Most expensive cars in the world

1. Most expensive cars in the world 1.1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Two years ago, a Ferrari 250 GTO sold privately for US$32 million becoming the most expensive car ever. Then a 1962 GTO sold for US$35 million, then last year a 1963 GTO sold for US$52 million. The world record for an automobile at auction was broken for the fifth time in six years on Thursday evening (August 14, 2014) when a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO sold at US$34,650,000 (US$38,115,000 including buyers premium). Surpassing the current record of the most valuable car sold at auction, which was also set with the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R F1 Racer that sold for $30-million at Good Wood Festival of Speed Auction last year, the Ferrari GTO had been the subject of intense international interest. Demonstrating the confidence in the collector car market and the strength of the Ferrari brand, today's new world record also reaffirms as the world's leading brand. There were only two GTO’s in Germany, and the other one was silver. That leaves chassis number 3809GT, which was delivered new in '62 to Switzerland and participated in numerous endurance races and hill climb events throughout the early 60s. 3809GT has been owned until now by one Hartmut Ibing, who bought it in 1976 when values were in the tens of thousands, not tens of millions. Given how his asset has appreciated so dramatically, and with less than 10,000 miles on the odometers over 52 years, we could understand how Ibing would want to cash out. 2. 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa This car has 300 hp, 2,953 cc SOHC V12 engine, six Weber 38 DCN carburetors, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension by double wishbone and coil springs, rear live axle and telescopic shocks, four-wheel hydraulic, self-adjusting, finned, drum brakes. Wheelbase: 92.5" This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels. Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 12 cylinder power plant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 296 bhp (300 PS/221 kW) at 7200 rpm and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively. The engine drives the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual box. The claimed weight at the kerb is 800 kg. Top stated speed is 270 km/h, or 168 mph. The world record for this car sold at auction was smashed on Sunday for US$16.4 million. The previous record (US$12.1 million) for an auctioned car also belonged to a 1957 Testa Rossa, so the original 250 TR prototype had been expected to capture the record in the lead up to the Gooding & Co Pebble Beach auction.

2. While Testa Rossas might bring back memories of the 1980s, Miami Vice and a mid-engine super car with massive side strakes, it's this 1958 model which holds the more important place in Ferrari history. Not only was the 250 Testa Rossa (TR) one of Ferrari's most successful racecars on the track, but it also had unorthodox, but purposeful body. The history of 0666 TR, and the 250 Testa Rossa program at large, is rooted in the broader context of international motor sport during the late 1950s. With Mercedes-Benz out of the picture, the highest levels of sports car racing consisted of an escalating battle between Ferrari and Maserati for top honors, punctuated by the increasingly effective efforts of Jaguar, Porsche and Aston Martin. 3.2015 Ferrari FXX K The Ferrari FXX K is a harder, track-focused version of the La Ferrari hyper car with more power, race-inspired styling and even more tech. The model costs €2.2 million before local taxes, and with "less than 40" being made in total it's no surprise to hear it's already completely sold out. The FXX K name refers to the car's KERS kinetic energy recovery system, which works in conjunction with the standard car's 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine to produce a total system output of 1021bhp and more than 664lb ft of torque. That's 71bhp more than the standard La Ferrari, with 835bhp coming from the V12 engine and 188bhp from the electric motor. The FXX K which is a more track focused variant of the car carries a bigger twin-profile spoiler while the bigger front splitter is 30 mm lower. The front headlamp units too appear to be different than the units installed in the LA-Ferrari. Towards the side profile nothing much has changed though the big air intake which supplies air to the mid mounted engine to keep it cool is also clearly visible but the FXX K definitely gets new paint scheme and racing stripes which makes the car look more dedicated and also gives you the feel that the super car has been built for a purpose. Towards the rear of the car a lot has actually changed which added to the aerodynamics of the two vertically placed fins helps in adding down force to the car. There vertical wings along with the small wing towards the rear of the car contributes towards the cars low drag configuration and also boosts the spoiler’s efficiency by helping it to provide more down force. And as a result of that radically designed rear portion the FXX K produces about 540 Kilograms of down force at 200 Km/h. Read more at: Barrett Jackson insurance