Comments on: What is a supercar today?

By: John

John — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:28:32 +0000

Add $2000 to a Supra Twin Turbo and you’ll see 200mph as well. Add a $3000 supercharger to a 2011 Mustang GT and it’ll beat many so-called supercars in the 1/4 mi.

Performance is of course important, but it’s only the first door. One thing that has never changed is the exclusivity of the car.

Today, there are literally 100′s of Supras in America that can beat the F40 in straight performance category, but an F40 in good condition sells for $500,000. It’s price has actually gone up (ignoring inflation).

I say, you need insane performance + exclusivity, like the Enzo, Koeniggsberg, Veyron, et al.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:13:01 +0000

What is a supercar today?….well those car built by legendary manufacturers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Lotus , Bugatti, Aston Martin, Maserati, and also new kids on the block like Koenigsegg & Pagani..oh and not forgetting MacLaren…..most of which well out of limits for the average petrolhead…and cost the same of a house.

Nowadays you have manufacturers that beef up their saloons like Audi, BMW, into muscle cars with more then enough power on tap to equal supercars, but these are’nt supercars, they are more practical for the mass market; where a supercar is unpractical designed only of a limited market of those who can afford.

So there you have it…..a true modern day supercar is for the rich only…as seen on only sunny Summers day here in the UK.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:27:59 +0000

I think is has to do with speed, looks, price, exclusivity, luxury, comfort, as well as all around performance. What makes a car a supercar is being the best of the best. I love the M5, it has the performance of a F 430, but the BMW is ugly compared to the looks of the Ferrari .

By: sawar2006

sawar2006 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:05:07 +0000

i agree with the other guy..if its worth more than your house its a supercar.supercar too me is a car that belongs on the track…but is affordable to the director of a company

By: Jason Taylor

Jason Taylor — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:16:36 +0000

1 car – Aston Martin DB7 Zegato.

Discuss.

By: George

George — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:22:18 +0000

I drive an E31 BMW 850CSi doing about 14 mpg – by the time it reaches 60mph from standstill you could have boiled an egg yet it will bully the average Ferrari on the motorway – the Ferrari only passing . Can a GT like the 850 be considered a supercar or must all the boxes (0-60, top end, looks and ultra high fuel consumption) be ticked?

By: James

James — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:05:59 +0000

Well i think its the same as always, its classed as a super car if its worth more than your house!!

as alot of the cars mentioned could get done by a tuned sierra cosworth for eg, but would you call a cosworth a super car???

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:43:02 +0000

A tricky one, the line of defitions has become blurred, I don’t consider the porsche cayenne turbo a supercar, it’s just a very ugly, very fast 4×4,
A supercar should be a car that is totally conserned with going fast, forget looks, boots space and creature comforts.
Yes many cars available today will do more than 200mph, because technology has advanced, in the 1980′s, when VCR’s were new and CD’s didn’t exist, 200mph was a technically very difficult to acheive in a road car, so the ferrari F40 is a hypercar innit’s own right, even today.
Sportscars are cars that can go very fast when you want them too, but, can be used everyday to a modest standard, like the porshce 911 and the Audi r8.
Supercars are commented cars of speed only, but are available to anybody who has the neccesary dough.
Hypercars are similar but the owners are normally hand picked from a list of thousands, there production is usually limited too.
That’s how I see the terms used today, A ferrari enzo is a hypercar, whilst the 360 is a supercar.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:39:58 +0000

For me a car pushing more than 300bhp and able to give a 0-62 time of less than 5 seconds gives them the right to be called supercars.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:57:23 +0000

225mph+ like the Gumpert Apoolo