- Supercars are typically known
for being crazy expensive, super fast, ultra rare,
and kind of unobtainable for your non rich.
But what if I told you that a few hidden gems
within the supercar circle that are fairly priced,
and still fantastic cars?
You'd probably tell me I'm crazy, right?
Wrong.
What's going on, everybody,
I'm Sean from Fitment Industries, SeanB.FI on Instagram,
and today we're going to talk about
five of the most underrated supercars
that have depreciated an affordable realm.
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The first car on this list
is probably going to be the most controversial
because the main reason these cars are so cheap
is because of their questionable reliability.
I'm of course talking about the first generation
2003 to 2011 Bentley Continental GT.
When these cars came out they were undoubtedly
one of the most popular cars to flex with.
MTV Cribs, If you didn't have one of these
you didn't make the show.
Music videos?
You weren't (bleep) unless you had a Continental GT.
They're elegantly styled with that classic Bentley grill
and that crazy Bentley interior
and let's not forget that twin turbo six liter W12.
But the Continental GT was kind of a bastard child
when it came to production.
Although they were technically hand-built,
they weren't coach built
like Bentley have been doing in the past.
And they also used a lot of parts bin parts
from their Volkswagen and Audi counterparts.
And with cutting cost to appeal to more consumers,
they also cut a bit of quality.
And thus you ended up with a Bentley that has your typical
kind of used Audi and Volkswagen issues.
Electronics quickly became problematic
and the air suspension it was known to be unreliable.
Window regulator issues were very common
and the drivetrain itself has its own slew of issues,
which in a normal car is fine,
but Bentley charges three arms and two legs for the parts.
So naturally the depreciation monster
gobbled these things right up.
Now, it's not all bad.
There's a reason these cars made the list
and it's because they're really not that bad at all.
If you scour the forums long enough,
you will find cost-effective fixes for these cars,
most of them DIY.
The suspension itself can be replaced
with cheaper are not brand new units
and then they even come with a lifetime warranty.
This one inevitably costs you about $2,800 fix,
which is kind of a lot, but you won't have to do it again
and then you'll also be saving about $2,500
than replacing them with OEM unit.
And as far as the window regulators go,
you can actually buy repair kits for these things
and they're about 60 bucks a piece,
instead of replacing the whole window regular unit
for about $500 at the dealership.
No matter what, these cars will be expensive to maintain,
but with a little bit of elbow grease and some research
you can typically cut 70% of the dealership cost
and for that reason, I dubbed the Continental GT
a fantastic value for the money,
a fantastic supercar for the money, and underrated.
Next up's gonna have to go to the V8 Audi R8.
Now the 4.2 liter Audi R8 always gets the
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- Because it's kind of known as the base model R8,
or the slow R8.
And where that's not exactly false,
that reputation gives it the least amount of demand
of all the other R8s
and most other supercars in its price bracket,
thus making it a pretty obtainable supercar,
and a pretty damn good one at that.
Sure, it's not a V 10, but it's an 8,700 RPM screaming V8
developed by Audi Sport Division
on a mid engine race car inspired chassis.
And maybe even best of all, the engine itself
is based on an engine that already exists
in a ton of other cars.
So parts costs are pretty manageable
and they're fairly easy to work on.
And this is a much better, more capable, more livable option
than a Ferrari F430 or a Gallardo
and it costs a good chunk less than those cars
because of that reputation of being the base model.
This is the gentleman's supercar,
it is a bit understated in its looks, it's a good buy,
and it's genuinely more comfortable
than any other cars in its class and it's a great value.
For that reason, the 4.2 liter Audi R8
is under hyped, fairly priced, and underrated.
This next one is a car
that's actually been on my personal radar
for a little while now.
And this is going to have to go to the Ferrari 456.
Now if you're unfamiliar with this car it's probably because
it didn't get the same kind of attention
that the two-seater 550 Marinello did,
which looks a ton better.
And came out just a few years after the release of the 456
which is the four-seater coupe version.
But where the 456 shines is its price.
Strip away its kind of odd, very 90s exterior
and you have one of the greatest
super GT car formulas of all time.
You're looking at a front engine rear drive Ferrari V12,
gated manual transmission.
All right, now put its body back on, you sick (bleep).
I don't care that most of you probably think
that this car is ugly,
it's perfectly fitting for its period
and it was designed by one of the greats
to come out of the Pininfarina studio, Pietro Camardella,
I don't know how to pronounce it.
Who also had a hand in designing the Ferrari F40,
the 512 Testarossa, the F50,
and the Ferrari Mythos concept car.
Anyway, the 456's V12 was based on the Dino V6
and made 436 horsepower,
which made it the world's second fastest car in the world
and Ferrari's most powerful road car at the time of release.
The Dino derived engine
also makes it one of the most reliable.
And luckily for us, these cars don't have a huge demand
because of kind of its looks
and can easily be had within the $50,000 price range.
An incredible bargain for car
with such fantastic engineering
and for that reason, Ferrari 456
is one of the best underrated supercars of all time.
The AMG GT is one of the most
underrated supercars of all time
and for two very major reasons.
Mercedes AMG had a lot to live up to
to outdo the perfect styling of the SLS AMG.
And we can all honestly say they didn't really come close.
It's not a bad looking car by any means.
In fact, it's pretty damn sexy,
but it is a bit understated
and it doesn't scream, look at me, like the SLS did.
The next reason for it's underratedness is it's drivetrain.
It shares the four liter twin turbo V8
that's been used a ton of different Mercedes AMG models
and even your more modern Aston Martins.
And it's a fantastic fricking engine.
It makes great power, it's easily modifiable,
and it sounds just perfect, and it's very reliable.
But all those great attributes
also make it a little bit less exotic,
which is where this car gets its
not so super car reputation.
Which is unfortunate because the driving experience
is 100% super.
Fun fact about these bad boy's engines
is that they have what they call a hot V.
So the exhaust ports are actually on the inside of the head
and face each other in the center
where the turbos are then mounted.
So where the intake manifold usually goes sits two turbo.
Apparently it's supposed to help with heat management
and decreases lag by quite a bit
and it's super neat technology.
Anyway, these cars can be had in the mid 70s up to the 100s.
But it's so much a car for the money.
They're so elegant and tasteful and full of performance
for C7 Z06 money.
For that reason, the AMG GT is under hyped and underrated.
The last car on this list goes out to
one of the most hated supercar resurrections of all time.
The second generation Honda NSX.
The new NSX is a fantastic piece of hardware
that is being slept on
because people don't take very nicely to sequels.
People will beg and beg and beg for a remake,
but when they finally get it
if it's anything but a copy of the original they (bleep).
Honda made a car that is only 0.1 seconds floor to 60
and only one second slower on the Nurburgring
than the McLaren 650 S for half the price, over half.
the NSX starts at $150,000 and since they're a refresh,
you can actually get a ton of the stuff
that makes it a better car as standard,
which was kind of one of the big mistakes
they made on release.
But at the end of the day, you have a small car,
nearly 600 horsepower,
infinitely adjustable torque vectoring on the front wheels
via their electric motors and a twin turbo V6
with electric assist on the back.
These cars do so much more
than their more exotic counterparts with much less.
For not a lot of money.
In this sense, it is just like the original NSX.
And with that weird reputation that they have
for not living up to their simplicity of the original,
these cars didn't sell all that great.
So now you can snag yourself a very capable,
very good looking modern supercar
for right around $100,000.
And for that reason, the second generation Honda NSX
suffers from a falsified bad reputation and is underrated.
But that about wraps it up
for this special supercar episode of Over Under.
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