| For most car buyers looking for the perfect car, | | | | of the first CC vehicle. The car is built for the |
| their wish to get that vehicle that they are eyeing | | | | United States and is designed to meet the |
| is often compromised by the lack of funds. It is, | | | | standards for an automobile in the United States. |
| of course, hard to choose between paying for a | | | | The car derives its power from a 4700 cubic cm |
| house and buying a new car. While this | | | | double overhead cam 32-valve V8 engine. This |
| predicament has been experienced by most car | | | | powerplant is able to generate as much as 806 |
| buyers, we are always dreaming to own that one | | | | horsepower and 687 lb-ft of torque. That much |
| perfect car that would have been ours if not for | | | | power alone makes the CCX worth all that |
| the price. | | | | money. Its sleek styling and aggressive stance |
| Most car manufacturers produce vehicles which | | | | instantly commands attention. |
| come with price tags that are within the reach of | | | | The fifth most expensive car today is the |
| more people. This means more cars will be bought | | | | legendary Porsche Carrera GT - priced at |
| thus an increased profit is expected. But there | | | | $484,000. The car comes from the German car |
| are those who cater to the automobile needs of | | | | manufacturer known for producing some of the |
| the rich and the privileged. Car companies like | | | | most powerful cars in the world. According to |
| Ferrari, Porsche and Bugatti produces cars that will | | | | some tests, the Carrera GT is the sixth fastest |
| never be within the reach of the common car | | | | production car today completing the 0-100-0 test |
| buyer. Nevertheless, as we daydream about our | | | | in just 11.6 seconds. The 0-100-0 means that the |
| perfect car, it is necessary that we know their | | | | car will start at a stationary position and reach |
| price just so that we can dream realistically on | | | | speed of 100 kilometers per hour and has to |
| how much money we will have to spend on, say, | | | | once again come to a stop. The time it takes for |
| a Bugatti Veyron. | | | | a car to complete the test is one of the basis for |
| The Bugatti Veyron is currently the priciest | | | | naming the world's fastest cars. The Carrera GT |
| production car and also holds the distinction of | | | | is equipped with a 5.7 liter V10 engine that is very |
| being the fastest production car in the world. The | | | | much capable of producing 612 horsepower. |
| sleek and power packed Veyron is estimated to | | | | The sixth most expensive car today is the |
| have a price tag in the range of $ 1,700,000. That | | | | Mercedes SLR McLaren with a price tag of |
| much money can give you the privilege to sit | | | | $455,000. The car is the fruition of the joint |
| behind the wheel of the most powerful, most | | | | venture of DaimlerChrysler AG and McLaren Cars. |
| expensive and the fastest production and street | | | | The power of this car comes from a |
| legal car. And by doing that, you would be able to | | | | supercharged 5.5-liter V8 engine rated to produce |
| command the attention of motorists and | | | | 626 horsepower and 575 lb-ft of torque. While it |
| pedestrians alike. | | | | is dubbed as a supercar, it has the attributes of a |
| The Veyron is capable of reaching speeds of 407 | | | | Super Grand Tourer which makes it the direct |
| kilometers per hour or 253 miles per hour. While | | | | competitor of the Pagani Zonda, Ford GT, |
| most owners of the Veyron may not have the | | | | Porsche Carrera GT, Aston Martin V12 Vanquish |
| chance to reach that speed, the looks of the | | | | and the Lamborghini Murcielago. |
| Veyron is enough to call the attention of anyone. | | | | The seventh most expensive car today is the |
| The car is built by the German car manufacturer | | | | Maybach 62 priced at $385,250. The 62 is one of |
| Volkswagen AG under the Bugatti brand and is | | | | Maybach's first car models since the brand was |
| named after race driver Pierre Veyron who won | | | | revived by DaimlerChrysler. The car is derived |
