Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Car Style

The American supercar known as the Saleen S7 is perhaps America's most proper supercar ever. It had all you could ever want in a supercar- big horsepower, a mid-engine design, and plenty of sex appeal. It even comes with vertical doors for you to get in and out of. The horsepower factor was bumped up considerably with the arrival of the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo. Everything about this car was new for Saleen as it was not built on any existing chassis. The world's greatest supercars are from Europe, but if ever there was an American supercar that could stand among Europe's finest, it was the Saleen S7. It has too many characteristics for it to stand among the best sports cars in the world. Many would would say that America's supercar is and always has been the Corvette. The Saleen S7, however, is a proper supercar. It has even found fame in racing as a formidable challenger in FIA GT as well as running in Grand-Am, the American Le Mans Series, and even competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the FIA GT ranks, it may be the best American GT car since the Dodge/Chrysler Viper.

This blog entry is my own description of the Saleen S7 and how I think about its style. I initially wanted to change this blog entry to "Saleen S7." But because both cars don't look too much different from each other, I included both in this blog entry. When I asked people to vote on what car to make a Car Style blog entry on, one of the choice was the Saleen S7. The McLaren F1 was chosen thanks to all of you. So now, here's another Car Style post from me. Enjoy!

--- Car Style: The Saleen S7 ---

This is the Saleen S7 (mouse over for credit info):

^ from: photobucket.com - the Saleen S7. Some people thought this was another Mustang (Saleen is known for their hopped-up Mustangs), but this car was completely new when unveiled starting in 2000.

Saleen is well known for modifying Mustangs, so many people initially thought the Saleen S7 was some kind of super Mustang. This ain't no Mustang, I'll tell you that right now! This is a purely original car from start to finish. You could, however, say that it does have some Mustang influence in its design. There are some cues on the S7 that are a bit reminiscent of the Saleen SR Widebody. The front especially has these cues as you note the headlights and the front bumper designs of the S7. This American supercar is the work of a collaborative effort of Steve Saleen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design, and Ray Mallock Limited (RML). This is a rear mid-engine car with rear-wheel drive (Rear Mid-Engine/RWD). The S7 began life as a 550 hp V8 supercar when it was unveiled in 2000. Starting in 2005, the S7 Twin Turbo came along with an awesome 750 hp twin-turbo V8. This car is still every bit worth its $433K+ USD price tag.