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Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Rolls-Royce Phantom - $320,000 Most Expensive Car



The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a luxury saloon automobile complete by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary. It was launch in 2003 and is the primary Rolls-Royce mold complete under the ownership of BMW. It has a 6.8 L, 48-valve, V12 engine that produce 453 hp (338 kW) and 531 ft·lbf (720 N·m) of torque. The engine is derived from BMW's existing V12 powerplant. It is 1.63 m (63 in) tall, 1.99 m (74.8 in) wide, 5.83 m (228 in) lengthy, and weighs 2485 kg (5478 lb). The carcass of the car is built on an aluminum space frame and the Phantom can accelerate to 60 mph (100 km/h) in 5.7 s.

Monday, 9 May 2011

Leblanc Mirabeau — $792,000 Most Expensive Car


Designed to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (the world's oldest sports car endurance race), the Leblanc Mirabeau is a race most wanted car that happens to be street legal. It can thump speeds upward of 220 mph on the track, thanks to its 700-horsepower engine and the verity that it's super light, by means of a carbon fiber carcass and a very spare interior. Swiss manufacturer Wysstec GmbH is known for customizing its cars — of the Leblanc Caroline, the company Web site says: "Almost all customer demand can be fulfilled. smooth the installation of a modern Formula One engine is possible." Chances are mainly street customers aren't swapping out the Mirabeau's engine, which comes courtesy of Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg, maker of [spoiler alert!] the most expensive car in the world.