Got a few million lying around?
Here are the world's most expensive cars!
9.
Most Expensive Sports Car - 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO
Let’s just go ahead and start this countdown with the most expensive car, period.
One of these vintage babies sold for $52 million!
This particular car was sold by a collector named Paul Pappalardo, to an anonymous buyer
in 2013.
$52 million might seem a bit excessive, but according to digitaltrends.com, these classic
Ferraris usually sell in the $40 to 50 million ballpark.
To be honest, the guy that bought it may just make 10 or 20 million off this car once he’s
had his fun with it.
This car was the winner of the 1963 Tour De France Road Race...think it was juiced a la
Lance Armstrong style?!
Like many of the cars on this list, the 250 GTO’s are a rare breed.
Only 39 were ever made, and they were basically a souped up version of Ferrari’s 250 series,
one of their most popular.
Each of these 39 works of art were handbuilt, and many of them competed in high profile
road races, such as the race we talked about earlier.
They were designed to be racing marvels, allegedly built to compete with other GT models of the
time, such as the Jaguar E-Type and the Aston Martin DP214.
The car continues to be a favorite among automobile enthusiasts.
Popular Mechanics named the 250 GTO the hottest car of all time!
8.
Most Expensive SUV - The Dartz Prombron
The Dartz Prombron is the world's most expensive SUV, featuring armor plating, bullet-proof
windows, and exotic leather interiors.
The starting price for one of these bad boys aimed at the ultra-rich is at least $1.1 million
US dollars.
Leonard Yankelovich, the car's Latvian designer, points out that rich people are very particular
and many of them want to be the only person to own a certain car.
“It’s like two ladies who hate to come to the same party, wearing the same dress”
he once said.
So instead of just making luxury vehicles, he strives for opulence, which he describes
as commemorating the past by designing cars fit for a Russian Tsar.
A stickler for details, he often outfits his cars with gold and titanium buttons in the
car, as opposed to the plastic buttons most cars are stuck with.
He even once tried to design a car’s interior with leather made from a whale penis.
That one never panned out.
Anyways, the Latvian based company specializes in armored cars and built this SUV to stay
ahead of the competition, as companies such as Bentley and Lamborghini have been designing
their own super SUVs.
Known as the Black Shark, this thing has been featured in movies such as The Dictator and
The November Man.
That definitely seems fitting, because a car that features sniper-proof windows, cigar
humidors, and a champagne set is something that seems like it should only exist in a
James Bond-like movie!
7.
Most Expensive Limo - The Beast
Yeah, you had no clue there are super expensive limos did you?!
Check out The Beast.
It’s not just royalty who ride around in style.
In 2009 Cadilac designed a customized limo to chauffeur around the President of the United
States.
This limo also carries around a $3 million price tag!
For that price, you can imagine how well equipped it is.
It’s outfitted like a tank, but dressed up a bit.
It comes complete with bulletproof windows, armor plated doors, weapons, bus like tires,
and more.
The Beast is ready for anything the world can hurl at the President.
The inside is completely sealed off to protect the President and other occupants from almost
anything, including something like a chemical attack.
The Beast was introduced to the world on January 20, 2009 during the inauguration of the 44th
US President, Barack Obama.
But he’s hardly the first President to get a sweet set of wheels.
And chances are, he will by no means be the last.
Dating back to the 27th President, William Howard Taft, every sitting president has had
a state car, and the security details have only grown more sophisticated since then.
6.
Most Expensive 4 Door Sedan - Maybach 62s Laundalet
As far as four door sedans go, $2.2 million is pretty steep.
And that’s what rapper Tyga paid for his 2014 Maybach Laundalet!
The car could only have been just over a million bucks, but he spent an extra million or so
souping it up.
Sadly for Tyga, he stopped making payments on the car and had it repossessed in 2016.
Even without celebrities customizing them, this Maybach s is still pretty badass.
Its twin turbo V-12 engine gives it 543 horsepower and it can accelerate from 0-60 in just under
5 seconds.
That may not cut it on the race track, but for a passenger car this big, it’s pretty
damn good.
The body of the car is an homage to the Landaulet style of car that was popular in the 20’s
and 30’s.
The insides have seat massagers, a DVD system, touchscreen navigation, air conditioning with
4 zone climate controls, heated cupholders, a rearview camera, wireless headphones, and
more.
Even the rear seats fully recline!
I mean, there’s no point in calling shotgun when every seat in the car is like a first
class trip.
There’s a surround sound speaker system, and two LCD tv screens, so those wireless
headphones I mentioned will come in handy.
As was the case with Tyga, Maybach allows for these cars to be customized, you know,
in case a $1.3 million car doesn’t quite meet your standards.
A panoramic glass sunroof, or a PA system so the occupants can talk to people outside
are optional features that some people might wish to include.
