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The 20 Most Expensive New Cars Of All Time

What is the most expensive car in the world? Well, we’ve put together a list of the top 20 most expensive new cars ever made. It includes a variety of brands, but we weren’t surprised to see Bugatti and Pagani here both several times. 

There are no rules for how these vehicles qualify, other than they must be relatively well-known, and have somewhat-verifiable original sales prices. Many of these vehicles have resold for even higher amounts then what they went for from the factory, but that’s not a concern of this list. In fact, many of these cars are expressly forbidden from being flipped.

NUMBER 20: Mercedes-AMG ONE

Starting our list, we have AMG’s Formula 1 inspired ONE, which will be delivered to its 275 owners in 2021. The 1.6L V6 engine, which has 1,000 horsepower a 11,000 rpm redline, was adapted from Mercedes’ 2016 F1 W07 race car.

Interestingly enough, this F1 pedigree means that at 31,000 miles, the buyers will have to bring it in for  a complete rebuild- how exclusive. Of course, this doesn’t come cheap, owners have had to shell out a cool $2.5 million, and are forbidden from reselling their examples.

NUMBER 19: La Ferrari FXX K

In 2015, Ferrari started making these less-than-street-legal versions of its La Ferrari. They added an experimental HY-KERS kinetic-energy recovery system, which added 187 horsepower to the already wicked naturally aspirated V12 with 848 horsepower. That’s 1036 total, which makes it significantly faster than the “standard” La Ferrari, which the company considers a whole different model.

So this is a car that you don’t so much buy, as pay the full upfront price, of $2.7 million, to rent – repeatedly. It sounds complicated, but Ferrari basically keeps your one-of-forty FXX Ks, and will meet you at a racetrack with it.

NUMBER 18: Bugatti Chiron

The 2016 successor to the Veyron, the Chiron is Bugatti’s famous mid-engined 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 hypercar. It produces and insane 1479 horsepower and 1180 lb-ft of torque, going  0-62mph in less than 2.5 seconds.

For $2.7 million, Bugatti would have sold you one of the 200 car run, which has a special key protocol to unlock its electronically limited 261 mph!

NUMBER 17: Pagani Huayra BC

The insane follow up to Pagani’s Zonda R, the Huayra BC is a total beast, with a 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 engine that accomplishes a top speed of 261 mph. Using the same engine as the “regular” Huayra, the BC takes it a step further by lowering the car’s total weight, and increasing the power to over 750 horsepower.

Pagani only made 20 of these beauties which it named after their founder’s friend and first customer, Benny Caiola. To get one for yourself, it will cost at least $2.8 million.

NUMBER 16: Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio

The Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio was a concept car, made as a tribute to Ferrari’s Chair and Designer who had recently passed away. The car is based on the mechanics of a Ferrari 458 Spider, but has custom carbon fiber bodywork to reduce weight.

A year after it’s unveiling at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show, Ferrari made a production run of just six cars, which it sold to hand-picked customers. Even though examples have sold privately for more, they reportedly cost $3 million.

NUMBER 15: Aston Martin Valkyrie

Featuring a 6.5-litre naturally-aspirated V12 with 1,000 horsepower and a redline of 11,100 rpm. This will make it the most powerful naturally-aspirated engine ever to be fitted to a production road car, as well as the highest-revving. Add on top of that kinetic-energy recovery which produces up to 160 horsepower and the Valkyrie has a total of 1,160 horsepower.

With a weight of just 1,030 kg (2,271 lb), it breaks through the 1:1 power to weight ratio so sought after by modern hypercars. While limited to 150 units if you had the chance to buy them (flipping is strictly forbidden) it would have cost you $3.2 million!

NUMBER 14: Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport

This reworked Chiron lowers the top speed of its namesake, but for god reason. It uses the same 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine, with an updated gearbox and redesigned aerodynamics, to shave time off acceleration time. It still has 1,500 horsepower, but now goes 0-60 mph in under 2.3 seconds!

Expected to start delivery near the end of 2020, the Chiron Pur Sport costs at least $3.3 million.

NUMBER 13: Bugatti Veyron Mansory Vivere

There are a lot of Bugattis on this list, and this one, is sort of the fancy-dressed older sibling of the others. Mansory took the 1,200 horsepower Veyron, with its 254 mph top-speed, and gave it some white and black leather interior accents, and a wild carbon makeover.

Where only two examples of this carbon-fiber wrapped Veyron were produced, it’s $3.4 million price tag still earns it a spot on this list.

NUMBER 12: Lykan Hypersport

If you’re as surprised as me to see a relatively unknown brand this far up the list, well you should know the Hypersport is Lykan’s introduction into the multi-million dollar car game. It has a twin-turbocharged 3.7L V6 producing 780 horsepower 708 lb-ft of torque.

The real curious element of this car is its diamond inlaid headlights, which could also come with other rare jewels. The Dubai-based Lykan sells their Hypersport for a very reasonable $3.4 million.

NUMBER 11: Pagani Huayra Roadster BC

Oh yes, leave it to Pagani to take an extremely impressive car and take the top off, while also making it faster. This time, the 6.0L V12 from the Huayra gets 800 horsepower and 774 lb-ft of torque, that’s 50 more horsepower than the roofed version!

