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World’s Most Expensive Golf Carts

August 27, 2010

It shouldn’t be surprising that golfers, numbering doctors and other affluent individuals among their ranks, have some fairly expensive pieces of equipment available to them. From clubs to bags and even ball markers, there seems to be no end to the luxurious versions of standard golf equipment. Hummer H2 golf cart – $19,999 Based on [...]

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Most Expensive Car in the World

August 24, 2010

If your passion for performance and luxury autos cannot be stopped, and your McLaren F1 is becoming a bore along with the rest of your exotic cars, it might be time to check out Top Gear’s “Car of the Decade,” the Bugatti Veyron. The most recent model, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, has an [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Porsches

August 18, 2010

According to New York’s Luxury Institute, who surveyed 500 households with incomes over $200,000 in 2006, Porsche is the most prestigious brand of automobiles. While some may argue in favor of Bugatti or Rolls-Royce, that is still high praise indeed. Porsche Carrera GT The most expensive new Porsche currently avaialable is the Porsche Carrera GT [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Car Wash

July 20, 2010

If you own a $2 million-plus supercar, chances are you want to keep it in top condition both inside and out. Of course, no ordinary car wash can be trusted with a Bugatti Veyron or Pagani Zonda. Fortunately for owners of the most expensive cars in the world, Gurcharn Sahota of Elite Detailing offers the [...]

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Most Expensive Bicycle

July 15, 2010

Of the four most expensive bikes in the world, three were created in honor of Lance Armstrong, whose victory over cancer is as legendary as his ongoing career. The Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded in 1997 after Armstrong was diagnosed with the disease, raises funds and awareness to support cancer research and help cancer sufferers. 7-Diamond [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Motorcycles

July 8, 2010

Motorcycles have had mass appeal to the general public for roughly a century and a half. An American named Sylvester Howard Roper designed one of the first motorcycles in the 1860s. The motorcycle was displayed at fairs and circuses around the eastern U.S.. Europeans also had their hand in popularizing motorcycles and, during the World [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Model Car

June 18, 2010

To a collector of model cars, a model of the Bugatti Veyron might be the centerpiece of their collection. It is, after all, the world’s most expensive car. Of course, for the truly dedicated—and well off—collector, the only option is the world’s most expensive model car. The Bugatti Veyron Diamond Limited Edition, a collaboration between [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Classic Cars

June 8, 2010

Every once in awhile, a car enters the spotlight and becomes an instant classic. Years down the road, these cars demand hefty prices when sold at auction. These are the most expensive classic cars in the world. 1937 Bugatti Type 57S – $4.4 million When relatives of the recently deceased and “eccentric” Dr. Harold Carr [...]

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World’s Most Expensive ATV

May 26, 2010

All-terrain vehicles, also known as three- or four-wheelers and quad bikes, may not be entirely street legal in most states but they still find use in agriculture, competitions and off-road excursions. The original ATV was a six-wheeled, amphibious vehicle called the Jiger, produced in 1961. It wasn’t until 1970 that the first three-wheeler was made [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Briefcase

February 18, 2010

You’ve worked hard and finally managed to buy your dream car. There’s a problem, though—you can drive it to the office, but you can’t take it in with you. That’s where Beau Reid and Dynamic Innovations come in. With the most expensive briefcase in the world, you don’t have to leave your car in the [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Car Key

February 15, 2010

Bugatti may have one over on Aston Martin as the Bugatti Veyron is the world’s most expensive car, but owners of the Aston Martin DBS and the Aston Martin Rapide will have the option to buy another top-priced item—the most expensive car key in the world. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s AMVOX2 DBS and Rapide Transponders marry the cutting [...]

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World’s Most Expensive Yachts

October 28, 2009

The Jacht was originally a lightweight Dutch naval vessel used to pursue pirates in shallow waters. When King Charles II chose to sail in one on his return to England in what would later be known as the English Restoration, the Jacht became a symbol of important and, eventually, wealth and luxury. Today, that tradition [...]

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World’s Most Expensive SUVs

October 14, 2009

Extremely expensive sports utility vehicles are nothing new. Porsche and Hummer currently produce some of the world’s most expensive SUVs. An infatuation with high-priced gas-guzzlers has produced a market of jaw dropping SUVs that are sure to impress even the toughest critics. Porsche Cayenne Turbo S – $112-150,000 This 520 horsepower beast is capable of [...]

