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{{for multi|the Australian motor racing series|Supercars Championship|other uses|Supercar (disambiguation)|and|Hypercar (disambiguation)|and|Supercar (TV series)|and|Muscle car}}
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{{Short description|Luxury, high-performance sports car or grand tourer}}
[[File:Supercar Lineup (18092106572).jpg|thumb|Examples of what some may consider supercars (from right to left): [[Ferrari California]], [[Ferrari 458 Italia]], [[Enzo Ferrari (automobile)|Ferrari Enzo]], [[Lamborghini Aventador]] and [[Mercedes SLS AMG]]]]

A '''supercar''', also known as an '''exotic car''', is  a street-legal [[sports car]] with race track-like power, speed, and [[Automobile handling|handling]], plus a certain subjective ''cachet'' linked to pedigree and/or exclusivity.<ref name="autocar.co.uk"/> The term 'supercar' is frequently used for the extreme fringe of powerful, low-bodied [[mid-engine]] [[luxury vehicle|luxury]] sportscars. A low-profile car may have limited ground clearance, but a handling-favorable [[center of gravity]] and a smaller frontal area than a [[front engine]]d car. These characteristics can reduce supercars' [[automobile drag coefficient|aerodynamic drag]], enabling higher top speeds. Since the 2000s,{{cn|date=August 2024}} the term '''hypercar''' has come into use for the highest-performance supercars.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

Supercars often serve as the flagship model within a vehicle manufacturer's sports car range and typically feature various performance-related technology derived from [[motorsports]]. Some examples include the [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Italia]], [[Lamborghini Aventador]], and [[McLaren 720S]]. 

Automotive journalism typically reserves the predicate 'hypercar' for low (two- to low 4-figure) production-number cars, built over and above the marque's typical product line-up and carrying 21st century sales prices often exceeding a million [[euro]]s, [[United States dollar|dollars]], or [[pound sterling|pounds]]. Examples include the [[Porsche Carrera GT]], [[Ford GT]], and Ferrari [[Ferrari F40|F40]]/[[Ferrari F50|F50]]/[[Ferrari Enzo|Enzo]] lineage. Only a few car makers, like [[Bugatti Automobiles|Bugatti]] and [[Koenigsegg]], exclusively make hypercars.

==History==
=== Europe ===
The [[Lamborghini Miura]], introduced in 1966 by the Italian manufacturer, is often said to be the first supercar.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mason |first1=Paul |title=Italian Supercars: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati |date=2018 |publisher=Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=978-1538338933 |page=4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FdxoDwAAQBAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wasef |first1=Basem |title=Speed Read Supercar: The History, Technology and Design Behind the World's Most Exciting Cars |date=2018 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0760362921 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=d6tqDwAAQBAJ |quote="the outlandish Lamborghini Miura, which is widely considered to be the first car to legitimately deserve the title}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Codling |first1=Stuart |title=Lamborghini Supercars 50 Years: From the Groundbreaking Miura to Today's Hypercars – Foreword by Fabio Lamborghini |date=2015 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0760347959 |page=4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=kYK-CQAAQBAJ}}</ref><ref name="simonscars.co.uk">{{cite web |title=Supercars |url= http://www.simoncars.co.uk/racing/supercar.html |website=simoncars.co.uk |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref> By the 1970s and 1980s, the term was in regular use for such a car, if not precisely defined.<ref>{{cite news |first=Stuart |last=Marshall |title=Rewards and frustrations of the super cars |newspaper=The Times |location=London |page=23 |date=4 September 1975}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Business Roundup; From the Land of the VW, a $35,000 Supercar |newspaper=The New York Times |page=F15 |date=21 September 1975}}</ref> One interpretation up until the 1990s was to use it for [[mid-engine]] two-seat cars with at least eight cylinders (but typically a [[V12 engine]]), a power output of at least {{convert|400|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and a top speed of at least {{convert|180|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="autocar.co.uk">{{cite web |title=Matt Prior's tester's notes – defining a supercar |url= https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/anything-goes/matt-priors-testers-notes-defining-supercar |website=autocar.co.uk |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref> Other interpretations state that "it must be very fast, with sporting handling to match", "it should be sleek and eye-catching" and its price should be "one in a rarefied atmosphere of its own";<ref>{{citation|last=Ward |first=Ian |year=1985 |title=Secondhand Supercars |publisher=London Motor Show "Motorfair 1985" Official Catalogue}}</ref> exclusivity &ndash; in terms of limited production volumes, such as those of the most elite models made by [[Ferrari]] or [[Lamborghini]] &ndash; is also an essential characteristic for some using the term.<ref name="simonscars.co.uk"/> Some European manufacturers, such as [[McLaren Automotive|McLaren]], [[Pagani (company)|Pagani]], and [[Koenigsegg]], specialize in only producing supercars.<ref>{{cite web |last=Root |first=Al |title=Supercar Maker McLaren Wants to Beat Tesla's Roadster at Its Own Game |url= https://www.barrons.com/articles/mclaren-tesla-roadster-electric-vehicles-51575923514 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=barrons.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2019-02-12 |title=Rapid rise: What's next for supercar company McLaren Automotive? |language=en-CA |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/technology/article-rapid-rise-whats-next-for-supercar-company-mclaren-automotive/ |access-date=2023-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=The beginner's guide to Pagani |url= https://www.topgear.com/car-news/top-gear-advice/beginners-guide-pagani |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Top Gear}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Koenigsegg Founder Tells The Story Of His "Stupid Business Idea" |url= https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1099739_koenigsegg-founder-tells-the-history-of-his-stupid-business-idea |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Motor Authority|date= 26 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Woodard |first=Collin |date=2016-06-21 |title=Christian von Koenigsegg Was a Frozen Chicken Tycoon Before He Built Supercars |url= https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/videos/a29667/how-christian-von-koenigsegg-built-company/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Road & Track}}</ref>

