An exciting year for supercars
FROM power to practicality, 2016 was a very exciting year for anyone in the market for a new Porsche, Ferrari or Lamborghini.
In 2015, Bentley broke with 96 years of tradition by launching its first ever SUV, the Bentayga. And as a follow-up this year it unveiled its first ever dieselpowered vehicle, again in SUV form. And while the Bentayga Diesel drastically improves the company’s overall fuel consumption figures, that’s only half the story.
So as well as managing 7.9l/100km on the combined cycle, it can also manage 0100kph in 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 270kph. Bugatti Just when it looked like the gap between Bugatti and the rest was beginning to close, the company unveiled the Chiron, which is basically a sign in automotive form indicating that everyone else should return to their drawing boards. The coupé has a 1479bhp engine, can race to 100kph in just 2.5 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 417 kph. However, when a full production model is finally ready in March, expect its top speed to be significantly more. Ferrari The GTC4Lusso T is the first four-seat Ferrari in history to come with a turbocharged V8 engine and four-wheel steering. The idea behind both features is to tempt wealthy professionals with young families away from minivans. And if they need to do the school run in record time, nothing comes close. That’s because as well as four-wheel steering for easy manoeuvring around city centres, this car has 602bhp, a top speed of 320kph, and can go from standstill to 100kph in 3.5 seconds.