Whenever a new supercar is launched, there’s always a certain amount of hype behind it. It’s completely understandable. These cars are supposed to be dream cars, with some of the highest levels of performance and driver enjoyment you can possibly get. Some supercars really do live up to the hype, and we get some of the most incredible cars ever made as a result. But, there are times when a new supercar is launched to much fanfare, only for it to turn out to actually be disappointing.

A supercar can fail to live up to the hype for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes it’s the manufacturer’s fault. They’ll hype a car up massively in the lead-up to its launch, only for it to end up being underwhelming. Other times, cars that seem like dream purchases can end up being disappointing in reality due to having big flaws. There are also times when a car just ends up not being that loved by enthusiasts. Whatever the case, it seems inevitable that there will be a few supercars that just don’t live up to their promises.

10 Porsche 911 Turbo S (991)

The 991 generation of the Porsche 911 has had a reputation for being an ugly duckling of the 911 family ever since it came out. This extends to the higher-performance models too. In an era where every single model of the 911 was now turbocharged, people were baffled as to why the Turbo and Turbo S models were still branded as being turbos. They just didn’t feel as special anymore to Porsche…