Supercars Supercars The 2006 Venom 1000 Twin Turbo SRT is a recent supercar. Intended purely for speed and performance, this modified Viper is one of the fastest street legal production cars world wide. Only 24 coupes and 24 convertibles will be made for the year 2006, making it rare and exclusive. The Venom has enormous horsepower and torque, due to its 8.5 litre V10 engine which is set at the front of the vehicle. The Venom has exactly 1000 hp and 1100 ft/lb, which propels the vehicle from 0-60mph in just 2.25 seconds. 100mph is reached in 5.9 seconds, 150mph is reached at 10.9 seconds, and 200mph is reached at 19.9 seconds. The 2006 Venom 1000 Twin Turbo SRT has an incredible top speed of 255mph, or 410km/h. One of the keys to its shattering performance is that it is extremely aerodynamic, cutting wind resistance and allowing the car to go faster and accelerate better. Also, the engine is boosted by 2 turbo chargers, which allow the engine to develope more horsepower and torque. To purchase one of these vehicles it will cost $225,000, more than the average person can afford. ...more on Wikipedia about "2006 Dodge Viper Hennessey Venom"
The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is a supercar manufactured by Aston Martin since 2001. It rose to fame after being featured as the official James Bond car in Die Another Day, the twentieth James Bond film. In the film, the Vanquish has the usual Bond film embellishments, including active camouflage which rendered the vehicle virtually invisible. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aston Martin V12 Vanquish"
The Veyron 16.4 (known as the EB 16/4 Veyron in concept stages) is the most powerful and expensive production car in the world, as well as the fastest street legal production car with a proven top speed of over 400km/h. It reached full production in September 2005. The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary, Bugatti Automobiles SAS, and is sold under the legendary Bugatti marque. It is named for famed Bugatti racing driver, Pierre Veyron who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bugatti Veyron 16.4"
De Tomaso is an Italian car-manufacturing company. It was founded by the Argentinian-born Alejandro de Tomaso ( 1928– 2003) in Modena in 1959. ...more on Wikipedia about "De Tomaso"
The de Tomaso Guarà is a sports car and the last project of the founder and owner Alejandro de Tomaso put into the market. Presented 1993 in Geneva, the Guarà was available as Coupé and open Barchetta. The latter corresponds to the coupe but without roof and proper windscreen. Just a small air deflector protects the passenger and the driver from the elements and it had to be driven using a helmet. The Guarà is based on the Maserati Barchetta Stradale prototype from 1991, a true race car from which a few conversions finally made it onto the public roads. The third model was the Guarà Spider, a convertible with a small canvas top, is very rare. ...more on Wikipedia about "De Tomaso Guarà"
The Pantera was a sports car produced by the de Tomaso company of Italy from 1971 through 1996. The car was designed by famed stylist, Tom Tjaarda and replaced the de Tomaso Mangusta. Unlike the Mangusta, which employed a steel backbone chassis, the Pantera was a steel monocoque design, the first instance of deTomaso using the construction technique. ...more on Wikipedia about "De Tomaso Pantera"
The Enzo Ferrari is a 12-cylinder Ferrari supercar named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics. After a maximum downforce of 1709 pounds is reached at 186 mph (301 km/h) the rear spoiler is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ferrari Enzo Ferrari"
The Ferrari FXX is a car developed as part of an unusual development program by automobile manufacturer Ferrari in Maranello Italy. It began production in 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ferrari FXX"
The Apollo is the first supercar produced by Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Germany. The Apollo is a street-legal race car with up to 800bhp weighing less than 1100kg. It has an Audi-sourced, 4.2L V8 engine with two turbochargers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gumpert Apollo"
Isdera is a privately-run automaker based in a small workshop in Leonberg, Germany. Each high-performance sports car is hand-built by a small team of craftsmen, and the only way to purchase an Isdera is to call the CEO directly. Each vehicle is custom built for its buyer, and a waiting period of six months is to be expected. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isdera"
The Jaguar XJ220 was a supercar produced by Jaguar in colloboration with Tom Walkinshaw Racing between 1992 and 1994. It held the record for the highest top speed of a production car (217 mph) until the arrival of the McLaren F1 in 1994. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jaguar XJ220"
The Jaguar XJR-15 is a rare sports car produced by Jaguar. Only 50 were made, each selling for US$960,165. Based mechanically on the Le Mans-winning Jaguar XJR-9, the car had an aerodynamic body designed by Peter Stevens, who later went on to design the McLaren F1. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jaguar XJR-15"
Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance cars based initially in Olofström, later moving to Margretetorp, just outside Ängelholm. The company was founded in 1994 by Christian von Koenigsegg with the intention of producing a world-class supercar. Based on Formula One technology, the car was required to be a two-seater, midengine layout with a hardtop. ...more on Wikipedia about "Koenigsegg"
