When I was growing up I had plastered posters of the Countach, Testarossa, F40, Stratos and Daytona cars on my bedroom walls, those are my first memories of Super Cars, however, today it has become a difficult proposition to classify a Super Car, because the breed has proliferated to alarming levels. It is all about flowing lines, striking stance, guttural noise and exhilarating performance, now how far can a Super Car manufacturer take these parameters forward, not much in my opinion. The cars you see now are nothing but a reflection of the past classics.
So what is a Super Car? In my opinion, it comes with that special aura, it's a car that is singularly focused on exclusive but functional styling, branding, limited production, supreme performance and technological lead coupled with little or no regard towards factors like passenger comfort, practicality or cost. Therefore, the definition is more objective in its approach, we can safely deduce that a Super Car should stand out to supersede conventional parameters of the common car.
Super Cars or Exotics today are faster, lighter, safer, cleaner and more efficient than it was in the past, and a Super Car unlike your common automobile push physics to the limit to deliver the ultimate thrill behind the wheel. The first car in the world to hit 322 km (200 miles) per hour was a purpose-built land speed machine driven by Sir Henry Segrave at Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1927. Now this speed is achieved with relative ease by a everyday road going Super Cars in the market. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 set the tone in 2005 when it was the fastest production car on Earth with a hefty 1,000 BHP power helping it to generate a jaw dropping top speed of 408 km (253 miles) per hour. Now, not only are these top-end road machines reaching unprecedented speeds, they’re also reaching them in less time too.
So what is a Super Car? In my opinion, it comes with that special aura, it's a car that is singularly focused on exclusive but functional styling, branding, limited production, supreme performance and technological lead coupled with little or no regard towards factors like passenger comfort, practicality or cost. Therefore, the definition is more objective in its approach, we can safely deduce that a Super Car should stand out to supersede conventional parameters of the common car.
Lamborghini Miura / Ferrari F40 / Zenvo ST1
Super Cars or Exotics today are faster, lighter, safer, cleaner and more efficient than it was in the past, and a Super Car unlike your common automobile push physics to the limit to deliver the ultimate thrill behind the wheel. The first car in the world to hit 322 km (200 miles) per hour was a purpose-built land speed machine driven by Sir Henry Segrave at Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1927. Now this speed is achieved with relative ease by a everyday road going Super Cars in the market. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 set the tone in 2005 when it was the fastest production car on Earth with a hefty 1,000 BHP power helping it to generate a jaw dropping top speed of 408 km (253 miles) per hour. Now, not only are these top-end road machines reaching unprecedented speeds, they’re also reaching them in less time too.
Lamborghini Aventador
In early 2013, the American Super Car Hennessey Venom GT broke the record for the quickest dash to 300 km per hour (186 miles), taking just 13.63 seconds to do so. Abundant use of ultra-lightweight chassis and body panels are being developed to keep the overall weight of these cars to a minimum, mainly to increase the car's power to weight ration, a factor essential to extract maximum power from the engine. For Super Cars to reach these astounding speeds, it’s not all about sheer power and weight ratios, Super Cars need to be low to the ground for maximum traction, as poor road grip makes for dangerous handling and, more importantly, no acceleration. They also need to be very aerodynamic in its design with optimized drag coefficient, to enable the car to slip through the air with minimal resistance. This is achieved by using what is known as active aerodynamics to reach such exacting figures both with the bodywork and the chassis, which automatically adjusts to manage the air pressure on the car when it is traveling at certain speeds. Super Cars also enjoy much higher revolution limits while dual clutch gearboxes pre-select the next gear to ensure minimum loss of power. To overcome obstacles, high end technology is applied to nearly all areas of a Super Car's construction, and to top it innovations and ingenuity are the buzz words today. A new trend is catching up with this industry, some of them use hybrid technology or run entirely on zero fuel, to bring down both fuel consumption and carbon footprint. The world of Super Cars has never been more sophisticated and exciting and truly it is going to be even more exciting in the future.
Hennessey Venom GT
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