10 most expensive toys for big boys

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At the top of the list is, of course, the legendary Bugatti Veyron 16.4, which is the most expensive, most powerful, and fastest car in the world.
I have featured this car as one of the sexiest exotic because it’s Italian with a taste of French and a very powerful machine because it has a massive engine under its hood.

With a price tag of US$2 million, the Bugatti has a proven top speed of over 400km/h (407km/h or 253 mph).
It reached full production in September 2005. The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is sold under the legendary Bugatti marquee.
It is named after racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. The Veyron features a W16 engine – 16 cylinders in four banks of four cylinders.

Next up is the Ferrari Enzo sitting at a cool US$1 million. The Enzo Ferrari, sometimes referred to as the Ferrari Enzo and also F60 is a 12-cylinder Ferrari super car named after the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari.
It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fibre body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics.

Then there is the sexy Pagani Zonda C12 F at US$741 000. The Zonda C12 F debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show.
It is the most extensive re-engineering of the Pagani car yet, though it has similarities with its predecessors including the 7.3 L V12.
Power is increased to 602 PS (443kW/594 hp) with a special club sport model producing 650 PS (478 kW/641 hp).

The company promises a 3,2 second sprint to 60mph (97km/h, a top speed over 374km/h (225mph) and it will be the queen in braking from 300km/h to 0 (186mph to 0).
Next stop is the Koenigsegg CCX priced at US$600 910. The Koenigsegg CCX is the latest super car from Koenigsegg.
CCX is an abbreviation for Competition Coupe X. The X commemorates the 10th anniversary of the completion and test drive of the first CC vehicle in 1996.

The CCX is intended to be more suitable for the US market and thus engineered to comply with US regulations.
The CCX is powered by a Koenigsegg designed and assembled, all aluminum, 4700 cm³ DOHC 32-valve V8 based on the Ford Modular engine architecture enhanced with twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers with response system, 1.2 bar boost pressure and an 8.2:1 compression ratio.
For Porsche lovers there is the Porsche Carrera GT at a whooping US$484 000.

The Porsche Carrera GT is a super car, manufactured by Porsche of Germany. An all-new 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 SAE horsepower (450kW) powers the Carrera GT2.
Porsche claims it will accelerate from 0 to 100km/h (62,5mph) in 3,9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 330km/h (206mph).
Road tests, however, indicated that the car could actually accelerate from 0-60 in under 3,5 seconds and to 0-100 in 6,8 seconds and has a top speed of 335-340km/h (209-212,5mph).

In sixth place is the famous Mercedes SLR McLaren at US$455 500. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars.
It is assembled at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. Most people presume that “SLR” stands for “Sportlich, Leicht, Rennsport” (German for “Sport; Light; Racing”).
In seventh position sits the Maybach 62 with a price tag of US$385 250. The Maybach 57 and 62 were the first automobile models of the Maybach brand since the brand’s revival by DaimlerChrysler.

They are derived from the Mercedes-Benz Maybach concept car presented at the 1997 Tokyo Motorshow (which was based on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan).
DaimlerChrysler attempted to buy the Rolls-Royce/Bentley marque when Vickers offered the company up for sale.
When this attempt failed (BMW and Volkswagen outbid them respectively) they introduced the Maybach as a direct challenger in 2002. Both models are variants of the same ultra-luxurious automobile.

For those who love British Royalty the Rolls-Royce Phantom at US$320 000 will have you turning heads.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a luxury saloon automobile made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary.
It was launched in 2003 and is the first Rolls-Royce model made under the ownership of BMW.

It has a 6.8 litre, 48-valve, V12 engine that produces 453hp (338kW). The engine is derived from BMW’s existing V12 power plant.
It is 1,63m (63 inches) tall, 1,99m (74,8 inches) wide, 5,83m (228 inches) long, and weighs 2 485kg (5 478lb).
The body of the car is built on an aluminium space frame and the Phantom can accelerate from 0 to 60mph (100km/h) in 5,7s.

At number nine is the all so exotic Lamborghini Murcielago at US$279 900.
The Lamborghini Murciélago is a GT and supercar automobile made by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. and designed by Luc Donckerwolke.
It was introduced in 2002 as the successor to the Diablo.

The body style is a two-door, two-seat coupé.
The LP640 version was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 2006.
It features a 6.5 litre engine, now producing 640bhp, improving performance substantially.

Sitting on last position is the Aston Martin Vanquish at US$255 000.
The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is a supercar manufactured by Aston Martin since 2001.
It rose to fame after being featured as the official James Bond car in “Die Another Day”, the 20th James Bond film.

A fly-by-wire throttle and a six-speed “paddle shift” or semi-automatic transmission controls it.
Till next week, be safe.

• Fact D. Jeke is a motoring enthusiast who has attended auto shows, rallies and has written for various publications in the region for the last decade. She can be contacted via email on [email protected]