List of sports car manufacturers
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This is a list of specialist manufacturers or marques of modern and classic sports car
s. It includes only companies that are devoted exclusively to producing sports cars.
A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving; however the exact definition is subject to debate. Most automakers have produced, or are currently marketing, some type of sports vehicles. Please note that this list is not meant to enumerate every manufacturer that also makes other types of vehicles or has other business units.
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
s. It includes only companies that are devoted exclusively to producing sports cars.
A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving; however the exact definition is subject to debate. Most automakers have produced, or are currently marketing, some type of sports vehicles. Please note that this list is not meant to enumerate every manufacturer that also makes other types of vehicles or has other business units.
- Adrenaline MotorsportMurtayaThe Murtaya is a lightweight, AWD, turbocharged flat-4 roadster based on the GC-generation Subaru Impreza WRX STi. The Murtaya is the only low volume MSA approved category 2, specialist rally car currently available...
(UK) - AlpineAlpine (car)Alpine was a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars that used rear-mounted Renault engines.Jean Rédélé , the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor, who began to achieve considerable competition success in one of the few French cars produced just after World War...
(France, Defunct) - ArielAriel LtdAriel Motors Ltd is a Crewkerne, Somerset, England based low-volume performance motor vehicle manufacturing company.Founded by Simon Saunders in 1991 as Solocrest Ltd, the name was changed in 2001 to Ariel Motors, although the name change and company have nothing to do with the former Ariel...
(UK) - Artega MotorsArtega MotorsArtega Automobil GmbH & Co. KG is a German sports car manufacturer based in Delbrück, Germany, and was founded byKlaus-Dieter Frersin in 2006.-Company:The Artega GT was released at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show...
(Germany) - Ascari (UK)
- BocarBocarBočar is a village located in the Novi Bečej municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
(USA, Defunct) - Bricklin (Canada)
- CunninghamBriggs CunninghamBriggs Swift Cunningham II was an American entrepreneur and sportsman, who raced automobiles and yachts. Born into a wealthy family, he became a racing car constructor, driver, and team owner as well as a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector.He skippered the victorious yacht Columbia...
(USA) - CaparoCaparo Vehicle TechnologiesCaparo Vehicle Technologies , formerly known as Freestream, is a British company that provides advanced technology development, materials engineering, and design services to automotive, motorsport, and aerospace markets...
(UK) - CaterhamCaterham CarsCaterham Cars is a manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars based in Caterham, Surrey, England and part of the British motor industry. Their only current model, the Caterham 7 , is a direct evolution of the Series 3 Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman and originally launched in 1968. A...
(UK) - ChamonixChamonix (car)Chamonix is a Brazilian automobile manufacturer which has produced replicas of 1960s Porsche sports cars based on Volkswagen parts since 1987....
(Brazil) - Chaparral Cars (USA)
- CizetaCizetaCizeta Automobili srl of Modena, Italy was a car manufacturer set up in the late 1980s by Claudio Zampolli and the record producer Giorgio Moroder....
(Italy) - ClanClan (car)The Clan Crusader was a fibreglass monocoque British sports car based on running gear from the Hillman Imp Sport, including its Coventry Climax derived, rear-mounted 875 cc engine. It was first made in Washington, Co Durham, England, between 1971 and 1974, but since then several efforts have...
(UK) - DanvignesDanvignesThe Danvignes was a French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1937 until 1939. A small sports car, it was built by a motorcycle agent. Two-seater and roadster bodies were constructed, and the power units were a 750 cc twin or a 1100 cc Ruby....
(France, Defunct) 1937-1939 - Darrian/Davrian CarsDavrianDavrian cars were built at 65 North Street, Clapham in London, England from 1967 to 1976, in Tregaron, Dyfed, Wales from 1976 to 1980 and Lampeter, Dyfed, from 1980 to 1983.Adrian Evans Davrian cars were built at 65 North Street, Clapham in London, England from 1967 to 1976, in Tregaron, Dyfed,...
(UK) - DelfinoDelfinoDelfino is a British sports car manufacturer. Their only vehicle is the Feroce....
