Hypercar

$20,630,000: Twenty million, six hundred and thirty thousand US dollars. That’s how much the Gordon Murray S1 LM supercar sold for, officially garnering the highest sale price for a new car sold at auction, excluding charity sales.

The Aspark Owl hypercar from Japan was once the fastest electric production car you could buy. Its new drop-top version is said to go from 0-60 mph in just 1.72 seconds, arguably faster than any other car on the market ever.

Driving 1,000 miles of public road to set five official production car lap records in five consecutive days is no mean feat. Certainly not for a car that has 3D-printed and machine-designed components. Well, the Czinger's 21C is just built different.

Hennessey has unveiled its new Venom F5 Revolution LF hypercar, which makes other hypercars look… well, subdued. Not only is it monstrously powerful, delivering a ridiculous 2,031 horsepower, it’s also extremely exclusive, limited to just one example.

According to a new filing, BYD plans to launch a new 'Track Edition' of the Yangwang U9. The company felt that 1,300 horses weren’t enough and added four more powerful electric motors.

Meet Bugatti Brouillard (pronounced brew-yar), a coupé-styled hypercar with similar performance numbers to the Chiron. It comes as the first offering from the brand's new ultra-exclusive Programme Solitaire branch, and it's exclusive to just one!

I'm oversimplifying, but a lot of the latest hypercars feature similarly sharp and futuristic designs that blend into each other. Canadian twins Nikita and Iliya Bridan decided to go another way with their wicked creation, the Oilstainlab HF-11.

Christian von Koenigsegg is a man possessed by forces that demand he create faster and more beastly machines till his last breath. His company's latest masterpiece is a sight to behold, and a feat of engineering to marvel at under the hood.

Chevy's first hybrid AWD ZR1X is the fastest Corvette ever produced. Its twin-turbo V8 punches out more horsepower than you can shake a stick at – and nearly 200 more with a push of a button.

It was not too long ago when a certain Stig was racing cars around the Dunsfold Aerodrome in the Bohema on Top Gear. This time, he raced a Praga Bohema around the same track, setting a time of 1:09.8 and breaking the track record.

The McMurtry Spéirling has just redefined what "hypercar" actually means. The little single-seater electric beast dethroned a 21-year-old record held by a Formula 1 car at the Top Gear Test Track ... and not in a very subtle way.

Bugatti wowed the supercar world with its 1,800 hp Tourbillon last June. For those who weren't impressed by its hybrid V16 power plant and Swiss-made watchmaker dash, there's now even more excess on offer in the form of the Équipe Pur Sang package.