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Most Expensive Tires

July 16, 2009

The 1929 Leyland Lion A British transportation museum may have just purchased the world’s most expensive tires. The Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum’s premier exhibit, a 1929 Leyland Lion bus, required new tires to make it roadworthy for the museum’s 50th anniversary. In order to replace the old and significantly cracked tires, the museum was eventually [...]

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Most Expensive Train Ride

July 14, 2009

The Trans-Siberian Railway, stretching across Russia from Moscow to Vladivostok, was originally approved by Czar Alexander II in the late 19th Century. Nowadays, it’s used for 30% of all Russian exports and a trip across the country can be made in as little as seven days. It’s also the route for the most expensive train [...]

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Most Expensive Driver’s License

February 4, 2009

The most expensive driver’s license in the world isn’t some revenue-generator for a local government. In fact, the license allows you to drive all over the world—as long as you’re driving in a Formula One Grand Prix. The FIA Super License is issued only to holders of Grade A competition licenses—and even then only if [...]

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Most Expensive Corvette

January 27, 2009

The long anticipated Corvette ZR1 may finally see the light of day in 2009. First unveiled at the 12 Hours of Sebring race in 2005, the car was supposedly the result of GM CEO Rick Wagoner wondering what his Chevrolet designers could do for $100,000. The answer, of course, is the most powerful and most [...]

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Most Expensive Bicycle Wheels

October 28, 2008

We’ve already told you about the world’s most expensive bicycle, but what if you’re only in the market for wheels? Well, you’re covered as well now that Lew Racing has produced the world’s most expensive bicycle wheels. Lew Racing proudly trumpets their Pro VT-1 as “the strongest 880 gram wheel set in the world PERIOD.” [...]

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Most Expensive Go-Kart

September 29, 2008

Are you a Ferrari enthusiast? Do you think your kid should get an early start on his or her own addiction to luxury sports cars? Well, you’re in luck. FAO Schwarz and Neiman Marcus had someone just like you in mind when they sold the most expensive go-kart in the world. This stunningly accurate replica [...]

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Most Expensive Aircraft

September 24, 2008

Anyone who’s ever read anything about US military spending shouldn’t be surprised that the world’s most expensive aircraft was a Department of Defense project. Created as part of a secret project in the 1980s, the expensive plane is a design executed with the Soviet Union in mind. The Northrop Grumman ATB (Advanced Technology Bomber) was [...]

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Most Expensive Car Insurance

August 29, 2008

Car insurance can be an expensive prospect for automobile owners. If you think you’re paying too much, though, maybe you should compare your insurance rates to those of the most expensive car insurance in the world. In 2005, New Jersey had the most expensive auto insurance in the nation. The average insurance expenditure, at the [...]

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Most Expensive Car Ever Sold in the U.S.

August 21, 2008

(Image via The German Car Blog.) One of the world’s most prestigious car auctions has produced some very impressive figures this year. Part of the famed Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance, Gooding & Company’s auction has set several world records since its inception in 1990. Now it has hosted the auction of the most expensive car [...]

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Most Expensive License Plate

July 11, 2008

Talal Khouri, a Dubai-based stockbroker, made history recently when he became the owner of the world’s most expensive license plate. He won the expensive license plate after placing the winning bid during an auction to benefit individuals with special needs. Oddly, the expensive license plate displayed the number five. You would think the most expensive [...]

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Most Expensive Toy Car

July 8, 2008

Audi’s Auto Union Type C pedal car just took a back seat as Hot Wheels unveiled the world’s most expensive toy car. What makes this car more expensive than any other toy car? Well, it could be all the diamonds. To commemorate their 40th anniversary, as well as their 4 billionth car, Hot Wheels commissioned [...]

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Most Expensive Cruise Ship

June 25, 2008

In 2006, Royal Caribbean International embarked on an ambitious project called Project Genesis. Their mission was to build the world’s largest cruise ship. Scheduled to sail in fall of 2009, Project Genesis isn’t just the largest ship. It’s also the most expensive cruise ship in the world. (via True Cruise) Project Genesis isn’t Royal Caribbean [...]

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