Exotic Car Quiz

The 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake made history on Jan. 21, 2007 when it was sold at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction for a record $5.5 million.

The Bugatti Veyron's W-16 engine can produce 1,001 horsepower and send it racing at speeds above 250 mph (402 kph).

When you take into account the fact that car engines are only about one-quarter efficient, you find that the Veyron has to be able to burn more than 80 gallons (303 liters) of gas per hour to achieve its high horsepower rating.

K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Two Thousand) was the supercar that David Hasselhoff drove in order to fight crime.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) establishes and enforces the safety standards that cars have to meet before they're allowed on the streets.

Before the DeLorean DMC-12 was featured in the Michael J. Fox flicks, dealers sold the car at a loss just to get rid of it. After "Back to the Future" was released, fans everywhere clamored to get their hands on one.

The lightweight Caparo T1 is the closest thing to a Formula 1 car you'll ever see on the highway.

Common ways to increase a car's speed include reducing its weight and increasing its engine power to achieve more horsepower.

Caparo claims that its street-legal and can drive through a tunnel upside down and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (97 kph) in 2.5 seconds.

The two-seater supercar's low weight-to-power ratio enables it to achieve a speed of 60 mph (97 kph) in just under three seconds.