Cheapest Supercar

[walm]

ChasW said:

Herein lies the answer. Surely it's about the poster appeal. If it could never make it onto a full size poster it cannot qualify.

Agree 100%

[DonkeyApple]

walm said:

ChasW said:

Herein lies the answer. Surely it's about the poster appeal. If it could never make it onto a full size poster it cannot qualify.

Agree 100%

That actually raises another metric.

If it has to be advertised (excluding journo events) then it can never be a supercar.

[The Moose]

DonkeyApple said:

That actually raises another metric.

If it has to be advertised (excluding journo events) then it can never be a supercar.

So the R8 fails because of those epic adverts of it on the rolling road?

[F1GTRUeno]

The Moose said:

DonkeyApple said:

That actually raises another metric.

If it has to be advertised (excluding journo events) then it can never be a supercar.

So the R8 fails because of those epic adverts of it on the rolling road?

Well the R8 fails because it's so very clearly a sportscar but still...

I think a supercar can't come from a mainstream manufacturer and also if it doesn't, it can't really be the baby of the range. They have to represent the absolute pinnacle of what a sportscar manufacturer can make.

[DonkeyApple]

The Moose said:

So the R8 fails because of those epic adverts of it on the rolling road?

If you insist.

However, magazine full colour spreads, billboard hoardings and all the usual stuff that Audi have had to resort to in order to shift units would be better.

But it also fails on many other metrics.

[Jmacmath772]

Super car = not mass produced , quick , expensive , don't see many about ?
Marcos mantis GT , 500bhp same weight as fiesta , Rare ?

[CMYKguru]

Remember the PHr that bought the £17k 456.

Haven't heard much from him, perhaps it's costing him so much he can't afford internet

[crazy about cars]

Jmacmath772 said:

Super car = not mass produced , quick , expensive , don't see many about ?
Marcos mantis GT , 500bhp same weight as fiesta , Rare ?

Not sure about quick but this seems to fit your description:

[The Moose]

So, to add to this, if you had a mythical £50k to spend, could you purchase a supercar?

If so, what would you buy?

[walm]

The Moose said:

So, to add to this, if you had a mythical £50k to spend, could you purchase a supercar?

If so, what would you buy?

[Paradaxos]

Nissan 300ZX

(here be dragons)

[Juber]

The Moose said:

So, to add to this, if you had a mythical £50k to spend, could you purchase a supercar?

If so, what would you buy?

LHD Ferrari 355 Spider from Spain.

[VladD]

Ultima or Esprit I think.

[ChilliWhizz]

I cannot believe no one has mentioned the TVR Sagaris, now that's a bedroom wall poster if ever there was one, OK only six cylinders, but mid engine and 2 seats... Shirly some of you can remember Clarkson doing the supercar stint down the runway where a Cerb slaughtered all comers? A V8 mid engine (2 + 1.5) 0-60 in 3.9 and a tad over 190 top end... And that's standard..

I'm not suggesting they're supercars per se, but if people can talk about 1 series BMW's on a thread about supercars and not mention some of the quickest British sports cars ever built then the (PH) world is well and truly F****d

And for God's sake stop dissing Norfolk, I live there...

[Mr_Yogi]

ChilliWhizz said:

I cannot believe no one has mentioned the TVR Sagaris, now that's a bedroom wall poster if ever there was one, OK only six cylinders, but mid engine and 2 seats... Shirly some of you can remember Clarkson doing the supercar stint down the runway where a Cerb slaughtered all comers? A V8 mid engine (2 + 1.5) 0-60 in 3.9 and a tad over 190 top end... And that's standard..

I'm not suggesting they're supercars per se, but if people can talk about 1 series BMW's on a thread about supercars and not mention some of the quickest British sports cars ever built then the (PH) world is well and truly F****d

And for God's sake stop dissing Norfolk, I live there...

Mid engined TVRs?

[ChilliWhizz]

Engine is behind the 'front axle', technically a front mid engine car. Rear mid engine - between the rear axle and the passengers. (Michael Caine voice) Not a lot of people know that

[VladD]

ChilliWhizz said:

Engine is behind the 'front axle', technically a front mid engine car. Rear mid engine - between the rear axle and the passengers. (Michael Caine voice) Not a lot of people know that

[VladD]

Front mid just doesn't seem as exotic as rear mid though.

[ChilliWhizz]

VladD said:

Front mid just doesn't seem as exotic as rear mid though.

Agreed

Nice photo of the Sag

[Lotus E300S]

Looks like it has a super charger? It's not standard.

Just bought a Sagaris it's a amazing car and I love the fact it's so rare and appreciating. It's a working class supercar