Apollo Intensa Emozione -- 769bhp, 208mph
The Apollo had us at 'Batmobile-inspired styling'. Subsequently it kept on winning us over with its 769bhp Ferrari-derived V12 and purist inspirations. The IE is designed for monitor work just, but when all ten get sold, it'll fund a road car that'll hopefully consider at least half as bonkers. This is exactly what supercars are about, right?
Bugatti Chiron -- 1,479bhp, 261mph (claimed)
Though we had been introduced into the new Bugatti Chiron at 2016, we weren't exposed to the full power of its 1,479bhp quad-turbo W16 before this season. And if that happened, any thoughts of this thing being only a reheated Veyron quickly evaporated. When it's eventually unleashed free of its limiter, the entire world will be watching.
Ford GT -- 646bhp, 220mph
The Ford GT was initially shown to stunned onlookers at the Detroit motor show way back at the beginning of 2015. It took until 2017 for anybody to get behind the wheel -- on the road. By that point, the race version had already taken a course victory at Le Mans. The road car shouldn't work. Hurry cars that end up on the road rarely do. But the GT manages to ride properly, manage skilfully and stay up to its newer-than-space-age looks. A landmark automobile.
Mercedes-AMG Project One -- 1,000bhp , 217mph
No-one outside of AMG has yet driven the Mercedes F1 car for the road known so far just as Project One, but its own stats are suitably barmy to make the cut in this list. Revealed in time to get the 2017 Frankfurt motor show, the supreme AMG promises to launch in 0-124mph in under six seconds, which means that thanks to its AWD hybrid traction, it'll eliminate the line as quick as an actual F1 car. While, ideally, creating a much neater noise...
Tesla Roadster -- n/a bhp, 250mph (claimed)
Making no noise whatsoever, on the other hand, is Tesla's first entry into the supercar bear-pit. That's fine though -- Twitter and internet forums create more than enough sound to compensate for the silence of electrical motors. If the new Roadster ever does see the light of day, we're promised a 620-mile selection, functionality to embarrass a Bugatti, and for a relatively reasonable $200,000. It might be a utopian supercar. Now all Tesla must do is bring it to market on time.
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