There are no predetermined criteria that must be satisfied in order to qualify as a supercar or hypercar. Simply put, a supercar is a high-performance road-legal sportscar that often has two seats, frequently has a mid-mounted engine, and has an extremely high price tag. A hypercar is basically the same thing as a regular car, but it offers the highest possible level of performance and, as a result, costs much more.
The purchase of a sell us your supercar may be motivated by a number of factors, but the majority of the time, it represents the fulfilment of a long-held ambition from the buyer’s formative years. Pride of ownership will be of the utmost importance to the person who owns a supercar, regardless of whether or not they like taking their vehicle on long drives, putting in fast laps at the racecourse or even simply parking it for the day at a gathering of other supercar owners.
A supercar or hypercar may also prove to be an asset that increases in value over time; however, those who are interested in purchasing one should do their research on the vehicle’s maintenance expenses in advance and be aware that supercars are not known for their daily practicality. Due to the low ground clearance and restricted field of vision, navigating in confined areas, such as on and off ramps for ferries and the Eurotunnel, as well as tiny streets, may be difficult.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BUY A SUPERCAR?
At the lower end of the range, and at the time this article was written, around £47,000 would purchase a brand new two-seater mid-engined 155mph Alpine A110, and approximately £60,000 would get a new Lotus Exige; both of these vehicles are real supercars in every way but price. As was previously noted, there is no accurate definition of what a supercar is. On the other hand, a Ferrari 488 or a McLaren 720S retails for around 200,000 pounds or more than that nowadays.
Once we pass that point, we will have entered the realm of hypercars, where the possibilities are almost endless. For example, the retail price of a McLaren Senna is 750,000 pounds, the price of a new Bugatti Chiron Sport is around 2.6 million pounds (if one were available), and the price of the one-off, built-to-order Bugatti La Voiture Noire that was shown at the Geneva motorshow in early 2019 cost its owner a cool 14.5 million pounds, making it the most expensive new automobile ever sold.
WHAT TYPE OF SUPERCAR SHOULD I BUY?
The McLaren 720S was selected as the World Performance Car by the 86 judges from 25 different nations that participated in the 2019 World Car Awards.
evo magazine lauded the McLaren 600LT as both the 2018 Car of the Year and the 2018 Supercar of the Year. Top Gear magazine presented its 2018 Supercar of the Year Award to the Ferrari 488 Pista.
The Porsche 911 GT3 was selected as the winner of Autocar’s 2018 Best Driver’s Car award. In any case, none of these things should stop you from treating yourself to an Aston Martin or a Lamborghini if that is what tickles your fancy.
WHAT IS THE MOST AFFORDABLE SUPERCAR THAT YOU CAN BUY?
Again, there is no one definitive definition of a supercar; nonetheless, we’ll go with the fantastic and highly acclaimed Alpine A110, which can be purchased for $46,000 right now. On the other hand, if your notion of a supercar is something that is a little bit more exotic, then the current starting price for the Porsche 911 series is £77,891.
As one moves up the price scale, one comes to the new Aston Martin Vantage, which costs £120,900. Following that is the Audi R8 V10, which costs £125,445; the McLaren 540C, which costs £137,125; and the Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2, which costs £155,400. The Ferrari Portofino comes in at the lowest price point at 164,426 pounds.
MOST EXPENSIVE?
In addition to the Bugatti La Voiture Noire that was discussed before, which cost £14.5 million, the £4.4 million Bugatti Divo was shown in 2018, and all 40 units that were intended for production were sold before the car was shown to the public.
A handful of other ultra low-volume supercars have been created in recent years, eg. the £3.7m Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, the £2.8m Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, the £2.8 McLaren P1 LM and the £2.3m Ferrari Sergio, but current £seven-figure ‘productionised’ models include the Bugatti Chiron (£2.5m), the Aston Martin Valkyrie (£2.4m), the Koenigsegg Jesko (£2.2m), the Pagani Huayra Roadster (£1.9m), the McLaren Speedtail (£1.75m) and the Ferrari Monza SP1/2 (£1.6m).
RAREST?
Because owners of hypercars don’t want to be seen driving the same cars as others in their peer group, hypercar manufacturers all use similar strategies to guarantee this doesn’t happen while also increasing sales of their products.
Consider the case of Bugatti. In a period of ten years, the firm manufactured 450 Veyrons, each of which came in one of four distinct iterations. However, in order to maintain a high level of exclusivity, the company also created a continuous supply of about 60 rare or one-off special edition Veyrons. The Sport variant of the Chiron was shown off for the first time in 2018, and now there are two more variants based on that: the 110 Ans Bugatti (only 20 will be made) and the Divo. Rarity is easy to come by in the world of hypercars if you have the money and the influence to go along with it.
MOST POPULAR MARQUES?
If we’re talking about loyal customers all across the world, then Ferrari is the brand that undoubtedly has the largest following.
However, in terms of real numbers, Porsche reigns supreme. In 2018, the company sold over 250,000 automobiles, with 35,573 of those automobiles being 911s. In 2018, Ferrari sold a total of 9,251 automobiles, Aston Martin sold 6,441 automobiles, McLaren sold 4,806, and Lamborghini sold 3,989 Huracans and Aventadors. These numbers should be placed into context. Pagani, on the other hand, delivered around 40 new vehicles, while Koenigsegg only produces approximately 20–25 cars each year at the moment.
WHAT IS THE MOST AFFORDABLE SUPERCAR THAT YOU CAN BUY?
Again, there is no one definitive definition of a supercar; nonetheless, we’ll go with the fantastic and highly acclaimed Alpine A110, which can be purchased for $46,000 right now. On the other hand, if your notion of a sell your luxury car is something that is a little bit more exotic, then the current starting price for the Porsche 911 series is £77,891.