Lookin at the Shelby

Lemers · 06-01-2011, 07:07 AM

I'm sure at one time $100k car was a good indicator, but know there are too many so even though there is no set dollar amount I'd say $100k cars are too "common" and to be a supercar the price needs to be pretty "exclusive".

Dark Sarcasm · 06-01-2011, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemers

I'm sure at one time $100k car was a good indicator, but know there are too many so even though there is no set dollar amount I'd say $100k cars are too "common" and to be a supercar the price needs to be pretty "exclusive".

i agree, also 500 hp isnt elite anymore either.

shadoquad · 06-01-2011, 05:14 PM

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i agree, also 500 hp isnt elite anymore either.

There was an interesting article a while back on C&D. It was one of their "Things I'd Do Differently" pieces. It may have been with DeLorean, but don't hold me to that.

The interviewee was marveling at how spoiled with performance we are now. A new Hyundai Elantra can hang with 60's sports cars on race tracks.

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 08:12 AM

I don't consider anything to be a supercar unless it's a generally ridiculous car in both performance and price. The Veyron is a supercar.

I don't look at cars like the Lamborghini Gallardo, Merc SLS, etc. as supercars. Just high-end sports cars.

I think a lot of it depends on where you live, as well. In the Tysons Corner / McLean / Leesburg / Great Falls / Fairfax area of Northern VA when you see a Gallardo or 430 (and even the 458 now) the immediate reaction is, "cool, another one."

Red__Zed · 06-01-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I don't consider anything to be a supercar unless it's a generally ridiculous car in both performance and price. The Veyron is a supercar.

I don't look at cars like the Lamborghini Gallardo, Merc SLS, etc. as supercars. Just high-end sports cars.

I think a lot of it depends on where you live, as well. In the Tysons Corner / McLean / Leesburg / Great Falls / Fairfax area of Northern VA when you see a Gallardo or 430 (and even the 458 now) the immediate reaction is, "cool, another one."

shadoquad · 06-01-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I don't consider anything to be a supercar unless it's a generally ridiculous car in both performance and price. The Veyron is a supercar.

I don't look at cars like the Lamborghini Gallardo, Merc SLS, etc. as supercars. Just high-end sports cars.

I think a lot of it depends on where you live, as well. In the Tysons Corner / McLean / Leesburg / Great Falls / Fairfax area of Northern VA when you see a Gallardo or 430 (and even the 458 now) the immediate reaction is, "cool, another one."

LOL how did I miss this post? Ok if you're one of the rare few who don't live among the densest population of millionaires perhaps in the US, is it still ok to consider Lambos super?

Lug · 06-01-2011, 07:11 PM

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LOL how did I miss this post? Ok if you're one of the rare few who don't live among the densest population of millionaires perhaps in the US, is it still ok to consider Lambos super?

How Droll.

....flicks caviar at poser

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lug

How Droll.

....flicks caviar at poser

shadoquad · 06-01-2011, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lug

How Droll.

....flicks caviar at poser

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

LOL how did I miss this post? Ok if you're one of the rare few who don't live among the densest population of millionaires perhaps in the US, is it still ok to consider Lambos super?

Lemers · 06-01-2011, 08:22 AM

I've seen 1 SLS and that was 500 miles away. Any lambo is very rare for me and the garden spots that the Army sends me to. The Ford GT was produced for a whopping 2 yrs so it is rare.

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 08:26 AM

Yeah I don't see many Ford GTs around here. I've seen a handful driving around in the last few years. My client of my girlfriend's owns one and she's been trying to get him to bring it out to our local sports car meets.

Lemers · 06-01-2011, 08:37 AM

Don't forget there is a term when a car is just too super; they are "hypercars". The veyron is a Hypercar

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 08:39 AM

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Don't forget there is a term when a car is just too super; they are "hypercars". The veyron is a Hypercar

What is next? Ubercar?

Lemers · 06-01-2011, 08:56 AM

Let's define ubercar right now. Ubercar is a car that defies physics, costs more than the national budget of an industrialized country and is adornments fit for a king.

06-01-2011, 07:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	I don't consider anything to be a supercar unless it's a generally ridiculous car in both performance and price. The Veyron is a supercar. I don't look at cars like the Lamborghini Gallardo, Merc SLS, etc. as supercars. Just high-end sports cars. I think a lot of it depends on where you live, as well. In the Tysons Corner / McLean / Leesburg / Great Falls / Fairfax area of Northern VA when you see a Gallardo or 430 (and even the 458 now) the immediate reaction is, "cool, another one." __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	I've seen 1 SLS and that was 500 miles away. Any lambo is very rare for me and the garden spots that the Army sends me to. The Ford GT was produced for a whopping 2 yrs so it is rare. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

06-01-2011, 08:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	Yeah I don't see many Ford GTs around here. I've seen a handful driving around in the last few years. My client of my girlfriend's owns one and she's been trying to get him to bring it out to our local sports car meets. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

06-01-2011, 08:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	Don't forget there is a term when a car is just too super; they are "hypercars". The veyron is a Hypercar __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

06-01-2011, 08:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	Let's define ubercar right now. Ubercar is a car that defies physics, costs more than the national budget of an industrialized country and is adornments fit for a king. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

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