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|image1=Lamborghini Miura P400 S in Red over Gold, front left.jpg |caption1=[[Lamborghini Miura|Lamborghini Miura P400 S]]
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=== North America ===
{{see also|Muscle car#"Supercar"}}

During the 1960s, the highest-performance versions of American [[muscle car]]s were referred to as supercars.<ref name="Harless">{{cite book |last=Harless |first=Robert |title=Horsepower War: Our Way of Life |year=2004 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0-595-30296-3 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1smsFpLmtIoC |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Gunnell |first=John |title=Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars: A Supercar Source Book, 1960–2000 |year=2001 |publisher=Krause |isbn=978-0873492621 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_g3CKLbpgHUC&q=Original+muscle+cars+were+called+supercars |quote=The term muscle car wasn't heard much hack when these vehicles were first hitting the market. In those days, the enthusiast magazines favored the term supercar. |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>{{refpage|page=8}} The description was sometimes spelled with a capital S.<ref>{{cite web|last=Severson |first=Aaron |title=Super-iority: Defining the Supercar and Muscle Car |url= https://ateupwithmotor.com/terms-technology-definitions/supercar-muscle-car/ |website=ateupwithmotor.com |date=27 July 2009|quote=what we now think of as muscle cars were more commonly called "Supercars," often (though not always) spelled with a capital S. |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> Its use reflected the intense competition for primacy in that market segment between U.S. manufacturers, retroactively characterized as the "horsepower wars".<ref name="Harless"/>{{refpage|page=8}} Already by 1965 the May issue of the American magazine ''Car Life'' included multiple references to supercars and "the supercar club",<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Rambler Scrambler |magazine=Car Life |volume=16 |pages=33–36 |year=1969 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=UvY6AAAAMAAJ&q=Supercar+Rambler+Scrambler |access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref> and a 1968 issue of ''Car & Driver'' magazine describes a "Supercar street racer gang" market segment.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Rambler Scrambler |magazine=Car and Driver |volume=14 |page=84 |year=1968}}</ref> The "S/C" in the model name of the [[Rambler_American#SC/Rambler|AMC S/C Rambler]] produced in 1969 as a street-legal racer is an abbreviation for "SuperCar".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lyons |first1=Dan |last2=Scott |first2=Jason |title=Muscle Car Milestones |publisher=MotorBooks/MBI |year=2004 |page=89 |isbn=978-0-7603-0615-4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=eQK68tbpAVIC&q=the+SC+stood+for+SuperCar&pg=PA89 |access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref>

Since the decline of the muscle car in the 1970s, the word supercar has been more broadly internationalized, coming to mean an "exotic" car that has high performance;<ref name="Harless"/>{{refpage|page=5}} interpretations of the term span from limited-production models produced by small manufacturers for performance enthusiasts to (less frequently) standard production cars modified for exceptional performance.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cheetham |first=Craig |title=Supercars |publisher=MotorBooks/MBI |year=2006 |page=6 |isbn=978-0-7603-2565-0 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=PDaDC1BAKZQC&q=Supercar+Cheetham}}</ref>