The Koenigsegg CC8S is an automobile made by Koenigsegg. It is a sports car and a supercar with a MR drivetrain layout. ...more on Wikipedia about "Koenigsegg CC8S"
The Koenigsegg CCR is an automobile made by Koenigsegg. Designed and manufactured in Ängelholm, Sweden, it debuted at the 2004 Geneva Auto Show. The manufacturers claim that their car is the fastest road car in the world with a theoretical top speed of more than 385 km/h (240 mph). The car reached a top speed of 388 km/h (241 mph) on February 28, 2005 breaking the world speed record for a production car (the previous record holder was the McLaren F1, which had a top speed record for over 10 years of 240.14 mph). In May, 2005 not long after the CCR claimed the McLaren's record as its own, the honour was given to a prototype of long awaited Bugatti Veyron which obliterated the previous record with a top speed of 400 km/h (248.5 mph). The final production model of the Veyron reached a speed of 253 mph (407.5 kph) in the hands of Car and Driver in their January 2006 issue. ...more on Wikipedia about "Koenigsegg CCR"
The Lamborghini Countach was a supercar produced by Lamborghini in Italy. The first prototype emerged in 1971, and production lasted until 1990. It did not pioneer but did popularise the wedge-shaped, sharply angled look popular in many high performance cars since. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lamborghini Countach"
This page is a list of cars generally regarded as supercars. However, the category is a subjective one and the inclusion of some of the vehicles listed may be more or less controversial, depending upon the opinions of the reader. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of supercars"
The Lister Storm was a homologated racing car built by Lister Cars of the United Kingdom beginning in 1993. Called by some a supercar, the Storm used the largest V12 engine ever fitted to a production road car up to that time, a 7.0 L (6996 cc/426 in³) Jaguar unit. Due to the high US$350,000 price of the vehicle, only four examples were produced before production of the road-going Storm ceased. The Lister company continues in producing racing models to this day. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lister Storm"
Lister Cars built the Storm road car in 1993. The Storm was followed by the Storm GT race car in 1995. Following two disappointing Le Mans efforts, Lister built a third version of the the Storm: the Lister Storm GTL. The Storm GTL, however, was a new breed of supercar. Built for the 1997 24 Heures de la Sarthe, the Storm GTL still retained the 7.0 litre Jaguar V-12 power plant. Backed by Adidas and the Newcastle United Football Club, the GTL was classified in the GT1 class- the fastest class of the mid '90's. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lister Storm GTL"
The Lister Storm LMP is built by Lister Cars. Using knowledge used with the Storm GT in the FIA GT, Lister built the Storm LMP, an open-topped LeMans Prototype. Powered by a Chevrolet V-8, the new Storm LMP was at best, lackluster. Probably due to Lister's limited resources as a factory effort, the Storm LMP mixed better with privately entered LMPs than it did with the big names like Audi and BMW. The LMP is preceeded by the Storm GTL supercar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lister Storm LMP"
The Maserati MC12 is a mid-engined supercar derivative of the Ferrari Enzo Ferrari. It was developed specifically to be homologated for racing in the FIA GT Championship, with a minimum requirement of 25 road versions before the car could be allowed to compete. Maserati built a maximum of 50 units, with 25 more expected in roadster form. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maserati MC12"
McLaren Cars (since renamed McLaren Automotive) is an automaker founded in 1990 with the object of producing road cars based on Formula One technology. It works closely with the Team McLaren Formula One constructor and is part of the McLaren Group. ...more on Wikipedia about "McLaren Cars"
The McLaren F1 is a supercar, manufactured by McLaren Cars, a British company. The car was conceived as a "cost is no object" exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Only 107 cars were manufactured, 64 of those for use on public roads and the rest for racing. Production began in 1994 and ended in 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "McLaren F1"
Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR, once recorded as the most expensive production car ever built, with a price of £1,100,000 it certainly deserved its title. It was the spiritual successor to the legendary 300SL Gullwing of the 1950s. The 25 cars were built from November 1998 to the summer of 1999 at the AMG factory near Stuttgart. The car was based on the track car which won 1997 and 1998 GT championships and only differed slightly from it. The car was not related to the standard production CLK which had been recently introduced, apart from sharing the instrumentation, front grille and the four headlamps. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR"
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. It is assembled at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England in the same factory as the McLaren F1. Most people presume "SLR" to stand for "Sportlich, Leicht, Rennsport" ( German for "Sport; Light; Racing"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren"
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