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It is almost everyone’s dream to own a flash car, but only the super
wealthy can own the flashest. This is a list of the ten most expensive
cars in the world. You may be surprised to know that Rolls Royce is not
on the list, nor is Bentley, Ferrari, or Lamborghini. Exclusions from
the list are cars that exist as prototypes or special one-off makes.
Ratings are based on US dollars.
10. Maybach 57 S $367,000
DaimlerChrysler revealed the Maybach 57 S at the 2005 Geneva Motor
Show. It uses a 6.0 L version of the V12 engine manufactured by
Mercedes-AMG. Power output is 604 hp (450 kW) and 738 ft·lbf (1000 N·m),
providing a sub-5 second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h). It also rides 0.5
in (13 mm) lower on 20 in (508 mm) wheels. The North American unveiling
was at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2006. The S stands for
“special” and not for “sport”.
9. Maybach 62 $385,250
The Maybach 62 includes many luxury features such as fully-reclining
rear seats, Maybach 4 zone climate control, tinted, infrared-reflecting
laminated glass all round, AirMATIC dual control air suspension, display
instruments in rear roof liner (showing speed, time and outside
temperature), folding rear tables (left and right), BOSE Surround
Everywhere sound system and a refrigerator compartment.[1] The Maybach
62 also includes an array of additional features such as Cockpit
Management and Navigation System (COMAND), which includes DVD
navigation, CD changer in rear seats, DVD players and TV tuners front
and rear, two rear LCD TV screens including remote control and two sets
of headphones, automatic closing doors.
8. Porsche Carrera GT $440,000
The development of the Carrera GT can be traced back to its
successors, the 911 GT1-98 and LMP1-98 racing cars. The Carrera GT is
powered by an all-new 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 DIN (605 SAE)
horsepower (450 kW) whereas the original concept car featured a 5.5
litre version rated at 558 hp (416 kW). Porsche claims it will
accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in 3.9 seconds and has a
maximum speed of 330 km/h (205 mph), although road tests indicated that
in reality the car could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds and
0-100 mph in 7.0 seconds. The interior is fitted with soft leather. BOSE
audio system and navigation systems are available as options. In
typical Porsche fashion, the ignition is to the left of the steering
wheel.
7. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren $457,250
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a German supercar jointly developed
by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive. It is assembled at the McLaren
Technology Centre in Woking, England. DaimlerChrysler owns 40% of the
McLaren Group. Classified as a supercar and compared to cars like the
Porsche Carrera GT and Ferrari Enzo, the presence of the automatic gear
box, front mid-engined arrangement and its driving characteristics lead
some commentators to classify the SLR McLaren as a Super GT whose closer
rivals are the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish and Ferrari 599 GTB. One of
the goals of the SLR was to combine both supercar and GT
characteristics.
6. Koenigsegg CCR $545,568
The Koenigsegg CCR is an automobile and supercar made by Koenigsegg.
Designed and manufactured in Ängelholm, Sweden, it debuted at the 2004
Geneva Auto Show. It briefly held the world speed record for a
production car. The CCR took the record from the McLaren F1, which held
the record for over 12 years of 386.7 km/h, set on the 9 km straight
track at the VW Ehra facility in Wolfsburg, Germany. The CCR ran on the
Nardò/Prototipo track, a circular track with a circumference of 12.5 km.
This means that the car is driven in a constant turning motion, which
makes the exercise and speed even more impressive. The steering wheel at
this speed is kept at around 30 degrees of constant angle, a fairly
sharp angle for the speed. On the same track, the F1 managed an
unofficial record of 372 km/h.
5. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo $555,000
The Saleen S7 is a limited edition, hand built coupe developed
jointly by Saleen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design and RML,
and produced solely by Saleen in Irvine, California. It is the first car
produced by Saleen not based on an existing design and is considered to
be the first true American production certified supercar. The S7
debuted on August 19, 2000 at the Monterey Historic Races. At this time
the car was normally aspirated with 550 horsepower. In 2005, the S7 was
replaced by the S7 Twin Turbo, which featured a more powerful twin-turbo
system that boosted engine power to 750 horsepower (760 PS/559 kW) and
the top speed to an estimated 250 mph (402 km/h).
