{"id":497910,"date":"2018-11-08T19:22:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T03:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=67642"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:21:27","slug":"has-innovative-sports-car-design-reached-a-zenith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/has-innovative-sports-car-design-reached-a-zenith\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Innovative Sports Car Design Reached a Zenith?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>A few weeks ago McLaren released their new sports car to the public. It\u2019s not fair to really call it a sports car anymore. Sports cars have radically changed since the term first classified these vehicles as lightweight steeds with agile road handling capabilities and spirited performance, more than 60 years ago. These charming cars were surely capable, but quickly gave way to the term Supercar in the late \u201960s and early 1970s, when Lamborghini and Ferrari ignited a battle over top speed, cornering power and exclusive pricing. The press loved it, kids argued over it, and enthusiasts dreamed of owning a Supercar. Today, the term Hypercar has become the new buzzword around the top performance offering. This vaulted status encompasses the exclusivity, seven-figure pricing, limited production, and is generally offered in a superlative engineering and design package seemingly lifted from a science fiction movie plot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-662122 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P-770x476.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McLaren-Speedtail-05-P-293x181.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/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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These charming cars were surely capable, but quickly gave way to the term Supercar in the late \u201960s and early 1970s, when Lamborghini and Ferrari ignited a battle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":662121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,11272,18207],"tags":[17152,17140,17148,17143,17221],"class_list":["post-497910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-members-only","category-special-feature","tag-car-culture","tag-members-only","tag-raffis-design-corner","tag-special-feature","tag-vrr-column-by-design"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Has Innovative Sports Car Design Reached a Zenith?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Designer Raffi Minasian 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