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The Holy Trinity of Automobiles | The Greatest Automobiles of the Modern Age |

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There are normal cars like sedans, hatchbacks, then there are sports cars like the Porsche 911 or the Toyota Supra , above them are supercars like the Lamborghini Aventador or the Ferrari SF90 Stradale and even above them are hypercars like Koenigsegg Agera RS or the Bugatti Chiron. The cars that we will talk about in this article are in a league of their own and have achieved such a divine stature in the car community that these three vehicles are collectively called the Holy Trinity. The members are :  McLaren P1 Porsche 918 Spyder Ferrari LaFerrari These cars are essentially hybrid supercars, that is they have the conventional internal combustion engine and in addition to that, they also have an electric power-train. So, basically, they have two engines. The holy trinity, The Ferrari LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder, McLaren P1 McLaren P1 The McLaren P1 The most brutal supercar ever, the wildest of the holy trinity as well as the best driver's car

Ferrari LaFerrari | Maranello's answer to the hybrid supercars |

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Overview The Ferrari LaFerrari is Ferrari's answer to the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder. The successor to the mighty Ferrari Enzo and the next chapter in the ultimate Ferrari line-up, the Ferrari LaFerrari is not only Ferrari's first hybrid supercar, in-fact at the time of its launch, the Ferrari LaFerrai was the fastest and the most powerful road-going Ferrari in the whole world. The Ferrari LaFerrari The Ferrari LaFerrari, just like the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder is a hybrid supercar but unlike the Porsche and the McLaren, the Ferrari uses an F1-derived KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery System, which means that the power that is essentially wasted by the engine, like during braking is stored for later usage. The Ferrari LaFerrari is also the lightest car among the trio, with a curb weight of 1,585 Kg. Specifications The Ferrari LaFerrari, at the time of it's launch, was not only Ferrari's first hybrid supercar, but it was a

Porsche 918 Spyder | Fastest Accelerating car of all time |

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Overview "One of the most technologically advanced vehicles to ever exist, the fastest accelerating production car of all time, a successor to one of the greatest Porsche of all time, the gentleman's supercar, etc....." The above lines are just some of the ways the most well-behaved members of the Holy Trinity of Automobiles, the Porsche 918 Spyder. The Porsche 918 Spyder The 918 Spyder, just like the other members of the holy trinity, i.e, The McLaren P1 and the Ferrari LaFerrari is a hybrid supercar. In fact, it is the only car among the trio that boasts two electric motors instead of one, as well as all-wheel-drive and four-wheel steering as both the McLaren P1 and the Ferrari LaFerrari, have one electric motor each and both of them are rear-wheel-drive. Specifications The Porsche 918 Spyder has two engines, one being a 4.6 L naturally-aspirated V8 that is capable of producing peak power of 599 hp at 8,700 rpm and a peak torque of 540

McLaren P1 | The Most Brutal Supercar Ever |

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Overview One of the members of the holy trinity of automobiles, the McLaren P1 is by far one of the most brutal supercars that have ever been made. As I quote McLaren themselves, " The P1 is designed, engineered and built to be the best driver's car in the world ", a bold statement considering the plethora of automobiles out there, the P1 stands in a league of its own, lives up to its hype and purpose and has left a lasting legacy on the automobile world. The magnificent McLaren P1 The McLaren P1, like the Porsche 918 Spyder and the Ferrari LaFerrari are unlike any other supercar, let alone any other automobile ever created. The hybrid technology which was developed in the lieu of increasing CO2 emissions and global warming is used in these cars to further enhance the performance of the engines. As I quote Mr. Jeremy Clarkson himself, " It's like weaponizing a wind farm ". The Holy Trinity McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari L