| freaks out there will probably dream of driving a | | | | can be just as fast as any other super car. Car |
| super vehicles such as the Lamborghinis or the | | | | makers are now playing around with the |
| Ferraris. To them, those are the only automobile | | | | power-to-weight ratio, creating normal vehicles |
| that can get them from zero to hundreds of | | | | that can be pitted against popular cars. Weight |
| miles per hour as fast as they could change | | | | reduced race cars have always been popular ever |
| gears; to a top speed of not being able to be | | | | since the early years of automotive racing. Colin |
| captured by the speed cameras along the | | | | Chapman’s Caterham Seven is a good |
| highway. Yes, these cars have always been the | | | | example of small, nimble, and yet powerful race |
| common yet popular image on most pin up | | | | car on track. With its lightweight heritage, Lotus |
| posters for these cars, with their monstrous V8 | | | | cars have spearheaded the lightweight super |
| or V12 engine that produces the lightning-like fast | | | | autos with their Lotus Elise, which is both |
| image in your mind. But today there are new | | | | lightweight powerful, and well balanced in handling. |
| toys in the market that might just change your | | | | Recent models of Lotus Elise such as the |
| ‘super automobile is king’ mindset | | | | supercharged version with a Toyota power plant, |
| that you have always had.. | | | | which promises a 0 to 62mph run in just 4.3 |
| Super automobiles depend on the high powered | | | | seconds. Lighter super vehicles to be noted |
| engine to propel the car. A simple rule: give higher | | | | nowadays are the Ariel Atom, the Caterham |
| power to a car and the car will move faster. This | | | | R500, and the KTM X-Bow. These |
| leads to super cars with V12 engines with ratings | | | | ‘toys’ are relatively small and light |
| of over 500bhp. One such super car today is the | | | | compared to other super cars by nearly half the |
| infamous Bugatti Veyron that incorporates two | | | | size and weight. Born from the racing legacy, |
| engines producing near 1000bhp. This gives the | | | | these super lightweights uses ultra lightweight |
| acceleration of the car from 0 to 62mph in just | | | | materials such as Carbon Fiber, Titanium, and |
| 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 253mph. Other | | | | Magnesium. With their small and nimble body, they |
| similar super cars production like the Koenigsegg | | | | also outperform other super cars slightly in terms |
| CCX also hone an 800+ bhp engine resulting in an | | | | of handling. |
| astonishingly fast machine. | | | | Does this mean that speed freaks can get a fast |
| Another scientific rule came into the car | | | | ride at a relatively cheap price because of the little |
| manufacturing scene lately. On contrary to | | | | amount of materials used? But do consider the |
| increasing the power output of an engine, why | | | | idea that you are paying for a car without proper |
| not reducing the weight of a sports car? This has | | | | doors and a windscreen that every other super |
| been a proven theory on the race tracks as | | | | automobile has. There is also the factor of the |
| Formula 1 cars are actually very light if compared | | | | super car’s ‘oomph’ |
| to their size and footprint. The lighter the car is, | | | | status to show off to the public. Worry not; there |
| even with a moderate powered engine, the car | | | | is the Lamborghini LP560-4, which is light too. |