SUPER CARS

A supercar (also known as exotic car) is a very expensive and fast sports car.^[1][2] Supercars are marketed by automakers as unusual and include limited production specials from an "elite" automaker, standard-looking cars modified for power and performance, as well as models that appeal to enthusiasts from smaller manufacturers.
"Supercar" is also a label custom car retrofitters reserve for their showcase, one-of-a-kind project vehicles; typically these are very extensively modified collectible muscle cars, sports cars or grand touring automobiles updated to the very latest "streetable" racing technology.

HISTORY

An advertisement for the Ensign Six, a 6.7 L (410 cu in) high-performance car similar to the Bentley Speed Six, appeared in The Times for 11 November 1920 with the phrase "If you are interested in a supercar, you cannot afford to ignore the claims of the Ensign 6." The Oxford English Dictionary also cites the use of the word in an advertisement for an unnamed car in The Motor dated 3 November 1920, "The Supreme development of the British super-car." and defines the phrase as suggesting "a car superior to all others". A book published by the Research Institute of America in 1944, that previewed the economic and industrial changes to occur after World War II, used the term "supercar" (author's emphasis) to describe future automobiles incorporating advances in design and technology such as flat floorpans and automatic transmissions.

The word supercar later became to mean a "GT" or grand touring type of car. By the 1970s and 1980s the phrase was in regular use, if not precisely defined.

TOP 8 MOST EXPENSIVE SUPER CARS

1. McLaren P1 – $1,100,000

McLaren takes its solid racetrack pedigree into the streets with this mid-engine monster sporting a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V8 mill with 737 horsepower. A hybrid system can add 179 more horses to the stampede to bring the total power output to 916. Its 0-to-60 mph time of 2.8 seconds is about average for a supercar these days but for its price and looks, the P1 could well be the best bargain of all the toys listed here.

2. Koenigsegg Agera S – $1,520,000

Expected to ship to the US by early 2014, the Swedish-made Agera S is a bona fide member of the exclusive 1,000++ horsepower fraternity, with a twin-turbo V-8 that generates 1,030 hp. That power can flip the car from zero to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds. The Agera S, unlike the Agera R, is for markets that do not yet offer the biofuels that the latter was designed for. Definitely not the supercar of choice for tree huggers.

3. Ferrari LaFerrari – $1,300,000

With 950 horsepower, the LaFerrari is Ferrari’s take on environmental friendliness. A 6.4-liter V12 engine rated at 789 horsepower gets a 161-hp boost from an electric motor. The hybrid system consists of two Magneti Marelli-developed motors. In keeping with the requirements for exclusivity, only 499 units will be built. You don’t want to spend an amount equivalent to 50 Chevy Camaros only to see someone with exactly the same car parked in front of your favorite coffee shop.

4. Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – $2,200,000

This Lamborghini is a big Italian dog but not the top dog (more on that later). Sesto Elemento is Italian for “sixth element” which refers to its decidedly matte carbon fiber shell. This super-lightweight car sports a V10 engine with 570 horsepower. Only 20 will be made. No, the line doesn’t start to your left. There is no line. Way before production even starts, all 20 will be spoken for, thank you,

5. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse - $2,600,000

The French-made Bugatti Veyron is on last year’s list. In fact, it’s been on the list of the world’s most expensive supercars every year from the time it was released in 2005. Every year, little tweaks here and there proclaim it as “new” although cynics saw these amount to nothing more than fresh coats of paint. This newest Veyron incarnation has one singular ambition – to be the speed world record holder for a convertible, and its quad-turbo 1200-horsepower 16-cylinder engine did just that at 254.04 mph. Only 50 of a planned 450 units are currently available for those who want to experience that kind of speed while burning a whole tank’s worth of fuel in eight minutes.

6. Pagani Zonda Revolucion – $2,900,000

The Zonda Revolucion coming out of Pagani in 2014 is probably the last of the supremely stylish and extremely expensive Zonda line. Former Lamborghini design honcho Horacio Pagani, responsible for the Diablo and Countach, is setting his sights on another Pagani superbeast. Revolucion’s power comes from an AMG-sourced 6.0-liter V-12 engine that churns out 800 horsepower inside a central monocoque carbon-titanium chassis and an almost totally carbon fiber shell that keeps the Revolucion’s weight down to just 2,358 pounds. There will only be 5 made, ever. So we can all just dream, ever.

7. W Motors Lykan Hypersport – $3,400,000

750 brake horsepower, a 0 to 62 mph time of 2.8 seconds, and a top speed of 240 mph are pretty standard supercar credentials, yes? What makes it more interesting are the LED headlights encrusted with diamonds, the leather interiors featuring gold stitching, and the Special Edition Cyrus Klepcys Watch worth over $200,000 that comes with the purchase. Oh, and the fact that it’s the first Arab-made supercar. Which is just as well, because your parents need to own a good number of oil wells so they can afford to buy you one. Only seven units will come out of the first production line. Lucky, lucky, seven.

8. Lamborghini Veneno Roadster – $4,500,000

Given its specs of a 750 horsepower 6.5-liter 12-cylinder motor, and 0-62 mph in 2.9 seconds many think the starting price of $4.5 million is ridiculous. That’s enough to buy seven Lamborghini Aventadors, one for each day of the week. Lamborghini says it plans to build only nine copies of the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster in 2014, which hardly justifies the cost of this lightweight carbon fiber-reinforced polymer vehicle with a top speed of 221 mph. Even the Monster 750-watt infotainment system with a 10-speaker sound system controlled by a touchscreen mounted on the windshield header doesn’t contribute much to the suspension of disbelief. But if you do happen to drive one suspension of disbelief will be the problem of your college classmates, not yours