The world is full of one-off supercars and coachbuilt luxury machines whose prices soar as high as the pockets are deep of their would-be clientele. With no cap on what someone is willing to spend on a completely bespoke vehicle, we thought it would be more interesting to see where the ceiling sat with respect to series-produced automobiles—that is to say, cars that were theoretically built for the masses, if those masses had millions of dollars in disposable income.
Here, then, are the 10 most expensive cars you can buy new today without having to submit a design sketch, specify the thickness of the wool on the floor mats, or decide which species of tree to decorate the cabin with. Prices are listed in U.S. funds, and converted from euros where necessary.
10. De Tomaso P72—$850,000
De Tomaso’s recent brand reincarnation is centered around the P72 supercar, a vehicle whose specs and mechanical details have shifted somewhat in the five years from conception to production. Although the original concept borrowed a V12 from Ferrari to get the job done, the street-legal model tags in the engineers at Roush to deliver a supercharged V8.
With more than 700 horsepower on tap from its 5.0 litres, and a six-speed manual transmission standing in for the usual self-shifting unit, the De Tomaso P72 is that rare supercar that prizes the driving experience more than an all-out attack on acceleration numbers and top-speed accolades. The plan is to sell at least 72 examples of the coupe, matching its name and generating a tidy profit at an expected $850,000 starting price.
9. Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale and SF90 XX Spider—$850,000 to $995,000
Ferrari makes two versions of the SF90 hypercar. The first is the XX Stradale, a vehicle that flies in the face of previous XX-branded Ferraris by being street-legal. Of course, the car exports much of the automaker’s competition know-how regardless of where you choose to drive it, and the XX Stradale is packed with significant race-ready equipment and aerodynamic gear that helps it better harness the 1,018 total horsepower produced by its twin-turbo V8 and tri-motor electric setup.
This includes a push-to-pass boost function that harnesses a full 229 horsepower of e-power that can be used as many as 30 times before it needs to take a recharge break.
If you’ve got an extra $145,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you can slice the roof off of the SF90 Stradale and opt for the SF90 XX Spider at a cool $995,000. Or at least you could if Ferrari hadn’t already sold all 599 versions of the open-air XX it plans to build for 2024.
8. Koenigsegg Gemera—$1.7 million
The Koenigsegg Gemera has a somewhat unusual origin story: what if hypercar, but also three-cylinder? At least, that was the original plan, as the four-seat model was originally offered with a turbocharged three-banger that ditched camshafts for individual valve actuators, alongside a single electric motor good for a total of 1,400 horsepower.
Unfortunately for those seeking one of the strangest drivetrains on the market, so few customers ordered the three-cylinder edition of the Gemera that Koenigsegg convinced them all to upgrade to the turbocharged V8 model. This is far from a consolation prize, as the 5.0-liter mill is matched with the same electric motor found with the smaller engine, only this time there’s an astounding 2,300 horsepower to play with. Figure in its 2,028 lb-ft of torque (roughly 500 lb-ft per passenger) and the Gemera has a legitimate claim as the most powerful automobile currently in production.
7. Aston Martin Valour—$2 million
Rare though they may be, De Tomaso doesn’t have a monopoly on hypercars with a stick-shift. The Aston Martin Valour adds two cylinders to the mix to create a V12 road car that features a six-speed manual transmission and a pair of turbos to help it squeeze out 705 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque.
Unlike the P72, however, the Valour isn’t intended to exclusively turn in lap times. Yes, this is a $2-million (starting price) two-seater with a top speed of 200 mph (320 km/h) but it also features an interior that’s undemanding when eating up miles on an extended road trip. Its adaptive suspension system features settings that won’t cause your cerebellum to reset over rough asphalt, giving it a grand-touring edge in a world where supercars sacrifice every last bit of civility (and weight) in the pursuit of the next stat on the hype sheet.
6. Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut—$2.8 million
The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut is the most focused version of the Jesko supercar, and while it features the same 5.0-liter V8 found in the Gemera, it leaves electrification on the bench. One might think that to be a handicap in this world of battery-assisted monster machines, but don’t feel too bad for the Jesko: when fed E85 fuel, it can produce 1,600 horsepower and hit 250 mph (402 km/h) in less than 20 seconds.
The secret is an extreme focus on aero, with the car featuring a tiny front area for opposing winds to push on. Koenigsegg built the Jesko as its top-speed champion, and the Absolut is capable of at least 256 mph (412 km/h) before either it, or the driver, taps out.
5. Rimac Nevera Time Attack—$3 million
Rimac came virtually out of nowhere to become one of the premier EV supercar builders in the world, a title it continues to defend by routinely escalating the performance available from its battery-powered bullets. The Time Attack version of the Rimac Nevera is precisely such a machine, a model designed specifically to shatter records that the regular Nevera already held.
With a top speed of 259 miles per hour (417 km/h) the Time Attack is brutally quick off the line, cresting 62 mph (100 km/h) in 1.81 seconds; while reaching 186 mph (300 km/h) in less than 10 seconds, all thanks to 1,888 horsepower produced by its four electric motors. Unfortunately, it appears as though every Time Attack model is already sold, but if you’d like to spend a bit less money, the Nevera R provides an even loftier 2,107 ponies for a mere $2.5 million.
4. Gordon Murray Automotive T.50—$3.15 million
Gordon Murray’s T.50 project is nostalgia-fuelled only in the sense that the celebrated engineer aimed to recapture all that was good about his original McLaren F1. That ’90s-era supercar defined high performance for more than a decade, and the T.50 mimics several of its conceits, including the unusual central driver’s seating position and its exceptionally low curb weight.
In fact, the T.50 is more than 12% lighter than the sub-2,500-pound F1. Throw in 662 horsepower and 353 lb-ft of torque, and it’s clear mass is just as important as oomph in defining the T.50’s personality. Of course, its naturally-aspirated 3.9-liter V12 (built by Cosworth) has a say in how the supercar’s personality comes across, too, helping to make nearly everything about Gordon Murray’s coupe feel every bit worth of its $3.15-million asking price.
3. Pininfarina Battista Edizione Nino Farina—$3.9 million
The Pininfarina Battista borrows much of its EV underpinnings from a partnership with Rimac, so right off the bat you know you’re going to have your smile stretched back behind your skull as soon as you hit the accelerator on this 1,877-horsepower quad-motor beast.
The Edizione Nino Farina takes all of the above and stuffs it into a five-vehicle limited-run model named after the first Formula One champion at the start of the FIA era. The car comes with a number of unique styling cues, and somehow a dead man’s signature, along with a raft of carbon-fibre aero equipment.
2. Aston Martin Valkyrie Spyder—$3.5 million to $4 million
Aston Martin stuffed as much F1 technology as possible into this open-cockpit hypercar, creating a vehicle that skirts the limits of “street-legal” in a number of jurisdictions (including the United States, where it can’t be registered as an everyday vehicle).
Featuring up to 2,400 pounds of down-force at speeds above 135 mph (217 km/h); a zero-to-60-mph sprint of 2.3 seconds; and the ability to push past 220 mph (or 354 km/h, where the car’s limiter will plant its flag) the Aston Martin Valkyrie is an astounding accomplishment. It’s also a unique combination of old-school (large-displacement V12) and new- (single-motor hybrid) with bodywork that most closely resembles a Tim Burton nightmare.
1. Bugatti Bolide—$4.3 million
Bugatti has in no way slowed down its pursuit of otherworldly speeds—and prices. The Bugatti Bolide is its latest effort in both categories, a chunk of exotica that features 1,825 horsepower from a turbocharged 16-cylinder engine that requires 110-octane fuel to maximize the fury of its output.
Remarkably, the package for all that power weighs less than 2,800 pounds, and the reason why — an entirely composite carbon-fibre chassis — represents a significant component of the Bolide’s $4.3-million price tag (give or take a few hundred thousand, depending on the day’s exchange rate with the euro).
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