Every year, various organizations release car ratings based on a vehicle’s performance, design, and safety. These factors, among others, help shape the decision process of future car buyers. In this post, we have compiled the list of the top 10 most expensive cars in 2024 for you. If you are looking for that your dream car brand on this list, stay on this post
Automobile makers continue to thrill us with luxurious and beautiful cars that have never been before. From Lamborghini to Rolls, these cars are a true definition of class with powerful engines, comfort, and state-of-the-art facilities that give you a comfortable ride. It is interesting to note that the most elegant cars have limited editions that seldom come up every month.
As soon as these cars are launched, people rush to grab the latest ones and so, these cars don’t even last in the market. In this article, you will know the latest cars that are considered the most expensive in 2024. Maybe, your favorite car brand is on the list. Read on!
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Our updated 2022 ranking of the most expensive cars includes everything from storied, legendary classic cars to revered auto houses with a few surprising newer models thrown in for good measure. These vehicles offer the very best, at the highest prices. These cars do not just attract the title of being the most expensive cars, they actually earn their places.
Top 10 Most Expensive Cars in the World 2024
Here are the top 10 most expensive cars in the world in 2022
- Rolls Royce Boat Tail ($28 million)
- BUGATTI LA VOITURE NOIRE ($18.7 million)
- PAGANI ZONDA HP BARCHETTA ($15 million)
- ROLLS ROYCE SWEPTAIL ($12.8 million)
- BUGATTI CENTODIECI ($9 million)
- MERCEDES BENZ MAYBACH EXELERO ($8 million)
- BUGATTI DIVO ($5.7 million)
- PAGANI HUAYRA ($5.4 million)
- KOENIGSEGG CCXR TREVITA ($4.8 million)
- LAMBORGHINI VENENO ROADSTER ($ 4.5 million)
1- Rolls Royce Boat Tail ($28 million)
The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is currently the most expensive car in the world with a $28 million price tag. Designed by Alexander Williams and manufactured by the ROLLS ROYCE MOTORCARS, the car is made in the form of a yacht with certain special features 1920s and 1930s design.
The mid-sized luxury coach was launched in May 2021. It is made of 1,813 bespoke parts, with five electronic control units in the rear deck. In addition, the Boat Tail has regular retractable side windows as well as a set of smaller quarter windows.
2- BUGATTI LA VOITURE NOIRE ($18.7 million)
Manufactured by BUGATTI AUTOMOBILE and Designed by Director Achim Anscheidt, la Voiture noir was once the most expensive car in the world as of 2019 before the creation of ROLLS ROYCE BOAT TAIL in 2021.
La Voiture noir is the renovated version of the TYPE 57 SC ATLANTIC By the legendary JEAN BUGATTI in the 1930s. It has an 8L 16 cylinder, Horsepower of 1,500hp on each wheel, Torque is 1,180-pound-feet. It has amazing features of exposed backbone, unique front fascia, rear fascia with six exhaust pipes, insect-like light, custom headlight, and the body is made from carbon fiber.
3. PAGANI ZONDA HP BARCHETTA ($15 million)
This car was presented as a gift to Horacio Pagani the company’s founder, for his 60th birthday. The car was also produced to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Zonda. Zonda HP Barchetta was unveiled at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance an automotive charitable event in California.
There are 3 HP BARCHETTA with one unit retained for Horacio Pagani’s personal use. It has a Mercedes-Benz V12 engine rated at 800 PS (588 kW; 789 hp) with a power output of 7.3 L (445 cu in) and 850 N⋅m (627 lb-ft) of torque making it the most powerful road-legal Zonda ever produced.
This car takes the number three spot on our list of top 10 most expensive cars in the world.
4- ROLLS ROYCE SWEPTAIL ($12.8 million)
The luxury car made its debut in May 2017 in the United Kingdom at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. It was designed by the Director of design Gile Taylor who described the luxury car as the automotive equivalent of Haute couture.”
Sweptail drew its inspiration from the 1920s and 1930s car body making. Taking four years to build, the Sweptail has had similarities with the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé.
Its Made of 6.75L V12, a power output of 338KW, and a speed of ZF 8-speed automatic. Additionslly. it is also rated as a full-sized luxury car.
