Hypercar
The rarified top echelon of the production automotive world. We choose to define hypercars as those machines making more than 1,000 horsepower, although a new Le Mans racing class plans to take to the track with just 750 horsepower.
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The 1,817-horsepower Venom F5 hypercar has been unveiled in production form, along with acceleration figures that would suck the doors off a Koenigsegg Regera and sights firmly set on the recently vacated title of "world's fastest production car."
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Bugatti has released a photo dump showing its nascent Bolide hypercar getting a little coy with some of its clothes off. Currently #6 on our list of the world's most powerful cars, the 1,825-hp Bolide prototype is an epically raw rejection of luxury.
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Earlier this year, the Hispano Suiza Carmen Boulogne became a favorite in the retrolectric hypercar trend, seamlessly bringing together modernized Dick Tracy-era looks with a ferocious 1,100-hp electric powertrain. Now we see it in action.
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A live, updated list of the most powerful cars on the market today, covering all production cars claiming more than 1,000 horsepower.
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Naran Automotive has launched its first car, called the Naran. The Naran Naran, if you will. The gentleman behind it, one Mr. Ameerh Naran, promises a luxury GT3 racecar driving experience to the road, and we hope Naran's Naran Naran delivers.
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Another day, another completely bonkers electric hypercar. The Elation Freedom offers monstrous electric power, long range and high speeds – and if electric powertrains don't blow your skirt up, they'll make you one with a naturally aspirated V10.
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America's Shelby Supercars has more or less abandoned its world's fastest car claim after eagle-eyed YouTubers pointed out a number of embarrassing, possibly costly discrepancies in its video of the SSC Tuatara making a claimed 316-mph two-way run.
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Ever wonder what Bugatti's quad-turbo W16 could do if decoupled from heavy, bulbous cars like the Chiron? Bugatti has, too, and it answers with the Bolide, an ultralight 1,825-hp hypercar parked at the bleeding edge of automotive possibility.
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Thirteen years after its first world speed record, SSC has done it again, absolutely blowing the field away with an official record. Driver Oliver Webb took the 1,750-hp Tuatara's wheel and pushed past 300 mph (483 km/h) ... and just kept going.
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Lotus has finally given the Evija hypercar its first public debut, at Goodwood SpeedWeek. The all-electric monster is taking part in the event's high-octane activities – including the Supercar Run – using electrons instead of fire.
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Everyone's favorite Bulgarian electric ultracar company Alieno has unveiled the all-singing, all-dancing, all-robotic interior of its fantastical Arcanum – which, you'll remember, makes up to 5,221 horsepower and 8,880 Nm (6,550 lb-ft) of torque.
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After more than a decade away from France's most storied motorsports event, Peugeot has announced it's returning to Le Mans endurance racing in 2022 with a new 670-horsepower, AWD hybrid car tailored to the new Hypercar class that's replacing LMP1.