The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe that sold for a record £114million is definitely a supercar. But what else qualifies?
‘Your opinion of what makes a supercar is purely subjective as there is no agreed upon definition and it is rather arrogant for you to declare what is and is not a supercar.’‘Blah Blah Blah… whatever. You are wrong.’, front engine with an in-line 6-cylinder engine, a lot of people regard that as the first supercar.’
‘Our generation has some obsession with calling everything “super, hyper, ultra, mega”. It’s comical.’ ‘If you think the 959 isn’t a supercar then you know nothing about cars. Prove me wrong, I can’t wait for you to try.’And on and on for pages., produced from 1966-1973, is often said to be the first supercar. By the 1970s and 1980s the term was in regular use, if not precisely defined. One interpretation up until the 1990s was to use it for mid-engine two-seat cars with at least eight cylinders , a power output of at least 400bhp and a top speed of at least 180mph .
‘It is also claimed that the definition of a supercar has always been subjective and is a matter of blind prejudice.’used the word ‘supercar’ to try to describe the 6.7‑litre Ensign 6 as being of speed and style beyond that of other cars. In the US during the 1960s, cars that are now considered to be muscle cars were then referred to as supercars, apparently sometimes written with a capital S. The May 1965 issue of the American magazineCar & DriverTo my mind, if we ignore high performance sports cars from before the Second World War then the first truly impressive supercar must be the 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe.
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