At normal, respectable speeds it drives without the unwieldy nature that afflicts many supercars.
Top speed is limited to 155 mph, and the car can sprint to 60 mph in just over five seconds - close to real supercar performance.
Yet it has none of the temperament of supercars that are derived from racing machines.
This is all fine too; not everyone can afford a supercar - which is what this column is about.
The 1960s supercar, the Shelby AC Cobra, has the slightly unenviable reputation for being the most copied sports car in the history of motoring.
Behind closed doors the council's highways team has been working with the prestigious car maker to help develop the supercars of tomorrow.
An estimated eight million people lined the dusty highways of Mexico to watch the most exotic supercars of the time being thrashed along rutted highways at almost suicidal speeds.
Hundreds of £100,000-plus supercars are sold every year and a spokeswoman chuckled as she described current business as ‘brisk’.
For me, it had great presence, without being over the top, as some supercars tend to be.
Believe it or not, this is a supercar that you really can drive every day.
Many would complain that it has also, in many ways, become a battle of finances and technology, not a contest between top drivers competing in equally matched supercars.
If you're one of the many who can't afford to drive an exotic supercar, then this is the site for you.
The trend towards woman-friendly supercars was started by the helpful Japanese, who didn't have the patience or the physical stature to wrestle with macho machines the Italians were pumping out.
But it was Jaguar's E-type that really captured the imagination, combining classic British engineering with stunning good looks and supercar performance.
The Group B rally supercars quickly evolved in other areas as well.
This is a versatile four-door saloon that can out accelerate supercars costing almost ten times as much.
I had two great Italian cars; not supercars, but almost practical everyday cars - one for the relatively wealthy; the second for the truly rich.