(UK) - DeLorean Motor Company (USA, Defunct)
- Devon Motorworks (USA)
- DonkervoortDonkervoortDonkervoort Automobielen BV is a manufacturer of authentic hand-built and ultra light weight sports cars based in Lelystad in The Netherlands. This car brand was founded in 1978 by Joop Donkervoort....
(Netherlands) - EdranEdranEdran is a Belgian automobile manufacturer. The company was founded in 1984 by André Hanjoul. The first car to be displayed in public was the Edran Spyder MK I at the 1994 Brussels Motor Show...
(Belgium) - Elfin (Australia)
- EtoxEtoxEtox is the first Turkish automobile manufacturer dedicated exclusively to building sports cars. The company is based in Ankara, Turkey. Its first model, the Etox Zafer, is the second Turkish sports car after the Anadol STC-16, which was produced from 1973 to 1975.-Prototype:Designing the Etox...
(Turkey) - FiskerFisker AutomotiveFisker Automotive is an American automaker based in Anaheim, California. The company's first product, the Fisker Karma is among the world's first true electric vehicles with extended range...
(USA) - FYKFYKFYK is a Norwegian sports car launched in 2006 designed to run on a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas. It was developed by Norwegian company Aetek with the backing of Statoil....
(Norway) - GilletGilletGillet is a Belgian automobile manufacturer, started in 1994 by former racing driver Tony Gillet. The company produces the Vertigo sports coupé, an ultra-lightweight 'bespoke' and hand-built sportscar...
(Belgium) - GinettaGinetta CarsGinetta Cars is a Garforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire based British specialist builder of racing and sports cars.-20th century:Ginetta was founded in 1958 by the four Walklett brothers in Woodbridge, Suffolk...
(UK) - GKD Sports Cars (UK)
- Glass Sport MotorsGlass Sport MotorsGlassport Motor Company was a South African motor manufacturer based in Cape Town between 1958 and 1964. They produced the Dart and Flamingo sports cars. The name Glass Sport Motors is due to their use of fiberglass. GSM narrowly missed being South Africas first sports car maker, beaten by the GRP...
(South Africa) - G.R.P. EngineeringProtea (car)The Protea was a two seater sports car built in South Africa by G.R.P. Engineering between 1957 and 1958. Either 14 or 26 units were completed...
(South Africa) - GumpertGumpertGumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH is a German, Altenburg-based company manufacturing supercars. The first model produced was the Gumpert Apollo, followed by the Apollo Sport in 2007. Gumpert also offer the Apollo Race. The founder and owner of Gumpert is Roland Gumpert, former Director of Audi Sport...
(Germany) - HommellHommellHommell is a French Automobile manufacturer, started in 1990 by Michel Hommell, a former racing driver and the owner of Échappement, a French car magazine. The company is based in Lohéac, near Rennes, Brittany...
(France) - HTT (Canada)
- HurtanHurtanHurtan Desarrollos S.L. is a Spanish Automobile manufacturer, started in 1991 by Juan Hurtado González. The company is based in Santa Fe, near Granada.-Models:*Hurtan Albaycín T2*Hurtan Albaycín T2+2*Hurtan Grand Albaycín...
(Spain) - IsderaIsderaISDERA or Ingenieurbüro für Styling, DEsign und RAcing is a privately-run automaker based in a small workshop in Hildesheim, Germany. The company was formerly based in Leonberg, Germany. Each high-performance sports car is hand-built by a small team of craftsmen, and the only way to purchase an...
(Switzerland, Defunct) - JossJoss SupercarJOSS Developments Limited is Australia's first supercar company.The first test vehicle, known as the JT1, was designed, engineered and subsequently launched in 2004. It was shown to the public at the Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney Motorshows to critical acclaim, and established the company as a...
(Australia) - Jösse CarJösse CarJösse Car was a sports car manufacturer founded in 1997 and located in Arvika, Sweden.They are most famous for creating the 2 seat open top Indigo 3000 car. This car is powered by a Volvo 3 Litre six cylinder engine giving a top speed of 250 km/h with drive to the rear wheels. The body...
(Sweden) - KoenigseggKoenigseggKoenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm.-Company:The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing a world-class supercar...
(Sweden) - LarakiLarakiLaraki was a Moroccan manufacturer company of luxurious high-performance sport cars. Its owner was Abdeslam Laraki, a 31 year old Moroccan designer who started out creating luxurious yachts . Laraki produced 2 models, the Fulgura and Borac. Laraki lasted from 1999-2008.-Fulgura:The Laraki Fulgura...
(Morocco) - LeblancLeblanc (automobile manufacturer)Leblanc is a Zürich based Swiss car manufacturer. It makes modified high-performance automobiles in very low quantities. The company is just beginning to enter the American market.-Caroline:...
(Switzerland) - LeopardLeopard (car)Leopard 6 Liter's Roadster is a classical sport-style luxury car designed by entrepreneur Zbysław Szwaj. The car is produced by a privately held Polish company Leopard Automobile Mielec Sp. z o.o.. Zbysław Szwaj is the company co-founder, designer, and also the designer of the Gepard car.-...
(Poland) - Lightning Car CompanyLightning Car CompanyThe Lightning Car Company is a British sports car developer, based in Fulham and Peterborough, focused on the development and production of high performance electric sports cars.-Lightning GT:...
(UK) - Lister Cars (UK)
- LobiniLobiniLobini is a Brazilian automobile manufacturer. The company produces a sports car called the H1 which uses Audi engines and fiberglass bodies produced by fellow Brazilian sports car manufacturer Chamonix....
(Brazil) - Lola Cars (UK)
- MarcosMarcos (automobile)Marcos was a British sports car manufacturer. The name was a combination of founders Jem Marsh and Frank Costin.-History:Marcos was founded in Luton, in Bedfordshire, England, in 1959 by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin. Frank Costin had earlier worked on the De Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers and...
(UK, Defunct) - Marussia Motors (Russia)
- MastrettaMastrettaMastrettadesign Tecnoidea SA de CV is a Mexican car maker and design studio established by Mexican industrial designer Daniel Mastretta in Mexico City in 1987. Mastretta under Tecnoidea and Unidiseño brands has previously developed a small number of kit cars, but the 2010 MXT is the first fully...
(Mexico)
- Melling WildcatMelling WildcatThe Melling Wildcat is a V8 powered sports car produced by engine specialist Al Melling in Rochdale, UK.- History :The Wildcat was conceived by designer Al Melling to fill the gap left by defunct British marques such as TVR, Marcos and others...
(UK) - MorganMorgan Motor CompanyThe Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1910 by Harry Frederick Stanley Morgan, generally known as "HFS" and was run by him until he died, aged 77, in 1959. Peter Morgan, son of H.F.S., ran the company until a few years before his death in 2003...
(UK) - Mosler AutomotiveMoslerMosler Automotive is an American supercar manufacturer based in Florida. It was founded in 1985 by Warren Mosler as Consulier Industries, and manufactured the now-defunct Consulier GTP, which was later rebranded and updated as the Mosler Intruder/Raptor when the company spun off its automotive...
(USA) - NobleNoble (car)Noble Automotive Ltd., more commonly known simply as Noble, is a British sports car manufacturer.It was established in 1999 by Lee Noble in Leeds, West Yorkshire, for producing high-speed sports cars with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout. Lee Noble was the chief designer and owner of...
(UK) - Orca EngineeringOrca EngineeringOrca Engineering is a sports car manufacturing company based in Switzerland.Founded by René Beck, the company is most notable for three separate models of car - the C113, R113, and the SC7...
(Switzerland) - PaganiPaganiPagani Automobili S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of sports cars and carbon fibre. The company was founded in 1992 by Horacio Pagani, and is based in San Cesario sul Panaro, near Modena, Italy.-History:...
(Italy) - PanozPanozPanoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz. The company is located in Braselton, GA. Panoz products have included the Panoz Roadster and AIV Roadster, and the Panoz Esperante...
(USA)
- PGOPGO (Automobile)PGO Automobiles is a French car manufacturer, producing exclusive series' of sports cars. The brand operates in the same special market as Lotus, Wiesmann, Donkervoort and Morgan...
