Sunday, September 2, 2012

The Exclusive Cars

This century'€™s best exclusive cars (© Ferrari)

What better way to pay tribute to the Daddy of motor racing, Stirling Moss, than release a speedster version of the SLR? Only 75 were sold, coming with 640bhp and a 0-62mph time of LESS than 3.5 seconds. They only went to SLR owners and cost 750,000 euros. We wonder if Moss himself has one?

This century'€™s best exclusive cars (© Ferrari)

Finally, a British Entry. The Morgan Aeromax was a coupe version of the beautiful Aero 8. Only 100 of the 4.8-litre V8 were made, which made it a truly special car. Owners of note include Rowan Atkinson and Top Gear's own Richard Hammond (much to Jeremy's amusement).

This century'€™s best exclusive cars (© Ferrari)
Lamborghini is known for making crazy sports cars. However, the Reventon is something else. Its design was inspired by the F22 Raptor fighter jet and underneath it was all Murcielago. Only 20 were sold to the public for an eye-watering £840,000.

This century'€™s best exclusive cars (© Ferrari)

The Citroen DS3 has been a huge hit for the company. Its modern looks and 'just-right' amount of power encourage thousands to drive them out of showrooms. However, Citroën thought it could take just a little more power and threw a 200bhp 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol under the bonnet. Only 200 will ever come to Britain, and numbers are falling fast.

This century'€™s best exclusive cars (© Ferrari)
It may surprise you that only 100 Ford GTs were sold in Europe. Only 4,500 were ever going to be sold worldwide, but in the end 4,038 were made. It's hard to understand how they weren't all snapped up by collectors and the like. Who can, honestly now, resist a supercharged 5.4-litre V8?

This century'€™s best exclusive cars (© Ferrari)

The Zonda is now gone, replaced by a car that sounds like a sneeze. But the Zonda didn't take its retirement lying down. There were many special editions, one of which was the Tricolore - only three were made for very, very well off people all over the world. The price? £1.2 million.








This century'€™s best exclusive cars (© Ferrari)

For the few who found the standard Focus RS too tame, the RS 500 was the perfect solution. It came with 345bhp and a 0-62 time of 5.4 seconds. Only 500 were made and it really did look the mutt's...


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