A high-performance two-seat sports car, typically mid-engine, with 500-700 horsepower and prices in the $200,000-$500,000 range.
Supercar describes a category of high-performance two-seat sports cars typically with mid-engine layouts, exotic styling, and prices in the $200,000-$500,000 range. The category emerged in the 1960s with the Lamborghini Miura and Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (Daytona), evolved through the 1970s and 1980s with Countach, Testarossa, F40, and 959 era, and has continued through generations of Ferrari V8 (348, 355, 360, 430, 458, 488, F8, 296), Lamborghini V10 (Gallardo, Huracan), Porsche 911 Turbo, and McLaren models.
The defining traits include: two seats (occasionally with vestigial rear seats), mid-engine or rear-engine layout, high-revving naturally aspirated or twin-turbo engines, manual or dual-clutch transmissions, and styling tuned for visual impact. Most supercars produce 500-700 horsepower, run 0-60 in under 3 seconds, and are capable of 200+ mph top speeds.
The supercar category sits below hypercars (more extreme) and above sports cars (more accessible). Key modern supercars include the Ferrari 296 GTB and SF90, Lamborghini Huracan and Revuelto, McLaren 720S and 750S, Porsche 911 Turbo S, Audi R8 (recently discontinued), and Aston Martin Vantage. Used supercars (Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Gallardo, McLaren 12C, Porsche 996 Turbo) represent the more accessible entry points to the category.