Supercar is a term generally used for a high-end sports car, whose performance is highly superior to that of its contemporaries. A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine"^[1], and stated in more general terms: "it must be very fast, with sporting handling to match," "it should be sleek and eye-catching" and its price should be "one in a rarified atmosphere of its own. "^[2] but the proper application of the term is subjective and disputed, especially among enthusiasts. The use of the term can be dependent on the era; a vehicle that may have been considered a supercar in one decade may not be considered the same in another decade. The term supercar may refer to factory-built, street-legal sports cars. Street legal refers to a vehicle such as an Automobile, Motorcycle, or Light truck that is equipped and licensed for use on public roads ^[3] Some supercars include some of the features required for race cars, like the roll cage, ^[4] while other supercars are in general race cars with only the minimum legal required modifications made (e. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It g. meeting emission regulations, legal tires, limited exhaust note) to be street legal.

Contents 1 Origin of the term 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Origin of the term

An advertisement for the Ensign Six a 6. 7 L (408. 9 cu in), high-performance car, similar to the Bentley Speed Six, appeared in The Times for November 11, 1920 with the phrase "If you are interested in a supercar, you cannot afford to ignore the claims of the Ensign 6. Desiring more power Walter Owen Bentley added two cylinders to the Straight-4 engine used in his 4½ Litre car creating the 6½ Litre Bentley in The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar "^[5] The Oxford English Dictionary also cites the use of the word in an advertisement for an unnamed car in The Motor dated November 3, 1920 "The Supreme development of the British super-car. The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English The Motor or Motor - not to be confused with an Australian magazine also with the same name - was an English car magazine that was absorbed by its rival Autocar Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar "^[6] and defines the phrase as suggesting a car superior to all others. However, the phrase did not enter popular usage until much later and is often said to have originated with the British motor journalist L. J. K. Setright writing about the Lamborghini Miura in CAR Magazine in the mid-1960s. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Leonard John Kensell Setright ( 10 August[[ 931]] &ndash 7 September 2005) was an English motoring journalist and Author Styling Inspired by the Ford GT40 (now Ford GT) the Miura astonished showgoers at the 1965 Turin Motor Show where only the chassis was shown with Car Magazine is a British automotive enthusiast Magazine, published monthly by Bauer Automotive. The magazine still claims to have "coined the phrase". ^[7] although it was also used in the American magazine Car Life in May 1965 in a test of the Pontiac GTO. The Pontiac GTO was an Automobile built by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974 and by General Motors Holden in Australia from 2004 to By the 1970s, the phrase was understood and in regular use, if not precisely defined. ^[8][9]

See also

• Halo vehicle

References

External links

• Exotic Cars at the Open Directory Project

Car classification
American English	British English	Segment (used in Europe)	Euro NCAP	Examples
Microcar	Microcar, Bubble car	-	-	Aixam, Smart Fortwo
-	City car	A-segment	Supermini	Fiat Nuova 500, Renault Twingo
Subcompact car	Supermini	B-segment		Hyundai Accent, Opel Corsa
Compact car	Small family car	C-segment	Small family car	Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf
Mid-size car	Large family car	D-segment	Large family car	Opel Vectra, Volkswagen Passat
Entry-level luxury car	Compact executive car			Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class
Full-size car	Executive car	E-segment	Executive car	Chrysler 300
Mid-size luxury car				Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, Mercedes E-Class
Full-size luxury car	Luxury car	F-segment	-	Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S-Class
Sports car	Sports car	-	-	Chevrolet Corvette C6, Porsche 911
Grand tourer	Grand tourer	-	-	Jaguar XK, Maserati Quattroporte
Supercar	Supercar	-	-	Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari F50
Convertible	Convertible	-	-	Mercedes CLK, Volkswagen Eos
Roadster	Roadster	-	Roadster	Audi TT, BMW Z4, Mazda MX-5/Miata
-	Leisure activity vehicle	B-segment	Small MPV	Peugeot Partner, Škoda Roomster
-	Mini MPV	B-segment		Opel Meriva, Volkswagen Golf Plus
Compact minivan	Compact MPV	C-segment		Mazda5, Opel Zafira, Volkswagen Touran
Minivan	Large MPV	D-segment	MPV	Ford Galaxy, Toyota Previa, Volkswagen Eurovan
Mini SUV	Mini 4x4	B-segment	Small Off-Roader	Suzuki SX4, Toyota RAV4
Compact SUV	Compact 4x4	C/D-segment		Audi Q5, Honda CR-V
Mid-size crossover SUV	Large 4x4	E-segment	Large Off-Roader	Audi A6 allroad quattro, BMW X3
Mid-size SUV	Off-roader	E-segment		BMW X5, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Volkswagen Touareg
Full-size SUV		-		Audi Q7, Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban

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Mini MPV (MPV stands for Multi-purpose vehicle, although the full name is rarely used is a Car classification used to describe superminis or The Opel Meriva is a Mini MPV based on the platform of the third generation Opel Corsa and sold under that name on all of the European markets with The fifth generation Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (VW Typ 1K) built on the Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35 platform was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in A Compact MPV is a Car classification used in Europe to describe Multi-purpose vehicle versions of Small family cars (sometimes also referred The Mazda Premacy is a Compact MPV built by the Japanese manufacturer Mazda since 1999 The Opel Zafira is a Compact MPV produced by KPK and Opel a General Motors subsidiary The Volkswagen Touran is a Compact MPV based on a vertically-stretched fifth generation Volkswagen Golf Mk5, and sold in A minivan, multi-purpose vehicle (abbreviated MPV) people-carrier, people-mover or multi-utility vehicle (shortened A minivan, multi-purpose vehicle (abbreviated MPV) people-carrier, people-mover or multi-utility vehicle (shortened See also the Ford Galaxie full-size car of the 1950s and 1960s For the Ford Galaxy built in Argentina in the 1990s see Volkswagen Passat. 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