Short answer: a hypercar is the top step above a supercar, usually built in small numbers and made to show what a maker can do. These ten cover nearly 40 years, from the twin-turbo Ferrari F40 of 1987 to the hybrid Ferrari F80. The figures below are the makers’ own. As at 7 November 2026, Koenigsegg and Pagani both sell through official channels in Australia, and we’ve listed who they are at the end.
Many people start the hypercar story with the McLaren F1, which isn’t one of the ten but belongs here. It was launched in 1992 with a 6.1 L BMW V12, a central driving position and a passenger on each side. In 1998 it reached a peak of 391 km/h and set a 386.4 km/h record average. McLaren built 106 of them across all versions. The hybrid P1, LaFerrari and 918 Spyder have their own article: The Holy Trinity explained.
Ferrari F40
Ferrari built the F40 for its 40th anniversary and showed it to the press on 21 July 1987. It was the last car unveiled to the public with Enzo Ferrari present, and he died in August 1988. It was also the first Ferrari production car to use mainly composite materials for its body panels, and the body took only eleven panels.
Its 2.9 L twin-turbo V8 makes 351.5 kW and 577 Nm. Ferrari quotes 0-100 km/h in 4.1 seconds, a 324 km/h top speed and a dry weight of 1,100 kg.
Ferrari F50
The F50 marked Ferrari’s 50 years as a car maker. At the 1995 Geneva show, Ferrari’s president said only 349 would be built. Where the F40 used a turbocharged V8, the F50 went to a naturally aspirated V12 that Ferrari says came from the engine Alesi and Berger used in Formula 1.
That 4.7 L V12 makes 382 kW and 471 Nm. Ferrari quotes 0-100 km/h in 3.87 seconds, 325 km/h and a dry weight of 1,230 kg.
Ferrari Enzo
Ferrari launched the Enzo in 2002, named it after the company’s founder and built 399 for road use. Ferrari says it carried Formula 1 know-how to the road, and that its compact V12, carbon-ceramic brake discs and aerodynamic features later appeared on other Ferraris.
Its 6.0 L V12 makes 485 kW and 657 Nm, drives through a six-speed F1 gearbox and takes the car past 350 km/h. Dry weight is 1,255 kg.
Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche built 1,270 Carrera GTs at its Leipzig factory between 2003 and 2006. It was the first standard-production Porsche with a monocoque chassis and engine mount made entirely of carbon fibre reinforced plastic. The V10 grew out of a Le Mans prototype Porsche completed in 1998 and never raced, with capacity raised from 5.5 to 5.7 litres for the road car.
It makes 450 kW and 590 Nm. Porsche quotes 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, 330 km/h and a kerb weight of 1,380 kg.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Bugatti says the original Veyron was the first series production car to pass 400 km/h, reaching 407 km/h. It also says no other series production car in 2005 could match its 2.5 second run to 100 km/h.
Its 8.0 L W16 has four turbochargers and makes 736 kW and 1,250 Nm, through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
Pagani Zonda F
Pagani created the Zonda F in 2005 and named it in tribute to Juan Manuel Fangio. It says this was the first car to offer a natural-surface carbon fibre body at a client’s request, and that titanium, aluminium and Inconel parts keep the weight down.
The standard 7.3 L V12 makes 443 kW and 760 Nm. Pagani quotes 0-100 km/h in 3.6 seconds, a claimed top speed above 345 km/h and a dry weight of 1,230 kg.
Pagani Huayra
The original Huayra coupe uses a Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo V12 of 5,980 cc, with 544 kW and 1,000 Nm through a seven-speed automated manual gearbox. Pagani says the Zonda R was a key laboratory for the car. It uses active aerodynamics, with four flaps and active front suspension balancing drag and downforce.
McLaren Senna
Named after Ayrton Senna, who joined McLaren in 1988, the Senna arrived in 2018. At launch McLaren called it the lightest road car it had built since the F1, at 1,198 kg dry. Its 4.0 L twin-turbo V8 was the most powerful combustion engine McLaren had put in a road car to that point, at 588 kW (800 PS) and 800 Nm. McLaren said the car made 800 kg of downforce in Race mode at 250 km/h.
McLaren quoted 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and 0-200 km/h in 6.8 seconds.
Koenigsegg Jesko Attack
The Jesko comes in two versions. The Attack is the track-focused one with the big rear wing and up to 1,400 kg of downforce. The Absolut is the low-drag one, with that figure cut to 150 kg.
The Attack has a 5.0 L twin-turbo V8 with 1,500 Nm and a nine-speed Light Speed Transmission. Koenigsegg quotes 1,280 hp on petrol and 1,600 hp on E85. Kerb weight is 1,420 kg.
Ferrari F80
Ferrari says the F80 is its most powerful road-going car so far, at 1,200 cv, which is about 883 kW. The run is limited to 799 cars. Ferrari says the architecture of its 3.0 L V6 and many of the parts come from the 499P that won the 2023 and 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Ferrari quotes 0-100 km/h in 2.15 seconds, 0-200 km/h in 5.75 seconds, 350 km/h and a dry weight of 1,525 kg with optional content.
How these cars reach Australia
Koenigsegg’s own dealer locator lists two Melbourne locations as at 7 November 2026: Prodigy Automotive, its official distributor, in Brighton, and Sullivan Kerr in Sandringham, which it lists as part of the Prodigy group.
Pagani’s own dealer list names Pagani of Melbourne, in Richmond, as its official dealer for Australia as at 7 November 2026. The listing points to Zagame Automotive, which describes itself as the sole importer for Pagani in Australia.
McLaren’s Australian site lists five retailers as at 7 November 2026: Adelaide, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
For a car with no official local channel, the rules sit with the Department of Infrastructure. A model generally has to be on the Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Register, and the Department says an entry on the Register does not guarantee a car can be brought up to standard. Most vehicles 25 years and older can use the older vehicles pathway instead. Our SEVS and hypercars guide covers the scheme, and it’s worth checking the Department’s current rules before buying anything overseas.
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