Top Ten Most Expensive Cars in 2012
The world’s most expensive cars listing is here for 2012 – each year we work out the most expensive cars available on the market and bring you the top ten list. We’ll give you th world’s most expensive and the world’s most beautiful and powerful cars in production today.
Some cars will be omitted from the world’s most expensive cars listing because they are not in production and generally available on the market. For instance, in 1987 the 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe was sold for a whopping $8.7 million making it the world’s most expensive car at that time – but it does not make the list because it is not in production. We also do not include Formula 1 or racing cars – to qualify, the car must be street legal, in production and generally available to the public – providing they have the cash!
The 2012 World’s Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
1. Bugatti Veyron Super Sports – $2,400,000
The Bugatti Veyron base model starts out at a mere $1.7 million and it is the fastest production car at the moment with 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. Powered by a ten-cylinder, 8 liter engine it has a top speed of 267 miles per hour.
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 16.4 - The Most Expensive Car in the World
The world’s most expensive car – the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 16.4
Opening Up the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 16.4
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 16.4 – poetry (and $2.4 million) in motion!
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
2. Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster – $1,850,000
The Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster is the world’s second most expensive car – developed in Argentina and assembled in Cairo, Egypt and Modena, Italy, this is also one of the most exotic cars in the world ever
Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster from Argentina
.0-60 in 3.4 seconds is a little sluggish compared to the Bugatti Veyron, and top speed is 217 miles per hour.
Sideview of the Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster
Exact information on how many Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadsters have been built is unclear, but the latest information was that as of 2005 only 9 had been built in total – it is estimated that Pagani has produced around 72 Zonda’s of all types, making the Pagani Zonda one of the rarest, as well as one of the most expensive, cars in the world today.
Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
Equal 3. Koenigsegg Agera R – $1,600,000
Built by Swedish supercar maker, Koenigsegg, the Agera R is the fastest production car in the world – even faster than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport and costs $800,000 less!
Koenigsegg Agera R from Sweden is the Fastest Production Car in the World
O-60 in 2.9 seconds, which is a little sluggish compared to the Lamborghini Reventon (2.8 seconds) or even the Veyron (2.5 seconds), but how many supercars do you know get driven at 60 miles an hour and then stop?
Answer = NONE!
Interior of the Koenigsegg Agera R
What happens when you open up the engine and take the Agera R to it’s theoretical top speed of 275 mph?
What you get is a lot of G-force and 300 kph is reached in 14.53 seconds – beating the Bugatti Veyron’s previous world record of 14.6 seconds.
Koenigsegg Agera R Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
Equal 3. Lamborghini Reventon – $1,600,000
The Lamborghini Reventon is not only the most powerful Lambo ever built but also the most expensive. 0-60 is in 3.3 seconds with a top speed of 211 mph – though it was clocked at 221.2mph in Abu Dhabi, but what really pushes up the price is it is a real rarity – only 20 have ever been built (each vehicle number is stamped between the driver and passenger seats.
Lamborghini Reventon - The Most Powerful Lamborghini Ever
The body design is completely new, but pretty much everything else is identical to the Murcielago LP640. ‘Reventon’ means explosion in Spanish, though when used in the vernacular it means a big party or a night out on the town. No matter, the Lamborghini Reventon was actually named for a famous bull which killed a Mexican bull-fighter, the famous Felix Guzman way back in 1943.
Lamborghini Reventon #20 with Her Production Crew
So powerful is the Lamborghini Reventon, and because it’s design was inspired by modern fighter aircraft, that one was raced against a Tornado strike aircraft – the Tornado won the race in the last few feet as it got airborne!
Lamborghini Reventon Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
4. McLaren F1 – $975,000
The McLaren F1 should be showing some sign of age because it was released way back in 1994 when it became not only the most expensive production car in the world, but also the fastest.
McLaren F1 - Formula One Inspired Design & Performance
Originally a concept car from Gordon Murray, probably the very best F1 car designer in the world (even today). He managed to convince McLaren Automotive to build the car – to date only 106 have ever been built.
McLaren F1 with Doors Open
0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 242.95 established, but for an older lady, she looks beautifully dangerous.
