7. Ferrari La Ferrari $1.3M
Italian
for ‘the Ferrari,” the Ferrari the Ferrari’s name might be a bit silly.
But the everything else is absolutely spectacular.
In true Italian fashion, at the heart of this stallion is a V12. By
itself, this mighty heart pumps out 789 horsepower. But if you hit the
defibrillator and electrocute that sucker, with the Kinetic Energy
Recovery System (KERS), you can get up to 950 hp.
Because this
thing weighs rather a lot less than your average Ford Focus, the tidal
wave of power will drive you to 120 mph in less than seven seconds;
faster than most cars can get you to 60 mph.
If
Ferrari hasn’t already called to offer you one of the 499 LaFerraris it
has built, you are out luck. You are just going to have to look for one
secondhand on the Dubai Craigslist.
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6. Pagani Huayra $1.3M
Welcome
to the best car that no one can pronounce. Named for the Incan “God of
Winds,” the Huayra’s (why-rah) offers performance that a deity would be
envious of.
Powered by an AMG 6.0-liter V12 with two
turbochargers, the Huayra is good for 230 mph. And at 740 lb-ft, more
torque than your average pantheon.
Styling is very Pagani. The
car boasts gullwing doors, the patented Pagani antenna/side mirrors and
some of the best leatherwork you will ever see.
For the low, low price of $1.3 million, this car is such a bargain you might want to buy two.
5. Koenigsegg One: 1. $2.0M
When
it comes to the car world, Koenigsegg has been the crazy uncle off in
the corner doing its own thing. Well that business model has really paid
off because it has just achieved a very impressive automotive first, a
one-to-one power-to-weight ratio in a road car.
This
insane machine weighs just 1,340 kilograms and puts out 1,340
horsepower. And that weight includes a full complement of fluids and an
average driver. This should make the One:1 the fastest accelerating car –
and possibly plane – that money can buy. What do I mean? I mean 0 to
250 mph in under twenty seconds and a claimed potential top speed of 273
mph or more.
In short, there might be more luxurious cars on this list, but there is none that can hold a candle in raw performance.
4. Ferrari F60 America. $3.2M
Built
to celebrate 60 years of Ferrari in America, the F60 – get it? – is
perhaps the most insane Ferrari Roadster ever. The F60 is based on the
F12 Berlinetta, a car so crazy it left noted ‘POWEEEEERRRR’ enthusiast
Jeremy Clarkson scared.
In addition to that insanity, this bad
boy sports blue and white paint in honor of Ferrari’s North American
Racing Team, and a cloth soft top that can be raised at speeds of up to
75 mph.
That is a good thing, too, because, at full tilt, the F60
will get to that speed awfully quickly. The F60’s 740-hp V12 will
propel the the car to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds and on to a top speed of
around 200 mph. Hopefully one of the ten people lucky enough to get
their hands on the F60 America will test that out and let us know how
fast it really goes.
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