After saving for a whole year or more to buy a car, it is finally delivered and you take it for a ride on Lagos Island when the traffic is still light or along Abuja highway. While enjoying your new car, out of no way a car speeds by and it catches your attention. In the twinkle of an eye, you lose confidence in your new car and you long for the beast that you just saw. Does this sound familiar?
Manufacturers of cars will continue to make new, better and more expensive ones and you can only enjoy the one you have – or can afford. But I still want you to know what you are missing which is why I’ve put together a list of the current five most expensive cars in the world.
How long will it take you to raise funds to buy the cheapest one? Think about that while fantasizing about riding these state-of-the-art cars
$4.8 million – Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita
This car is described by the manufacturer as ‘a diamond on wheels’ and this is because when sunlight hits the Trevita, it sparkles as if millions of tiny white diamonds are infused inside the visible carbon fiber bodywork.
The Trevita features a unique double carbon rear wing, inconell exhaust system, carbon ceramic brakes with ABS, airbags, paddle-shift, chrono instrument cluster, infotainment system, tire monitoring system and a hydraulic lifting system.
The Trevita was originally intended to be a limited edition of three examples. The white carbon fibre used for the Trevita made the car extremely difficult and time consuming to manufacture, however, and a decision was taken to make the car even more exclusive and limit the number of Trevitas made to just two.
$4.5 million – Lamborghini Veneno
Poison is the name Lamborghini chose for the modified Aventador — translated from Italian of course — built to celebrate the automaker’s 50th birthday. The name is fitting for a vehicle that looks so positively deadly, so undeniably venomous.
The car is absolutely stunning from every angle, and to this day, we’re not convinced it isn’t an alien spacecraft surveying our planet for eventual takeover. It just doesn’t seem real. The only thing more remarkable than the look is the price — a whopping $4.5 million.
The Veneno is fast, and that should come as no surprise. Its 6.5-liter V12 spins all the way up to 8,400 rpm to deliver 740 hp and 507 lb-ft, surging the car to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds.
$3.4 million – W Motors Lykan Hypersport
If you have seen Furious 7, you would have seen the Lykan Hypersport. It was the supercar that crashed through not one, not two, but three skyscrapers in Dubai.
The styling of the car includes jewel-encrusted headlights, scissor doors, and an interior ripped straight from science fiction. It looks like a pissed off armored car from the future, and its performance is right on par with its image. The Hypersport boasts a 3.7-liter, twin-turbo flat-six that yields 770 hp and 708 lb-ft.
$3.4 million – Limited Edition Bugatti Veyron by Mansory Vivere
This is not just one of the most expensive cars in the world, it is also one of the fastest. Augmented by German witch doctors Mansory, the 1,200-hp Veyron starts out as a Grand Sport Vitesse Roadster, only to be adorned with a gorgeous carbon fiber body, a new spoiler package, upgraded LED lights, a rebuffed cabin, and a redesigned front grill. Further classifying the Veyron as a work of art, maps of historic race events like the Targa Florio are laser etched into the exterior and interior. Oh, and it can do 254 mph – according to Digital Trends.
$2.6 million – Pagani Huayra BC
Right off the bat, you can tell the BC is playing a different game from the standard Huayra. It’s fitted with an enormous active rear spoiler that generates 1,102 lbs of downforce at 155 mph, as well as a wider rear track, new side skirts, and a bevy of sexy aero goodies. Despite the additions, the BC is a true featherweight, tipping the scales at a paltry 2,654 lbs thanks to the extensive use of carbon fiber and other lightweight materials. The whole deal will cost you a cool $2.6 million (or it would have, if all 20 units hadn’t been sold already), but you clearly get a lot for your money. With 789 turbocharged ponies on tap, the BC may actually live up to its godly name.
