SportsSeptember 3, 2026

hypercar

HY-pur-kar

Definition

A high-performance sports car with extreme power, limited production numbers, and advanced engineering, significantly exceeding the specifications of standard supercars.

Etymology

The term is a modern portmanteau created by prefixing 'hyper-' (derived from the Greek 'hyper', meaning 'over' or 'beyond') to 'car'. It emerged in the late 20th century to distinguish a new, more exclusive category of ultra-high-performance vehicles from standard supercars.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe the elite, high-value vehicles in Ronaldo's collection, such as the Bugatti Centodieci and Mercedes-AMG One, which are characterized by rarity and immense performance.

Cristiano Ronaldo's tremendous collection of luxury cars, valued at more than 30 million euros

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