When it comes to high-end hypercars and super-fast supercars, a few companies should come to mind first: Bugatti, Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Rimac, and Pagani, among others. These manufacturers have cemented themselves as the top dogs in the supercar and hypercar space, extending to their wealthiest clientele the fastest, rarest, prettiest – and in this case – most expensive cars on the planet. But in order to find out which of these unattainable-to-most vehicles is the priciest, we've scoured the invoice sheets and uncovered 40 cars all worth $1 million or more. The group includes hybrid Ferrari convertibles, an American speed king , a few electric Hypercars , and two a one-of-a-kind Rolls-Royce cars built for royalty. We should note, though: The prices listed here are the price of the vehicles when new. So we’re not counting auction cars like the Ferrari 250 GTO, or overpriced secondhand sales. But don’t worry, there’s still hundreds of millions worth of cars here to whet … [Read more...] about 50 Most Expensive Cars In The World
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Return of the modest superstar, Larry Dixon
Listen to this article It’s not hard to remember times when NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series fields were over-subscribed with racers vying to make the fields of 16 that race in Sunday eliminations. Go or go home was the mantra. The financial demands of big-time drag racing have taken their toll on fields in the past few years and some drivers and teams have, due to financial hardship, departed the sport, no longer able to function at the highest standards. That wasn’t the case for three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon. True, he lost his ride with Bob Vandergriff Racing (BVR) at the end of the 2015 season when Leah Pritchett brought sponsorship to the team, but at the time Dixon had been dealing with an even bigger battle than one with a 10,000-horsepower-plus dragster. He was recovering from throat cancer; Dixon needed to beat that devil to the winner’s beam. After whipping throat cancer with radiation and chemotherapy over the 2014 off-season (he called it … [Read more...] about Return of the modest superstar, Larry Dixon
Watch epic on-board footage of Charles Leclerc driving Michael Schumacher’s F2003
Charles Leclerc has been busy putting pedal to the metal at the wheel of Michael Schumacher’s legendary Ferrari F2003. As Formula 1 awakens from its winter slumber and launch season moves into full swing, Leclerc has been busy blowing away the cobwebs at the Yas Marina Circuit. The venue which hosts the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on this occasion set the scene for Leclerc to send the mighty F2003 back into action, the car with which Schumacher won six grands prix on his way to 2003 title glory. Schumacher secured his sixth World Championship that season, while Ferrari also clinched the Constructors’ title as that era of dominance for team and driver rolled on. And 20 years later, it was Leclerc’s turn to get behind the wheel, that legendary V10 roaring as he powered around Yas Marina Circuit, making for some amazing on-board viewing. Onboard @Charles_Leclerc #F1 #Ferrari @formu1a__uno pic.twitter.com/gyQ3lirvzz — Giuliano Duchessa (@GiulyDuchessa) February 6, 2023 … [Read more...] about Watch epic on-board footage of Charles Leclerc driving Michael Schumacher’s F2003