5- BUGATTI CENTODIECI ($9 million)
The Limited edition sports car BUGATTI CENTODIECI is made to pay homage to the Bugatti EB110 and to celebrate the Bugatti marque’s 110th birthday. BUGATTI CENTODIECI is Valued at 9 million dollars.
Produced by French automotive manufacturer Bugatti and designed by Achim Anscheidt, Centodieci took 6 months to have its design which was hand-built in Bugatti’s Molsheim factory.
It has an 8.0L (488 cu in) quad-turbocharged W16 engine, a power output of 1,178kw, and a 7-speed dual-clutch. Top speed electronically limited to 380 km/h (240 mph) kerb weight is 1,976 kg (4,356 lb).
6- MERCEDES BENZ MAYBACH EXELERO ($8 million)
In Berlin 2015, Maybach Exelero made its debut as a one-off high-performance sports car made by Stola (now part of Bluetec) in collaboration with Daimler Chrysler. The Exelero was commissioned by Fulda, a German subsidiary of Goodyear.
Exelero is made of a twin-turbo V12 engine made by the defunct Maybach, Each cylinder has 3 valves with a compression ratio of 9.2:1. The engine produces 700 PS (690 hp; 515 kW) at 5000 rpm and 752 ft-lb (1,020 N⋅m) of torque at 2500 rpm.
It is mated to a 5G-Tronic automatic transmission. It has a speed of 351 km/h (218 mph) and a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration time of 4.4 seconds.
7- BUGATTI DIVO ($5.7 million)
Named after French racing driver Albert Divo who raced for Bugatti in the 1920s winning the Targa Florio race twice, this car first debuted in 2018 during Monterey Car Week. It is a mid-engine track-focused sports car manufactured by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
It’s inspired by Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic and the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo in design with an engine of 8.0 L (488 cu in) quad-turbocharged W16, and a power output of 1,103 kW (1,500 PS; 1,479 hp) and a kerb weight of 1,961 kg (4,323 lb) (est).
8- PAGANI HUAYRA ($5.4 million)
Designed and produced by Italian sports car manufacturer Horacio Pagani, the HUAYRA was named after Huayra-tata, a Quechua wind god. Pagani was first debuted online with several pictures in 2011 before its official world debut at the headquarters of Pirelli in Milan in February 2011.
It was named The Hypercar of the Year 2012″ by Top Gear magazine. The sports car has 2 door coupé and roadster with a 5.980 L (364.9 cu in) twin-turbocharged Mercedes-AMG M158 V12 5.987 L (365.3 cu in) Mercedes-Benz AG’s HWA AG V12 (Huayra R) engine having a power output of 838 PS (616 kW; 827 hp) and a 7-speed automated manual. Huayra has a top speed of about 383 km/h (238 mph) and it has a 0-97 km/h (60 mph) acceleration time of 2.8 seconds.
9- KOENIGSEGG CCXR TREVITA ($4.8 million)
Announced as a limited edition in September 2009, KOENIGSEGG is manufactured by Swedish automotive manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive AB. Trevita means three white and CCXR (Competition Coupé X, the X commemorating the 10th anniversary) of the completion and test drive of the first CC prototype in 1996.
This car was made with the aim of making a global car. Thus, it is designed and engineered to comply with global safety and environment regulations, particularly to enter the United States car market.
CCXR TREVITA has a body style of 2-door Targa top and a 4.7L twin-supercharged V8 engine with a power output of 1,018 hp at 7,000 rpm and 920 N⋅m (679 lb-ft) and a 1,060 N⋅m (782 lb-ft) at 5600 rpm torque. Top speed of over 400 km/h (249 mph).
Trevita also features a 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.
10-LAMBORGHINI VENENO ROADSTER ($4.5 million)
This car was made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lamborghini at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The LAMBORGHINI VENENO ROADSTER is made of a 6.5 L L539 engine with a power output of 750 PS (552 kW; 740 hp) at 8,400 rpm and 690 N⋅m (509 lb-ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm that transmits a 7-speed ISR automated manual.
The complete car is dominated by carbon fiber and a lot of spiolers. Veneno’s weight is reduced by 125 kilograms and next to that the car has an extra 50 hp. The car needs only 2.8 seconds to reach 100 kph and has a top speed of 355 kph.
The Veneno Roadster completes our list of the top 10 most expensive cars in the world.
