THE ALL TIME 100 GREATEST SUPERCARS
FOR MANY of us, supercars are responsible for our love of cars. Our older readers no doubt had a poster on the bedroom or garage wall; for younger folk the poster was replaced by a desktop or smartphone wallpaper, not to mention the model cars all ages tend to collect. The point is, supercars are important: for those lucky enough to afford them they offer the ultimate driving experience, but even for those of us who can't they introduce new technology, push engineering boundaries and inspire the next generation. Nevertheless, selecting the top 100 supercars of all time is no easy task, believe me. First of all, you have to define what a supercar is. Are front-engined cars allowed? Is there a certain performance threshold? What about production numbers? In the end, it was more about 'feel' – you just know a supercar when you see one. That settled, we had to find 100 supercars, which is harder than you might think. We sent out our nets and trawled the very deepest depths of the automotive ocean in an attempt to discover every possible car. For the purposes of this list the supercar era starts with the Miura in 1966 (with one exception) and continues until the present day. Cars that are still in development were omitted as there isn't sufficient information available to accurately rank them. Disagree with our rankings? Let us know why at the usual address.
100 COVINI C6W 2004
4163cc V8, 324kW/470Nm
For any new supercar manufacturer to make waves it's important to offer something new. The Covini C6W's departure from the norm is fairly evident, but there's a good reason why the vast majority of cars built over the past 135 years have had four wheels, not six. First shown publicly in 2004, the C6W supposedly went into production in 2010 but it's unclear if any cars were actually made.
99 MONTEVERDI HAI SS 1970
6974cc V8, 331kW/664Nm
Monteverdi made some cool cars (look up the High Speed 375/4) and the oddly named Hai had the potential to be another. It was powered by a mid-mounted 7.0-litre Hemi V8 matched to a fivespeed gearbox, but only two were built and the massive engine didn't do much for the handling.
98 VECTOR M12 1996
5707cc V12, 367kW/576Nm
The M12 should have been a success: Peter Stevens-designed body, a Lamborghini V12 and Diablo underpinnings, but the whole thing was a farce. Just 14 production cars were built, all of terrible quality. The story does have a happy ending, though, the M12 debacle forcing parent company Megatech to sell Lamborghini to Audi in 1998.
97 CALLAWAY SUPER SPEEDSTER LM 1991
5735cc V8TT, 559kW
The chop-roof Callaway Speedster is rare to begin with, but just two of the rebodied 'LM' models were built, using the engine from the iconic 410km/h Callaway Sledgehammer!
96 ASTON MARTIN BULLDOG 1980
5340cc V8TT, 522kW/813Nm
For decades the Bulldog was the fastest Aston ever built, the 5.3-litre twin-turbo V8 jetting it to a verified 309km/h during testing. In 1981! Sadly, Aston's ever-present financial difficulties led to the sole Bulldog being sold to the Middle East, but a UK company now intends on a full restoration.
95 AIXAM MEGA TRACK 1992
5987cc V12, 290kW/570Nm
French company Aixam saw the future 30 years ago with the wild Mega Track. Long before high-riding SUVs became the norm, this
