Transportation is clearly not the aim of the most expensive cars in the world. These rolling art pieces capture the priorities of the one per cent in our society, and in that universe, flamboyance and swagger take priority over practicality and efficiency.
These are truly overwhelming machines, and we’d like to count down our favourites for you here.
1. Rolls Royce Sweptail – $13 Million
Dominating the highest spot on our list of the foremost expensive cars is what can only be described as a united jaw-droppingly stunning piece of handcrafted magic.
A powerhouse of automotive design and engineering, the Rolls-Royce Sweptail may be a one-off luxury peace made within the UK by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
Commissioned in 2013 for a super-yacht and aircraft specialist, who’s identity Rolls-Royce doesn’t divulge.
2. Mercedes Benz Maybach Exelero – $8.0 million
In second place on our list of costliest cars is the Maybach Exelero from Mercedes Benz.
Despite its peculiar looks, it’s one hell of a high-performance four-seater sports car with V12 twin-turbo engine.
It was commissioned by a German subsidiary of Goodyear, Fulda, to check their new Carat Exelero tire range.
The Exelero featured in one in all Jay-Z’s music videos and was purchased by rapper Birdman according to Top Gear.
It has a powerful top speed of 213 mph.
3. Bugatti Divo – $5.8 million
The Bugatti Divo may be a mid-engine hypercar developed with a track-focused approach and made by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. It was named after French racing driver Albert Divo, who won the Targa Florio race twice within the 1920s for Bugatti.
According to Bugatti, the DIVO is the most agile and dynamic car they’ve ever created.
Limited to 40 units, the car was pre-sold before the general public debut to only Chiron owners through special invitation by the dealers. It sold enter its first day of availability.
Top speed – a reduced 236 mph!
4. Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita – $4.8 million
Intended to be limited to only three units, the CCXR Trevita cost most to manufacture, Koenigsegg decided to form the car even more exclusive and limit the quantity to merely two.
A number of its features include a diamond weave carbon fibre finish, a singular double carbon rear wing, Inconel exhaust, carbon-ceramic brakes with ABS and a tire monitoring system. It has a top speed of 254 mph!
5. Lamborghini Veneno Roadster – $4.5 million
Lamborghinis poisonous Veneno is number five on this list. Veneno means venom or poison in Spanish and also the car certainly gives off a deadly presence.
Based on the Aventador, the Veneno was created to celebrate Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary and was introduced at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
It can reach 60 mph in 2.9 seconds and it’s tag makes it one in all the foremost expensive production cars within the world!
6. McLaren P1 LM – $3.6 million
The McLaren P1 LM is more or less a street-legal version of the track-only McLaren P1 GTR. Lanzante, a British firm, bought the first P1 and converted it available.
Six McLaren P1 LMs were made in total. Five were sold to non-public buyers and also the sixth, codenamed ‘XP1 LM,’ the prototype P1 LM, is now getting used for development and testing purposes.
The P1 LM features a bigger twin-turbocharged V8 engine than the P1 and P1 GTR and reaches a limited top speed of 214 mph!
7. Lykan Hypersport – $3.4 million
It’s the merchandise of W Motors, a Lebanese motor company that collaborated with both Lebanese and Italian engineers.
The HyperSport was the primary car within the world to possess headlights encrusted with diamonds (15cts).
Buyers also had the selection of rubies, yellow diamonds, and sapphires.
The twin-turbo mid-rear mounted 3.8-litre engine produces 780 horsepower and 708 pound-feet of torque.
All that power means the car can reach speeds of up to 240 mph!
8. Bugatti Veyron by Mansory Vivere – $3.3 million
The edition Bugatti Veyron Mansory Vivere is simply gorgeous.
The car was modelled on the Grand Sports Vitesse Roadster and has an 8.0 L W16 engine that produces 1,200 hp.
It’s one in all the fastest cars within the world and also the original version was named the Car of the last decade 2000-2009.
The company built just two examples, each with an outrageous carbon-fibre accented exterior, a black and white leather-and-carbon cabin, and a 1,200-horsepower (894-kilowatt) Veyron engine underneath. Top speed is a blistering 408 kilometres per hour.
9. Aston Martin Valkyrie – $3.2 million
The first car on our list that’s the results of a collaboration between different manufacturers.
British automobile manufacturer Aston Martin, teamed up with Red Bull Racing and several other manufacturers to form this beast!
Developed as a track-oriented road car, it now holds the title of the fastest street-legal car within the world.
It houses a 6.5-litre aspirated V12 engine tailored by Cosworth and incorporates a power output of 1,130 hp! Only 150 road cars are made.
10. Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio – $3 million
Breaking into the highest ten is that the Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio, one in all the foremost expensive cars on the list.
Introduced as an idea car in 2013, the Pininfarina Sergio was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva motor show.
It was a tribute to the previous chairman of the corporate and Sergio Pininfarina, the legendary automotive designer who died just a year before.
The design was supported by the Ferrari 458 Spider. Only six were made and every one of it sold to a bunch of high net worth individuals.
