Anyone else no interest in hypercars?
Discussion
Yes I love cars to the point of obsession and yes I’d like to think I have petrol coursing through my veins, and while I adore 911s, old Ferraris, 1960s Lamborghinis and GT40s, I simply have no interest in hypercars. Veyron and Chiron? No thanks. Ugly, pointless and boring. Whereas, slow cars can be interesting to the point that I’m ALWAYS interested in whatever and was fascinated when pouring over choices for my 17 year old daughter and amazed what you can get for £600.
For the record I drive a M2 Comp (manual) and have had (almost) every generation of M3 inc E30, various old Alpinas, 911s, Lotuses, Caterhams, Lancias, etc etc. So, while I’m obsessed by cars and this includes many new ‘fast’ cars, I’m really not interested in many supercars or hypercars, and yes, I’d have a Singer 911 over a Veyron (although a McLaren F1 is a thing of wonder). Anyone else?
For the record I drive a M2 Comp (manual) and have had (almost) every generation of M3 inc E30, various old Alpinas, 911s, Lotuses, Caterhams, Lancias, etc etc. So, while I’m obsessed by cars and this includes many new ‘fast’ cars, I’m really not interested in many supercars or hypercars, and yes, I’d have a Singer 911 over a Veyron (although a McLaren F1 is a thing of wonder). Anyone else?
Edited by Billy_Whizzzz on Sunday 21st July 08:51
Agreed. Completely and utterly irrelevant to 99.9999% of people. Just marketing exercises for the manufacturers and only ever bought to be sat in a collection somewhere never to see the light of day.
I actually have zero interest in any exotica really but that is more of a minority opinion around here. Even given an unlimited car buying budget I don't think there would be a single Ferrari/Lambo/Mclaren or whatever in my fleet.
I actually have zero interest in any exotica really but that is more of a minority opinion around here. Even given an unlimited car buying budget I don't think there would be a single Ferrari/Lambo/Mclaren or whatever in my fleet.
They are beautiful & as kambites said from an engineering view interesting. However I have no real interest in them as they are not achievable for almost everyone. Even if I won the lottery I wouldn’t want one.
We just got amazon prime & ive watched the first series of the grand tour where a veyron & a 918 got mullered by a highly modified Nissan patrol. I found the Nissan far more interesting.
We just got amazon prime & ive watched the first series of the grand tour where a veyron & a 918 got mullered by a highly modified Nissan patrol. I found the Nissan far more interesting.
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Yes I love cars to the point of obsession and yes I’d like to think I have petrol coursing through my veins, I simply have no interest in hypercars. Anyone else?
Fully agreed!kambites said:
I don't have a great deal of interest in driving them and certainly have no desire to own one but I find them interesting from an engineering perspective.
It is also the engineering perspective that fascinates me endlessly, but it’s racecars that satisfy this need (for me). Not hypercars.Ish. I like to see genuine advances in technology and I do see these kind of cars week in week out so it’s not like they exist only in magazines.
However I’m never likely to be able to afford one and so I’d be way more interested in the same kind of approach to a 50k sports car. Not fussed about headline power, Kers or hybrid. A revvy in-line 4/6 would do me but with a high tech chassis and low weight. Elise mk4 if you will.
Chevrolet just demonstrated what is possible at $60k base. Granted they have huge economies of scale but so do loads of other manufacturers. I wish the big companies would focus more in this segment rather than the help product. Renault have stepped in with the alpine but they have form. I wonder what the likes of ford, Honda, Audi etc would come up with if they decided to build an enthusiast product rather than one for the uber rich
However I’m never likely to be able to afford one and so I’d be way more interested in the same kind of approach to a 50k sports car. Not fussed about headline power, Kers or hybrid. A revvy in-line 4/6 would do me but with a high tech chassis and low weight. Elise mk4 if you will.
Chevrolet just demonstrated what is possible at $60k base. Granted they have huge economies of scale but so do loads of other manufacturers. I wish the big companies would focus more in this segment rather than the help product. Renault have stepped in with the alpine but they have form. I wonder what the likes of ford, Honda, Audi etc would come up with if they decided to build an enthusiast product rather than one for the uber rich
I don’t have any interest in any hypercars from the last 10 years or so. They just don’t really interest me. Probably the most modern ones that I like are something like an LFA or Carrera GT.
As my mate once said to me “if you won the lottery, you wouldn’t buy a Ferrari, you’d buy a scrap yard full of cars for the same money.” I couldn’t disagree.
As my mate once said to me “if you won the lottery, you wouldn’t buy a Ferrari, you’d buy a scrap yard full of cars for the same money.” I couldn’t disagree.
Honestly I have no real interest in them as realistically I would never be able to afford one.
Even if I did get a freak lottery win I dont think I get one still. Even as a millionaire it would make grimace the running costs of them.
I've always thought if I ever won lots of money I'd probably end up with an old F3 car as I'd probably go round a track quicker in one of those than any hyperxar.
Even if I did get a freak lottery win I dont think I get one still. Even as a millionaire it would make grimace the running costs of them.
I've always thought if I ever won lots of money I'd probably end up with an old F3 car as I'd probably go round a track quicker in one of those than any hyperxar.
CanAm said:
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Lamborghini
Maclaren
It's amazing the number of posters who can cope with the complexity of Italian spelling but struggle with a British name! Maclaren
CanAm said:
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Lamborghini
Maclaren
It's amazing the number of posters who can cope with the complexity of Italian spelling but struggle with a British name! Maclaren
Yep, me too. It’s not the lack of affordability I don’t think, as that’s true of a 250 California, Miura or DB4 Superleggera too, and I love them.
What bothers me is that the practicality and volumes of these HyperCars are so low they really aren’t production cars. I’ve never been that interested in Motor Show concept cars either for the same reason. Seems to me that for all the styling and engineering prowess that goes into them, they are largely sculptures, produced in low volumes and destined for display. So there’s no interesting interaction between owners, cars and real world going on.
Or put another way... the fact that the Shah of Iran used to drive a Miura in snow to a Swiss ski resort is just a lot more interesting to me than that an unknown collector bought a car I’ll never see and put it in storage.
What bothers me is that the practicality and volumes of these HyperCars are so low they really aren’t production cars. I’ve never been that interested in Motor Show concept cars either for the same reason. Seems to me that for all the styling and engineering prowess that goes into them, they are largely sculptures, produced in low volumes and destined for display. So there’s no interesting interaction between owners, cars and real world going on.
Or put another way... the fact that the Shah of Iran used to drive a Miura in snow to a Swiss ski resort is just a lot more interesting to me than that an unknown collector bought a car I’ll never see and put it in storage.
I personally find the Veyron pretty vulgar and I don't even like the way it looks. The noise it makes gets criticised too...so I'm not sure what the real point of it is(apart from it being the ultimate willy waver).
If I had the money to buy a Veyron I wouldn't buy one, and I'd buy a string of other cars instead up to its value.
If I had the money to buy a Veyron I wouldn't buy one, and I'd buy a string of other cars instead up to its value.
Back when there was basically Ferrari and Lamborghini making supercars they’d probably release a new top of the range once in a decade. It was a big deal when a new one came out.
Now there seems to be more brands of supercar than there are of hatchbacks.
The only thing that’s got my attention lately is the Valkyrie.
Now there seems to be more brands of supercar than there are of hatchbacks.
The only thing that’s got my attention lately is the Valkyrie.
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