Pagani Huayra – The Pinnacle of Extreme Hypercar Art Supplanting the beloved Zonda in Pagani’s tiny Modenese workshop involved extreme pressure succeeding their first model carrying the fledgling brand to stratospheric fame. But by sculpting obsessive details into every surface, Horacio Pagani aimed to craft a uniquely emotional successor – one elevating his exclusive hypercar…
Lotus Elise – Lightweight Purity Distilled When Lotus ditched hefty steel components for extruded aluminum bonded chassis sections on 1996’s Elise S1, this lightweight roadster ignited a revolution. Tipping scales at just 1,598 pounds proved revolutionary given thorough accommodations. By rigidly fusing the cabin directly atop a tightly mid-engine bay, Lotus focused obsessively on cutting…
Dodge Viper – America’s Supercar Obliterates the Competition When Dodge unleashed their Viper concept supercar in 1989, it shocked the world by out-accelerating icons like Porsche. Ferrari and Lamborghini without the aid of driver aids or turbochargers. Back to basics, American muscle paired with an enormous V10 engine and brute force power spawned this intimidating…
BMW M1 – Bavaria’s First Supercar When ambitions crystallized to create BMW’s first standalone sports car, Bavaria leaned on Italy for aid. Sharing fastback silhouettes with 1970s icons like Ferrari’s 308 and Lamborghini Countach, Giorgetto Giugiaro shaped their angular supercar profile counter to softened “Bimmer” contours. But beneath sculpted bodywork lay an orchestration of German…