Hypercar

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.

In the grand narrative of automotive history, Koenigsegg's Light Speed Tourbillon Transmission isn't just a new chapter; it's an entirely new volume of mechanical sorcery, making it the only production transmission to enable all-wheel drive with one electric motor.

Remember the 1,287-horsepower electric Yangwang U9? In a recently released video, the BYD hypercar is seen driving autonomously and jumping over a variety of obstacles, including road spikes and water-filled potholes.

A tiny New Zealand company run by a 71-year-old billionaire is hard at work bringing his seemingly impossible dream to life: developing a publicly available track car that could go faster than an F1 racecar. And it's awfully close to its goal.

This all-powerful British four-wheel-drive machine is the company's first series production mid-engined supercar, and also its first plug-in hybrid. It tops out at 217 mph, does 0-60 mph in just 2.5 seconds, and it can be yours for just $1 million.

At a test track in Germany, Bugatti has just recorded an open-top speed much quicker than the iconic Veyron managed with a roof on when it stunned the world in 2010. Next stop, says Mate Rimac, is 500 km/h (311 mph) and the outright speed crown.

Ferrari's new F80 hypercar has tongues wagging about whether it'll make for a suitable successor to the 2013 LaFerrari. What's more important, though, is how the Italian marque's latest creation gets from 0-62 mph in just 2.15 seconds.