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The Ford GT is unusual among modern supercars because its identity is inseparable from one of the most important American racing programs of the 1960s. Both generations of the road-going Ford GT were inspired by the original Ford GT40, which defeated Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and won the race four consecutive…

The Lexus LFA is one of the most unusual supercars of the modern era, not because it introduced a revolutionary drivetrain concept or chased an outright top-speed record, but because Toyota and Lexus spent nearly a decade developing an extraordinarily specialized automobile with little apparent concern for whether the project made conventional financial sense. Produced…

The Bugatti Veyron was one of the most ambitious production cars ever created. Conceived under Volkswagen Group ownership as a technological demonstration without meaningful cost constraints, it combined an 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine, permanent all-wheel drive, a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, active aerodynamics and an elaborate cooling system into a road car capable of more than…

The Pagani Huayra is one of the most technically ambitious and intricately constructed supercars of the modern era. Introduced as the successor to the Pagani Zonda, the Huayra combined a bespoke twin-turbocharged Mercedes-AMG V12 with an advanced composite monocoque, active aerodynamics and the extraordinary attention to mechanical detail that had already become a Pagani trademark.…

The Toyota Supra evolved from a stretched, six-cylinder version of the Celica into one of the most recognizable Japanese performance cars ever produced. Across five generations, the Supra has moved through several distinct identities: personal luxury coupe, sophisticated grand tourer, turbocharged technological flagship, tuner icon and, most recently, a compact two-seat sports car developed in…

The BMW 2002 is one of the cars most responsible for establishing the modern identity of BMW. Compact, relatively light, practical and powered by a responsive four-cylinder engine, the 2002 combined the usefulness of a small sedan with the handling and performance of a sports car. Introduced in 1968 as part of BMW’s Neue Klasse-derived…

The Lamborghini Gallardo (pronunciation: lam·br·gee·nee gai·aar·dow) transformed Lamborghini from a tiny manufacturer of temperamental, low-volume exotics into a company capable of producing sports cars in meaningful numbers without sacrificing the drama that defined the brand. Introduced for the 2004 model year (deliveries officially began in late 2003 in Europe as a 2003/2004 model, arriving in North…

The Acura NSX, sold as the Honda NSX in most markets outside North America, was one of the most important performance cars of the 1990s. Introduced for the 1991 model year in the United States, it challenged the assumption that an exotic mid-engine sports car had to be temperamental, difficult to see out of, expensive…

The Volkswagen Beetle, known internally for much of its life as the Type 1, is one of the most important and recognizable automobiles ever built. Developed in Germany during the 1930s as an inexpensive car for ordinary families, it survived the destruction of World War II, became a symbol of postwar German industrial recovery, conquered…

The McLaren F1 is one of the most significant performance cars ever built. Introduced in production form in the early 1990s, it combined an extraordinarily light carbon-fiber structure, a naturally aspirated BMW Motorsport V12, a central driving position and obsessive attention to packaging and weight reduction. Unlike many later hypercars, it used no turbochargers, all-wheel…