10 Most Expensive Cars

10 Most Expensive Cars

1: Lamborghini Veneno Roadster

Country of Origin: Italy

Engine: 750-hp, 6.5-liter, 12-cylinder

0-62 mph OR 0-100 kmh : 2.9 seconds

Top speed: 220 mph.

Starting price: $4.5 million

Lamborghini says it plans to build only nine copies of the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster in 2014. 

2: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse

Country of Origin: France

Engine: 1,200 hp, 8-liter, 16-cylinder

0-62 mph OR 0-100 kmh: 2.6 seconds

Starting price: $2.5 million

Bugatti says its current model is the “fastest production roadster in the world,” having been driven 255.5 mph in April 2013. Bugatti sold its 400th Veyron worldwide since its introduction in 2005. Only 50 are available out of a total planned production of 450.

3.Koenigsegg Agera S

Country of Origin: Sweden

Engine: 1,030 hp, twin-turbo, 5.0-liter V-8

0-62 mph (that is, 100 km per hour): 2.9 seconds

Starting price: $1,520,000

Koenigsegg said it expects to ship its first Agera S to the United States this month, December 2013. The Agera S belongs to the exclusive 1,000-hp-plus club, with a twin-turbo V-8 that generates 1,030 hp. That flings the car from zero to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds, or zero to around 188 mph in 22.7 seconds !

4.Hennessey Venom GT

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Engine: 1,244 hp, 7.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8

0-60mph OR 0-100 kmh : 2.7 seconds

Price: $1.2 million

Hennessey Perfomance, based in Sealy, Texas, says its Hennessey Venom GT set a Guinness World Book-record time of 13.63 seconds from zero to 300 kph, or 186 mph, in January 2013. The company said this month, December 2013, it had sold only 11 Venom GTs to clients around the world, including only five in the United States. The company plans to build a total of only 29 all told. 

5.Porsche 918 Spyder

Country of Origin: Germany

Engine: 887 hp (total output), 4.6-liter V-8 with two electric motors

0-62 mph OR 0-100 kmh: 2.5 seconds

Starting price: $845,000

Besides the hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain, other innovations include rear-wheel steering, where the rear wheels adjust slightly in turns. It can go up to 19 miles on battery power alone. By itself, the V-8 gasoline engine produces 608 hp. Like many race cars, the Porsche 918 Spyder is largely built of lightweight but strong carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. 

6.Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Engine: 453-hp, 6.75-liter V-12

0-60 mph: 5.8 seconds

Starting price: $298,900

The Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase model is about nine inches longer than the standard-wheelbase. That extra room is most noticeable in the back seat, where the owner presumably will spend a lot of his or her time being driven around. The brand image is old-fashioned but Rolls-Royce’s current cars have high-tech features like cameras at five locations to watch out for obstacles when parking, and to project the predicted path on a screen when reversing.

7.Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

Country of Origin: Italy

Engine: 740-hp, 6.3-liter, V-12

0-62 mph: 3.1 seconds

Starting price: $315,888

The Ferrari F12berlinetta (that’s how Ferrari writes it, all one word) has a top speed of “over 211 mph,” the company said. Not only that, it reaches 125 mph in only 8.5 seconds. Ferrari says it has the fastest acceleration of any road-going Ferrari – as opposed to Ferrari racecars, which are confined to the track.

8.Bentley Mulsanne

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Engine: 505-hp, 6.75-liter, twin-turbo V-8

0-60 mph: 5.1 seconds

Starting price: $298,900

Bentley calls the Bentley Mulsanne “the grandest of grand tourers.” The interior has features like wood veneers and leather upholstery made from “blemish-free” hides, from herds raised in cooler climates where there are fewer insects. It weighs close to 6,000 pounds.

9.Aston Martin Vanquish

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Engine: 565-hp, 6.0-liter V-12

0-62 mph (that is, 100 km per hour): 4.1 seconds

Starting price: $279,995

The Aston Martin Vanquish is a two-door hardtop coupe, which also comes as a convertible, called the Volante. It’s the first Aston Martin with lightweight but strong carbon-fiber body panels. Top speed is 183 mph. Aston Martin also offers a long list of personalized options like matching a favorite color to paint the exterior, or custom leather. 

10.Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Coupe

Country of Origin: Germany

Engine: 621-hp, 6.0-liter, bi-turbo V-12

0-60 mph: 4.2 seconds

Starting price: $215,500

The Mercedes-Benz AMG division used to be a separate company that souped up stock Mercedes-Benz models. Bigger, more powerful engines continue to be the heart and soul of the AMG treatment, even though the company became a wholly owned subsidiary years ago. The engine in the Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Coupe is a handcrafted V-12. The AMG tradition is that the individual master craftsman who builds each engine puts his signature on it when he’s finished. That’s not to say the end product is some quaint relic. Top speed is 186 mph, not bad for a car that could be used as a family car, unlike a two-seat racecar.

Source - Forbes