4. LeBlanc Mirabeau $645,084
Mirabeau is the newest car from Wysstec GmbH and Leblanc cars. It’s a
new proposal for a racecar and prepared to FIA/Le Mans standards .The
fact that it is street legal, is almost unbelievable. To reach the
maximum of lightweight building and race feeling the car interior is
optimized for maximum of speed and acceleration. There are some special
options, including leather interior and a sequential gearbox. Power
comes from Koenigsegg’s V8, the same engine found in the CCR. It is
equipped with a Lysholm Screw Compressor, which has several advantages
to the common centrifugal compressor.
3. SSC Ultimate Aero $654,400
The American-built SSC Aero TT is a supercar built by Shelby Super
Cars (SSC) in order to rival the new Bugatti Veyron with speeds of over
250 mph (400 km/h) and a 0-60 mph time of just 2.78 seconds (for the
Ultimate Aero TT version). The company and vehicle are the brainchilds
of Jerod Shelby, who spent over seven years designing the Aero. The car
is the world’s fastest production car at 255.83 mph (411.707 km/h), a
speed reportedly achieved on September 13, 2007 in West Richland, WA.
The results of this test, if verified by Guiness World Records, will
give the SSC Aero the world’s fastest production car title. The Aero’s
styling includes the use of flip doors similar to the ones found on the
Mercedes-McLaren SLR, and the Ferrari Enzo, to name a few. It uses
carbon fiber and titanium extensively throughout the car, keeping the
weight down to 1233 kg (for the standard Aero). For the Ultimate Aero,
weight is further reduced to 1179 kg by marking the navigation system,
10-speaker audio/CD/DVD system, video/DVD screen, and back-up camera as
optional equipment; and removing air-conditioning and any trunk space
altogether.
2. Pagani Zonda Roadster F C12S 7.3 $667,321
The Pagani Zonda is a supercar produced by Pagani in Italy. It
debuted in 1999 and continues through the present, with production
proceeding at roughly 25 cars per year. As of December, 2005, 60 Zondas
had been built. It is a mid-engined 2-seat coupe and convertible.
Construction is mainly of carbon fiber. The Zonda Roadster F debuted at
the 2006 Geneva show. It is similar to the coupe, but with a removable
carbon fibre roof and canvas side curtains weighing just 11 lb (5 kg).
Production of the Roadster F is suggested at 25 units. The Roadster F is
able to maintain chassis rigidity without any gain in curb weight by
eschewing conventional thinking by not strengthening the sills – a
process which would have needed more than 35 kg of reinforcement. Pagani
instead uses racecar thinking, materials and construction techniques,
strengthening the firewall structure of the chassis tub together with
billet alloy braces that connect the points where the roof rails would
have joined. The windscreen is also strengthened for safety reasons.
These techniques enable the Roadster to have virtually the same weight
as the coupe – 1230 kg (2712 lb).
1. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 $1,192,057
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is currently the most expensive street-legal
full production car in the world, with in excess of 1001 horsepower, in
either the metric or SAE scale, with its top speed of 253.81 mph (408.47
km/h). The Bugatti Veyron reached full production in September 2005.
The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS in
its Molsheim (Alsace, France) factory and is sold under the French
Bugatti marque. It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron,
who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original
Bugatti firm. After the release of the car, it has been reported that
while each Veyron is being sold for $1.2 million, the production costs
of the car are approximately £5 million per vehicle. This is not the
price to produce one vehicle, but rather the cost of the entire Veyron
project divided by the number of vehicles produced at that time. As
Bugatti, and therefore Volkswagen, are making such a loss, it has been
likened by automotive journalist Jeremy Clarkson and his Top Gear
programme team in their story on it to the Concorde, in that both were
huge achievements, but the car will probably, like the plane before it,
be discontinued after proving to be an economic failure.
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