Ferrari / Model guide
Ferrari F80
Ferrari’s V6 flagship challenges the traditional hypercar recipe. Our analysis of the F80’s engineering, design and place in Ferrari history.
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Specifications, photographs and the ideas that set each model apart.
McLaren / Model guide
McLaren W1
Rear-wheel drive, an extending tail and a hybrid V8: why the McLaren W1’s priorities matter more than its headline output.
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Lamborghini / Model guide
Lamborghini Temerario
The V10 has gone, but Lamborghini’s smaller supercar still has something to prove. An editorial guide to the Temerario’s V8 hybrid philosophy.
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Bugatti / Model guide
Bugatti Tourbillon
Bugatti replaces the W16 with a naturally aspirated V16 hybrid. Our view on the Tourbillon’s mechanical spectacle, cabin and ambitions.
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Long-form histories, model families and our view of the choices that matter.
American supercars / Marque guide
American supercars: much more than a horsepower argument
Ford GT and Mustang GTD, Corvette, Viper, Saleen, SSC, Hennessey and Czinger: the major American model families since 1996.
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Aston Martin / Marque guide
Aston Martin: from the long bonnet to the hypercar
Vanquish, DBS, One-77, Valkyrie and Valhalla: how Aston Martin’s performance ambitions expanded over thirty years.
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Audi R8: the supercar that made familiarity interesting
Two generations of R8, from the manual V8 to V10 GT RWD, with e-tron and racing derivatives kept distinct.
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BMW: the i8, Z8 and the edge of the supercar category
Why BMW's most unusual sports cars matter, with M3 and M4 lightweight derivatives providing performance-car context.
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Bugatti: what happens after the speed record?
Veyron, Chiron, Mistral, Bolide and Tourbillon, with the coachbuilt projects that complicate Bugatti’s modern family tree.
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Electric hypercars / Marque guide
Electric hypercars: the interesting part starts after acceleration
Rimac, Pininfarina, Aspark, Yangwang and Hispano Suiza, with NIO's EP9 and announced electric supercar projects in context.
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Ferrari: thirty years of reinvention
From the F355 and F50 to the F80 and 849 Testarossa: a guide to Ferrari’s supercars, flagships and grand tourers across 1996–2026.
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Gordon Murray / Marque guide
Gordon Murray: making the driver part of the machinery
T.50, T.33 and the Special Vehicles programmes: a close look at a supercar philosophy centred on mass, visibility and physical controls.
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Independent supercars: the value of doing things differently
Noble, RUF, Spyker, Zenvo, Apollo, De Tomaso, Praga and the specialist makers that widen the supercar conversation.
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Japanese performance / Marque guide
Japanese supercars: three very different ways to be exceptional
Honda and Acura NSX, Lexus LFA, Nissan GT-R and R390, plus the announced GR GT and electric LFA Concept.
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Koenigsegg / Marque guide
Koenigsegg: a different answer to almost everything
CC8S to Gemera, via Agera, Regera and Jesko: the engineering choices that make Koenigsegg’s family tree worth understanding.
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Lamborghini: the art of being unmistakable
Diablo, Gallardo, Aventador and beyond: thirty years of Lamborghini supercars, limited series and the transition to hybrid power.
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Lotus: the supercar argument starts with mass
Esprit, Elise, Exige, Evora, Emira and Evija: where specialist sports cars meet the supercar and hypercar conversation.
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Maserati / Marque guide
Maserati: the supercar beneath the grand-touring reputation
From MC12 to MC20, MCPURA and GT2 Stradale, with the track-only MCXtrema and GranTurismo in their proper places.
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McLaren: the ideas behind the numbers
From F1 to W1, Sports Series to 788HS: a guide to McLaren’s road cars, hybrid direction and specialist track programmes.
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Mercedes-AMG: from the CLK GTR to Formula One ambition
CLK GTR, SLR McLaren, SLS, AMG GT and ONE: thirty years of very different ideas about the ultimate Mercedes.
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Pagani / Marque guide
Pagani: when the details are the point
Zonda, Huayra and Utopia, from the first road cars to current Roadster and Grandi Complicazioni projects.
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Porsche / Marque guide
Porsche: several ways to build a supercar
The 911’s Turbo and GT branches, Carrera GT, 918 Spyder and the current performance range, explained across thirty years.
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