Canadian Supercars

This is the old "Canadian supercar." Now we have something
a bit better to be proud of. Photo credit heartymagazine.com.

For decades the world of supercars has been owned by the Europeans.

The Italians in particular have done an extremely good job of creating some of the craziest supercars the world has ever seen (think Pagani, Lamborghini, Ferrari). The Brits have Aston Martin and Noble, and the Germans have Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, and BMW all with supercar aspirations.

Even our neighbours to the south have done some supercar work. The Shelby Supercar Company challenged the Bugatti Veyron (another German supercar) for the world speed record with their SSC Ultimate Aero.

In fact even when it comes to just normal cars, Canada doesn't own any well-known car companies.

Now though, they want a piece of the supercar cake.

Canada used to only produce cars for companies based out of other countries, but today we have not one, but two supercars built by companies from the land of hockey.

The Aspira F620

The Aspira F620. Photo credit forums.finalgear.com.

Take a look at this here supercar. It is called the Aspira F620.

The car is made by a small British company called Aspira. If you're looking for a comparison you could say they are a bit like Noble although Noble has already solidified a solid reputation.

Aspira is basically a small supercar producing company and their latest invention, pictured above, certainly looks the part. 

Belgian supercar-the shaving disease half ghost car

Words by Steven Wagers

The Belgians have created a supercar. They call it the Gillette Vertigo .5 Spirit. It's a bit of a mouthful, I know, but it has some merits. For one, the Vertigo .5 Spirit is light. Very light.

The Gillette Vertigo .5 Spirit. You'll see why I gave you
this picture first in a moment. Image from Top Gear.

In fact this particular supercar weighs less than a metric ton. It is only 950 kilograms and it has Maserati's 4.2 litre V8 which produces 420 horsepower. I know normally when you think of a proper supercar, it has 500 plus horsepower but this combination of lightness and power should make this a very quick car. It should beat the old Vertigo's 0-62 time of 3.26 seconds.

BMW announces its first hybrid supercar

By Steven Wagers

According to autonews.com, BMW is planning to release their own hybrid supercar. This comes just a few months after another German carmaker (Porsche) decided to go ahead with plans to make their own hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder. It certainly seems as though this might be a growing trend amongst carmakers.