Supercars

Supercars book cover
Head-to-Head is not just a book that shows you loads of facts and stats about fantastic stuff it’s also a fun game book How to Play 1 Grab a copy of Head-to-Head oh you have OK now get your friends to grab a copy too 2 Each player closes their eyes and flips to a McLaren P1 Back in the 1990s the McLaren F1 was the fastest road car in the world McLaren has since introduced its successor the McLaren P1 the most eagerly awaited new supercar of recent years 5 9 18 13 Price 1 35 million US Top speed 217 mph 349 km h Engine capacity 232 ci 3,800 cc Brake horsepower bhp 720 0-60 mph 2 7 seconds 0 100 km h 2 9 seconds Release date 2013 P1 Design McLaren used clever innovations to make the McLaren P1 as light as possible As well as carbon fiber the car uses aluminium panels special brakes and super-light wheels The unusual door ducts an eye-catching feature draw air into the car’s cooling system to keep its gasoline engine cool Perhaps most notably though is the fact the P1 is a hybrid it has both a gasoline and an electric engine Made by McLaren McLaren Racing is one of the most successful racing teams in Formula 1 motor racing McLaren Racing is named for Bruce McLaren a successful race-car driver and designer who died in 1970 McLaren Automotive has been manufacturing supercars since 1989 6 20 Noble M600 The Noble M600 is manufactured by Noble Autocars in Leicester England Only 50 of the supercars are made every year powered by a twin-turbocharged Volvo eight cylinder engine Computer Unaided The Noble company was bought in 2006 by Peter Dyson who’d noticed that the cars he liked driving best were the ones with fewer computer-aided features The aim of the Noble M600 was to make a car that didn’t rely as heavily on computer assistance as most modern supercars do No Extras The Noble M600 comes without an anti-lock braking system ABS or automatic stabilization management ASM This means the car relies more on the skill of the driver to keep it under control Carbon Body A full carbon fiber body reduces the car’s weight to just 2,756 pounds 1,250 kg the same as a female walrus Price 343,000 US Top speed 225 mph 362 km h Engine capacity 271 ci 4,439 cc Brake horsepower bhp 650 0-60 mph 2 9 seconds 0 100 km h 3 0 seconds Release date 2010 20 13 15 17 9 13 game page Now open your eyes and choose one of the Supercars Decide who goes first then that person reads out the name of the car they’ve chosen plus the name of the stat For example this player has chosen the McLaren P1 and the Price stat with a Price 1 35 million US Top speed 217 mph 349 km h Engine capacity 232 ci 3,800 cc Brake horsepower bhp 720 0-60 mph 2 7 seconds 0 100 km h 2 9 seconds Release date 2013 Head-to-Head ranking of 5 6 20 9 18 13 5 4 Whoever has the lowest number is the winner nice one If you have the same number you’ve tied Time to flip choose and challenge again If you and your opponent land on the same game page flip again 18 19 3 Now challenge your friends to see who has the highest-ranking stat the lower the number the better your chances of winning 1 good 20 goofy Player 1 Price 1 35 million US Player 2 Price 690,000 US 5 11 Mash it up If you don’t have the same Head-to-Head book as your friends you can STILL play The rules are the same as for the regular game above just flip choose a page pick a stat then read them out loud Now read out the Head-to-Head rankings to see whose choice is best Can a Ferrari beat a tank Can Genghis Khan defeat a king cobra snake
Supercars

Supercars

Which is more awesome: a Bugatti Veyron or a Ferrari Enzo? Now readers can find out with this installment in the Head-to-Head series that mashes up the most famous supercars from around the world. Each of the 20 supercar profiles features a description, color photo, and a sidebar of rankings in key categories. Friends flip to random pages and then “battle” one another in a chosen category. Covers the technology, engineering, and design of the world’s fastest street-legal cars.

About This Book

By: Tracy Turner
Illustrated by:
Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books
9-12Age Range
6.4 AR
22Pages
CarsSubject
960LLexile
15-30 minsReading Time
VGuided Reading
VFountas & Pinnell
60DRA