NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of supercars

This page contains a list of automobiles generally regarded as supercars. The category is a subjective one, however, and the inclusion of some of the automobiles listed may be somewhat controversial —depending upon the opinion of the reader. Car redirects here. ... A supercar is type of high-performance celebrity automobile. ...

While there is no objective definition of a supercar, it is generally considered to have characterics such as, cutting-edge technology for the era of initial production, extreme power, exclusivity, rarity, and extravagant styling. For this reason, some automobiles that may have one or more of these attributes—but are notably lacking in others—may not be considered supercars by some people, hence, a list of disputed, debated, or probable supercars also is included. Detailed discussion of the criteria determining inclusion in this classification, is on the page entitled, supercar. The Bugatti Veyron 16. ...

Supercars

The following is a list of automobiles that are widely considered to be supercars for their era. They are listed in the era of the initial year of production of the base model, then alphabetically. Image File history File links Circle-question. ...

Pre 1966

These are example of supercars that existed before the term was penned for the Lamborghini Miura

427 Shelby American CSX 4109 Cobra Signature Series #3 of 4 Shelby Cobra redirects here. ... Alfa Romeo launched the stunning 8C Competizione at the 60th Frankfurt Motor Show in 2004 to an astonished audience. ... The Bugatti Type 55 was a road-going version of the Type 54 Grand Prix car. ... A 1929 Duesenberg j350 Willoughby on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix 1930 Duesenberg J Walker Legrande Torpedo Phaeton 1932 Duesenberg J Murphy-bodied coupe convertible Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Duesenberg vehicles Duesenberg was a US-based luxury automobile company active from the 1910s until... The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars from the 1950s and early 1960s. ... 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe from the Ralph Lauren collection 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe from the Ralph Lauren collection Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was available as a two-seat closed sports car with characteristic... Pegaso Z-102 Saoutchik The Pegaso Z-102 was a sporting coupe produced in Spain between 1951 and 1958. ...

Post 1966 Supercars

See also Ferrari 365 for the round-bodied 365 California, GT 2+2, GTC and GTS // Vehicle specifications The Ferrari Daytona (correctly named the 365 GTB/4) is a Gran Turismo automobile produced from 1968 to 1973. ... A Lamborghini Miura S. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lamborghini Miura Miuras in Los Angeles. ...

1970s Supercars

The BMW M1 is a supercar automobile, and was the first and only mid-engined BMW. It employed a twin-cam M88/1 3. ... De Tomaso Pantera, once owned by Elvis Presley The Pantera was a sports car produced by the de Tomaso company of Italy from 1971 through 1996. ... The Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer was a series of cars produced by Ferrari in Italy between 1971 and 1984. ... Lamborghini Countach from the top. ... The Maserati Bora is a Maserati two-seater coupe powered by a V8 engine. ...

1980s Supercars

The Ferrari 288 GTO was an exotic homologation car produced in 1984 through 1986. ... The Ferrari Testarossa is a 12-cylinder mid-engined sports car made by Ferrari, which went into production in 1984 as the successor to the Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Porsche 959 The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche AG from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a road going vehicle designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requring that a minimum number of street... F40 also another designation of the EMD F40PH locomotive. ... Lamborghini Countach from the top. ...

1990s Supercars

The Ascari Ecosse was the first car made by Ascari, launched in 1998. ... The Bugatti EB110 is an exclusive supercar from Bugatti Automobili SpA, the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history. ... The Cizeta-Moroder V16 T was the companys only product Cizeta Automobili srl of Modena, Italy was a car manufacturer set up in the late 1980s by Claudio Zampolli (an Italian Ferrari dealer) and the record producer Giorgio Moroder. ... The Ferrari F50 is a high-performance supercar made by Ferrari. ... Isdera logo Isdera is a privately-run automaker based in a small workshop in Leonberg, Germany. ... The Jaguar XJ220 was a supercar produced by Fords Jaguar luxury marque in collaboration with Tom Walkinshaw Racing between 1992 and 1994. ... The Jaguar XJR-15 is a rare supercar produced by Jaguar. ... Koenigsegg CC. Koenigsegg CC was issued to set work on in late 1999, this time being the era of the McLaren F1, the worlds fastest production vehicle in use up untill 2005. ... The Lamborghini Diablo (which means Devil in Spanish, although it was named in hommage to a bull, not to the Devil) was a high-performance supercar built by Lamborghini of Italy between 1990 and 2001. ... The Lister Storm was a homologated racing car built by Lister Cars of the United Kingdom beginning in 1993. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a subsidiary of the British McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ... The Pagani Zonda is a supercar produced by Italian car manufacturer Pagani. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

