Friday, September 24, 2010

Top 10 most expensive cars

Number Ten: The Shelby SuperCars (SSC) Ultimate Aero for $740,000. SSC unleashed the first Aero in 2006. The latest version has a 6.2 Liter Twin Turbo V8 engine that puts out a hefty 1183 Horsepower. Going from 0 to 60 in less than 2.5 seconds with a top speed of 271 Miles Per Hour, making this the fastest production car on Earth.

Number Nine: The Leblanc Mirabeau for $765,000. Leblanc is a Swiss car maker known for the Mirabeau supercar, with a 4.7 liter V8 engine putting out a 700 Horsepower and can go from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds with a top end of just under 230 miles per hour.

Number Eight: The Koenigsegg CCX for $1.1 Million dollars. Packing a supercharged 4.7 liter V8 power plant. This mid-engine roadster does 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds and has a top end of 259 miles per hour.

Number seven: the Koenigsegg CCXR: $1.3 Million dollars. This Koenigsegg product is the second Swedish supercar to make the list. The CCXR is, of course, a variant of number eight. Top speed is over 248 Miles per hour on biofuel, yep biofuel!

Number Six: The Maybach Landaulet for $1.4 Million dollars. Designed as a supercar limousine the Landaulet is big and powerful and features a retractable roof for the backseat. Powered by a 6.0 Liter V12 monster engine that puts out over 600 horses, but it has a top speed of only 155 miles per hour (limited by German law).

Number Five: The Lamborghini Reventón for $1.42 Million dollars. Only twenty of these badboys were built. Packing a 6.5 liter V12 engine that generates 640 horsepower with a top speed of 221 miles per hour. All the current run has been sold.

Number Four: The Lamborghini Reventón Roadster for $1.56 Million dollars. The most expensive Lamborghini ever made clearly this is a variant of number five on the list. It V12 engine generates a hefty 487 lb-ft at 6000 rpm and a top speed of 205 miles per hour.

Number Three: The Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster for $1.8 Million dollars. Fast and very rare, with only five made, this roadster has the Mercedes AMG V12 engine putting out 678 horses going from 0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds and a top end of 217 miles per hour.

Number Two: The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport for $2 Million dollars. The 16 cylinder engine generates over 1000 horsepower (YES over 1000!). A convertible that does over 215 miles per hour, has a draft free interior.

The Number One: The Koenigsegg Trevita for $2.21 Million dollars. Take that Germany and Italy, Sweden has kicked your car making butt with this one. Its relatively small power plant of 4.8 liter and 8 cylinders it generates a massive 1018 horses. Going from 0 to 60 in 2.9 seconds with a top speed of just under 250 miles per hour.

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