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  Supercar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A supercar is a term used for a sports car, typically an exotic or rare one, whose performance is highly superior to its contemporary sports cars.
Because supercars are usually designed for road and amateur track use rather than racing alone, their standard equipment often does not include roll cages and other requirements for race cars.
While one undisputed supercar, the McLaren F1, featured seating for three (and had a number of useful storage spaces), performance was not sacrificed, but instead improved by the seating design: the driver's central position lowered the vehicle's polar moment of inertia and increased its turning ability.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supercar_(car_classification)   (1187 words)

  
 V8 Supercars Australia
For this reason, some cars that may have one or another of these attributes but be notably lacking in others may not be considered "supercars" by some people.
:The debate really is whether supercars is a separate class of ultra high performance cars that are the fastest road cars of their day, such as the Miura, F40, Enzo and McLaren F1, or whether supercar is simply a term to describe a car of any class that has performance of a certain level.
Although I've heard the word supercar being used to describe the former, the problem with using it that way is that you would have to include the Lamborghini Miura and the Countach but you couldn't include the Gallardo which is as fast, if not faster than both of them.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/211/v8-supercars-australia.html   (1702 words)

  
 Volkswagen Race-Touareg - Supercars.net
Volkswagen lined up with a team of over 60 people, including management personnel and drivers, for the long 9,000 kilometre trip to Dakar.
As direct support for the works drivers, two Race-Trucks are entered in the truck classification, which are allowed to provide immediate help in the stages.
Volkswagen constantly developed the Race-Touareg after the successful debut with Bruno Saby's sixth place and Jutta Kleinschmidt's stage victory at the 2004 Rally Dakar.
www.supercars.net /VC?id=3095   (647 words)

  
 ALL NEW X5... Noice! - SupercarFreak.Net Forums
Accelerating from a standstill to 60 mph in 6.4 seconds, this top-end model will not disappoint the true driving enthusiast.
Last but not least, the new V8 in the BMW X5 4.8i fulfils the exhaust emission regulations of both the Euro 4 standard and the ULEV II classification in the US.
The inline-six in the new BMW X5 3.0si likewise reflects the latest state of the art in engine design.
www.supercarfreak.net /forum/showthread.php?p=16309   (3474 words)

  
 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution - Supercars.net
Co-driver Schultz also claims a second win in this legendary event, the German taking honours with former Mitsubishi driver Jutta Kleinschmidt back in 2001.
After the opening one kilometre stage in Marseilles on New Year's Day - for which the times do not count in the overall classification - Mitsubishi Motors drivers led from start to finish, underlining the Japanese manufacturers outright superiority in the Dakar Rally and the world of off-road competition.
Stéphane Peterhansel reigned supreme for 13 of the remaining 16 legs, while team-mate Hiroshi Masuoka led the crews for the other three.
www.supercars.net /VC?id=2270   (583 words)

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