| the Le Mans in 1939. The car's engine is a W16 or | | | | from the Mercedes-Benz Maybach concept vehicle |
| two V8s strapped together in a W configuration. | | | | that was unveiled ten years ago at the Tokyo |
| According to the manufacturer of the Veyron, | | | | Motorshow. The Maybach is re-introduced to the |
| the final production engine which will be used by | | | | auto market in 2002 as DaimlerChrysler's answer |
| the Veyron will be able to produce as much as | | | | to the Rolls-Royce/Bentley marque. |
| 1001 horsepower. | | | | The 62's sibling is the Maybach 57. The 57 and 62 |
| The second most expensive car in the world is | | | | indicates the difference in the length of the two |
| the iconic Ferrari Enzo which is priced at | | | | models. The engine of the 57 and the 62 is a |
| $1,000,000. The Enzo as it is called is named after | | | | Mercedes 5.5-liter twin-turbo V12 engine capable |
| the founder of the famous Italian sports car | | | | of producing 550 horsepower. |
| manufacturer. The car came into production in | | | | The eighth most expensive car is the Rolls-Royce |
| 2003 and became an instant icon. Its body design | | | | Phantom with a price of $320,000. The marque is |
| comes using Formula 1 design cues and this | | | | now under the BMW group and the Phantom is |
| makes the Enzo one of the most recognizable | | | | first introduced in the market in 2003. The power |
| sports cars. Ferrari used carbon fiber materials for | | | | of the Phantom comes from 6.8-liter 48-valve |
| the body of this supercar. | | | | V12 engine with an output of 453 horsepower |
| The exterior design and material is not the only | | | | and 531 lb-ft of torque. While the car is not as |
| thing that the Enzo shares with F1 cars but also | | | | fast as the rest of the most expensive cars |
| the sequential shift transmission and the | | | | today, it exhibits the best in luxury as per its |
| carbon-ceramic brake discs which shadows the | | | | interior. |
| efficiency of brake parts available at Active | | | | The ninth most expensive car today is |
| Brakes Direct. The car also uses technologies | | | | Lamborghini's flagship model Murcielago which |
| which F1 cars are not allowed to have. One of | | | | comes at $279,900. While its smaller brother, the |
| this is active aerodynamics which means a | | | | Gallardo is faster, eth Murcielago is more |
| dynamic rear spoiler for the Enzo. | | | | expensive. It combines the attributes of a super |
| The third most expensive car in the world is the | | | | car and a Grand Tourer. This car takes the place |
| Pagani Zonda C12 F that is priced at $741,000. | | | | of the legendary Diablo in Lamborghini's lineup in |
| This relatively unknown brand outside | | | | 2002. The Murcielago's engine is a 6.5-liter one |
| performance enthusiasts unveiled the Zonda C12 | | | | capable of producing 640 horsepower. |
| F at the 2005 Geneva International Auto Show. | | | | The tenth most expensive car is the Aston Martin |
| The car uses a humungous 7.3-liter V12 unit | | | | Vanquish with a price tag of $255,000 and the |
| capable of producing as much as 594 horsepower. | | | | reputation of being James Bond's favorite car. |
| A special model for the Zonda is equipped with an | | | | The Vanquish made an appearance in the film Die |
| engine capable of producing 641 horsepower. The | | | | Another Day. The Grand Tourer is first introduced |
| car's acceleration is superb needing only 3.2 | | | | to the market in 2001 and quickly became a |
| seconds to reach speed of 60 miles per hour | | | | favorite among performance car enthusiasts. The |
| from a standstill. Its top speed is rated at 225 | | | | power of the Vanquish comes from a 5.-liter |
| miles per hour or 374 kilometers per hour. | | | | 48-valve V12 engine capable of initially producing |
| The fourth most expensive car today is the | | | | 460 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque. Recent |
| Koenigsegg CCX with a price tag of $600,910. | | | | improvements though have added power to the |
| CCX is an abbreviation for Competition Coupe X | | | | Vanquish's engine raising it to 520 horsepower and |
| with the X commemorating the tenth anniversary | | | | 426 lb-ft of torque. |