| Have you ever wondered, what makes a car a | | | | power-to-weight ratio, style, rarity, price - all of |
| supercar? Asking what makes a car super is like | | | | these has to be super in a supercar. Want an |
| asking, what makes a woman beautiful - | | | | example? Here is a prime example of a supercar |
| everyone has its own opinion. A term supercar | | | | - The Bugatti Veyron. The Bugatti Veyron is |
| was coined to describe extremely expensive, | | | | currently (2007) the most expensive (around $1.5 |
| extremely beautiful and extremely fast cars. But | | | | million) and fastest fully street legal car in the |
| the proper use of this term is often subjective | | | | world. The Guinness Book of World Records |
| and disputed, especially among enthusiasts. There | | | | included Bugatti Veyron under the heading - |
| is no clear definition of what characteristics a car | | | | Fastest Production Car. With 1001 horsepower this |
| must have to be a supercar. What constitutes a | | | | supercar champion features all the most recent |
| supercar is often a matter of opinion. Also, the | | | | automotive advancements and is able to achieve |
| use of the term is heavily dependent on the era - | | | | a top speed of 253 mph (407km/h). This is faster |
| a car that is considered to be a supercar at one | | | | than any production car ever made, it's actually |
| time may lose its superiority in the future. It is | | | | faster than Formula 1 cars. Supercars are not just |
| also important to know that the term supercar | | | | fast, they are blazingly fast. Other supercars |
| refers to factory-built, usually unmodified, | | | | include: Koenigsegg CCX, Pagani Zonda, McLaren |
| street-legal cars. Heavily modified and potentially | | | | F1, Saleen S7 Twin Turbo, Enzo Ferrari, |
| street - illegal vehicles do not fall into the supercar | | | | Lamborghini Murcielago and so on. On the fun side, |
| category. Supercars are not muscle cars or tuned | | | | if you ever doubt whether a car is a supercar or |
| up sports cars. And there is no such thing as a | | | | not, consider this: A car might be a supercar if - |
| cut price supercar. A supercar is a car that | | | | you have a wallpaper or a poster of it, it's worth |
| combines speed, handling, unique design and | | | | more than your house, you drool when you see |
| represents the pinnacle of the automaker's art. | | | | one, it can break the speed limit in 1st gear, you |
| Supercar is the car equivalent of a supermodel or | | | | will probably never own one, but if you do, you |
| a race horse. There are, off course, some basic | | | | would never give the keys to the valet. In |
| criteria for measuring whether a car should be | | | | conclusion, a supercar is a car that changes your |
| considered a supercar or not. Things to consider: | | | | idea of what a car is and what a car can do. |
| design, acceleration, top speed, handling, | | | | |