The 1990s and 2000s saw a rise in American supercars with similar characteristics to their European counterparts.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-03-01 |title=2009-2010 Supercar Showdown! |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a15144147/corvette-zr1-vs-sl65-amg-black-series-murcielago-lp640-viper-srt10-comparison-test/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Car and Driver}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2020-07-15 |title=Tested: 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15141952/1990-chevrolet-corvette-zr-1-archived-test-review/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Car and Driver}}</ref> Some American "Big Three" (i.e. General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford, the historic leaders of America's Detroit-based auto-industry) sports cars which have been referred to as supercars include contemporary [[Chevrolet Corvette]]s,<ref>{{cite web |last=Edward |first=Kyle |title=2023 Corvette Z06 Is America's Supercar Hero |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/kyleedward/2022/10/26/2023-corvette-z06-is-americas-supercar-hero/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=2021-10-26 |title=2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Elevates the American Supercar |url= https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2021/oct/1026-corvette-z06.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=media.gm.com}}</ref> the [[Dodge Viper]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=George |date=May 18, 2022 |title=Dodge Viper: America's Exotic Car |url= https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/features/dodge-viper-profile |access-date=April 17, 2023 |work=US News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Snavely |first=Brent |title=Dodge Viper supercar being killed off -- again |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/06/21/dodge-viper-supercar-being-killed-off----again/86200822/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=USA Today}}</ref> and the [[Ford GT]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ross |first=Robert |date=2022-01-10 |title=Car of the Week: A 2005 Ford GT, the First Modern American Supercar, Is Heading to Auction |url= https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/gooding-and-company-2005-ford-gt-online-auction-1234656758/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Robb Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=DeBord |first=Matthew |title=The Ford GT sets a new standard for American supercars |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-gt-review-pictures-2017-6 |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Business Insider}}</ref> Supercars made by smaller American manufacturers include the [[Saleen S7]], [[SSC Ultimate Aero]], [[SSC Tuatara]], [[Hennessey Venom GT]], and [[Hennessey Venom F5]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Gregory |date=2007-08-01 |title=Feature: The Saleen Solution |url= https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/feature-the-saleen-solution-239048/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Robb Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Charlton |first=Alistair |date=2023-01-02 |title=The SSC Ultimate Aero Is The Underrated American Supercar Everyone Forgot Existed |url= https://www.slashgear.com/1153561/the-ssc-ultimate-aero-is-the-underrated-american-supercar-everyone-forgot-existed/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=SlashGear}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McC |first1=James |last2=less |date=2022-05-25 |title=SSC Tuatara Sets New Production Car Speed Record of 295 MPH |url= https://www.newsweek.com/ssc-tuatara-sets-new-production-car-speed-record-295-mph-1710080 |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Reyes |first=Alvin |date=2022-05-03 |title=Why You'll Hardly Find Any Hennessey Venom GTs On The Road |url= https://www.slashgear.com/851087/why-youll-hardly-find-any-hennessey-venom-gts-on-the-road/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=SlashGear}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Silvestro |first=Brian |date=2022-08-18 |title=The Venom F5 Roadster Is a Drop-Top Hennessey Says Can Eclipse 300 MPH |url= https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a40930355/hennessey-venom-f5-roadster/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Road & Track}}</ref>

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=== East Asia ===
During the early 1990s, Japan began to gain global recognition for making high-performance sports cars; the automotive media described the lightweight, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive, V6 [[Honda NSX (first generation)|Honda NSX]] produced from 1990 through 2005 as Japan's "first".<ref>{{cite press release |date=2019-02-06 |title=Acura Marks 30 Years Since Debut of Iconic NSX Supercar |url= http://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/acura-marks-30-years-since-debut-of-iconic-nsx-supercar |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Honda Newsroom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Irimia |first=Silvian |date=2022-12-11 |title=The Honda NSX Broke and Changed the Automotive Industry Forever - Find Out How It Did It |url= https://www.autoevolution.com/news/honda-nsx-broke-and-changed-the-automotive-industry-forever-find-out-how-honda-did-it-206083.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=autoevolution}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2020-06-30 |title=Tested: 1994 Acura NSX Is a Fighter Jet for the Road |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15141577/1994-acura-nsx-archived-test-review/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Car and Driver}}</ref> Matching contemporary European supercars in performance and features, the NSX was more reliable and user-friendly.<ref>{{cite web |title=1990-2005 Acura NSX: Supercar Sunday |url= https://www.motor1.com/features/381331/acura-nsx-supercar-sunday/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Motor1.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Icon Review: Honda NSX Mk1 (1990 - 2005) |url= https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/honda/nsx/354912/icon-review-honda-nsx-mk1-1990-2005 |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Auto Express}}</ref>

