hypercar

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *(h)upér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós
Proto-Celtic *karros
Gaulish *karrosbor.
Latin carrus
Anglo-Norman carrebor.
Middle English carre
English car
English hypercar

    From hyper- +‎ car.

    Noun

    hypercar (plural hypercars)

    1. A supercar with such extreme performance and expense as to have exclusiveness even when compared with most other supercars.
      Hypernyms: supercar < sports car < car, auto, automobile < vehicle
      • 2022 April 28, Farhad Manjoo, “Is Elon Musk Really That Bad?”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 August 2025:
        It’s one of fastest accelerating vehicles on the market today — at about $130,000, it is said to have the acceleration normally found in multimillion-dollar hypercars.

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