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Hottest Supercars From the Geneva Motor Show
Real Clear Life ^ | 25 Apr, 2016

Posted on 04/25/2016 6:10:36 PM PDT by MtnClimber

A host of new supercars were unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Here’s a look at the eight most innovative and performance-packed automobiles on display there. —Relaxnews Bugatti Chiron The new supercar comes loaded with a 1,500-horsepower W16 engine for 0-62 mph acceleration in 2.5 seconds and a maximum speed of 261 mph. It’s expected to sell for around $2.6 million.

McLaren 570GT This supercar has a 570-horsepower V8 biturbo engine and manages 0-62 mph in 3.4 seconds for a top speed of 204 mph. The McLaren 570GT is already available to order for around $217,000.


TOPICS: Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: supercars
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1 posted on 04/25/2016 6:10:37 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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Many more at link.


2 posted on 04/25/2016 6:11:02 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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I've pedalled a hundred ONCE in my life ... scared the shit out'a me and rarely go over 75 these days

200 mph ?

Waddaya, nutz ??!!??

3 posted on 04/25/2016 6:18:12 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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I recently got free subscriptions to “Car and Driver” and “Motor Trend”. It has been so long since I kept up with what we used to call “muscle cars” that I was not prepared for the incredible horsepower of newer cars.

The part that is even more surprising is how small some of the engines are. I think just about all the super cars now have turbos or superchargers.


4 posted on 04/25/2016 6:18:49 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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I went to that show once when I lived in Geneva. It’s a wonder my oldest son even has a face. Picture your local convention center, CHOCK FULL OF PEOPLE. Now picture 90% of them smoking as they walk around. Picture a mom (me) with a stroller. Where are all the casually held cigarettes in relation to my boy’s face?? I needed a train’s cattle guard on that stroller! I couldn’t enjoy the cars!


5 posted on 04/25/2016 6:22:47 PM PDT by Yaelle (Tinkerbelle glittering up the runway for Trump Force One!)
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I'm sorry, but the only super-car I'd be interested in was the Hispano-Suiza J12. It may not be as fast as the new models, but it had style. (And a 10 liter, 12 cylinder engine.)


6 posted on 04/25/2016 6:26:39 PM PDT by jdege
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not in this lifetime
7 posted on 04/25/2016 6:34:42 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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Imagine how few place there are to get anywhere hear that speed. And of course the buyers of those cars are the least capable of operating them at one half that speed.


8 posted on 04/25/2016 6:38:57 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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I have a normally aspirated 370Z with 350HP that weighs not much more than 3,000 lbs. A non-turbo 3.7 liter that runs like a booger. Much faster than this old guy wants to run but it really is a kick in the ass.


9 posted on 04/25/2016 6:52:26 PM PDT by MisterArtery
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To: knarf

200mph is 300ft/sec.
261 Miles per Hour = 382.8ft/sec.
Meh.
Think how fast the astronauts go, and that’s nothing.

17,500 mph
The space shuttle does have a maximum speed of 17,500 mph, but that speed is relative to the Earth. If you think about the space shuttle’s velocity relative to the Sun, then the answer is the sum of Earth’s velocity plus that of the shuttle. This means that the shuttle is moving at 67,000 + 17,500 mph (84,500 mph).

84,500 Miles per Hour =
123,933.333333 Feet per Second


10 posted on 04/25/2016 6:59:38 PM PDT by Carriage Hill ( A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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I had a 65 Olds Delta 88 which had a 425 rocket V-8. It was rated at 360hp but I think that was conservative because it ran like a bat out of hell.

Too heavy to compete with the muscle cars but still fast. I once drag raced a hot rod Chevelle SS396. I beat him for the first hundred yards or so. Mine had posi-traction which helped.

It actually got better mileage than my wife’s 73 Cutlass Supreme with a 350. It did have to have premium tho.


11 posted on 04/25/2016 7:01:48 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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I drove a Gremlin-X for a while in High School. It had been re-painted, but the “X” striping kit was on backorder so it looked like the base model. I had fun with for awhile.


12 posted on 04/25/2016 7:10:09 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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The space shuttle does have a maximum speed of 17,500 mph

It's kind of hard to take your wife in the space shuttle for a relaxing drive along the beach, then stop into your favorite seafood restaurant for a bite to eat...

Just saying...

13 posted on 04/25/2016 7:11:08 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (...and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many... Daniel 8:25)
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To: tacticalogic

When I was in high school, Daddy had a Rambler V-8. It wasn’t super hot but I did beat every 289 and 283 in school.

I got to thinking I was pretty good then I tried to beat my friend’s Buick Skylark. I think it was something like 304 or something like that. He ate my lunch.


14 posted on 04/25/2016 7:17:52 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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Oops, I meant to say 340 CI for the Buick.


15 posted on 04/25/2016 7:21:59 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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I currently have a 2013 Audi S6 with a 4.0L V8 Twin Turbo and AWD. Audi understates it by a lot at 420hp and 0-60 in 4.6 sec. The car tuners say it is stock 480hp and Car and Driver clocked it at 0-60 in 3.7 sec.


16 posted on 04/25/2016 7:29:11 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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The new supercar comes loaded with a 1,500-horsepower W16 engine for 0-62 mph acceleration in 2.5 seconds

Easy rule of thumb approximation: an acceleration of 1g is 20 mph per second.

62 ÷ 2.5 = 24.8 mph per second, or a sustained acceleration of 1.24g.

17 posted on 04/25/2016 7:59:58 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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If I could get that Bugatti, then I would never be late for work again.


18 posted on 04/25/2016 8:13:15 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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I have a 1977 Pontiac station wagon. it does 0 - 60 in 12 seconds. So there.


19 posted on 04/25/2016 8:29:12 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

Yes, it surely would.

But at 17,500 mph, you both can see every beach in the world in less than 30mins, not have to do the driving, and get all the “seafood” (distilled essence of seafood) food you want, pre-packaged in nice greenish-blueish sea-themed tubes, to smear over protein crackers. And nautical-themed TP, can be included Mmmmm, what a date night!


20 posted on 04/25/2016 9:10:07 PM PDT by Carriage Hill ( A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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