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Supercars Quiz



Questions about street-legal, high-performance sports cars


  1. What is the meaning of 'TT', such as in the supercar Audi TT?
  2. The Countach was a sports car produced by which automobile manufacturer from 1974 until 1990?
  3. A type of car designed with both high speeds and long distance driving in mind, what does GT stand for?
  4. Who manufactured the F1 which has been described as 'the greatest automobile ever created'?
  5. What does the 'V' mean, as in ten-cylinder V10 piston engine?
  6. Often considered a supercar, the Nissan GT-R was given what 'king of monsters' nickname by a motoring magazine?
  7. According to 2022 research, what is the most popular supercar brand currently in use on UK roads?






  8. Since the 2010s, what term has come into use for the highest performing supercars?
  9. Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of which automaker?
  10. The Huayra and Zonda are produced by which Italian sports car manufacturer?
  11. What car is named after the founder of Ferrari?
  12. Which British manufacturer released their first supercar, the XJ220, in the early 1990s?
  13. Which coefficent is denoted as Cd? Reducing it improves performance.
  14. The Vanquish S had a top speed in excess of 200mph, making it one of the fastest road cars ever built by which manufacturer?
  15. What is the name of Denmark's only supercar manufacturer?
  16. The Miura is a sports car produced by which automaker between 1966 and 1973?
  17. What name is given to a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases in an internal combustion engine?
  18. The 918 Spyder is designed and manufactured by which company?
  19. The Rapide is a 4-seater sports saloon car built by which British manufacturer from 2010 to 2020?
  20. Which German then French manufacturer's automobiles include The Type 41 Royale and Type 55?
  21. What does the acronym "LP" stand for in a Lamborghini?
  22. What is the meaning of 'FF' as in the Ferrari FF?
  23. The most expensive car in the world is the Bugatti La Voiture Noire. What colour is it?
  24. The Agera RS became the world's fastest production car in 2017. It's produced by which Swedish car manufacturer?
  25. Which English actor, comedian and writer crashed his rare supercar in Lancashire in October 1999 and damaged it again in a serious crash in August 2011?
  26. The Evora 400 model was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show by which car manufacturer?


Answers



  1. Tourist Trophy (named after the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race)
  2. Lamborghini
  3. GT stands for gran turismo, or grand touring (also grand tourer)
  4. McLaren
  5. It means a V configuration (two banks of cylinders arranged in a V configuration)
  6. Godzilla
  7. Ferrari (Ferrari: 10,695 on UK roads. McLaren: 2,419. And third is Lamborghini: 2,099 cars.)
  8. Hypercars
  9. Toyota
  10. Pagani
  11. Enzo (Ferrari Enzo)
  12. Jaguar (Jaguar XJ220)
  13. Drag
  14. Aston Martin
  15. Zenvo
  16. Lamborghini
  17. Turbo, or turbocharger
  18. Porsche
  19. Aston Martin
  20. Bugatti
  21. LP stands for Longitudinale Posteriore
  22. Ferrari Four
  23. Black ("La Voiture Noire" is French for "the black car".)
  24. Koenigsegg
  25. Rowan Atkinson (his supercar was a McLaren F1)
  26. Lotus