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Audi R8 V10 Plus - $173,500 In the world of exotic cars, we expect particular demands be placed upon us in exchange for the experience. When Audi brought the all-wheel drive R8 along, all of those myths were dispelled. Driving it feels like driving any other car.
BMW i8 - $135,700 Hybrid powertrains have invaded the exotic space in wholesale fashion. Some of the biggest names in the automotive universe have turned to petro-electric power to motivate their ultra high performance offerings. Thus, BMW’s i8, while not exactly an exotic sports car, deserves a mention here.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport - $4,000,000 Bugatti employs a business model backed basically by only one car. Granted, it’s one helluva car; but currently, Bugatti is all about Veyron and nothing else really. Of course, Veyron Super Sport is the one of the fastest production automobiles in the world, with a top speed limited to 257 miles per hour to protect its tires.
Bentley Continental GT Speed - $227,600 If you’ve got the gall to put Speed in the name of your vehicle, it has to be exceptionally fast—right? Yes, the Bentley Continental GT Speed is just exactly one very fast automobile. However, unlike the other cars on this list, the Bentley will seat four comfortably in palatial luxury, while screaming down the highway at speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour.
Dodge Viper - $84,000 Some will be surprised to see Viper on this list, while others will be elated. Here are the facts: limited production, flamboyant appearance, 0-60 in the low 3s, 11-second quarters, and 206 mph top speed, all thanks to a massively huge (if not exactly sophisticated) 8.4-liter V10 engine producing 640 horsepower and 600 ft-lbs of torque.
Ferrari LaFerrari - $1,350,000 There’s nothing old school about the top Ferrari model though. With production limited to 499 examples, LaFerrari combines the most powerful naturally aspirated engine Ferrari has ever put in a road car (788-horsepower, 6.2-liter V12), with an electric motor (producing 147 horsepower) for a total system output of 949 horsepower. The most extreme roadgoing Ferrari offered to date.
KoenigseggAgera R – $1,500,000 Straight outta Sweden comes one of the most formidable exotic cars the world has ever known. At the New York Auto Show in March of 2014, Koenigsegg showed its 1140-horsepower Agera R. With a 0 to 60 of just over 2 seconds, the Koenigsegg is said to be capable of a top speed of 273 miles per hour, making it the fastest road car in the world.
Lamborghini Veneno - $4,000,000 An extremely limited production car, in a group of already limited production cars, Lamborghini’s outrageous Veneno (of which only four will be built for 2015), is a 750-horsepower, 6.5-liter V12-powered, carbon fiber masterpiece. Easily representing the ragged edge of exotic car development—and by ragged edge, we don’t mean it’s crappy by any means—in this compilation of exotic cars, Veneno is simply the most exotic car here.
McLaren 650S - $265,000 McLaren made its bones racing, and indeed its Formula 1 team is one of the most formidable in the sport. McLaren actually offers three exotic sports cars; the 903-horsepower P1 Hybrid, the world’s first hybrid mid-engine sports car, all 375 of which are already sold; the 616-horsepower, 3.8-liter twin turbocharged 12C with 443 ft-lbs of torque, and the 641-horsepower 650S with 500 ft-lbs of torque, also generated from the company’s twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V8.
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition - $221,580 It’s been a really good run, but it’s time to say auf wiedersehen to the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. The spiritual successor to the legendary 300SL sports cars is going out with a considerable flourish. For its final year of production (as if the name didn’t tip you off) the 2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition is quite possibly the most exciting Mercedes-Benz exotic car of the modern age.
Porsche 918 Spyder - $845,000 While it isn’t the first mid-engine hybrid exotic, the Porsche 918 Spyder is the first V8-powered mid-engine Porsche hybrid exotic. The 918 Spyder’s 608-horsepower V8 displaces 4.6-liters and operates in conjunction with a pair of electric motors to generate a total system output of 887 horsepower and 944 ft-lbs of torque.