2000s Supercars

The Ascari KZ1 is a sports car made by Ascari. ... 2004 Bristol Fighter The Bristol Fighter is an expensive supercar manufactured by Bristol Cars in very small numbers from 2004. ... The Bugatti Veyron 16. ... B Engineering Edonis The Edonis is a car created by Italian automobile manufacturer B Engineering. ... The Enzo Ferrari is a 12-cylinder Ferrari supercar named after the companys founder, Enzo Ferrari. ... The Gumpert Apollo is the first supercar produced by Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Germany. ... Koenigsegg CC8S The Koenigsegg CC8S is an automobile made by Koenigsegg. ... The Koenigsegg CCR is an automobile and supercar made by Koenigsegg. ... The Koenigsegg CCX is the latest supercar from Koenigsegg. ... Lamborghini MurciÃ©lago coupÃ© The Lamborghini MurciÃ©lago is a supercar made by Automobili Lamborghini S.p. ... The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. ... The MT900 is a sports car built in the United States by Mosler. ... The Pagani Zonda is a supercar produced by Italian car manufacturer Pagani. ... The Porsche Carrera GT is a supercar, manufactured by Porsche of Germany. ... The Saleen S7 is a supercar that was jointly designed by RML and Saleen, Incorporated and is currently being built at Saleens headquarters factory in Irvine, California. ... The American built SSC Aero is a supercar built by Shelby Super Cars Auto to rival the Bugatti Veyron with a claimed top speed of 250mph+ and a 0-60 mph time of just 2. ...

Supersportcars

These are mainly supercars that are built specially to allow for competition use.

The Ferrari 250 GTO was a supercar and auto racing car made by Ferrari in the early 1960s. ... F40 also another designation of the EMD F40PH locomotive. ... The Maserati MC12 is a super car produced by Maserati as a road car (for homologation) from which they developed a FIA GT Championship racing variant. ... Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR AMG, once recorded as the most expensive production car ever built, with a price of $1,573,000 it certainly deserved its title. ... The Porsche 911 GT1 was a racing car designed for competition in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and sold as a road car for homologation purposes. ...

Supercar that were originally racecars

These are cars that began as racecars, but were converted for road use, therefore they are considered by some as supercars.

The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is an extremely rare road car built by Alfa Romeo of Italy. ... GT40 Mk II front. ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Jaguar D-type The Jaguar D-type, like its predecessor, is a factory-built race-car. ... Schuppan logo The Schuppan 962CR was built in 1994 by Australian racecar driver Vern Schuppan. ...

Planned supercars

The American built SSC Aero is a supercar built by Shelby Super Cars Auto to rival the Bugatti Veyron with a claimed top speed of 250mph+ and a 0-60 mph time of just 2. ... The Caparo T1 is an ultralightweight 2 seater sports car designed by former members of the McLaren group and intended to reach production in late 2006. ... The Chrysler ME Four-Twelve The ME Four-Twelve was a concept car DaimlerChrysler produced under the Chrysler brand. ... LARAKI is an Moroccan manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars ... Fulgura (or Fulgura Laraki) is the brand name of the first Arab African and Moroccan sportscar. ... The Rogue GT is a supercar planned for production by Brammo Motorsports. ...

Supercar projects that were built as design exercise

These are supercars that were built especially to draw large crowd in auto shows and therefore as design and engineering excercise, they are not intended for or they did not generate enough interest for production. An auto show or motor show is a public gathering of automobile manufacturers which includes demonstrations of current automobile models, new debuts, and concept cars. ...

The Audi Avus Quattro The Audi Avus Quattro was a concept car from the german car manufactuer, Audi. ... Bentley Hunaudieres is a high-performance supercar protoype launched by Bentley on the 1999 Geneva Salon International de lAuto. ... The 2002 Cadillac Cien at the Detroit Auto Show. ... The Cadillac Sixteen was a prototype of a stylish and high performance car presented by Cadillac in 2003. ... The GT90 is very futuristic looking. ... Italdesign Cala or probably as it is more commonly referred to, the Lamborghini Cala, is a concept car designed for Lamborghini by Italdesign Giugiaro. ... Designed by Italdesign, renowned firm home of Giorgetto Giugiaro, this Alfa Romeo prototype was powered by 400 HP Alfa Romeo V6, and is reported to have delivered a 0-60 time of 3. ... Peugeot 907 is a concept car from Peugeot. ... The Maserati Birdcage 75th at the 2006 LA Auto Show. ...

