10 Most Expensive Luxury Cars

The 10 most expensive luxury cars in the world are some of the best known. Some are recognized for speed, others for their sheer luxury quality and others for their noted sporty style. These cars are expensive and expertly designed. Whether they are seen every day or the world only gets an occasional glimpse, their beautiful craftsmanship and engineering are unmistakable.

1. The Bugatti Veyron. This darling is powerful, pricey and speedy. The Bugatti  drives at a top speed of 400 km/h, or 253 mph. This car has a smooth line and is built by Volkswagen. This expensive luxury car is number one on this list, at a price of $1,700,000. The car is beautiful; every aspect of this car is sculpted, with an interior as smooth as beautiful iced pastry.
2. Enzo Ferrari, $1,000,000. This is a gorgeous car sometimes called the F60 that looks like a design out of a movie. This is an aerodynamically designed car with state-of-the-art technology, driving at a speed of 186 mph, or 301 km/h. The sequential transmission shift will spoil any driver.
3. Pagani Zonda C12 F, $741,000. This car is so special it looks like a toy with the capacity to zip into places with amazing speed. It has a running speed of 225 mph and takes 3.2 seconds to get to 60. It's a fast, sleek and sassy automobile, and one of the most expensive luxury cars around.
4. Koenigsegg CCX, $600,910. This car is sleek, with an engine that produces 806 horsepower. It is a classic piece of engineering, built for U.S. highways. This car is a piece of classical music to the road.
5. Porsche Carrera GT, $484,000. Porsche is known for great German engineering. This car goes from zero to 60 in the short time of 3.6 seconds. It carries a 5.7 liter V10 engine and has a beautiful design inside and out.
6. Mercedes SLR McLaren, $455,500. This expensive luxury car is sporty, with a design made for the road. It has a 5.5 V8 engine and is highway ready. This beautiful automobile is a car that represents status and stability. It's made by some of the finest engineers in the world.
7. Maybach 62, $385,250. A gorgeous luxury car with all the comforts of a royal ride, this car commands recognition. It is built on the same level as the most beautiful and exceptional luxury cars.
8. Rolls-Royce Phantom, $320,000. Rolls-Royce is the king of grand luxury, understood and recognized around the world as true luxury. The Rolls has a 6.8 liter engine and is built on an aluminum frame.
9. Lamborghini Murcielago, $279,900. A car used in many movies, this Lamborghini carries a 6.5 liter engine. It has a design that gives it a fast-moving and space age appearance.
10. Aston Martin Vanquish, $255,000. This car has put smooth back in style, with its movie-star status making cool the ultimate word for this sporty car. Heads turn when this gorgeous car is near.

These are the 10 most expensive luxury cars in the world. They are exquisitely designed and expertly engineered. The exclusive style is noted around the world by people who know cars best. Many of these artistically designed jewels become collectibles, passed down from generation to generation.