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Performance Vehicles/Super Car
March 4, 2015 11:40 pm

Feature: Super Car Gallery One Big Photo Op

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John “Gunner” Gunnell is a frequent contributor to Speedville and Engine Builder magazine, and owns Gunner’s Great Garage, a restoration shop in Manawa, WI.

Triumph Spitfire 4

1969 Chevy Camaro Z/28 Sport Coupe

'Dandy' Dick Landy's 1965 Dodge Hemi Coronet

Reggie White's 1949 Buick Super Sedanet

1949 Oldsmobile Futuramic 98 Convertible Coupe

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It was hard to get pictures of the cars arrayed in the Super Car Gallery at the Chicago Auto Show. You had to be a very patient shutterbug and wait out all of the folks taking “selfies” and photos of their friends sitting in a RollsRoyce, a Lamborghini or a Bugatti. Not everyone can own one of the World Class machines on display, but while they are at the show, they can sit in one.

Each car exhibited was identified by a sign telling the price and the size of the engine or how fast the car should go. The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 goes out the door for a mere $504,115, including the 6.5-liter V-12. That compares to $292,025 for the Huracan LP610-4 sold by the same automaker. This storming supercar uses a 5.2-liter V-10 for power and claims a top speed of 202 mph. Zero-to-62 mph takes 3.2 seconds.

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There was also a pair of Rolls Royce in the Gallery. The sportier Wraith was $367,275 and relies on a 6.6-liter Twin Turbo V-12 for motivation, Though not made for a drag strip, the Wraith can do 0-to-60 in 4.4 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. The white Rolls Ghost Series III ($329,590) also uses a 6.6-liter V-12 and tops out at 155 mph. Zero-to-60 takes 4.7 seconds though.

The black Ferrari was an FF with a $295,000 window sticker. It gets its oomph from a 6.3-liter V-12 that puts out 651 hp. That equates to a 3.7 second 0-to-60 time and a top speed of 208 mph. The much prettier red Ferrari California T had a folding top and a 3.9-liter Twin Turbo V-8 good for 550 hp. It did 0-to-60 in 3.5 seconds and 198 mph all out. The price tag was $198,973,

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The lowest priced car in the Gallery was a Lotus Evora IPS 2+2 that you could buy for just $69,980. It was motivated by a 3.5-liter V-6 that made 276 hp. The 0-to-60 was 5 seconds and top speed was 159 mph. Not too far away was the most expensive—and most photographed car—the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. Price: $2,625,000. Engine: W16 16.4-liter Quad Turnocharged. Horsepower: 1200. 0-to-60: 2.0 seconds. Top speed: 255 mph.

Some of the other cars displayed included:

Car Price Engine 0-60 mph Top Speed

Bentley Continental Conv. $235,040 4L TT V-8 4.5 191

Bemtley Flying Spur $222,300 6L TT V-12 4.3 200

Astom Martin Vantage $196,895 5.9L V-12 3.8 201

Aston Martin DB9 Volante $213,295 5.9L V-12 4.5 183

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