world class sports car body more powerful V10, a quicker shifting “E-gear” transmission, Reventon-inspired angular body work and launch control mechanisms.

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

The Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 is a high performance version of the C6 Chevrolet Corvette. It is currently one of the fastest and most powerful production vehicles in the world. This explains everything of the Corvette ZR1.The ZR1 name is itself the revival of a long history of souped up ‘Vettes. This beast uses a carbon-fiber and aluminium body shell with a heavily modified version of the LS3 engine rightly called as the LS9, producing 638 bhp and 819 N.m of torque. This American Super car is probably the best which Chevy produced until date.