McLaren F1 Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
5. Ferrari Enzo – $670,000
The Ferrari Enzo has got to be the most popular supercar ever built and at auction, they change hands regularly for over $1 million.
The Ferrari Enzo named for Enzo Ferrari
Built and named to honor Enzo Ferrari himself, it was debuted in 2002 and borrows heavily from Formula One with a carbon-fiber body, composite disc braking system and state-of-the-art shift transmission combined with banned F1 technologies, such as traction control and active aerodynamics for applying down force.
The Ferrari Enzo with All Doors Open
Powered by a V12 engine (a first for Ferrari), the Enzo does 0-60 in 3.14 seconds and has a reported top speed of 220 miles per hour.
Ferrari Enzo Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
6. Pagani Zonda C12 F – $667,321
A second entry in the top ten most expensive cars in the world from Pagani. The Pagani Zonda C12 F is the 5th fastest production car in the world with 0-60 in 3.5 seconds and a top speed reported at 215 miles per hour.
Pagani Zonda C12 F from Argentina
The Zonda C12 F debuted back in 1999 with a carbon composite body and comes in twin seater coupe and convertible models.
Maroon Pagani Zonda C12 F Supercar
Rarity is exclusivity, and Pagani ensures both by restricting production to around ten per year.
Pagani Zonda C12 F Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
7. SSC Ultimate Aero – $654,400
The first US entry in the world’s top ten most expensive cars listing – the SSC Ultimate Aero is built by Shelby Supercars, and a high-performance version held the world speed record for a production car until it was taken by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (in 2010).
SSC Ultimate Aero from Shelby Super Cars
Top recorded speed is 256.19 miles per hour (during verified tests with Guinness World Records at West Richland, WA in 2007).
Interior of SSC Ultimate Aero
Shelby Super Cars are looking to release a new version, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT will be faster with a 270 mph top speed due to a more powerful engine and lighter car. Still, it is a rarity as only 25 will ever be built.
SSC Ultimate Aero Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
8. Ascari A10 – $650,000
Built by British supercar maker, Ascari Cars, the A10 was conceived by Klaas Zwart, a Dutch motor racing enthusiast and entrepreneur. The Ascari A10 is the production car equivalent of the racing pedigree driven, KZ1R-GT, competing in the Spanish GT Championship. Both the A10 and KZ1R-GT were designed by Paul Brown, a major player in Formula One design. The A10 is hand built at Ascari’s plant in Banbury, Oxford.
The British Ascari A10
The A10 is the third car of Ascari Cars, and the “A10” designation comes from the tenth anniversary of the company. Ascari Cars previously built the Ecosse (French for Scotland) and the KZ1R-GT. A limited production run of 50 cars is planned for the A10.
The Ascari A10 Anniversary Stripe - Complete with English Rain!
Boasting a carbon-based body and a BMW 5.0L V8 engine with 625 brake horse power output, it is easy to see the racing pedigree. 0-60 is in 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 220 mph.
Ascari A10 Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
9. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo – $555,000
The Saleen S7 is a high performance, hand built American production car conceived by Steve Saleen, a former race car driver turned race car designer/entrepreneur.
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
The Saleen S7 is developed in conjunction with Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank and Ray Mallock Ltd.
Saleen S7 Super Car
The S7 debuted in 2000 and until 2004, was powered by a Ford 427 V8 engine with 550 bhp. In 2005, the 427 was replaced by the S7 Twin Turbo which boosted output to 750 bhp and a top speed of 248mph with 0-60 in 2.8 seconds.
Saleen S7 Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
10. Koenigsegg CCX – $545,568
The second vehicle from Swedish super car maker, Koenigsegg and determined to take the record for the fastest production car, though it faces stiff competition.
The Koenigsegg CCR from Sweden
Currently, the CCX is the 5th fastest car in the world with a top speed reportedly over 245 mph.
Koenigsegg CCX
For the US market, there is a redesigned CCR designated the CCX unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006. Another derivative is the CCXR, which has been adjusted to run on biofuel and which returns 25% more power output compared to the CCX.
Koenigsegg CCX Data Page on Top Ten Most Expensive Cars
