The Science of Supercars: The Technology that Powers the Greatest Cars in the World

Purchased for my car-loving 8-year-old. Great book, but meant more for adults.

I bought this for my son because he loves super cars and he also loves this book. He reads it on his own (he reads way above grade level) but it is an easy read even for me, (I have very little interest in cars) so we enjoy reading it together as well. I would recommend it for adult super car enthusiasts but also for parents to read with their kids.

I bought this book for a 12 year old who had started playing Gran Turismo and really liked the Lamborghinis. But then I sat down and read it myself and was really impressed. It is wonderful history and excellent explanation of car innovations. I like reading car reviews, but on a lot of the jargon I don’t really know what they are talking about. Most of those innovations came from supercars, and this book gives that history with little asides about how blowers, turbos, AWD, dual clutches, and other things work. I thought it was outstanding. Well written, great photos, great diagrams, and a highly readable history on the subject.

If you are like me and your head turns whenever a cool car passes by you on the street or on the road, or you prefer Formula 1 and Grand Prix racing, then this book is for you. It is an incredibly impressive book. It gives you a thorough and detailed history of the world's greatest supercars - the science, styling, creation, and vision in creating them. It goes to the dawn of the automobile straight to the present day. It is filled with interviews and anecdotes from a lot of the world's most prominent automobile experts. It goes through torque vectoring, gearboxes, aerodynamics, and so many other things, but never once does it seem like a text book. It is all presented in a very easy to follow and interesting way. And the pictures and diagrams throughout the book are fantastic and definitely compliment the book.

We purchased this for my son for Christmas. He’s 15 years old and a huge car enthusiast. He said it’s one of the best car books he’s ever seen and was very impressed.

I drop shipped to nephew (12) and loves it. Or so i am told, keeps it on his nightstand, again could be exaggerated.. but seems authentic. Hard to say.. i mean would they tell me it’s crap? All the pages have cars and stuff on them, definitely not a scam.. they probably would have told me that. Or maybe they got another book and said “look at the great book uncle got!” But man, that’s a lot of work… I am going to go with 5 stars, loved it.

My grandson loved this book. Gorgeous photos. Very comprehensive and impressive depth of information.

My sons favorite book