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Old 11-04-2008, 07:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question How would you define a supercar?

We've done muscle cars and got some really interesting comments on what you think a muscle car is/should be?

What about Supercars? Are they Italian Mid engined 2 seater sports cars? What about the Aston Martins do they count as supercars with front mounted engines and 4 seats? I think this one will be hard to define so I'm all ears open for your suggestions and comments.
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Default Re: How would you define a supercar?

Expensive and very fast! They have a certain look that 'regular' cars don't have.
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Old 11-04-2008, 02:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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big engine or silly power outputs from smaller engines. High prices must be £150k plus.

and the obvious if a woman can get out of it with a short skirt ( or a man in a kilt ) without giving a show then its just not a supercar
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Default Re: How would you define a supercar?

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High prices must be £150k plus.
Apart from the Nissan GTR.
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Old 11-04-2008, 08:48 PM   #5 (permalink)
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A supercar needs to be very very expensive. Very fast. Very noisy. Very unreliable. Very uncomfortable.
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Old 14-04-2008, 09:43 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: How would you define a supercar?

Going to be controversial here; is an Aston Martin a supercar? Maybe the Vanquish, but the DB9's certainly a GT car. But then are GT cars supercars

A supercar should also be exclusive, i.e. you cant buy a family hatchback from the same manufacturer so for me the Nissan GTR is out, as is the GT40. What I mean is a supercar manufacturer should only have a passion for these cars, these cars have "soul" that no japanese or american manufacturer can create. This ones hard to define!
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Old 07-05-2008, 06:31 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: How would you define a supercar?

My Rover was unreliable - perhaps I unknowingly was harbouring a super car The new Lambos are pretty reliable?

I would say that GT (Grand Tourers) are a different class, do not many of these have 4 seats?

The point stevieDB9 makes is interesting about exclusivity. Is the Pagani Zonda and Ariel atom classed as supercars? (Ariel don't make cars for anyone else! ) What about Porsche with their family hatch the Cayenne?
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Default Re: How would you define a supercar?

If were talking exclusivety then ferrari are out (Fiat parent company) Lambourghini (Used to make tractors and now owned by Audi soz wayne ) so makers like Noble and Ascari are the true supercars?????
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I bet you'll find that Noble are owned by Ford somewhere down the line
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Lotus Esprit from the 1980's - oops, that's GM owned.
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