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Last June was when we first heard about PSC Motors, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based boutique supercar company. Why did it catch our attention? Because its CEO, Antonio Calva, wants to build affordable supercars. How affordable? Try a base price of $87,000 for its 620 hp SP-ONE. And that's only the entry-level model. Speaking exclusively with CarBuzz over the past couple of months, Calva explained to me his background and, most importantly, a desire to only launch his cars once everything is right.

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Translation: "I don't want my company being associated with faulty or broken products." With a planned launch date later this year, Calva is determined for the supercars to meet all of their performance goals. The top-of-the-line model, the 9.0-liter, V8-powered 1,700 SP-200, is being developed as a potential Bugatti killer. If that's not enough, Calva told me a hyper sedan "powered by the same 9.0-liter V8 as the SP-200" is also in the works. One of the pre-production issues, for example, is "connecting the hybrid drive system." No one ever said the car business is easy. Calva has worked at many start-ups, "from aerospace to naval research companies," but decided to take his industry knowledge and apply it to his own automotive company back in 2004.

It was in 2009 when "it stopped being a side project for me and it became my full-time job." Making your vision come true requires you to throw everything you've got into it. But patience is also a virtue. Calva believes that "rushing something that's already taken this long to create would be a waste of time for me and our customers." In addition to the SP-200, of which official details are coming soon, Calva graciously shared with me the specs of his SP-One lineup (below). Will PSC Motors become a major player in the super and hyper car world? Hey, anything's possible, but let's put it like this:

When a young Horacio Pagani left Lamborghini to start his own carbon fiber company (before Pagani Automobili), few would have imagined he'd be known today as a modern Leonardo Da Vinci. Greatness has to start somewhere. SP-ONE: Price Tag- $87,000 Engine- Supercharged 5.2L V8 Performance- 620 HP 0-60 3.0 SEC Transmission- 8-speed sequential transmission or 6-speed Manual transmission Frame: Hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber Body: Outer skin made from aluminum, and composite material (carbon body optional)

SP-ONE S: Price Tag- $115,000 Engine- Supercharged 5.2L V8 Performance- 700 HP 0-60 2.8 SEC Transmission- 8-speed sequential transmission or 6-speed Manual transmission Frame: Hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber Body: Outer skin made from aluminum, and composite material (carbon body optional)/ SP-ONE R: Price Tag- $150,000 Engine- Twin Turbo 5.2L V8 Performance- 790 HP 0-60 2.5 SEC Transmission- 8-speed sequential transmission or 6-speed Manual transmission Frame: Hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber Body: Outer skin made from aluminum, and composite material (carbon body optional)

SP-ONE R-S: Limited to 500 units $220,000 Engine- Twin Turbo 5.2L V8 Performance- 1,000 HP 0-60 2.2 SEC Transmission- 8-speed sequential transmission or 6-speed Manual transmission Frame: Hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber Body: Outer skin made from carbon fiber