(France) - Quantum Sports CarsQuantum Sports CarsQuantum Sports Cars were founded by Mark and Harvey Wooldridge in 1987.-Early models:Quantum's first car was the Mark1 hatchback which was based on the Mark1 Ford Fiesta. It reused all of the donor's mechanical and trim components in an elongated, more rounded shape...
(UK) - QvaleQvaleQvale was an independent Italian car manufacturer founded in 2000 by the American Kjell Qvale's son, Bruce Qvale. Qvale's sole product was the Mangusta, originally the De Tomaso Biguà. Kjell Qvale founded British Motors in 1947 in San Francisco, California and is very well known in the automotive...
(Italy) - Radical Sportscars (UK)
- RochdaleRochdale (car)Rochdale cars were a series of mainly glass fibre bodied British sports car made by Rochdale Motor Panels and Engineering in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England between 1948 and 1973...
(UK, Defunct) - Rossion (USA)
- Sebring (sports car)Sebring (sports car)Sebring International is a British sports car manufacturer, based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. They produce a range of open-top sports cars.-Range:The firm produces a range of sports cars: the SX, TMX, MXR, ZX and Exalt...
(UK) - Shelby SuperCars (USA)
- SuperformanceSuperformanceSuperformance LLC is a small American automobile company that builds, designs, and imports sports cars and replicars. The company was founded as "Superformance International Inc." by Hi-Tech Automotive Ltd. in 1996. Today, Superformance has 15 authorized dealers in the United States and 6...
(USA) - Spyker CarsSpyker CarsSpyker Cars is a Dutch sports car marque. The modern Spyker Cars only has the legal right to the brand name. The company's motto is "Nulla tenaci invia est via", which is Latin for "For the tenacious, no road is impassable". The marque's logo displays the piston engine of an airplane, a reference...
(Netherlands) - TMCTMC CostinThe TMC Costin was a lightweight sports car built from 1983 to 1987 at the Thompson Motor Company in Wexford, Ireland.It was designed by the aerodynamicist and Marcos founder Frank Costin and was intended to be an Irish-made rival to Lotus Seven-inspired cars as manufactured by companies such as...
(Ireland) - TramontanaTramontana (sports car)The Tramontana is a Spanish single or twin seat sports car with styling inspired by open wheel racing cars. It is built by Advanced Design Tramontana in Palau de Santa Eulalia, Girona, Catalonia , and costs €500,000 or more...
(Spain) - TVRTVRthumb|right|240px|TVR No.2, the oldest surviving TVR, located at [[Lakeland Motor Museum, Newby Bridge, Cumbria]]TVR was an independent British manufacturer of sports cars. Until 2006 it was based in the English seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, but has since split up into several smaller...
(UK) - Ultima SportsUltima SportsUltima Sports Ltd. is a sports car manufacturer currently based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Founded in 1992 by Ted Marlow, Ultima manufactures the components to construct cars derived, as road going versions, from the Noble Motorsport Ltd originated Ultima racing cars designed by Lee...
(UK) - Vector Motors (USA)
- Westfield Sportscars (UK)
- WiesmannWiesmannWiesmann is an automobile manufacturer in Germany. The company was founded in 1985 by the brothers Martin Wiesmann and Friedhelm Wiesmann . The cars are manufactured by hand in Dülmen...
(Germany) - Yes!Yes! RoadsterYes! is a brand of high performance sports cars manufactured by YES! Beteiligungs- und Besitzgesellschaft mbH. Yes is an acronym for Young Engineers Sportscar. YES! was founded in january 2010. Manager and founder is Marco Kunz, he was the first YES! turbo client in Germany. The experienced...
(Germany) - ZenvoZenvoZenvo or Zenvo Automotive is a Danish sports car company located near Viby Sjælland on the Danish island of Zealand. It is managed by Jesper Jensen, the founder and financier, and Troels Vollertsen. The name 'Zenvo' is derived from a combination of their names.-History:Zenvo Automotive was founded...
(Denmark)