definitions - super, hyper etc

[ge0rge]

How does one pidgeon hole a car as a super or hyper car?

[attym3]

In my mind 200mph+ is hyper car.

Mark

[CampDavid]

You don't. You worry about more important things

[turbopug]

You ask Jeremy Clarkson.

[Jw Vw]

attym3 said:

In my mind 200mph+ is hyper car.

Mark

Agreed.

[calibrax]

And a caravan or a speedboat is "great, super, smashing"...

/jimbowen

[Rawwr]

attym3 said:

In my mind 200mph+ is hyper car.

Mark

It used to be but not sure it is anymore. Can't everything in the Ferrari range top 200 now?

[RobZo]

Supercars are things like Astons, Lambos, Ferraris etc, whereas hypercars are things like Paganis, Bugattis, Koenigseggs etc.

Just my 2 cents.

[kambites]

I don't think the difference has anything much to do with performance. More general over-the-top-ness. The term "hyper car" always struck me as a bit pointless.

[George H]

RobZo said:

Supercars are things like Astons

Disagree, Astons are GT cars not supercars.

[ge0rge]

I wouldnt put most astons in the super car range, most of them are gt's.

[Sam_68]

Rawwr said:

attym3 said:

In my mind 200mph+ is hyper car.

Mark

It used to be but not sure it is anymore. Can't everything in the Ferrari range top 200 now?

When I were a lad and all this round 'ere were green fields, Motor magazine (which was a respected journal back in those days) defined a 'supercar' as a car capable of more than 130mph OR 0-60 in less than 8 seconds.

...Which begs the question, just because a ScoobyEvo Chavtat Turbo GTti will piss all over, say, a Countach LP400, does that make the Lamborghini any less of a supercar? Or the ScoobyEvo any more of one?

[007 VXR]

RobZo said:

Supercars are things like Astons, Lambos, Ferraris etc, whereas hypercars are things like Paganis, Bugattis, Koenigseggs etc.

Just my 2 cents.

+1

[FreeLitres]

I think TVRs are Super-duper cars!