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= Supercars = From Drew Asselanis

A supercar can best be described as your atypical car. With that being said, there are not a multitude of cars that are considered supercars. A strong reason for that being they are highly sought after by a range of car enthusiasts, but they come with a hefty price-tag. The more common supercars tend to come from European manufacturers and many supercars tend to first show up at the top auto shows.

Geneva Motor Show
The Geneva Motor Show is an event held annually in Geneva, Switzerland since 1905. This year the motor show will take place from March 9th-19th. It is widely perceived to be one of the top places to be for all things automobiles. Many top companies wait to have the first release of some of their cars at the show. Although most of the cars shown at the motor show are production cars, some manufacturers will release their plans of concept cars. Production cars being cars that will be on the market and concept cars being cars that have designs that are in the works but no plans to be produced at that time.

While many of the cars that will be shown at the motor show will be your casual car, much of the attention will be directed towards the supercars and sports-cars that are going to be released. Since the event is still a bit of time away, many manufacturers have yet to confirmed a place in Geneva. This is a short list of the ones that have:
 * McLaren
 * Ferrari
 * Lamborghini
 * Pagani
 * Porsche
 * Jaguar

North American International Auto Show (Detroit Auto Show)
One of the more popular auto shows that occurs state side would have to be the Detroit Auto Show. Detroit is not called Motor City for nothing, when it comes to cars, they knock it out of the park. This auto show has the largest concentration of automobile and technology execs, engineers, and designers. The public showing is taking place this year from January 14th-22nd. Like in Geneva, there are a variety of cars on show that range from small compact cars to high end supercars. Last years show made a splash in the supercar portion with the likes of the:
 * Ford GT
 * Aston Martin DB9
 * Audi R8
 * BMW i8

Pricing
Affordability is not exactly the word that can be used to describe the price tag on supercars. Very few of them will you be able to find for less than $400,000, and many of them are upwards of $1 Million. The price is not only dictated by brand name, since these supercars can go upwards of 180 MPH, the cars themselves require exceptional engineering and design to accommodate that. Not to mention the small production number which in turn makes the price skyrocket.

Lamborghini
Lamborghini has made a name for itself in the supercar industry by continuing to produce a multiple of limited edition cars and other exotic cars. Their most recent being the Centenario, which is a 100th birthday tribute to the company’s founder Ferruccio Lamborghini. The Centenario was first released at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. With this being such a special occasion, it is only right that Lamborghini is making an extremely special car. With that being said, there will only be 40 Centenarios produce. These cars were not even offered for sale to the public, only to a very selective group chosen by the company themselves. The Centenario includes Lamborghini’s fastest V-12 engine. It also is similarly designed like many other Lamborghini variants with a bit of a twist. The jagged edges and sleek exterior make it very obvious that this car can get up and go in a hurry. If you were to take a seat in the Centenario, it would not be a surprise if you were to mistake it for something much more advanced than a car dashboard.



Ferrari
The Ferrari brand has become increasingly popular over the years and being named “World’s Most Popular Brand” in 2012 and 2013 would back that up. During those two years, Ferrari had made less cars in 2013 than did the year before, but made more money in 2013. The reason behind that being their brand has become known to be one of the top tier automobile companies when it comes to high end supercars. Which means more people are wanting to get their hands on one of the cars and on the other hand, Ferrari is making less of the cars in order to keep the exclusivity high. As of now, Ferrari puts a max limit on all models of their cars at 7,000 cars.