The Top 10 Best Supercars In 2024
Weâre nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st century and the automotive landscape continues to change at a breakneck pace. Emissions rules, electrification, hybridisation and myriad other technologies are moulding the way cars develop. Thatâs producing ever-more efficient everyday transport, but what of the world of supercars?
Fear not â where thereâs a will for speed thereâs a way to excitement, and the supercar market remains packed with poster-worthy machines.
Even amidst a backdrop of tightening emissions rules, the supercar market is full of choice right now. Whether you want six cylinders or 12, all or rear-wheel drive, extravagant or subtle, itâs all out there.
Thatâs why weâve come up with a list of the 10 best supercars you can buy new in the UK in 2024, ranked in descending order:
10. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Itâs been a bit of a weird few years for would-be Corvette owners in the UK. The latest C8-generation American icon was, for the first time, made in right-hand drive and sold officially on our shores from 2022. And there was much rejoicing. But then Chevyâs parent company, General Motors, went rather wobbly on Europe as a whole when it came to large petrol engines, and the big plans that were in place for the Corvette were shelved.
Right now, the Z06 is still officially heading our way with right-hand drive, but youâll have to forgive us if we believe it when we see it. For now, letâs assume itâll all be fine, and Brits will have a chance to experience what the US has had for a couple of years now â a top-notch, naturally aspirated V8 that barks out 670bhp at 8500rpm and will dust off the 0-62mph run in 3.1 seconds. We havenât tried it yet, but various people we trust tell us itâs a cracker and a leftfield alternative for something like a Porsche 911 GT3. If it ever turns up.
9. Audi R8 V10 Performance Audi R8 V10 Performance
As we type this, the Audi R8 is in its final days of production. While you can no longer order one, brand new examples are still available from stock, so it just squeaks in. Fittingly, itâs the V10-powered model with either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive thatâs holding the flag in the R8âs final hours.
Technically impressive though the R8 is, itâs not as exciting as some of its supercar rivals. At low speeds, you might as well be in an A6, but find somewhere to legally let loose and itâs a hoot as you approach its limit. Youâll have 562bhp to play with in the RWD version and 612bhp in the AWD model. That much power can liven up just about anything.
An all-new, all-electric R8 is apparently on the way, and we have no doubt that itâll be a blast, but we are going to miss the scream of a V10.
8. Porsche 911 GT3 RS Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Yes, we know itâs obvious. Yes, we know itâs ÂŁ192,600 before you add any options. But cliched as we know it seems, Porsche just makes really damn good cars, and the GT3 RS is arguably the best of the 992 generation.
We say arguably because this is the internet, and there will be plenty of people who, with some justification, will say that the standard 911 Carrera is actually all you need. And thatâs fine. You do you.
But as far as weâre concerned, the GT3 RS is faster in practice, sharper and just more 911ish than any other 911 in this generation. As our esteemed group editor Matt Robinson said when he took the GT3 RS on a road trip, itâs âpossibly the best Porsche everâ. So there.
7. Maserati MC20 Maserati MC20
It seems mad that the MC20, released just last year, is arguably Maseratiâs first supercar, but there we go. The Italian firm with heritage to die for has had myriad sports cars and a hypercar in its history, but the closest itâs come before to a dictionary-definition supercar is the Bora of the 1970s.
What a return to the genre the MC20 is, though: It looks the shiz, has buckets of brand excellence attached to it, and is exquisite to drive. In an age where hybrid gubbins can weight a sporty machine down, the MC20 keeps things light by modern standards, utilises a jacked twin-turbo V6 mounted behind the driver to push out 626bhp and handles like a dream.
Drawbacks? Well, after youâve kitted it out with options, youâre looking at the best part of a quarter of a million quid to buy one. Oof.
6. McLaren Artura McLaren Artura
McLaren doesnât fiddle around with its formula that often, but the arrival of the Artura represented something of a clean slate. Out went the venerable carbon tub thatâs been used since the days of the MP4-12C, and in the bin went the old twin-turbo V8. In has come a new monocoque and a 3.0-litre V6 hybrid drivetrain that honks out 690bhp and blasts the Artura to 62mph in three seconds dead.
