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Some people think it is the maclaren f1 some people think it is the Ferrari f40 some people think it is the lamborghini countach and some people think it is the muira. I think it was the muira because it was built in 1967 way before the others it had awesome acceleration and speed. Even the doors when opened looked like a bull com
 
Probably doesn't belong in the GT5 section.
But to stay on topic, the first supercar is obviously the Porsche 959.
Google it and you'll understand why.
 
You never know what people thought were super cars back then. The first Porsches were probably considered supercars at the time.

Yeah this doesn't belong here.
 
The Miura birthed the name into popular culture, therefore, it is the first supercar.
 
EliteDreamer
Then what about the cars before the Miura?
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1. The Miura made the name popular.

2. The Ford GT40 is the only car that could be called the first supercar as it's existence helped spawn the Miura's idea. The reason it wasn't though, was because it was a race car at the time. The first road car GT40s were built after the Miura came to the market. The other cars before it were GTs.

3. Your website agrees with me.
However, overshadowing all these was, in my opinion, the first true supercar for the road, the gorgeous Lamborghini Miura.
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What do you mean by GT car? As in race car?
 
EliteDreamer
What do you mean by GT car? As in race car?
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Grand Tourer. The name even exists within some of the examples listed; GTO, DB4GT. Grand tourer, aka, originally racing cars that did long-distance races in comfort & speed, which again, is exactly what the first examples were.
 
EliteDreamer
What do you mean by GT car? As in race car?
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McLaren's post is spot on, GT's or Grand Tourers are usually front engined, rear wheel drive, comfortable long distance runners.

The Ferrari Daytona, coexistant to the Miura in the sixties, is a great example.
 
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Ahhh, yes, the Bugatti Type 57.

In the late 1930s it was ridiculously priced. Monstrously fast (130mph when most other cars were lucky to even reach half of that). Refined and yet outrageously styled. Rear visibility was poor at best. Could seat just two and was completely impractical. It even had racing pedigree and an eccentric company owner that was known for not caring for good brakes very much. "I make my cars to go, not to stop."

... And just look at it. Certainly the best looking car of the 1930s, if not one of the best looking cars ever made. THIS, was the inspiration for the 300SL Gullwing, and Miura. This is what started the madness.

The 300SL reinforced the idea. The Miura brought awareness to the term. The Bugatti 57 sparked the inspiration.

Vive la Supercar.
 
Miura.

And just incase you didn't see that.

Miura.

And in case you can't read. (although that would defeat the point of going on a forum)

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The Lamborghini Muira is accepted to the 1st 'supercar' by the modern definition.

To my eyes, the Muira is still one of the top 2 or 3 most beautiful cars ever built.

The Bugatti (like many other cars) is a super car, but not a supercar ;) It's also flipping stunning 👍
 
Stotty
The Lamborghini Muira is accepted to the 1st 'supercar' by the modern definition.

To my eyes, the Muira is still one of the top 2 or 3 most beautiful cars ever built.

The Bugatti (like many other cars) is a super car, but not a supercar ;) It's also flipping stunning 👍
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Exactly. It wasn't called a supercar but that doesn't mean it wasn't... super. :lol:

I suppose it depends on whether people consider the Lister Storm and 300SL to be "front-engined Supercars," or if that is an oxymoron. Personally I like the term front-engined supercar.
 
Grand Prix
I suppose it depends on whether people consider the Lister Storm and 300SL to be "front-engined Supercars," or if that is an oxymoron. Personally I like the term front-engined supercar.
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I always thought a Supercar had to be mid engined, but then it's hard to classify somethng like the 599 GTO and Lexus LFA which are clearly in the same bracket by all other measuers... so 'front-engined Supercar' works for me 👍
 
Back in the days of the Miura, the overall performance of a mid-mounted design couldn't be matched by a front-engined car. Besides ridiculous engineering for the time, that's why the Miura stood out do much. It's look was radical, its engineering was out of this world, and its performance was dominant.

Lamborghini has been kicking ass and taking names since then with some of the most ridiculous supercars on the planet.
 
The first car to fit the modern day supercar billing was either the 959 or F40. To me, there is no "first" supercar, instead the 300SL, GTO, Miura, etc. are all too great to be ranked.
 
Keef
Back in the days of the Miura, the overall performance of a mid-mounted design couldn't be matched by a front-engined car. Besides ridiculous engineering for the time, that's why the Miura stood out do much. It's look was radical, its engineering was out of this world, and its performance was dominant.

Lamborghini has been kicking ass and taking names since then with some of the most ridiculous supercars on the planet.
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Very well said, although I wouldn't exactly call its performance "dominant." Although 180mph was quick, it couldn't really do it with any sort of confidence, due to the nature of its design flaw - which was that it generated lift at high speed. To complicate matters further the fuel tank was over the front wheels. This meant that steering was problematic still when light on fuel.

But then supercars should try to kill you, it's a good thing in a rather sadistic way. It's what defines the category. (Although it has to be said, TVRs try to kill their drivers also, but they are still sportscars. Supercars are defined by a large combination of traits that also exist separately in other categories) The 300SL in particular was also known as a widow-maker. As were Bugattis in general.

The Miura was brilliant for taking the mid-engined layout in the pre-war Auto Unions and F1 Coopers, and placing it in a car of super performance. Lamborghini are responsible for popularizing the genre. The culture and ideas to make the Miura already existed though, which is what I'm getting at. 👍
 
The first super car was what ever every boy's room had as a poster.
 
Come on...how could you ever forget about the 250 GTO?

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And yes, GT5 fans, it does look oddly like the Giulia TZ2.
 
Because the 250 GTO was made for racing, therefore as Stotty has being saying, a super car but not a supercar.
 
Stotty
I always thought a Supercar had to be mid engined, but then it's hard to classify somethng like the 599 GTO and Lexus LFA which are clearly in the same bracket by all other measuers... so 'front-engined Supercar' works for me 👍
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Hypercars, though I like Supercars better for those cars, because they don't go into hyperspace.
 
xNEVER-ONEx
The first super car was what ever every boy's room had as a poster.
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Sorry to double post, but I hate supercars. Mostly because of what the public makes them, show cars. If people actually drove them instead of locking them in there garages like a murder victim, I would like the cars. But thats why my room has posters of drivable supercars, ricers! :lol:
 
Grand Prix
Bugatti+57SC+Atlantic.jpg


bugatti_57_original.jpg


1937_bugatti_type_57s_.jpg

Ahhh, yes, the Bugatti Type 57.

In the late 1930s it was ridiculously priced. Monstrously fast (130mph when most other cars were lucky to even reach half of that). Refined and yet outrageously styled. Rear visibility was poor at best. Could seat just two and was completely impractical. It even had racing pedigree and an eccentric company owner that was known for not caring for good brakes very much. "I make my cars to go, not to stop."

... And just look at it. Certainly the best looking car of the 1930s, if not one of the best looking cars ever made. THIS, was the inspiration for the 300SL Gullwing, and Miura. This is what started the madness.

The 300SL reinforced the idea. The Miura brought awareness to the term. The Bugatti 57 sparked the inspiration.

Vive la Supercar.
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I'm going to go change my underwear...

First supercar right here.
 
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