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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane
S7, SSC Ultimate Areo, Ford GT, ZR1, Devon GTX, Rossio Q1, are all supercars in my book, all 100% american
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A supercar is not merely a fast car, or even a great handling fast car. It has to have some X factor, be a total package, and be recognizable as such. I'm just dicking around with something that's not quantifiable.
The only car I'd give a clear yes to in that list is the GT and maybe SC, neither of which are even made any longer. They were also one offs. I would have included the Viper as a good candidate, but that's coming to end of life as well, and is a single model. The ZR1 is clearly a performance supercar, but doesn't have nearly the cache as a supercar, most people will just think of it as a really fast Corvette. If someone said they'd give you a ZR1 or F458, I bet something like %99 will take the Ferrari. I would, and I love Corvettes.
Run the remaining list past even your car buddies and I bet you they'll be like, "what, huh." How many SSC Aeros have even been sold? Does the Devon GTX even exist yet? The Rossion, which I've never seen on the road, is more like a Kit car, and for that matter, is basically a Noble (British).
Now throw in addition to the super brand name European supercars, makers like Gumpert, great tuning houses like AMG and Brabus, and new comers to genuine hypercars like Zonda and Koneggsegg.