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The 20 Most Expensive Cars in the World

by: Esteban On  Friday, August 3, 2012
Tags:  Cars   Cars & Gear   Classic Cars   Leisure   Luxury   Travel + Leisure  

most expensive cars in the world

The last two days, we’ve brought you lists of insanely expensive private jets and private helicopters. So today’s topic was a no-brainer: a list of the 20 most expensive cars in the world.

So what kinds of cars are we looking at, here? Well, most of them would be classified as supercars, which means they can top 200 mph. However, there is one limo, which, by comparison, is kind of lame. But it is a convertible, so that’s nice.

Either way, they’re all rare and exotic, and it would probably be the thrill of your automotive life to drive any one of them. So without any further ago, let’s get started.


20. Ferrari SA Aperta

#20 Ferrari SA Aperta

Country:  Italy
Engine: 6.0 liter V12, 670 horsepower
0-60: 3.6 seconds
Price: $520,000
Ferrari created this limited edition to commemorated the 80th anniversary Pininfarina, the company that manufactures the bodies for Ferraris. Can you guess how many of these cars were built? (If you guessed 80, pat yourself on the back.

19. Leblanc Mirabeau

#20 LeBlanc Mirabeau

Country:  Switzerland
Engine: 4.7 liter V8, 697 horsepower
0-60: 2.7 seconds
Price: $650,000
Despite the race-car looks and the fact that it can go about 225 mph, this baby is actually street legal.

18. Ascari A10

#19 Ascari A10

Country:  England
Engine: 5.0 liter V8, 625 horsepower
0-60: 2.8 seconds
Price: $650,000
This car only has a top speed of 250 mph, so it’s really only good for leisurely Sunday drives.

17. SSC Ultimate Aero TT

#18 SSC Ultimate Aero

Country:  USA
Engine: Supercharged V8 Chevrolet, 1183 horsepower
0-60: 2.7 seconds
Price: $654,400
Act fast if you want one of these. They figure they’re only going to make about 25 of them. It’s a shame, too, because don’t we all need to go 257 mph every once in a while?

16. Pagani Zonda C12 F

#17 Pagani Zonda C12

Country:  Italy
Engine: 7.3 liter AMG V12, 594 horsepower
0-60: 3.5
Price: $667,321
A whole 3.5 second for 0-60? Who has that kind of time?

15. Ferrari Enzo

#16 Ferrari Enzo

Country:  Italy
Engine: 6.0 liter Tipo F140B V12, 651 horsepower
0-60: 3.4 seconds
Price: $670,000
This car, of which 400 were produced between 2002 and 2004, is named in honor of Ferrari’s founder, Enzo Ferrari.

14. Porsche 918 Spyder

#14 Porsche 918 Spyder

Country:  Germany
Engine: 3.4 liter V8, 500hp
0-60: 3.1 seconds
Price: $845,000
This car gets two awards from amongst the cars on this list: best name, and most awesome wheels.

13. McLaren F1

#13 McLaren F1

Country:  England
Engine: 6.1 liter v12, 618 horsepower
0-60: 3.2 seconds
Price: $970,000
This car set a world record for speed in a street legal car in 1998, topping out at 231 mph.

12. SSC Tuatara

#12 SSC Tuatara

Country:  USA
Engine: 6.8 liter V8, 1350 horsepower
0-60: 2.5
Price: $970,000
If you always wanted a car that looks like it could belong to George Jetson, this one’s for you.

11. Hennessey Venom GT

#11 Hennessey Venom GT

Country:  USA
Engine: 6.2 liter Supercharged V8
0-60: 2.5 seconds
Price: $1,000,000
Cars that look like snakes are awesome. This one was a regular old Dodge Viper that Hennessey Performance Engineering transformed into a supercar.

10. Pagani Huayra

2011 Pagani Huayra

Country:  Italy
Engine: Mercedes-Benz v12, 700 horsepower
0-60: 3.5 seconds
Price: $1,300,000
No, unfortunately this car cannot fly.

9. Maybach Landaulet

#9 Maybach Landeaulet

Country:  Germany
Engine: 12 cylindar, 620 horsepower
0-60: 5.2 seconds
Price: $1,400,000
A convertible limo? Yes please. It’s a shame Daimler is pulling the plug in this luxury brand in 2013.

8. Aston Martin One-77

#8 Aston Martin One-77

Country:  England
Engine: 7.3 liter V12
0-60: 3.7 seconds
Price: $1,400,000
AM says this car has beauty and power in <i>one</i>, and they only made 77 of them. Hence the name, One-77.

7. Lamborghini Reventon

#7 Lamborghini Reventon

Country:  Italy
Engine: 6.5 liter v12
0-60: 2.9
Price: $1,600,000
This car debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, and is the fastest and most expensive Lamborghini ever.

6. Zenvo ST1

#6 Zenvo ST1

Country:  Denmark
Engine: v8, 1250 horsepower
0-60: 2.9 seconds
Price: $1,800,000
Wow, nice work Denmark. Who knew?

5. Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster

#5 Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster

Country:  Italy
Engine: 7.3 liter V12, 669 horsepower
0-60: 3.4 seconds
Price: $1,850,000
This is basically the Pagani Zonda on steroids. Cinque is Italian for 5, and in this case it has a double meaning: it’s the fifth iteration of the Zonda, and they only made 5.

4. Koenigsegg Agera R Carbon-Fiber

#4 Koenigsegg Agera R Carbon-Fiber

Country:  Sweden
Engine: 5.0 liter V8, 1115 horsepower
0-60: 2.9 seconds
Price: $1,981,000
It’s only $1.5 million with no frills, but you gotta add $211,000 for the R package and another $270,000 to make it a carbon-fiber version.

3. Ferrari 599XX

#3 Ferrari 599XX

Country:  Italy
Engine: v12, 700 horsepower
0-60: 2.9
Price: $2,000,000
As Frank the Tank would say, this one is not exactly street legal. So if you buy one of these, you’ll have to keep it on the d-low.

2. Bugatti Veyron Supersport

#2 Bugatti Veyron Supersport

Country:  France
Engine: 16 cylinders, 1200 horsepower
0-60: 2.4 seconds
Price: $2,600,000
Just 2.4 seconds to go 0-60? I’ll take two. No, three. (Do you think they’ll take a check?)

1. Maybach Exelero

#1 Maybach Exelero

Country:  Germany
Engine: V12 twin turbo
0-60: 4.4 seconds
Price: $8,000,000
This car was a one-off. It was the result of a design competition held by Maybach and the Pforzheim Polytechnic Department of Transport Design. This was the winning design of 24-year-old design student Fredrik Burchhard. Rapper Bryan “Birdman” Williams reportedly purchased this car for $8 million. And why not? As a one-off, it’s probably a good investment (so long as the world doesn’t end before it appreciates).




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