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On 5 March 2019 Bugatti revealed the one-off La Voiture Noire at the Geneva Motor Show, a 1,500 PS homage to the Type 57 SC Atlantic already sold for 11 million euros before tax.

Lotus revealed the Evija in London on 16 July 2019: a 130-car electric hypercar targeting 2,000 PS, 0-62 mph in under three seconds and a 250-mile range, priced from GBP 1.5-2 million with a GBP 250,000 deposit and order books open.

Test driver Andy Wallace reached 490.484 km/h (304.773 mph) in a pre-production Chiron Super Sport 300+ at Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien track on 2 August 2019. It was the first time a production-based car passed 300 mph, beating the 447 km/h Koenigsegg Agera RS mark.

Gordon Murray Automotive gave the T.50 its global premiere on 4 August 2020: a 986 kg mid-engined supercar with a Cosworth-built V12 making 663 PS and revving to 12,100 rpm, a six-speed manual, a rear fan, and 100 cars at GBP 2.36 million before taxes.

Rimac presented the production Nevera on 1 June 2021 with 1,408 kW (1,914 PS) from four motors, 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds, a 412 km/h top speed, a 120 kWh battery with 550 km WLTP and 500 kW-class charging, limited to 150 cars at EUR 2 million each.

BYD's Yangwang brand launched the 1,300-horsepower U9 pure-electric supercar on 25 February 2024 at 1.68 million yuan, a 2.36-second 0-100 km/h car that can jump on its active suspension.

Bugatti unveiled the Tourbillon at Château Saint Jean in Molsheim, its first car built with Rimac: a naturally aspirated 8.3-litre V16 plus three electric motors giving 1,800 PS combined, priced from €3.8 million with production capped at 250 cars.

McLaren unveiled the W1 at its Woking headquarters, a twin-turbo V8 hybrid hypercar producing 1,258 hp, doing 0-100 km/h in 2.7 seconds and reaching 350 km/h, limited to 399 units at about $2.1 million each.

The No. 7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries won the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans on 13-14 June 2026, 10.621 seconds ahead of the second-placed No. 20 BMW and ending Ferrari's three-year run of overall wins.

Hennessey revealed the Blackbird on 3 August 2026: a naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 hypercar targeting 800-850 hp, a six-speed gated manual and 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds, limited to 71 cars from $2.5 million.

The ACO has set the 95th 24 Hours of Le Mans for 9-13 June 2027, with the race itself on 12-13 June as round five of the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship and nine Hypercar manufacturers confirmed, after a new FIA-ACO deal extended the WEC to 2037.