Of course, these are very limited, to only 40 examples. If you could get Pagani to sell you one, it would be for a nice $3.5 million.

NUMBER 10: Lamborghini Sian

Lamborghini, finally making an appearance on our list, comes in at number 10 with their electrified hypercar. The Sian, which expands upon their Aventador SVJ’s 6.5L V12 by adding a 48-volt hybrid system, delivers a whopping 819 horsepower!

Lamborghini’s Sian is limited to only 63 vehicles, and as the most powerful car they’ve ever made, they are charging $3.6 million for each one!

NUMBER 9: Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300 +

Oh, Bugatti? What a surprise! This time, they’re releasing another modified run of their Chiron, except, as the name suggests, this is a street-legal version of the car they got to go over 300 mph! Now, before you get too excited, they are limiting the street legal run to 277 mph, as if you could ever find a road that would let you realize that potential.

The engine has received a 100 horsepower boost over the base Chiron, up to 1600 total horsepower! Bugatti is only making 30 of these, starting in 2021, and they’re increasing the price to $3.9 million.

NUMBER 8: Lamborghini Veneno

The Veneno was Lamborghini’s most expensive vehicle ever when it released in 2014, and it retains that title to this day. The Veneno took the Aventador, and upgraded its 6.5L V12, so that it produced 740 horsepower and 509 lb-ft of torque. It could get from 0 to 60 in just 2.9 seconds, and was available as either a coupe or convertible.

Only 14 were made, and at the time, Lamborghini charge $4.5 million for the honor of owning one. Since then, they’ve gone for much higher.

NUMBER 7: Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita

The most expensive Koenigsegg ever made, the CCXR Trevita has some wild features. Its engine is a twin-turbocharged 4.8L V8 with 1,004 horsepower and 797 lb-ft of torque, which gives it a top speed of 254 mph. It also has a diamond-coated carbon-fiber body, which I will now motivate nightmares of accidental scratchings. It also has very cool pivoting door hinges, which Koenigsegg is known for.

Koenigsegg intended to only make three of these bad boys, but apparently only followed through with two of them. Floyd Mayweather bought one, and most likely paid the sticker price of $4.8 million.

NUMBER 6: Pagani Huayra Imola

As you know, Pagani don’t play, and with their Imola Huayra they added 36 horsepower to the twin-turbocharged 6.0L V12 from the BC Roadster. The Imola then gets a total 827 horsepower and 811 lb-ft of torque. Additionally Pagani redesigned the car to feature new swops and wings, which undoubtedly look sick.

The most powerful Pagani ever comes at a price. The limited run of five Imolas will cost $5.4 million each!

NUMBER 5: Bugatti Divo

This may seem like a two-player game of tag between Bugatti and Pagani, and it almost is. With the Divo, Bugatti lightened the Chiron, shedding a crazy 77 pounds, while keeping the 1,500 horsepower of its predecessor. Like the PUR sport, they’ve also changed the aerodynamics for agility over top speed.

The Divo, which gets around the Nardo Circuit eight seconds faster than the Chiron, will be limited to 40 examples. If you want one, you better bring a cashier’s check for… $5.8 million!

NUMBER 4: Mercedes-Maybach Exelero

This very special luxury sports car, the Exelero, was made by Mercedes-Maybach in 2004, as a special tire-testing vehicle for German company Fulda. Inside its Batmobile front-end sits a twin-turbo V12 with 690 horsepower and 752 lb-ft of torque. Even though it was made to be luxurious, it is no slouch, with a  top speed of 218 mph.

The Exelero isn’t for everybody, since there was only one made. In fact, even if they did make more, few could afford its $8 million dollar cost.

NUMBER 3: Bugatti Centodieci

Made to celebrate the 110-year anniversary of Bugatti, the Centodieci is a gorgeous run of 1,577 horsepower W16 sculptures on wheels. The extremely limited cars have a limited top speed of 236 mph, which is easily accomplished by the quad-turbocharged 8L engine.

Bugatti only intends to make 10 of these, as a reference to its dieci namesake, and each one will fetch a hefty $8.9 million.

NUMBER 2: Bugatti La Voiture Noire

The most expensive Bugatti on our list is yet another from the Chiron family of cars, the La Voiture Noire. This one-of-a-kind masterpiece uses the same W16 we have seen in the Chiron and other Bugattis, with a still impressive 1,479 horsepower and 1,180 lb-ft of torque.

The exterior has been redesigned in homage to Jean Bugatti’s Type 57 SC Atlantic. It has new wheels, custom hand-crafted carbon-fiber bodywork, an illuminated Bugatti badge, and six exhaust tips!

There was only one, but it did sell for a mindblowing $12.5 million dollars!

NUMBER 1: Rolls-Royce Sweptail

This secretive automobile tops our list, even though the reported $12.8 million price has not been officially disclosed by Rolls-Royce. The Sweptail is another one-off creation, rumoured to belong to a super-yacht expert. Featuring a 6.75L V12, it’s no slouch, producing around 450 horsepower.

It reportedly took Rolls almost five years to build, by hand of course, in the UK. The Sweptail was debuted at the 2017 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and since has sat atop the most expensive car thrown.

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