Editing Supercar (section)

==Hypercar==
[[File:Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – Frontansicht (3), 5. April 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg|thumb|[[Bugatti Veyron|Bugatti Veyron 16.4]]]]

Another term for high-performance sportscars is "hypercar", which is sometimes used to describe the highest-performing supercars.<ref>{{cite web |title=What's A Supercar? The Debate Rages On |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qjJ6pvkypM |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9qjJ6pvkypM| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live |website=youtube.com |publisher=The Drive |access-date=12 March 2019 |date=27 February 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> An extension of "supercar", it too lacks a set definition. One offered by the automotive magazine, ''The Drive'', is "a limited-production, top-of-the-line supercar";<ref name=cc>{{cite web |title=The Best and Worst Hypercars of 2017 |url= http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/17103/the-best-and-worst-hypercars-of-2017 |date=26 December 2017 |first=Chris |last=Constantine |website=thedrive.com |access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> prices can reach or exceed US$1 million, and already had by 2017.<ref name=cc/>

Some observers consider the tubular framed, first-ever production fuel-injection, world's fastest street-legal, {{cvt|160|mph|km/h|order=flip|round=10}} 1954 [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SL]] "Gullwing" as the first hypercar; others the revolutionary, first-ever [[mid-engine]]d 1967 [[Lamborghini Miura]]; others yet the 1993 [[McLaren F1]]<ref>{{cite web |title=McLaren F1 – The First Hypercar? |url= http://thehypercars.com/index.php/2018/07/06/feature-the-first-hypercar/ |website=thehypercars.com |access-date=12 March 2019 |date=6 July 2018}}</ref> or 2005 [[Bugatti Veyron]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bugatti Veyron: The original hypercar |url= https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/videos/the-bugatti-veyron-the-original-hypercar/ |website=cnet.com |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

With a shift towards [[electrification]], many new hypercars use a [[hybrid vehicle#Hybrid_electric-petroleum_vehicles|hybrid drivetrain]], a trend started in 2013 with the [[McLaren P1]], [[Porsche 918 Spyder]], and [[LaFerrari]], then continued in 2016 with the [[Koenigsegg Regera]], in 2017 with the [[Mercedes-AMG One]], and the [[McLaren Speedtail]].<ref name="Hypercars TG">{{cite web |title=Top Gear mag's greatest cars – hypercars |url= https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/top-gear-mags-greatest-cars-hypercars |website=Top Gear |access-date=5 July 2018 |date=7 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Trinity Of Hypercars Is Up For Auction |url= https://uk.motor1.com/news/142477/hybrid-supercar-trio-auction/ |website=motor1.com |access-date=12 March 2019 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=First hypercar 'holy trinity' boasted by RM Sotheby's |url= https://journal.classiccars.com/2017/04/17/first-hypercar-holy-trinity-boasted-rm-sothebys/ |website=classiccars.com |access-date=12 March 2019 |date=17 April 2017}}</ref>

Modern hypercars such as [[Pininfarina Battista]], [[NIO EP9]], [[Rimac Nevera]], and [[Lotus Evija]] have also gone [[full-electric]].

Hypercars have also been used as a base for the [[Le Mans Hypercar]] class after rule changes came into effect from 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Mans 2021: How new hypercar rules are shaking up the grid |url= https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport-news/le-mans-2021-how-new-hypercar-rules-are-shaking-grid |first=James |last=Attwood |work=Autocar |location=UK |date=20 March 2021 |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>