The Most Expensive Cars in the World for 2011 - Pictures and Specifications
There are expensive cars and there are really expensive cars - cars that only the richest boys in the world compete to own. These cars are usually super-fast, super-luxurious, design-forward and are never mass-produced. Below are some of the bank account-busting toys available in the market today. And oh, they're mostly street-legal, speed-wise that is.
Porsche Carrera GT - $440,000
Manufacturer Porsche
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door roadster
Layout Mid-engine, rear wheel drive
Engine 5.7 liter DOHC V10
Transmission 6-speed manual
Length 4,623 mm (182.0 in)
Width 1,930 mm (76 in)
Height 1,168 mm (46.0 in)
Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Roadster - $495,000
Manufacturer McLaren Automotive
Class Grand tourer
Body style 2-door coupé; 2-door roadster
Layout Rear-wheel drive, front mid-engine,
Engine 5.4 L supercharged V8 (M115 ML55)
Transmission 5-speed automatic
Wheelbase 2,700 mm (110 in)
Length 4,656 mm (183.3 in)
Width 1,908.5 mm (75.14 in)
Height 1,261 mm (49.6 in)
Koenigsegg CCX - $545,568
Manufacturer Koenigsegg
Designer Sven-Harry Åkesson
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door roadster
Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine 4.7 L twin-supercharged V8
Transmission 6-speed manual
Wheelbase 2,660 mm (104.7 in)
Length 4,293 mm (169.0 in)
Width 1,996 mm (78.6 in)
Height 1,120 mm (44.1 in)
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo - $555,000
Manufacturer Saleen
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door coupe
Layout Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine 7.0 L Ford 427, twin-turbocharged V8
Transmission 6-speed manual
Wheelbase 106.3 in (2,700 mm)
Length 187.95 in (4,774 mm)
Width 78.35 in (1,990 mm)
Height 40.98 in (1,041 mm)
SSC Ultimate Aero - $654,400
Manufacturer Shelby SuperCars
Body style 2-seat Berlinetta
Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine 6.34 litre 387.2 cu in V8
Length 4,470 mm (176.0 in)
Width 2,080 mm (81.9 in)
Height 1,090 mm (42.9 in)
Pagani Zonda C12 F - $667,321
Manufacturer Pagani Automobili S.p.A
Type V12
Displacement 445 cu in (7291 cc)
Power 670 hp @ n/a RPM
Torque 575 lb-ft @ n/a RPM
Driveline Rear Wheel Drive
Transmission 6 Speed Sequential
Length 174.6 in
Width 80.9 in
Height 44.9 in
Top Speed > 210 mph
Ferrari Enzo - $670,000
Manufacturer Ferrari
Class Sports car, Racing car, Supercar
Body style 2-seat Berlinetta
Layout RMR layout
Engine 6.0 L V12
Transmission 6-speed semi-automatic
Wheelbase 2,650 mm (104 in)
Length 4,702 mm (185.1 in)
Width 2,035 mm (80.1 in)
Height 1,147 mm (45.2 in)
McLaren F1 - $970,000
Manufacturer McLaren Automotive
Designers Peter Stevens and Gordon Murray
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door 3-seat coupé
Layout RMR layout
Engine 60° 6.1 L BMW S70/2 V12
Transmission 6-speed manual
Wheelbase 2,718 mm (107.0 in)
Length 4,287 mm (168.8 in)
Width 1,820 mm (71.7 in)
Height 1,140 mm (44.9 in)
Lamborghini Reventon - $1,600,000
Manufacturer Lamborghini
Body style 2-door coupé
Layout Mid-engine, four-wheel drive
Engine 6.5 L (400 cu in) V12
Transmission 6-speed e-gear, 6-speed manual transmission
Wheelbase 2,665 mm (104.9 in)
Length 4,700 mm (190 in)
Width 2,058 mm (81.0 in)
Height 1,135 mm (44.7 in)
Bugatti Veyron - $1,700,000
Manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles
Designer Jozef Kaban
Body style Standard: 2-door coupé
Layout Longitudinal mid-engine, permanent all-wheel drive
Engine Standard 8.0 L (488 cu in) W16 quad-turbocharged 1,001 PS (736 kW; 987 bhp) Super Sport: 1,200 metric horsepower (883 kW; 1,184 bhp)
Transmission 7-speed DSG sequential
Wheelbase 2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length 4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width 1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height 1,159 mm (45.6 in)
