They’re Super! These 4 Supercars Show Off Power and Style

A sports car is an exciting, fast car that offers more speed and performance than a regular car. So what’s a supercar? Think higher performance: more horsepower often exceeding 500 hp, higher top speeds usually reaching more than 200 mph and faster acceleration times. When carmakers push supercars to their limits, that’s when they earn the label of “hypercar.” Hypercars usually are reserved for the racetrack.

Here are four high-performance supercars that really get up and go!

BUGATTI W16 MISTRAL

HORSEPOWER: 1,600 hp
TOP SPEED: 261 mph
PRICE: $5 million

The W16 Mistral’s large grill does more than look cool; it allows airflow into the powerful engine to keep it cool and running efficiently. This car’s quad-turbo 16-cylinder engine offers incredible performance. This type of engine has been used in previous Bugatti models, launching those vehicles to reach more than 300 mph. A roadster is open-air, so it can’t go as fast as a coupe, but at 261 mph, the W16 Mistral still ranks as one of the world’s fastest roadsters.

LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO

HORSEPOWER: 1,015 hp
TOP SPEED: 217 mph
PRICE: $605,000

With its V12 combustion engine and three electric motors, the plug-in hybrid Revuelto can switch from fully electric driving to revving up to go from zero to 62 in 2.5 seconds. The vehicle’s aerodynamics, including a shark nose, side fins and back wing, help make the car super efficient. The interior features three digital displays that can be swiped for info, and there are 13 different drive modes easily controlled with dials on the steering wheel.

MCLAREN ARTURA SPIDER

HORSEPOWER: 690 hp
TOP SPEED: 205 mph
PRICE: $273,800

Not all cars are designed to do a burnout, but the Artura Spider is. With its Spinning Wheel Pull-Away mode, you can spin the tires, churning out an impressive cloud of white smoke before you take off. And the Artura Spider can really take off: zero to 62 mph in 3 seconds. While you’re moving, press a button and the hardtop retracts in 11 seconds, transforming the vehicle into an open-air roadster. The windshield is designed to redirect wind for a calmer cabin so you can fully enjoy the audio speaker system, even with the top down.

ASTON MARTIN VALHALLA

HORSEPOWER: 998 hp
TOP SPEED: 217 mph
PRICE: $800,000

Sleek and stylish, the Valhalla is Aston Martin’s first hybrid supercar and a bridge to the carmaker’s goal of building electric supercars. The hybrid twin-turbo V8 engine generates enough power to unleash the car from zero to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds. Using Formula 1 engineering, the Valhalla’s aerodynamics and design help create 600 kg of downforce, which helps the vehicle pick up speed around turns. Inside, the driving experience is like Aston Martin’s Formula 1 race car with its raised floor and driver seat’s reclined positioning.

Arrive Alive

Carmakers like to boast about their cars’ top speeds. That’s all for show (and for race car drivers). Speed limits are posted on every road for a reason. Safe drivers know that speed can kill.