In the 21st century, other Japanese makers produced supercars. From 2010 until 2012, Lexus marketed the [[Lexus LFA]], a two-seat front-engine coupe powered by a {{convert|4.8|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}} V10 engine producing {{convert|553|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-10-20 |title=2012 Lexus LFA First Drive |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a16580655/2012-lexus-lfa-review/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Car and Driver}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hood |first=Bryan |date=2022-10-07 |title=How the Lexus LFA Became a Legend—10 Years After It Was Discontinued |url= https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/lexus-lfa-review-guide-1234756555/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Robb Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2010-03-26 |title=Tested: 2012 Lexus LFA |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15127600/2012-lexus-lfa-instrumented-test/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Car and Driver}}</ref> The 2009–present [[Nissan GT-R]] has been described as a modern supercar that delivers everyday practicality.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nissan Skyline to GT-R: The Evolution of a Supercar |url= https://www.nissanusa.com/experience-nissan/news-and-events/evolution-from-skyline-to-gt-r.html |access-date=6 February 2024 |work=Nissan USA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hogan |first=Malcolm |title=Malcolm Hogan: Living with the Nissan GT-R supercar |url= https://www.jacksonville.com/story/lifestyle/auto-guide/2015/03/06/malcolm-hogan-living-nissan-gt-r-supercar/15653572007/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=The Florida Times-Union}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2016-03-23 |title=Godzilla by the Numbers: 2009-2017 Nissan GT-R |url= https://www.motortrend.com/news/godzilla-numbers-2009-2017-nissan-gt-r/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=MotorTrend}}</ref> It features a twin-turbo V6 producing between {{convert|473-710|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}, with all-wheel-drive and a dual-clutch transmission.<ref>{{cite web |date=2007-12-01 |title=2009 Nissan GT-R First Drive |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a17012264/2009-nissan-gt-r-first-drive-review/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Car and Driver}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tsui |first=Chris |date=2022-12-06 |title=The Nissan R35 GT-R Turns 15 Today. Here's a Look Back at Our Supercar Teenager |url= https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-nissan-r35-gt-r-turns-15-today-heres-a-look-back-at-our-supercar-teenager |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=The Drive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2016-05-26 |title=Is the new Nissan GT-R still a supercar bargain? |url= https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/new-nissan-gt-r-still-supercar-bargain |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Top Gear}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gnaticov |first=Cristian |date=2023-04-12 |title=2024 Nissan GT-R Nismo T-Spec: Aging Supercar Icon Arrives in New York To Make a Point |url= https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2024-nissan-gt-r-nismo-t-spec-the-aging-supercar-shows-up-in-new-york-to-make-a-point-213354.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=autoevolution}}</ref>

The [[Honda NSX (second generation)|second generation]] Honda NSX made from 2016 until 2022 used all-wheel drive, a hybrid powertrain (producing up to {{convert|602|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}), turbocharging, and a dual-clutch transmission.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lyon |first=Peter |title=Honda's New NSX Supercar Is Just As Groundbreaking As The First Generation Of 1990 |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2016/09/28/hondas-new-nsx-is-just-as-groundbreaking-as-the-first-generation-of-1990/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=End of an era: Acura concludes production of handmade NSX supercar |url= https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/automotive/2022/11/17/buyers-tour-plant-put-finishing-touches-on-their-own-nsx-supercar/69524414007/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Honda NSX review |url= https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/honda/nsx |access-date=2023-04-17 |work=Auto Express}}</ref>

In recent years, [[China]] has also seen the emergence of a number of domestically produced supercars, most of which are new hybrid or electric vehicles, represented by the [[NIO EP9]], [[Hongqi S9]], [[Yangwang U9]], [[Hyptec SSR]], and [[Neta GT]].<ref>{{cite web |title=An Era of Performance and Innovation: Top 4 Chinese Electric Supercars |url= https://www.todayautonews.com/hybrid-chinese-supercar.html |access-date=2024-09-23 |work=TodayAutoNews |date= 23 September 2024 }}</ref>

