McLaren F1
From 1992 to 1999, McLaren built the F1 with much accolade. Quite obviously, the McLaren F1 was built based on the Formula One race designs, right down to the cockpit’s styling. The driver sits dead center in the car with a passenger seat on either side. It makes entry and exit a little inconvenient but the driving experience more than makes up for it.
The McLaren F1 set the record for fastest production car in the world at the time, recording a blistering top speed of 231 miles per hour with the rev limiter engaged and 242.8 mph unrestricted. The record held up until the Bugatti 16.4 took the title in 2005, but the F1 is still among the top cars in the world ever.
Buying one is no easy feat, nor is it for the faint of heart. Actor Rowan Atkinson’s McLaren (twice wrecked) recently sold for $12 million.
Pagani Huayra
While it seems no one is really sure how to pronounce Huayra, it really matters very little once you experience the car. The Huayra sets itself apart from other hypercars in that it has cleaner lines than most and the engine is supplied by Mercedes-AMG. Production is limited to just 100 units through the partnership with Mercedes-AMG.
The Huayra’s powerplant is the M158 engine, a 6.0-liter V-12 producing 760 horsepower. It’s capable of a mind-numbing 238 miles per hour and sprints to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in just 2.8 seconds.
It’s a cool $1.3 million to own the Pagani Huayra new, but since you can’t anymore, expect some significant markup.
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
If you’re looking a little more luxury but don’t want to give up the sports car look or feel, turn your eyes to the Aston Martin Vanquish. This little diddy is the feature car In the James Bond flick Die Another Day, because you just can’t have Bond without Aston Martin, can you?
Loaded to the gills with luxury features, the Vanquish Volante doesn’t neglect the under-hood in its design. 5.9 liters of displacement pumps out 568 horsepower from the V-12 engine, good enough for 3.8 seconds from 0-60 miles per hour. True, it’s not the same acceleration as the upper part of the list, but you’re getting much more luxury and a much heavier car in the Vanquish Volante.
It’s also much less money than the Lambo and Ferrari and such, weighing in at only $300,000.
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