| Supercars are the all hailed automobiles that are | | | | The Koenigsseg CCX had a top speed of 241 mph. |
| indulgences, beauties to look at and privileges to own. | | | | The Ultimate Aero TT has the best top speed of |
| They are made of the best things in automobile | | | | 256mph however it is estimated to go up to even |
| engineering and are built to be possessions that | | | | 273mph. |
| anybody would be proud of. They are factory owned | | | | The Koenigsseg CCX and the CCR, Saleen S7, the |
| and they're street-legal. Modified cars can never be | | | | Ferrari Enzo, the Lamborghini Murceliago and the |
| supercars and neither can discount cars. | | | | McLaren F1 can be considered supercars due to their |
| Ideal weight to power ratio is an indispensable trait of a | | | | excellent performance and handling. It is not enough for |
| supercar as it has to have a comparatively low weight | | | | a car to be all muscle and sleek for it to be a supercar. |
| yet provide great acceleration. For this reason most | | | | The handling is really important. It must have a high |
| supercars have a rear mid-engine and rear | | | | cornering and max road grip and must be capable of |
| drive-wheel layout. However the Bugatti Veyron, the | | | | winning races. The Dodge Viper SRT-10 has brilliant |
| Lamborghini Murcielago and the Audi Quattro are four | | | | braking as it stops from 100 mph in 274 feet. The |
| wheel-drives. Their engines and gearboxes are | | | | Veyron claims that it can stop from 249 mph in ten |
| capable of supporting four wheel drives due to their | | | | seconds. |
| high power and low weight. | | | | The pricing also may outline a car as a supercar. Most |
| The design of the car is extremely important as | | | | supercars can easily cost a million dollars and well |
| nobody would be interested in paying a million dollars | | | | beyond that. The Bugatti Veyron costs $1.6 million |
| and drive around something that looks like a bug on | | | | making it the most expensive supercar in the world. |
| four wheels. This is precisely why Italian supercar | | | | The Ultimate Aero TT which is the fastest car only |
| manufacturers like Ferrari, Masserati and the | | | | costs half the price. Other expensive cars include the |
| Lamborghini spend years on just designing one model. | | | | Enzo Ferrari, the Porsche Carrera GT, the German |
| It took Jerod Shelby seven years to design The | | | | Maybach 62 and the Mercedes SLR McLaren. |
| Ultimate Aero TT which is the fastest supercar on the | | | | Everything has a special value if it is rare and hence |
| road. | | | | supercars are not produced by the thousands. |
| Although the definition of supercars are varied as | | | | Manufacturers only produce 20-300 pieces of |
| different enthusiasts think different cars are great, | | | | supercars. For many people, the Corvette Z06 is not a |
| there are certain standard criteria that only supercars | | | | supercar in spite of awesome features only because |
| can match up to. Most Supercars have top speeds up | | | | too many of them were produced and priced only at |
| to 250+mph and acceleration from 0-62mph in less | | | | $40,000. |
| than 5 seconds. The Bugatti Veyron reaches 62mph in | | | | Great cars are not necessarily supercars but |
| an impressive 2.5 second record time. It is a four | | | | supercars are more than just great cars. They are |
| wheel-drive with a 529 break horsepower per ton. | | | | marvels of engineering and design. |