The steering is brimming with feedback, and everything else, from ride to power deployment is also tremendous. And you can use it everyday, if you want to. Sure, the looks still make it look much like every other McLaren, and the new engine isnât the most characterful unit out there, but there are minor quibbles. Weâll have ours in orange, please and thank-you.
5. Ferrari 296 GTB Ferrari 296 GTB
The price of the Ferrari 296 GTB is punchy, even by supercar standards â the best part of ÂŁ300,000 makes it some ÂŁ50k pricier than a McLaren Artura. Is it really ÂŁ50k better? Weâll let various twin tests tell you the answer to that, but the Ferrari is, by all accounts, absolutely superb. Whatever you might think about Ferrari and its haughty, holier-than-thou attitude to⊠well, everything, it does make absolutely wonderful cars.
The 296 GTB is the latest in a long line of wonderful, beautiful and savagely fast supercars. Itâs got a borderline insane 819bhp from its V6 hybrid drivetrain thatâs somehow eminently usable and marries with crisp, intuitive steering and a sharpness thatâs hard to beat outside of a bona fide race car. The prancing horse just keeps on prancing.
4. McLaren 750S McLaren 750S
Past versions of this article featured the McLaren 720S, but thatâs dead, replaced by this, the 750S. It takes the 720S and makes it 30 better. How? With many new bits, which add up to a 30kg weight reduction, power from the twin-turbo V8 up 30bhp to 740bhp (750PS, hence the name) and a 0-62mph time of 2.8 seconds. Face-melting. Essentially, itâs the best bits of the 720S, mixed with the best bits of the 765LT â most noticeably the massive rear wing.
What differentiates it from McLarenâs other supercar, the Artura? Well, itâs not a hybrid for a start. While the Artura represents the future of McLaren, the 750S feels more like a final hurrah for the past. But just look at McLarenâs past â weâre more than happy to hang onto that history for a little while longer. Even if the starting price is a cool quarter mill.
3. Lamborghini Revuelto Lamborghini Revuelto
As V10s become V8s and V8s become V6s, youâd be forgiven for thinking that an all-new hybrid supercar would be more likely to house a small-capacity three-cylinder thrumbox than anything meaty. So hurrah for Lamborghini, who created the Revuelto with three electric motors attached to a massive 6.5-litre V12. Making more than 1000 horsepower. Hah!
The result is a plug-in hybrid like no other, capable of silent electric running for a handful of miles before the bellowing V12 kicks in. Or you can utilise the torque of the electric motors to supplement the V12âs brawn for monstrous acceleration. While the Revuelto is heavy, itâs crammed with clever electronics to make it drive very tidily. Sure, itâs pushing a half mill to buy, and you could argue that by Lamborghini standards it doesnât look mad enough. But hot damn if it isnât a look to the future with a hefty dose of nostalgia left gloriously exposed.
2. Ferrari 812 GTS Ferrari 812 GTS
Weâre courting controversy here, as a supercar is supposed to have its engine in the middle, but the 812 goes beyond being merely a âsuper GTâ. How can something with a near-800bhp naturally-aspirated V12 powering the rear wheels exclusively be described as anything other than a supercar?
Itâs very difficult to buy and option one without spending over ÂŁ300,000, so it certainly has a supercar price tag. When it was introduced, Ferrari plucked a suitably outlandish name from its back catalogue to stick after the number: Superfast. That coupe version isnât made any more, but the convertible version is, so into our list it goes.
1. Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica
The days of the Lamborghini Huracan are sadly numbered, but the final incarnation (bar the bonkers off-road Sterrato) is perhaps the best. The Huracan Tecnica is the end of the road for non-electrified Lamborghini supercars, and it takes bits of the monstrous Huracan STO and the wonderful Huracan Evo RWD to create something of a greatest hits compilation.
Just about everything has been tweaked to make this Huracan the best it can be. The looks house the STOâs 5.2-litre V10 with 631 very noisy horses while the aero has been enhanced to reduce drag and improve balance. The various electronic helpers have all been fettled for maximum awesomeness, with adaptive damping, torque vectoring, traction control and rear-wheel steering all combining in various different ways depending on your mood. Itâs high tech and yet also old-school, and thatâs an intoxicating combination that weâll miss when itâs gone.
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