Historic supercars: Ferrari F40

Supercars these days are mostly the no-nonsense type. You get into one, strap yourself up, thumb the starter, shift to drive and floor it. In no time, and in the right conditions, you’ve reached the vehicle’s top speed. These days there’re launch control, traction control and what not, to ensure that you get the perfect start and not end up wrapping yourself around a tree. Yes, these cars do make enormous power and tyre shredding torque, so you have to be careful. But on the whole, it’s just too easy to get these cars up to pretty high…