Is the Gallardo a Supercar?

[andrew]

70proof said:

the term supercar arose in an era when being fast was the exclusive reserve of cars of a certain heritage...

then came the lotus carlton, closely followed by the e39 m5 (5l v8 400hp) and the horsepower race began....

nowadays, sports versions of mainstream models hit 100kph in under 5s and the gtr chases hypercars.... the term is totally meaningless in the modern world.... even production numbers are so far in excess of exclusivity that that definition does not wash.....

yeah, but what about the green cars ?

[70proof]

andrew said:

yeah, but what about the green cars ?

now, you raise a highly technically and valid point...... yes, any bright green, mid engine, rear drive car is indeed a supercar....

[andrew]

70proof said:

andrew said:

yeah, but what about the green cars ?

now, you raise a highly technically and valid point...... yes, any bright green, mid engine, rear drive car is indeed a supercar....

and grey ?

[70proof]

andrew said:

70proof said:

andrew said:

yeah, but what about the green cars ?

now, you raise a highly technically and valid point...... yes, any bright green, mid engine, rear drive car is indeed a supercar....

and grey ?

hypercar, 4wd permitted in this category as loads of talks to get down.....

[andrew]

70proof said:

andrew said:

70proof said:

andrew said:

yeah, but what about the green cars ?

now, you raise a highly technically and valid point...... yes, any bright green, mid engine, rear drive car is indeed a supercar....

and grey ?

hypercar, 4wd permitted in this category as loads of talks to get down.....

thank you
i will sleep well tonight

[70proof]

andrew said:

thank you
i will sleep well tonight

you are welcome, but don't get to comfy, red ones are ultracars, and MrD's garage is full of megacars....

[JasonSF]

Then the gigacars. Terra cars and gozillacars!!!! Haha. I don't think there are any rules. Just interpretation. 😃

[wijit]

Tedious. Is this what ph has been reduced to? You might as well ask if soul is good music. It's just subjective, and there are those who will post any old crap just for a reaction.

[ro55a]

I teach/lecture Product Design to both children and adults. I have had a think about this arguement which is omnipresent on this forum and have come up with a quick acronym. See what you think, but remember you have to judge a car in its era and to be a Supercar it must fit all of the criteria in the acronym.

Tell me what you think, which I am sure you will.

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[andrew]

the red "F" should stand for it catching fire a lot

[70proof]

"C" should stand for the ability to wear loud colours with aplomb .... ie lime green...

[andrew]

70proof said:

"C" should stand for the ability to wear loud colours with aplomb .... ie lime green...

"c" is for citroen !

[ZeusF]

I like the analogy, it also confirmed that the Audi R8 is indeed a supercar.

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mrdemon said:

to be super car now needs a >£250k price tag.

Super Sports car fill that 100k to 250k gap nice

then 250k to 600k is a super car

B0llocks! List on my 458 Spider was £252,000 but I negotiated a discount and got it for under £250,000. If only I had known......