<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From Motorbooks' beautifully designed and illustrated Speed Read series, <i>Speed Read Supercar</i> guides you through every aspect of these imagination-capturing, eye-widening, land-bound speed missiles.</b> <p/> When Lamborghini unleashed its Miura on an unsuspecting world in 1966, it set off a high-performance arms race that continues to this day. <b>Ferrari</b>, <b>Maserati</b>, <b>Jaguar</b>, <b>Porsche</b>, and <b>Lotus</b> all accepted the challenge. Over the following five decades, numerous others stepped up, including stalwarts like <b>Aston Martin</b>, <b>BMW</b>, and <b>Audi</b>, as well as small-volume specialists such as <b>Koenigsegg</b>, <b>Pagani</b>, <b>Noble</b>, and <b>Spyker</b>. The result is a veritable smorgasbord of blazingly fast and delicious-looking land missiles available to anyone with several hundred thousand dollars to spare. <p/> Supercars are complex subjects that interest nearly everyone. Every part of a supercar represents myriad decisions informed by engineering, aesthetics, human interface, and emotion. <i>Speed Read Supercar</i> answers the hows and whys of these fantastic cars in sections divided by topic, offering an engaging review of <b>history</b>, <b>engineering</b>, <b>design</b>, <b>key concepts</b>, and <b>key people</b>. <p/> Each section ends with a <b>glossary of related terms</b>, and informational sidebars provide fun facts, historical tidbits, and mini-bios of key people in the supercar world. <b>Sleek illustrations</b> showcase the incredible designs. <p/> With Motorbooks' <b>Speed Read series</b>, <b>become an instant expert in a range of fast-moving subjects</b>, from Formula 1 racing to the Tour de France. Accessible language, compartmentalized sections, fact-filled sidebars, glossaries of key terms, and event timelines deliver quick access to insider knowledge. Their brightly colored covers, modern design, pop art-inspired illustrations, and handy size make them perfect on-the-go reads.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Basem Wasef</b>'s passion for supercars can be traced back to grade school where he decorated the margins of his schoolbooks with fantastical automotive shapes. His automotive journalism for <i>Automobile</i>, <i>Robb Report</i>, and <i>Men's Journal</i> has since put him behind the wheel of some of the most desirable ultra-high-performance cars on the planet, exploring their limits at places like Ferrari's private race circuit at Fiorano, the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and the Mille Miglia classic car rally.</p>
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