Editing Supercars Championship (section)

=== Performance ===
The highest speed recorded in a Supercar of any generation is 300.5&nbsp;km/h on the (downhill) Conrod Straight on the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]], by [[Shane van Gisbergen]] in qualifying for the 2023 Bathurst 1000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=300km/h barrier cracked in Bathurst qualifying {{!}} Supercars |url=https://www.supercars.com/news/300km-h-barrier-hit-during-in-bathurst-qualifying |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.supercars.com |language=en}}</ref> 2024-spec cars are expected to be about 10&nbsp;km/h slower.<ref name="moreaero-2024"/>

Supercar lap times are similar to the [[Porsche 911 GT3|992 GT3 Cup]] cars running in the [[Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship]]. At the [[2023 Bathurst 1000]], the fastest Supercars qualifying lap recorded was 2:04.664 by [[Brodie Kostecki]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Repco Supercars Championship {{!}} Results {{!}} 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 {{!}} Q6 {{!}} Supercars |url=https://www.supercars.com/results/2023/2023-bathurst-1000/Q6 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.supercars.com |language=en}}</ref> On the same race weekend, the fastest qualifying lap recorded by the Carrera Cup cars was 2:04.6672.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results - Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia |url=https://www.carreracup.com.au/results/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia {{!}} Season 2024 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

While Gen 3 Supercars and [[NASCAR Cup Series]] cars have never raced on the same circuit, their relative performance against Carrera Cup cars gives some indication of how they might compare on the same track. At [[Circuit of the Americas]], the Cup series lap record is more than three seconds per lap slower than Carrera Cup, whereas the Supercars virtually match the Carrera Cup car performance at circuits where they both race. NASCAR Cup Series cars are designed to race on [[superspeedway]]s and short-track oval courses as well as road circuits. [[Cam Waters]], after driving a Cup series car in preparation for his first NASCAR race, said that the latest-generation NASCAR cars "...feel fairly similar in some ways to the Supercars back home..Fairly heavy, the gearboxes are similar, the brakes are similar, a bit more power ''(in the Cup Series car)''".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waters compares NASCAR to Supercar {{!}} Supercars |url=https://www.supercars.com/news/cam-waters-compares-nascar-v8-supercar |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.supercars.com |language=en}}</ref>

Compared to other modern circuit racing vehicles, V8 Supercars are quite powerful, but have relatively little downforce and mechanical grip, making them challenging to drive.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zljL9d76U4 |title=Why V8 Supercars are THE HARDEST to Drive |date=2023-04-22 |last=Driver61 |access-date=2024-06-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The spool differential, which is very uncommon in modern racing vehicles, also requires a specific driving style unique to the series and makes it hard for drivers used to other categories to adapt quickly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leeuwen |first=Andrew van |date=2024-05-16 |title=Is this the urgent technical change Supercars needs? |url=https://speedcafe.com/is-this-the-urgent-technical-change-supercars-needs/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Speedcafe.com |language=en-AU}}</ref>