The Best Supercars of the 2016 Geneva Motor Show

The Geneva International Motor Show has earned a reputation for being the venue for the introduction of so-called “supercars,” and last week’s 2016 version was no exception. European manufacturers rolled out a wide variety of spectacular vehicles with powertrains offering as much as 1,500 HP and pricetags exceeding a million dollars.

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Here, we’ve collected photos of some of Geneva’s eye-popping intros. From manufacturers in France, Italy, Sweden the UK and elsewhere, we offer a peek at some of the most elite vehicles in the world.

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The biggest hit of the 2016 Geneva Motor Show was the Bugatti Chiron, said to be the most powerful, most luxurious, most exclusive and fastest production sports car in the world. The Chiron offers 1,500 HP, a peak torque of 1,180 lb-ft and an electronically-limited maximum speed of 260 mph. The combination of speed and power is understandable, given the fact that French automaker’s engineers endowed it with a W16 engine incorporating four two-stage turbochargers. They also employed a carbon fiber monocoque and an adaptive chassis. Cost is $2.6 million. (Source: Bugatti Automobiles)

Senior technical editor Chuck Murray has been writing about technology for 32 years. He joined Design News in 1987, and has covered electronics, automation, fluid power, and autos.

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