Enveloped

Supercars are supercars. Hypercars are well....

When you make a supercar, you have to think about buyers, the environment, where you're going to run it, road safety thingies... Basically think like Volvo..

But when you think of a hypercar, you think extreme. The best brakes, the best suspension, the ultimate chassis, critically accurate lightweight construction and ballsout mad! There's no provision to think about safety, when the only thing to do is build a car that goes like stink down a closed circuit and handles like an extension of your body, so much so that you KNOW it will do as you please, as you WANT, WHEN you WANT! No computers, no gadgetry, no radio, no flappy paddle gearshift for wannabe F1 drivers... ENTER THE R.

Building a Supercar for Dummies - by Horacio Pagani

(Ferrari California? Money maker..) (Mercedes: Z rated tyres, only on certain AMG/Black models..)

The reason I like the Zonda; the R, in particular, is because someone the world hadn't even heard of, comes out and makes a car that makes the world stand up and take notice. Astons, Ferraris, Koenigseggs, Lamborghinis, Mercedeses, and Porsches all saw their numbers crunched the wrong way with the advent of the Paganis. (At this point, I'm reminded of the Jaguar XJ220, the Ferrari F40, the Bugatti EB110, the Lotus Esprit and the McLaren F1, the last of their kind..)

Forgive me for my inclination of portraying certain aspects not unlike a certain automobile journalist / presenter. (Hail Jezza!).

Bugatti showed the world that 400+ kph was achievable in a car that had air conditioning, airbags, a stereo, comfortable seats, and, above all, composure. I have huge respect for the Veyron and all it has accomplished. SSC can only hope to achieve what they have on their own. All due respect to the Ultimate Aero TT, except, it barely has too much of mine. Like May said, "Volkswagen have pushed the outside of the envelope. They've done something that everyone said just could not be done". And that alone garners bucket loads of my respect, and pride in mankind for creating something as thoroughly astonishing as the Veyron.

The world today is turning into the dust bowl we were destined to have. From dust we come, to dust we'll go. But before that, break the mould! Push the envelope, the boundaries that lie. Life is all about creation. Dream. And most of all, make sure at least a few things off your bucket list have been checked off. I know I've checked quite a few off mine.. :)