When does a sportscar become a supercar?
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I read somewhere a while ago that any car that is capable of going over 150mph is classed as a super car but that would mean a hell of a lot of us are driving that sort of car - not very super?
For me:
Sports Car = capable of doing 0-60 below 8secs, capable of a top speed of 130+mph, have around 200bhp and be worth somewhere around the region of £30+k eg Golf GTI, Audi S3, BMW Z4.
Super Car = capable of doing 0-60 below 5secs, capable of a top speed of 160+mph, have between 300-450bhp and worth somewhere around the region of £70+k eg Audi R8, Porsche 911, Ferrari F430.
Hypercar = capable of doing 0-60 below 3.5secs, capable of a top speed of 190+mph, have 500+bhp (sky's the limit) and worth anything above £110k eg Bugatti Veyron, Pagani Zonda, Lambourghini LP670. Also I think a Hypercar has to look completely different to any other car on the road, something that is instantly recognisable both by it's appearance and it's sound.
My ramblings
For me:
Sports Car = capable of doing 0-60 below 8secs, capable of a top speed of 130+mph, have around 200bhp and be worth somewhere around the region of £30+k eg Golf GTI, Audi S3, BMW Z4.
Super Car = capable of doing 0-60 below 5secs, capable of a top speed of 160+mph, have between 300-450bhp and worth somewhere around the region of £70+k eg Audi R8, Porsche 911, Ferrari F430.
Hypercar = capable of doing 0-60 below 3.5secs, capable of a top speed of 190+mph, have 500+bhp (sky's the limit) and worth anything above £110k eg Bugatti Veyron, Pagani Zonda, Lambourghini LP670. Also I think a Hypercar has to look completely different to any other car on the road, something that is instantly recognisable both by it's appearance and it's sound.
My ramblings
Today's supercar is tomorrow's ho-hum....
Back in the 60s, anything that did 150 was unbelievably fast.
In the 70s it was 170 or so.
In the 80s, they broke the 200 MPH barrier
And now anything that won't do 200 isn't really worthy of the name supercar, let alone Hypercar.
Whether we'll get to the point where 250 MPH is the entry level for supercars, I don't know, but the precedence says we will...
M.
Back in the 60s, anything that did 150 was unbelievably fast.
In the 70s it was 170 or so.
In the 80s, they broke the 200 MPH barrier
And now anything that won't do 200 isn't really worthy of the name supercar, let alone Hypercar.
Whether we'll get to the point where 250 MPH is the entry level for supercars, I don't know, but the precedence says we will...
M.
marcosgt said:
Today's supercar is tomorrow's ho-hum....
Back in the 60s, anything that did 150 was unbelievably fast.
In the 70s it was 170 or so.
In the 80s, they broke the 200 MPH barrier
And now anything that won't do 200 isn't really worthy of the name supercar, let alone Hypercar.
Whether we'll get to the point where 250 MPH is the entry level for supercars, I don't know, but the precedence says we will...
M.
So does that mean that a 60s Ferrari is no longer a supercar as it doesn't qualify according to a lot of criteria in this thread.Back in the 60s, anything that did 150 was unbelievably fast.
In the 70s it was 170 or so.
In the 80s, they broke the 200 MPH barrier
And now anything that won't do 200 isn't really worthy of the name supercar, let alone Hypercar.
Whether we'll get to the point where 250 MPH is the entry level for supercars, I don't know, but the precedence says we will...
M.
I say it's qualified by price
sportscar - ooh that's a little pricey
supercar - darn, that's expensive
hypercar - that's just a ridiculous amount
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