5.
Most Expensive Electric Car - Mercedes-Benz SLS Gullwing E-Cell
As the electronic version of Mercedes flagship SLS super car, this bad boy costs around $1
million.
Now at first glance, you’d never know it’s an electric car.
It’s often touted as the premiere electronic supercars, and has a modern aesthetic that
would be the envy of many sports car enthusiasts.
Going 0-60 in less than four seconds, this beauty also has 649 pounds of torque and 526
horsepower.
While it may look like a traditional, gas guzzling, ozone damaging sports car, It comes
with an 864 cell lithium-ion battery pack and a series of inboard electric motors.
4.
Most Expensive Convertible - Ferrari 335 S
From 1957 until ‘58, Ferrari made four of these incredible cars, which is quite sad
because it’s such a cool car.
In 2016, one of them sold at an auction for an amazing $32 million!
This car was driven by some of the racing greats of the era, such as Mike Hawthorn,
Stirling Moss, and Peter Collins.
It competed in races such as the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix, (which it won) the Le Mans 24
hour in ‘58, and the 1957 Sebring 12 Hours.
It’s impressive racing resume and the rarity of the car are two of the reasons this cars
is insanely expensive.
Despite the car’s small size, it sports a V12 engine that produces 390 horsepower,
allowing the 335 S to reach speeds of 186 miles per hour.
However, the person who shelled out the 32 million actually wouldn’t even be able to
drive it on public roads.
This is strictly a racing car, and it would be illegal to take it out for a stroll.
So it’s basically a collectors item that is the envy of race car enthusiasts.
But I’m sure when you’re rich as h*ll you’re not gonna care about the fines you
get when driving this to pick up your mink coats at the dry cleaners!
So you’re probably asking yourself, who would spend $32 million on a car they can’t
drive?
While the buyer was anonymous at first, it was later reported that it was soccer superstar,
Lionel Messi.
Ironically he outbid fellow soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo to win this prized possession.
Leading up to this highly anticipated auction, the car was part of the private collection
of French racer, Pierre Bardino.
He owned the car from 1970 until his death in 2012.
His family sold the car for the breathtaking $32 million.
3.
Most Expensive Motorhome - The Featherlite Vantare Platinum Plus
What?!
Motorhomes made this list?!
When you take something that’s nicer than many people’s actual house, stick it on
four wheels, and take to the road...it’s gonna take some dough to make it happen.
In this case, we’re talking about $2.5 million.
So what makes it so expensive?
Well, these things have really nice features such as marble steps, custom sculptures, plasma
TV’s, and king size beds inside the private bedrooms.
I mean, can you really call this camping?
It even features a slide out garage in case you feel like bringing an extra car on vacation
with you.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this motorhome is a gas guzzler.
Holding up to 235 gallons of fuel, it costs roughly $1,000 bucks to fill up!
2.
Most Expensive Truck - Ford F750 World Cruiser
Based on the lyrics of country music songs, there are people out there who really love
their pickup trucks.
But it still might raise a few eyebrows when if I were to tell you that there’s a pickup
truck out there that costs $6 million.
Well guess what?
There IS a special pickup truck out there worth $6 million.
It’s a Ford F750, that was designed by Dunkel Industries, a company that specializes in
large vehicles.
Named ‘The World Cruiser’ this magnificent beast is tricked out with 4 tons of cargo
capacity, a full kitchen, 6 beds, a bathroom, a living room, and a dining area.
You usually have to eat your food on your lap when you’re eating in the car.
This thing has a SEPARATE dining area.
Other absurdly nice features include wireless remote controls for the vehicle’s automation,
instant hot water, an entertainment system with flip up speakers, dual auxiliary fuel
tanks, and much more.
This behemoth is powered by a Cumming Disel engine that produces an amazing 1,200 pounds
of torque.
The idea of the design was to make a luxury vehicle that could also haul stuff around
during long trips.
1.
Most Expensive Tractor Trailer - Kenworth T-2000 Darth Vader
Did you know that there there’s a tractor trailer which is nicknamed Darth Vader that
costs an astounding $7 million?!
Me neither!!
I have no clue!!
This thing weighs an unbelievable 90,000 pounds and measures 75 feet long! it’s the biggest
truck on the road today.
The particular trailer is pulled by a Kenworth T-2000 and is used for live television events,
as it can fit up to 30 technicians as well as a crap ton of TV equipment.
It’s got a 12-litre engine that is controlled by computers.
Anytime they encounter a problem with it, they simply plug a computer into it and run
some diagnostics and figure out what’s going on.
Given its freakishly big size, you’ll need a special permit to drive it, since it’s
bigger than anything else on the road.
Needless to say, this truck demands the attention of other drivers, as it looks like nothing
we’ve ever seen before.
Here’s what’s next!