Anyone that has driven off-road with any degree of regularity knows that there are two ways people approach the discipline. One is to take it slow and tread carefully, be wary of dangers, and enjoy the sights and sounds of Mother Nature at work. The second tactic for tackling rough terrain is to just send it – bury the throttle pedal, get as much power down as possible, then don’t lift until you get where you’re going. As Colin McRae always said, “when in doubt, flat out.”
These are the cars that will exhilarate and terrify scholars of the “just send it” school of thought. They’re insanely fast and agile cars, and in most cases, they’re descended either directly from supercars or engineered to the same levels, but ready swing off the pavement and scare the local wildlife.