Supercars that failed to enter production

The Jiotto Caspita is a prototype supercar manufactured by DOME Co. ... The Joss Supercar is the first Australian built mid-engine supercar. ... In 1997 Lotus unveiled the Lotus Elise GT1 Type 115, a derivative of the Lotus Elise and powered by a 3. ... The Lotus Elise is a roadster conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the English manufacturer Lotus Cars. ... Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937â€“2 June 1970), born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor. ... R390 The Nissan R390 GT1 was a sports prototype racer that raced at Le Mans in 1997 and 1998. ... The Toyota GT-One, also known as the TS020, was raced in the 1998 and the 1999 Le Mans by Toyota in the GTP category (known as GT1 prior to 1999). ... The TVR Speed 12 first appeared at the 1997 British motorshow. ... The Vector WX-3 during the early 1990s. ... The Vector WX-3 during the early 1990s. ... The Yamaha OX99-11 was a supercar designed by Yamaha subsidiary Ypsilon Technology and IAD, an English engineering consultancy, which was supposed to come out in 1994. ...

Disputed supercars

Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... The Honda NSX (Acura NSX in North America and Hong Kong) is a sports car produced between 1990 and 2005 by the Japanese automaker Honda. ... The Ariel Atom is a high performance sports car made by the Ariel Motor Company based in Somerset, England. ... Audi will use the R8 name on two different automobiles, a racing car and a sports car. ... 2004 Audi RS6 The Audi RS6 is the highest-performance version of Audis A6 model. ... The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car first manufactured by Chevrolet in 1953. ... The de Tomaso GuarÃ is a sports car and the last project of the founder and owner Alejandro de Tomaso put into the market. ... De Tomaso Mangusta was a sports car from Italian automobile manifacturer De Tomaso between 1967 and 1970, replacing the Vallelunga model. ... The Dino by Ferrari (also called the 206, 246, and 308GT4) was a mid-engined, rear-drive sports car produced from 1968 to 1973. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Ferrari 308 GTB (and similar 208 and later 328) were mid-engined sports cars that made up the lower end of the companys range. ... The Ferrari 348 is a mid-engined V8-powered 2-seat sports car. ... The Ferrari F355 is a sports car built by Ferrari from May 1994 to 1999. ... Ferrari 360 is the name given to three models of Ferrari cars: the Ferrari 360 Modena, an enclosed two-door coupe; the Ferrari 360 Spider, a two-door convertible; and the Ferrari Challenge Stradale, the bare-bones version of the 360 Modena. ... The Ferrari FXX is a car developed as part of an unusual development program by automobile manufacturer Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. ... This page refers to the concept and production cars of 2002 and later; for the mid-1960s race car, see Ford GT40. ... Ferrari 360 is the name given to three models of Ferrari cars: the Ferrari 360 Modena, an enclosed two-door coupe; the Ferrari 360 Spider, a two-door convertible; and the Ferrari Challenge Stradale, the bare-bones version of the 360 Modena. ... The Ferrari F430 is a high-performance sports car produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari to succeed the Ferrari 360. ... Lamborghini Gallardo coupe The Lamborghini Gallardo is the Italian supercar maker Lamborghinis entry-level car, sitting beneath the MurciÃ©lago. ... Lamborghini Jalpa The Lamborghini Jalpa was a car produced by the Italian automaker Lamborghini from 1981 to 1988. ... // Lotus Carlton The Lotus Carlton was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon which had been majorly tweaked by Lotus to go a record 176mph. ... Lotus Esprit Turbo 1981-1986 1993 Lotus Esprit S4 The back of a 1993 Lotus Esprit S4 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit HC The Lotus Esprit was a sports car built by Lotus from 1976 to 2004. ... The Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class is a class of mid-size luxury rear-wheel drive coupÃ©s and convertibles. ... The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is a series of luxury automobiles. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Solo was a mid-engined sports car from the British Panther Westwinds company. ... The 930 (usually pronounced nine-thirty) was a sports car built by Porsche, 930 actually being the Type Number for the pre-964 generation 911 Turbo produced between 1975 and 1989. ... The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ... Ultima GTR is a car manufactured by Ultima Sports Ltd available both in kit form and as a turnkey (i. ... The Vector M12 was a vehicle designed by Vector Supercars and was the first vehicle produced after the buy-out of the company from Jerry Wiegert by a company from Indonesia called Megatech. ... 1992 VEctor W8 Vector W8 Engine Vector W8 interior The Vector W8 was made by Vector Supercars and designed by Jerry Wiegert. ... The Pontiac GTO is a classic example of the muscle car. ... Yenko Chevrolet, located in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, was one of largest and most notorious custom muscle car shops of the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...

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