supercar
Elite performance vehicle
A supercar is an exceptionally high-performance, expensive sports car—typically featuring powerful engines, striking design, and limited production.
Brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren define the category.
He spent his bonus on a supercar he barely drives.
The term hypercar denotes an even more extreme tier.
Air pressing vehicle earthward
- dragResistance through fluid
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- spoilerPremature ending disclosure
- diffuserDevice that scatters evenly
splitter · winglet · venturi · vortex · slipstream · streamline · coefficient · turbulence
Italian luxury automaker
Rate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- handlingTreatment or management
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
grip · cornering · braking · throttle · powerband · launch · laptime · turbocharger
Machine producing motion
- chassisStructural support base
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- transmissionSending of information
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
exhaust · brakes · steering · monocoque · midengine · AWD · sequential · lightweight
Vehicle's external structure
- sculptedShaped into art
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- sleekSmooth and elegant
curvaceous · gullwing · coupe · roadster · convertible · widebody · dramatic · striking
Directed rate of motion
- dragstripStraight track for acceleration contests
- nitrousRelating to certain nitrogen compounds
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- tachometerRotational speed indicator
gearshift · overdrive · checkpoint · record · Autobahn · Nürburgring · Bonneville
downforce
Air pressing vehicle earthward
diffuser · splitter · winglet · venturi · vortex · slipstream · streamline · coefficient · turbulence · aerofoil
Lamborghini
Italian luxury automaker
Porsche · Maserati · Lotus · Hennessey · Bentley · Jaguar · Ariel
horsepower
Rate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- handlingTreatment or management
traction · grip · cornering · braking · throttle · powerband · launch · laptime · turbocharger · supercharger
engine
Machine producing motion
- chassisStructural support base
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- transmissionSending of information
suspension · exhaust · brakes · steering · monocoque · midengine · AWD · sequential · lightweight · bespoke
bodywork
Vehicle's external structure
- sculptedShaped into art
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
sleek · curvaceous · gullwing · coupe · roadster · convertible · widebody · dramatic · striking · aerodynamic
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- dragstripStraight track for acceleration contests
- nitrousRelating to certain nitrogen compounds
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
tachometer · gearshift · overdrive · checkpoint · record · Autobahn · Nürburgring · Bonneville
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
craftsmanship · opulence · status · expensive · high-end · handcrafted · tailored · premium · refined · sophisticated
- "super" wordssuperhero, superstar, superman, superwoman, supermarket
- automobilestruck, SUV, van, sedan, coupe
- car typessedan, coupe, hatchback, convertible, SUV
- Sports CarsFerrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, corvette, McLaren
- speedsterscheetah, peregrine falcon, falcon, gazelle, greyhound
- car designaerodynamic, streamlined, body lines, roofline, beltline
supercareconobox
Bare-bones affordable vehicle
beater · clunker · jalopy · junker · economy car
supercarminivan
Multipurpose family vehicle
station wagon · family car · SUV · pickup truck · cargo van