Supercar question...
 

Ok, you get to pick 3 supercars. One for the track, one for the street, and one to smash to pieces with a blunt object...... What would you pick?

Mine...

Track- Zonda F

Street- Either a Jaguar XJ220 (no exact reason why, I have just always been obsessed with them) or an Aston Martin Vantage

To smash- One of the new Ferraris that don't have the option of a true manual transmission (Having a paddle shift option is fine, but dammit let people have the option of buying a true manual too. Making a car like the 458, then not allowing people to buy it with a manual transmission just does not make any sense to me. Especially for a company that has been making awesome sports cars for decades.)

The Ferrari padle-shift trannies can do the job way better than any human can, which is why all the supercars are going that route. These are not typical autotragic transmissions.

For the track: Porsche Carrera GT
For the DD: Aston Martin DBS
For the hammer: Apollo Gumpert

Track - Ferrari FXX
DD - McLaren F1
Hammer - Also the Gumpert. That car is ugly

track: 911 turbo but the old 993 love that old design

street: ferrari 599

hammer: have to agree with that gumpert it is hideous and t looks way too exagerated

Being limited to just three cars makes this difficult for me, so for he sake of introducing new cars:

Track: Ariel Atom
Street: Spyker C8
Hammer: Weber Faster One. The Gumpert sure does seem to take the cake, though.

Track: 599 gto
Street gt2 rs
hammer: corvette zr1

Track: Ariel Atom III
Street: McLaren MP4-12C
Hammer: Bugatti Veyron (yes, I think they are ugly!)

Track: Corvette ZR1 or Ferrari 599XX
DD: Aston Martin DBS
Hammer: Nissan gt-r

Track: 20B FD or Ariel Atom (maybe with a 20B haha)
Street: 20B FD
Hammer: Viper

Edit: If race cars are fair game for the track version I'd take a 787B

Track- Zonda RR
DD- GT2 or LFA
Smash- Gumpert Apollo

track: Zonda R
Street: Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 Roadster
Hammer: Chrysler Crossfire :dunno:

Track - Ariel Atom
DD - Hennessey Viper
Smash - All of the Spyker cars

Uh, the Crossfire is NOT a supercar.

^ That is what I was going to post....:suspect:

I'd submit my own, but I don't want a supercar for the track or street, and certainly don't want to hit any with a hammer.

Track: Ascari A10
Street: Audi R8 V10
Smash: Some kind of Maserati

Track: Caprio T1
Street: Ferrari F40
Smash: :dunno:...maybe a Vector

you try telling that to Crossfire owners. Every time I see one it's some middle aged bald guy driving it like he stole it every time the light turns green.

Why not?

Track- Koenigsegg CCXR,Pagani zonda F
street-Bugatti vyron, Pagani Zonda Cinque
hammer time-PORSCH, ASTON MARTIN

Track:
Because 30% or less of the cost of a supercar will get you a better performing car for the track in nearly every supercar example. Getting supercar level performance is not all that difficult. Getting that level of performance AND ROAD LEGAL is. So much of the cost of supercars is tied up in the road legal aspects, the safety (albeit, some only have token safety), the overall design, appearance, sound, flair, etc... Supercars by their nature are 'outrageous'. It's the intent of the market segment. That isn't what is useful on the track.
And the track has an inherent risk. I'd rather smash up a $20,000 car with the performance of a supercar than smash up a $250,000 supercar.

Street:
Frankly, I wouldn't want to deal with the hassle of lots of attention in a car that being caught using the performance it has would put me in jail. If I have that performance, I'd prefer to be as subtle as possible. Not to mention the hassle of actually owning one. The insurance, the repairs (they have ridiculously short warranties for a reason), etc...
And there are very few supercars that are actually 'livable'.


I'd rather have a small stable of $10,000 to $40,000 cars to mess with and pick between.

you're missing half the fun RIWWP.
you ever riden in a super car? A lambo, a Ferrari, etc on the street? It's a BLAST to drive down PCH or any street just merely for the looks you get and the attention.
Not all attention is bad.
PLUS, it takes the monotony out of every day driving knowing you have 500+ horses under the hood at your disposal.

If you own a supercar and worry about the cost of repairs or insurance: you should have never bought the damn thing.

I am with RIWWP here. The last thing I want is a ton of attention when driving around even if it is "good" attention and not "bad" [cop] attention.

you guys need to live a little.

alright, let's get back on topic...

:)

That's why I will never buy it.



I think you might be getting my intent wrong though. There are certainly a few supercars I would be interested in driving once in my life. But I seriously doubt twice. Ferrari 360, Audi R8, Aston Martin DB9 are the top 3.




I was just staying out of it because I knew I wasn't contributing until someone mentioned that the Crossfire was a supercar, and couldn't hold back any more. Then I got asked why I wasn't supplying any cars, and I answered. :)

this thread is worthless without pic!

track, donkervoort d8 gt
http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/do...004101_717.jpg

street, singer design 911
http://www.autofiends.com/wp-content.../09/Singer.jpg

hammer, weber faster one (FUGLY)
http://dvice.com/pics/CCweberfaster.jpg