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==Hypercar==
[[File:Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – Frontansicht (3), 5. April 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg|thumb|[[Bugatti Veyron|Bugatti Veyron 16.4]]]]

Another term for high-performance sportscars is "hypercar", which is sometimes used to describe the highest-performing supercars.<ref>{{cite web |title=What's A Supercar? The Debate Rages On |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qjJ6pvkypM |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9qjJ6pvkypM| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live |website=youtube.com |publisher=The Drive |access-date=12 March 2019 |date=27 February 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> An extension of "supercar", it too lacks a set definition. One offered by the automotive magazine, ''The Drive'', is "a limited-production, top-of-the-line supercar";<ref name=cc>{{cite web |title=The Best and Worst Hypercars of 2017 |url= http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/17103/the-best-and-worst-hypercars-of-2017 |date=26 December 2017 |first=Chris |last=Constantine |website=thedrive.com |access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> prices can reach or exceed US$1 million, and already had by 2017.<ref name=cc/>

Some observers consider the tubular framed, first-ever production fuel-injection, world's fastest street-legal, {{cvt|160|mph|km/h|order=flip|round=10}} 1954 [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SL]] "Gullwing" as the first hypercar;{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} others the revolutionary, [[mid-engine]]d 1967 [[Lamborghini Miura]];{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} others yet the 1993 [[McLaren F1]]<ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 2018 |title=McLaren F1 – The First Hypercar? |url=http://thehypercars.com/index.php/2018/07/06/feature-the-first-hypercar/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918113951/http://thehypercars.com/index.php/2018/07/06/feature-the-first-hypercar/ |archive-date=18 September 2018 |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=thehypercars.com }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2025}} or 2005 [[Bugatti Veyron]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bugatti Veyron: The original hypercar |url= https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/videos/the-bugatti-veyron-the-original-hypercar/ |website=cnet.com |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

With a shift towards [[electrification]], many new hypercars use a [[hybrid vehicle#Hybrid_electric-petroleum_vehicles|hybrid drivetrain]], a trend started in 2013 with the [[McLaren P1]], [[Porsche 918 Spyder]], and [[LaFerrari]], then continued in 2016 with the [[Koenigsegg Regera]], in 2017 with the [[Mercedes-AMG One]], the [[McLaren Speedtail]], and in 2025 the [[Chevrolet Corvette (C8)#ZR1X|Corvette ZR1X]].<ref name="Hypercars TG">{{cite web |date=7 December 2017 |title=Top Gear mag's greatest cars – hypercars |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/top-gear-mags-greatest-cars-hypercars |access-date=5 July 2018 |website=Top Gear}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Trinity Of Hypercars Is Up For Auction |url=https://uk.motor1.com/news/142477/hybrid-supercar-trio-auction/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=motor1.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=17 April 2017 |title=First hypercar 'holy trinity' boasted by RM Sotheby's |url=https://journal.classiccars.com/2017/04/17/first-hypercar-holy-trinity-boasted-rm-sothebys/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=classiccars.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-17 |title=1250-HP Chevy Corvette ZR1X Debuts as the Pinnacle of American Engineering |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a65079561/2026-chevrolet-corvette-zr1x-revealed/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628152644/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a65079561/2026-chevrolet-corvette-zr1x-revealed/ |archive-date=28 June 2025 |access-date=2025-08-18 |work=Car and Driver |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some modern hypercars, such as the [[Pininfarina Battista]], [[NIO EP9]], [[Rimac Nevera]], and [[Lotus Evija]], have also gone [[full-electric]].

Hypercars have also been used as a base for the [[Le Mans Hypercar]] class after rule changes came into effect from 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Mans 2021: How new hypercar rules are shaking up the grid |url= https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport-news/le-mans-2021-how-new-hypercar-rules-are-shaking-grid |first=James |last=Attwood |work=Autocar |location=UK |date=20 March 2021 |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of sports car manufacturers]]
* [[List of fastest production cars]]
* [[Supercar Season]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category inline|Supercars}}

{{Automobile configuration}}

[[Category:Car classifications]]
[[Category:Sports cars|Sports cars]]