Gentleman's Choice: Saleen S7

The Saleen S7 is best described in one word—crazy.  But in the supercar market, you are never going to survive unless you get a little crazy[1].  And so Steve Saleen’s first effort at building an original American supercar resulted in the S7.  A car that (in its most potent production iteration) does 0-60 in under 3 seconds and hits the quarter mile in just 10.5 seconds thanks to a 7.0 liter, twin-turbocharged Ford V-8 making 750 brake horse power and 700 pound feet of torque.  Keep in mind that the S7 put down those numbers back in 2005.  Which makes those stats crazy, but it feels alright[2] because crazy is what makes the S7 awesome.  As for the S7’s design—a carbon fiber body, numerous functional vents, scissor doors, large wheels, and a low profile all scream “MAD WITH POWER” louder than Putin shirtless on horseback.  Even today, the S7 can destroy just about any other American production car out there[3].   Maybe the only thing crazier than the car itself is the odd variety of films in which the S7 has appeared[4].  Sadly, production on the S7 stopped in 2009.  But the S7 is still crazy after all these years[5].  And the Gentleman Motorist wants one pretty badly.  Does that make me crazy?  Possibly[6].
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[1] Seal, “Crazy.”

[2] Britney Spears, “Crazy.”

[3] Probably not the Hennessey Venom GT.  But the S7 predates that car by a number of years and looks better too.  Not mention that the S7 has a legitimate American Le Mans Series racing pedigree that Hennessey can’t challenge.

[4] Bruce Almighty and Alvin and the Chipmunks—Really?!?!?!

[5] Paul Simon, “Still Crazy After All These Years.”

[6] Gnarls Barkley, “Crazy.”

Photo(s) from Wikipedia.