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supercar

supercar

4 4.5
A very fast, powerful, and expensive sports car that people drive at high speed
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərˌkɑːr/
translation icon : hiperauto
  • Driving a supercar like the Ferrari LaFerrari is an unforgettable experience due to its incredible acceleration.
  • Porsche supercars
  • hybrid supercar
  • electric supercar

You know, you can get a very, very nice supercar for less.

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Examples

  • The new Bugatti Chiron is considered one of the fastest supercars in the world, reaching speeds over 300 mph.

  • Back in 2009, Kepler Motors debuted its Motion hybrid supercar with a prospective delivery date for 2011.

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  • You know, you can get a very, very nice supercar for less.

  • If you want a hybrid supercar, you can kind of have both fast and quick in the same car.

  • I think it's the coolest looking supercar ever built.

  • A zero-emission supercar may be exactly what Jaguar needs in order to step back into the supercar game.

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  • The McLaren F1 was lauded as the greatest supercar of its era when it was first shown 20 years ago.

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  • Tesla was able to start with a small factory and succeed by hand-building supercars.

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  • What's the most underrated supercar or hypercar you've ever seen?

  • Sadly, we are not all millionaires, and we can't all drive around in supercars like the Lamborghini Diablo.

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Synonyms

sports car
vssupercar
50 2.8

A small fast car with two seats made for high speed

is more powerful, expensive, and fitted with advanced performance technology
speedster
vssupercar
4 4.7

A light sports car with two seats and an open top that goes very fast

is heavier and more powerful, focusing on top performance and luxury
turboslut
vssupercar
  • Offensive
9.9

A very fast car that owners often change to make faster

is the expensive factory high-performance model rather than slang or modified ones

Antonyms

3 4.3

A small car for city driving that uses little fuel

How Fast

supercar
4 4.5
sports car
50 2.8
supermini
  • UK
4.7
minivan
  • US
80 1.9

Surface Forms

supercar singular
supercars plural

Morphology

supercar = super + car (transparent) = super + car

The meaning 'exceptional/very capable car' is directly and predictably derived from 'super' + 'car', which B1 learners can infer.

Etymology

Supercar combines super ('above' or 'more than'), the same super in supermarket and superstar, and car. So a supercar is a car that is 'above' normal cars, meaning very fast, powerful, and expensive.