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Aston Martin Vanquish:thumbs: , Ferrari 350, Lambo Gallardo?
CarMAD!
veyron?? seems the obvious choice.
bebopin64
Hard decision but I like the 360 CS, the Espirit (gotta love a supercar
with an aftermarket), GT1, F1, 355, im sure there are a few more Im
forgetting
Enthusiast
The Espirit is like the worse built Supercar ever. I believe the best
mechanical European supercar is the Porsche Carrera GT. Best looking I'd
say an all black Lambo LP640 or a Novitec F430....or Ferrari 350 because
they are so rare.
What
bebopin64: Fastest doesn't mean best.
Pagani Zonda C12 F (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagani_Zonda). Light and
fast. 600 HP, 2700 lbs. 7:32 lap at Nürburgring. Plus, it looks amazing,
especially in silver. Too bad most people, especially Amis, have never
heard of it.
VitaminG
The Zonda is ugly, ass-heavy, and handles funny...according to reviews.
And you can all stick those Nurburgring lap times up something because the
advertised times are misconceiving. Driving fast along the Nurburgring has
much more to do with the driver than the car. Porsche, BMW and such
campaign their cars over there and they know the course very well...and it
doesn't hurt that they often get the track to themselves. When cars like
the Zonda goes, they do all kinds of non-production shit to the car and
record the fastest of hundreds of laps.
What
totally the lamborghini miura
Arod
hands down the caparo t1
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/07/12/014459.2-lg.jpg
newyorker
Zonda isn't exactly europian... even though it is produced in italy it is
argentinian
I would say Koenigsegg CCR or CCX, veyron might have a slightly higher top
speed or acceleration (I am not sure about the 2nd), but Koenigsegg looks
so much better :2cents:
ateymura
How do you mean the Zonda isn't exactly European? It has a Mercedes engine
and is produced in Italy.....
Cliffy
I am going to raise a lot of complaints by qouting wikipedia on here.. but
anyone is welcome to protest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagani_Zonda
Horacio Pagani the founder of Pagani Automobili S.P.A., and Juan Manuel
Fangio (ex F1 driver) the other big name who influenced/inspired the super
car are both Argentinian.
ateymura
You could have found that info at their official site and been able to rest
assured that the info hadn't been edited but some 12-yr old on his home
PC...Still, it was acurate, lol. I say they are still as European as Jaguar
is. (Jag has even less of Europe in them these days though...).
Cliffy
as I said people can protest all they want... :) but I had checked the info
on their officail page too.. it's just there you have to look for it... and
on wiki its obvious.. unless you choose to not read the first few lines.
ateymura
Pagani Automobili S.P.A (makers of Zonda) is Italian. Pagani is HQ's near
Modena, Italy. The founder is from Argentina... doesn't make the brand
Argentinian. Also, it is important to note that Argentina has a huge
italian population, IIRC italians are the majority. 95% of the country is
of european origin. So call it what you will.... That is just symantics
though, the fact of the matter is that it is a sick car.
In any case. Best supercar from Europe? Classic: Alfa Romeo Tipo 33
Stradale and Lamborghini Miura. The 250SWB is also up there. Might count
the Ford GT40 and Pantera GT5 if you consider them European enough.
Modern: Ferrari P4/5 or better yet... Ultima GTR (ya ya, kit car,
whatever).
rudypoochris
Caparo t1....its da best
newyorker
Couldn't possibly count the GT40 European....:laughing:
Cliffy
sure you can...the brakes are german, etc.etc. it was in a long top gear
movie i watched
newyorker
No, the controversy was over English or American roots. In the end, the car
is a Ford and Ford did all the work to setup up and backed it financially.
Lola of Britan wanted to lay claim to it since the GT40 is based on a Lola
chassis IIRC. They lost that one in any case since Ford was the owner and
supplied the power. I was just throwing it in as a European since I like it
so much.
Many cars include foreign parts. Toyotas and Hondas made in the USA aren't
American, just as Fords and Chevys made in Canada and Mexico aren't foreign
to the US.
rudypoochris
lol ford is a ford and always be a domestic ford
07exlv6
Pagani Zonda R , VW W12 Nardo , Murcielago LP640 , F1 GTR , SLR Mclaren ,
Jaguar XJ220 , ahh this is lame:sleep:
g_aristov
I still say Caparo T1
newyorker
