Am I allowed to call them "Hyper Cars"?

[NicFromLA]

You have a little over a million Euros to spend on one of the world's fastest cars, which one do you pick?

[f6fhellcat13]

Agera.
Roof rack, silly Svenskness (one and the same?), and the best looks of the three.

In terms of appealing nutjob upstart companies, I've always lumped Pagani and Koenigsegg together. I've always assumed that the crowd they pander to is a little more enthusiast-oriented, whereas the Bug is the ultimate status symbol for Johnny Rich-man.
That said, sixteen cylinders are hard to say "no" to.

[Kitdy]

You are not allowed to call them hyper cars. hypercars do not exist!

I would call the Huayra and Agera supercars, and the Veyron a super GT.

I consider cars like the 458/MP4 high end sportscars, not supercars as others (Top Gear, and a lot of other press outlets) do. I consider supercars basically to be the best car a company produces - to a point. Clearly, a company like Ford does not have a current supercar, but I'd potentially say that the GT was.

Ferrari and Porsche have higher slots in their product lineup than the GT2 RS and 458 Italia, so I do not consider these supercars.

What a supercar is has changed overtime, and I dunno if the press realizes this. The 458 comes from a lineage that includes the 355, and 348 afterall. It is a (very) high end sportscar in my view - the Enzo and whatever replaces it are supercars.

About the choice to be made, well, none of these cars really floats my boat. They are all ridiculously ostentatious and impractical vehicles. I am not really going to drive any as they are intended to be driven, but I suppose I'd like to drive the one that I know is the best driver's car, even if I don't drive it at 9/10ths. I have heard the Veyron is easy to drive at low speeds (I would guess that is relatively easy to drive) but something about that car doesn't sit with me, and I don't really like VAG or Piech.

I'd have to go with the Huayra - that is a car made by a man with vision, even if my first opinion of it would have me wanting its predecessor over it.

[NSXType-R]

If you looked at the key for the Ford GT you'd probably think the Ford dealership gave you the keys to the 13 grand Focus in the back corner instead.

Edit- Holy shit, it's worse than that- the alarm fob that comes with the Ford GT key looks like the same type of fob that I used on the late 90's Escort wagon that we used to own, which is totally inexcusable.

Although I agree, performance and looks wise, it certainly is up there.

It would be the Agera here, or at least the last generation Zonda. I haven't warmed up to the Huayra yet, it might take me a couple years, the Zonda took me a while too.

[Cobrafan427]

I consider cars like the 458/MP4 high end sportscars, not supercars as others (Top Gear, and a lot of other press outlets) do. I consider supercars basically to be the best car a company produces - to a point.



What a supercar is has changed overtime, and I dunno if the press realizes this.

Personally, I consider a supercar anything that isn't a sedan, van, or truck and produces 500 hp or more. I'm going to bump that figure up to 550 soon because of the horsepower war that's going on.

If you looked at the key for the Ford GT you'd probably think the Ford dealership gave you the keys to the 13 grand Focus in the back corner instead.

Edit- Holy shit, it's worse than that- the alarm fob that comes with the Ford GT key looks like the same type of fob that I used on the late 90's Escort wagon that we used to own, which is totally inexcusable.

hahaha that's the same exact thing that came with my mom's 2000 Focus when she bought it brand new.

As for my selection of the three, I chose the Pagani. I didn't like it at first but it grew on me a lot really fast. The Koenigsegg looks too much like it's predecessors and the Bugatti really isn't anything special anymore with all the different versions. Maybe if it came in Burnt Orange chrome and Silver or any other wild paint job might i consider it. The Pagani is completely different and I actually really love how it looks. The only thing I'd have to get over is that wheezing engine note

[Ferrer]

Personally, I consider a supercar anything that isn't a sedan, van, or truck and produces 500 hp or more. I'm going to bump that figure up to 550 soon because of the horsepower war that's going on.

Do you consider the Mercedes-Benz CL600 a supercar?

[Cobrafan427]

Do you consider the Mercedes-Benz CL600 a supercar?

Nope, looks like a super sedan to me. I'd put it in the category with the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Maybachs, and all the other AMG Merc Sedans (S Class, C Class, CLS Class etc) with huge horsepower numbers

[TVR IS KING]

Edit- Holy shit, it's worse than that- the alarm fob that comes with the Ford GT key looks like the same type of fob that I used on the late 90's Escort wagon that we used to own, which is totally inexcusable.

It's an American thing. They have this thing where they like basic cars, born out of a time when no one had money, and sticking a big engine in a shitty "saloon" meant it was a sports car. Have you seen the GT's interior? It's more of the same.
Basically, they want crap cars, because there was a time when no one could afford good ones. It's a bit silly really. I believe the new Challenger suffers from the same thing, it's really just a powerful engine in an average chassis.

[clutch-monkey]

the first two, either one i'm not fussy

[092326001]

I'd pick the veyron. I can't help but not like the hyuara. While, the koenigsegg is my favourite of the bunch, with my sort of ability, if I were compelled to attempt to nudge its performance envelope, I would've effectively paid a million euro for an one way trip into a tree and then the afterlife.

[clutch-monkey]

if I were compelled to attempt to nudge its performance envelope, I would've effectively paid a million euro for an one way trip into a tree and then the afterlife.

and what a way to go! although the veyron's electric nanny's might lull you into pushing it further than you would with the others, meaning you'll make a bigger bang when you crash.

[henk4]

Nic, you may as far as I am concerned, as long as I will be allowed to call the Veyron a VW.

[pimento]

Does that mean I can keep calling the Volkswagen group VAG?

[aiasib]

For 16 cylinders four turbos and a million dollars, you can call it whatever you want

I'm surprised the Agera is so desirable in this poll XD hooray for the land of beige volvoes!

[pimento]

Volvos are cool. Well, mine was. When the air-con worked.