LOTUS EVORA 400

LOTUS EVORA 400

Price: $92,530

Lotus is typically not the first exotic car brand that auto enthusiasts think of when it comes to autos. The Evora 400 changes this and features a 400 horsepower, supercharged 3.5 liter, V6 engine. The auto was introduced into the U.S. market after the company took a year off, and is a lighter but more powerful version of the Evora brand that was produced in past years. The engine is rated at 400 horsepower and can produce 302 lb-ft of torque. The manufacturer also worked to reduce the weight in both the manual and automatic transmissions of the car to help reduce the zero to 60 MPH times of the vehicle to 4.1 seconds. The Evora 400 also sports a top speed of 186 MPH making it the fastest Lotus model produced for the public in the history of the company.

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JAGUAR F-TYPE R

JAGUAR F-TYPE R

Price: $99,000

For more than two decades, owning a Jaguar has been synonymous with exotic cars. The company’s latest offering is the F-Type R sports car that features a supercharged, 5.0 liter, V8 engine rated at 550 horsepower with quicker acceleration than found in past models produced by the company. Starting in 2015, the F-Type R also comes in an all-wheel drive version for car enthusiasts who demand greater control of the vehicle and also includes faster acceleration. The F-Type R can go from zero to 60 in 4.0 seconds and gets respectable gas mileage for an exotic car at 16 MPG city and 23 MPG highway. Jaguar carries its standard four year or 50,000 mile basic and powertrain warranties on the auto which just looks cool to drive.

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AUDI R8 SUPERCAR

AUDI R8 SUPERCAR

Price: $117,500

The Audi R8 Supercar was recently unveiled in Geneva. It is the second generation of the Supercar for Audi, and it does not disappoint fans of exotic cars. The company intends to sell the auto with the option of either a V-10 engine or an e-tron hybrid. Audi has made a number of upgrades to the body of the vehicle compared to the original R8. The company now uses the MSS architecture that is mostly aluminum with a carbon fiber for the transmission tunnel, firewall, and B-pillars. These changes make the car significantly lighter than the original as well as up to 13% stiffer in the body. For those who don’t want the power of the V-10, the company is also offering a 4.2 liter, V-8 engine that can still get one 444 bhp while the V-10 sees approximately 542 bhp. Consumers will also have the option to add a heads-up display on the auto for the first time with the second generation model.

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MERCEDES AMG GT S

MERCEDES AMG GT S

Price: $150,000

The Mercedes AMG GT S is a significant upgrade to the legacy SLS model of the automobile. The exotic car contains a new, turbocharged 4.0 liter, V-8 engine that generates 503 horsepower and is capable of going from zero to 60 MPH in 3.7 seconds. The car is powered by a 4.0 liter, twin tubocharged V-8 engine rated at 503 horsepower.  The AMG GT S is a lighter auto than the SLS model that it has replaced. With the bodyweight of the AMG GT S being located low on the auto body, the auto is very sharp on the corners and the auto delivers a more dynamic performance than many other exotic sports cars on the market.

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ACURA / HONDA NSX SUPERCAR

ACURA / HONDA NSX SUPERCAR

Price: $151,500

The Acura / Honda NSX Supercar is finally here. It took the company just shy of four years to finally go from concept car to reality for this exotic automobile. The vehicle features a hybrid all-wheel drive powertrain that is powered by a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine. The company takes this further by mating the engine to a nine-speed, dual-clutch transmission that is subsequently connected to three electric motors in the automobile. One of the few exotic cars that is a hybrid, the Supercar uses one of the motors to power the rear wheels while the other two provide power to the front wheels. The company will not release additional performance metrics until the auto is officially released, but it is expected that the Supercar will see some decent numbers for those into exotic hybrid autos.

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