{"id":411519,"date":"2022-07-28T13:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T13:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=411519"},"modified":"2025-01-10T20:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:41:16","slug":"weirdest-supercars-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/weirdest-supercars-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Somehow They Got Made: The Weirdest Supercars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Supercars are quite often very aesthetically pleasing, have great engines, produce a lovely sound, and become either status symbols or objects of envy. There are the classic Ferraris, the new McLarens, the most powerful electric hypercars like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2022-rimac-nevera-an-in-depth-look\/\">2022 Rimac Nevera<\/a> and others. Ever since the first supercar in 1966, the Lamborghini Miura, it\u2019s been a steady upward climb towards excellence.<\/p>\n<p>However, as with all things, there have been some pretty strange, downright odd, and utterly ridiculous supercars made. How they made it through committee meetings, got stamps of approval from design chiefs, and eventually made it onto the road is beyond comprehension, but there are four in particular that are most worthy of the question:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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